THE WORKS OF SANKARA

VIVEKA CHUDAMANI

SLOKAS 261 TO 270

   
¢n¢vIkÚpmnÚpmXr|
yÏXraXr¢vlXN|    prm¯      ,
¢nÏymÛyys¤K|    ¢nr¸n|
b#'    tt¯    Ïvm¢s    BavyaÏm¢n    .   261   .  
¢n¢vIkÚpmnÚpmXr|   that which is free from duality; which is infinite and indestructable
yÏXraXr¢vlXN|   distinct from the universe and Maya
prm¯   supreme
¢nÏymÛyys¤K|   eternal; which is undying Bliss
¢nr¸n|   taintless
b#'   Brahman
tt¯   that
Ïvm¢s   you are there
BavyaÏm¢n   meditate on this in your mind.

261. Brahman is beyond doubt, change and is different from the destructible and the indestructible. Think of your Self as That.  
y¢¹Ba¢t    sdnEkDa    B#ma°amãpg¤N¢v¢@yaÏmna      ,
hEmvt¯    Þvym¢v¢@y|    sdab#'    tt¯    Ïvm¢s    BavyaÏm¢n      .   262   .  
y¢¹Ba¢t   which appears
sdnEkDa   in various forms
B#ma   owing to delution
°amãpg¤N¢v¢@yaÏmna    taking on names and forms,attributes and changes
hEmvt¯   like gold
Þvym¢v¢@y|   Itself unchanged
sda   always
b#'   Brahman
tt¯   that
Ïvm¢s   you are there
BavyaÏm¢n   meditate on this in your mind.
 
262. Brahman is like gold, manifesting in a variety of name and form like ornaments, but ever of the same pristine glory. Think of your Self as That.  
yÅckaÞÏynpr|    praÏpr|
p#ÏygEkrsmaÏmlXNm¯      ,
sÏy¢cÏs¤KmnÓtmÛyy|
b#'    tt¯    Ïvm¢s    BavyaÏm¢n      .   263   .  
yÅckaÞÏynpr|    which shines even above Maya
praÏpr|   that beyond which there is nothing
p#ÏygEkrsmaÏmlXNm¯    the innermost Self of all,free from differentiation
sÏy¢cÏs¤KmnÓtmÛyy|    the Real Self, the Existence KnowledgeBliss Absolute; infinite and immutable
b#'   Brahman
tt¯   that
Ïvm¢s   you are there
BavyaÏm¢n   meditate on this in your mind.

263. Brahman is superior to all, eternal, truth, knowledge and bliss.Think of your Self as That.
u³mTI¢mmmaÏm¢n    Þvy|
BavyEt¯    p#¢Tty¤¢³¢B¢DIya    ,
s|Sya¢dr¢ht|    kraØb¤vt¯
tEn    tt¯    Ïv¢ngmaE    B¢vÝy¢t    .   264   .  
u³mTI¢mmmaÏm¢n   On the Truth indicated above
Þvy|   one must
BavyEt¯   meditate in one's mind
p#¢Tty¤¢³¢B¢DIya    through the intellect,by means of the recognized arguments
s|Sya¢dr¢ht|   the Truth free from doubt etc.,
kraØb¤vt¯   like water in the palm of one's hand
tEn   by that
tt¯   means
Ïv¢ngmaE   one will
B¢vÝy¢t   realize.
 
264. He sees all this within his own self according to the scriptural prescriptions, is freed of all doubt, and knows the Atman as clearly as he sees water in his hand.
sØbaEDmaæO|    p¢rS¤dDtt¯Ïv|
¢våOay    s|GE    n¦pvÅc    sWÓyE      ,
tda½y:    ÞvaÏm¢n    svIda    ¢ÞTtaE
¢vlapy    b#'¢N    ¢vájatm¯      .   265   .  
sØbaEDmaæO|   the Knowledge Absolute
p¢rS¤dDtt¯Ïv|   free from nescience and its effects
¢våOay   realizing
s|GE   in this body
n¦pvÅc   like the king
sWÓyE   in an army
tda½y:   and being ever established
ÞvaÏm¢n   in your own Self
svIda   always
¢ÞTtaE   by resting
¢vlapy   merge
b#'¢N   in Brahman
¢vájatm¯   the universe
 
