dṛḍha-bhāvanayā tyakta-pūrvāpara-vicāraṇam |
yad ādānaṁ padārthasya vāsanā sā prakīrtitā ||
(Muktikā Upaniṣad: 2.56)
“[Mental] Clinging to an object out of strong fancy without prior or subsequent deliberation is said to be a vāsanā.”
adhītya caturo vedān sarva-śāstrāṇy anekaśaḥ |
brahma-tattvaṁ na jānāti darvī pāka-rasaṁ yathā ||
(Muktikā Upaniṣad: 2.65)
“[Even] After repeatedly studying the four Vedas and all the śāstras, one does not understand the nature of Brahman, just as a spoon does not know the taste of cooked food [i.e., to realize Brahman one has to not only acquire knowledge of Brahman but also purify the mind of saṁsārika vāsanās].”
