शून्योऽस्मि रहितो नित्यं मन्यसे तेऽन्यथा न रुक् ॥४४॥
kaccit preá¹£á¹hatamenÄtha
há¹›dayenÄtma-bandhunÄ
śūnyo 'smi rahito nityaá¹
manyase te 'nyathÄ na ruk
Do you consider yourself empty in consciousness because of separation from your most dear friend? There can be no other reason for such devastation.
But I should not have such doubts about you. Remembering the words of Narada, the following is possible however. You think to yourself, “I am devoid of consciousness (hrdayena), fainting, because of the absence of my dearest friend at all times.†That indeed can be the only cause. Otherwise you should not have affliction in your mind (ruk).
********** Chapter Fifteen The Pandavas Ascend to the Spiritual World
