238 VIVEKACHUDAMANI
547. The sun which appears to be^ but is not actually, swallowed by Rahu is- called as swallowed up by people, through delusion, not knowing the real nature of the sun.
[ The reference is to the solar eclipse. Nature sun — which is a mass of light. ]
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��548. Similarly, ignorant people look upon the perfect knower of Brahman, who is wholly rid of bondages of the body etc, as possessed of the body, seeing but an appearance of it.
549. In reality, however, he rests dis- carding the body, like the snake its slough ; and the body is moved hither and thither by the wind of Prana, just as it listeth.
[ Discarding the body — ceasing to identify him- self with the body.
Like the snake etc. — A reminiscence of Brihada- ranyaka IV. iv. 7.
Wind — *Vayu/ which strictly speaking means
Horce.' in which sense Pranas can be called 'Vayu/
There is another reading to the first line, ^iflH^^-
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