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Fragrance in the mind's casket

āśāpāśakleśadurvāsanādi-bhedodyuktairdivyagandhairamandaiḥ ;āśāśāṭīkasya pādāravindaṃcetaḥpeṭīṃ vāsitāṃ me tanotu . 74 .

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With powerful divine fragrances ready to break the bonds of hope.

Key expressions in this quarter: āśāpāśa — bond of expectation; kleśa — affliction; durvāsanā — unwholesome disposition.

And the distress of unwholesome dispositions.

Key expressions in this quarter: divyagandha — divine fragrance.

May the lotus feet of the one clothed in the directions.

Key expressions in this quarter: āśāśāṭīka — clothed in the directions; pādāravinda — lotus foot.

Make the casket of my mind fragrant.

Key expressions in this quarter: cetaḥpeṭī — casket of the mind; vāsita — made fragrant.

Fragrance in the mind's casket

With powerful divine fragrances ready to break the bonds of hope. And the distress of unwholesome dispositions. May the lotus feet of the one clothed in the directions. Make the casket of my mind fragrant.

How the verse unfolds.

The mind is a container whose contents leave a scent. The feet's fragrance counters the lingering force of difficult dispositions. This compact image makes inward transformation an alteration of what the mind habitually carries, not merely an added thought.

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The heart as a place of worship

The mind is a casket whose contents carry fragrance. The feet’s divine scent replaces the lingering impressions of affliction and unwholesome disposition.

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