Verse 98

Śataka
Vairāgya Śatakaवैराग्यशतकम्
Chapter
Conduct of an Avadhutaअवधूतचर्या
Chhanda
Mandākrāntāमन्दाक्रान्ता

[vairagya-98]

गङ्गातीरे हिमगिरिशिल्राबद्धपद्मासनस्यब्रहमध्यानाभ्यासनविधिना योगनिद्रां गतस्य।किं तैर्भाव्यं मम सुदिवसैर्यत्र ते निर्विशङ्काःकण्डूयन्ते जरठहरिणाः स्वाइगमङ्गे मदीये ॥९८॥

gaṅgātīre himagiriśilrābaddhapadmāsanasyabrahamadhyānābhyāsanavidhinā yoganidrāṃ gatasya|kiṃ tairbhāvyaṃ mama sudivasairyatra te nirviśaṅkāḥkaṇḍūyante jaraṭhahariṇāḥ svāigamaṅge madīye ||98||

Translation

Even as I sit on the lotus posture on a rock of the Himalayan hill on the banks of River Ganges; even as I enter the state of Yoga Nidraa (Nirvikalpa Samaadhi) by practicing the regular contemplation on Brahman; those old deer will rub their bodies on my body without any apprehension! When will those good days be experienced by me? ॥ 98 ॥