Sloka 27, Ulladu Narpadu - Part II / Ramana Maharshi / Indian Philosophy

English Translations:

1.     Truth  Revealed  / Grant Duff “As one with feigned enthusiasm and joy, with feigned excitement and hatred, as one taking feigned initiative and making a feigned effort, play in the world, O Raghava, the Hero!”

2.    The Forty on Existence Sadhu Arunachala (Major A.W.Chadwick)

“With feigned enthusiasam and pretended joy; With mimic anger : seeming to be sad; Doing all work indifferently, so play ! Free from all bonds and of one-pointed mind In the three states of life, play in the world Thouh seemingly preoccupied with work!”.

3.    Revelation / K. Lakshmana Sarma Putting on a false appearance of joy, of excitement, of disapproval and of eagerness to achieve, perform the duties of the world; internally free from the hundreds of binding desires and evenly disposed to all creatures engage in actions suiting the disguise (of manhood), just like an ignorant person.

Synopsis / Grant Duff. 26 & 27. Holding fast to the Truth transcending the three states, life’s activity should be viewed as a leela.

Collected from the books published by Ramanashramam. mP: 4-2--14