265. Only a consciousness free of all doubt knows all this like the king among the soldiers. Steadfast in the Self, regard everything as the Atman.
b¤Ñ¯DaW    g¤haya|    sds¢¹lXN|
b#Øha¢Þt    sÏy|    prm¢¹t£ym¯    ,
tdaÏmna    yaE{æO    vsEdqg¤haya|
p¤nnI    tÞyaÄñg¤hap#vES:      .   266   .  
b¤Ñ¯DaW   of the buddhi
g¤haya|   in the cave
sds¢¹lXN|   distinct from the gross and subtle
b#Øha¢Þt   there is the Brahman.
sÏy|   the Existence Absolute
prm¢¹t£ym¯   Supreme, the One without a second
tdaÏmna   that Atman
yaE{æO   he,who
vsEdqg¤haya|   lives in this cave as Brahman
nnI   there is no more
tÞyaÄñg¤hap#vES:   to him, entrance into the mother's womb.
 
266. Brahman, the One, Truth, Supreme exists in the recesses of the heart.He who knows Brahman in his own soul, is freed from the birthcycle.
 
åOatE    vÞt¤Óy¢p    blvt£    vasna{na¢drExa
ktaI    BaE³aÔyh¢m¢t    èFa    ya{Þy    s|sarhEt¤:    ,
p#Ïyg¯è¾Ya{{Ïm¢n    ¢nvsta    sapnEya    p#yÏna   
Óm¤¢³|    p#ah^Þt¢dh    m¤nyaE    vasnatanv|    yt¯    .   267   .
 
åOatE   has been realized
vÞt¤Óy¢p   Even after the Truth
blvt£   that strong
vasna{na¢drExa   of vasanas (impressins)
ktaI   he,who does
BaE³aÔyh¢m¢t   and realizes that he is the agent
èFa   and strong experiencer
ya{Þy   that person
s|sarhEt¤:   the cause of one's transmigration
p#Ïyg¯è¾Ya{{Ïm¢n    in a state of constant identification with the SupremeSelf
¢nvsta   by living
sapnEya   removed
p#yÏna   carefully
Óm¤¢³|   that liberation
p#ah^Þt¢dh   call that
m¤nyaE   by sages
vasnatanv|   the removal of vasanas (impressions)
yt¯   that
 
267. Desire persists even when the Atman is known and prompts you to believe you are the doer, the enjoyer. The  total removal of desire must be continued carefully, for therein lies freedom.

Ah|    mmE¢t    yaE    BavE    dEhaXadavnaÏm¢n      ,
AÒyasaE{y|    ¢nrÞtÛyaE    ¢vѤxa    ÞvaÏm¢n¾ya      .   268   .
 
Ah|   I
mmE¢t   "me and mine"
yaE   BavE   the idea of these things
dEhaXadavnaÏm¢n   in the body,organs etc.,which are the nonSelf
AÒyasaE{y|   this superimposition
¢nrÞtÛyaE   must put a stop to
¢vѤxa   by the wise man
ÞvaÏm¢n¾ya   by identifying himself with the Atman

268. The   idea   of   "me"   and   "mine"   remain   in   the   body with other non-Self elements. These are  called   adhyasa, and  should   be removed by  identification with   this  Atman.    
åOaÏva    Þv|    p#ÏygaÏman|    b¤¢Ñ¯Dtdqv¦¢äOsa¢XNm¯    ,
saE{h¢mÏyEv    sdv¦äya{naÏmÓyaÏmm¢t|    j¢h    .   269   .  
åOaÏva   realizing
Þv|   your own
p#ÏygaÏman|   Inmost Self
b¤¢Ñ¯Dtdqv¦¢äOsa¢XNm¯    the Witness of buddhi and its modifications
saE{h¢mÏyEv   and constantly revolving the positive thought," I am That"
sdv¦äya{naÏmÓyaÏmm¢t|    this identification with the nonSelf
j¢h   conquer.
 
269. The non-self idea `I am' should be removed by the true thought `I am That'.
laEkan¤vtIn|    ÏyÀÏva    ÏyÀÏva    dEhan¤vtInm¯    ,
SaÞæOan¤vtIn|    ÏyÀÏva    ÞvaÒyasapny|    k[â    .   270   .  
laEkan¤vtIn|   the observance of social formalities
ÏyÀÏva   relinquishing
ÏyÀÏva   giving up
dEhan¤vtInm¯   all ideas of trimming up the body
SaÞæOan¤vtIn|   too much engrossment with the scriptures
ÏyÀÏva   avoiding
ÞvaÒyasapny|   with the superimposition that has come upon yourself
k[â   do away.
 
270. Renounce first the world,then the body, then the scriptures, and thereby  the ignorance of identifying the Self with the non-Self.    


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