taror bÄ«ja-vipÄkÄbhyÄá¹
yo vidvÄñ janma-saá¹yamau
taror vilaká¹£aṇo draá¹£á¹Ä
evaá¹ draá¹£á¹Ä tanoḥ pá¹›thak
taroḥ - of a tree; bÄ«ja - (birth from) its seed; vipÄkÄbhyÄm - (destruction subsequent to) maturity; yaḥ - one who; vidvÄn - in knowledge; janma - of birth; saá¹yamau - and death; taroḥ - from the tree; vilaká¹£aṇaḥ - distinct; draá¹£á¹Ä - the witness; evam - in the same way; draá¹£á¹Ä - the witness; tanoḥ - of the material body; pá¹›á¹hak - is separate.
One who observes the birth of a tree from its seed and the ultimate death of the tree after maturity certainly remains a distinct observer separate from the tree. In the same way, the witness of the birth and death of the material body remains separate from it.
As a reference to trees, vipÄka indicates the final transformation called death. In reference to other types of plants such as rice, vipÄka indicates the stage of maturity, in which death also occurs. Thus by common observation one can understand the actual position of one’s material body and one’s own position as the transcendental observer.
