THE WORKS OF SANKARA
VIVEKA CHUDAMANI
SLOKAS 301 TO 310
yaE
va
p¤rE saE{h¢m¢t
p#t£taE
b¤Ñ¯DYa
p#kql¦çOÞtmsa{¢tm¥Fya
,
tÞyWv
¢nSExtya
¢vnaSE
b#'aÏmBav:
p#¢tbÓDS¥Óy:
. 301 .
saE{h¢m¢t |
as "I am
such and such" |
p#kql¦çOÞtmsa{¢tm¥Fya
|
extremely deluded by
nescience |
b#'aÏmBav: |
identity with Brahman |
p#¢tbÓDS¥Óy: |
unobstructed |
301. You must destroy that which
is the body, which identifies itself with the intellect and gives the `I
am' sense. Thereafter the real Self will shine, free from all
distractions.
b#'anÓd¢n¢DmIhablvta{h|karGaEra¢hna
s|v¾YaÏm¢n
rßytE
g¤NmyWàÎfW¢ÞæO¢BmIÞtkW:
,
¢våOanaÁymha¢sna
½¤¢tmta
¢v¢ÅCï
S£xIæOy|
¢nm¥IÚya¢h¢mm|
¢n¢D|
s¤Kkr|
D£raE{n¤BaE³[|
Xm: .302
.
b#'anÓd¢n¢DmIhablvta{h|karGaEra¢hna
|
the treasure of
the Bliss of Brahman,by the mightyand
dreadful serpent of egoism |
g¤NmyWàÎfW¢ÞæO¢BmIÞtkW:
|
for its own
use by means of its three
fierce hoods consisting of the
three gunas |
¢våOanaÁymha¢sna |
with the great
sword of realization |
½¤¢tmta |
in accordance with
the |
¢nm¥IÚya¢h¢mm| |
destroying it |
D£raE{n¤BaE³[| |
the wise man
can enjoy |
302. Bliss is a crest jewel protected
by the ego serpent with three heads (the three gunas). Cut these heads
asunder with the sword of discrimination ; and as these heads reappear
again and again, the serpent itself must be destroyed. Then alone will the
jewel be attained.
yav¹a
y¢Ïk¢·¢¹xdaExÞP\¢tIr¢Þt
cEêEhE
,
kTmaraEÂyay
BvEt¯
t¹dhÓta¢p
yaE¢gnaE
m¤?yW . 303 .
y¢Ïk¢·¢¹xdaExÞP\¢tIr¢Þt
|
there is a
trace of poisoning |
kTmaraEÂyay |
how can, for recovery? |
t¹dhÓta¢p |
similar is the
effect of egoism |
303. Any trace of poison in the body
will cause discomfort . How can it be otherwise?
AhmaE{ÏyÓt¢nv¦äya
tÏk]tnana¢vkÚps|¶Ïya
,
p#Ïykq
tt¯Ïv¢vvEka¢ddmhmÞm£¢t
¢vÓdtE
tt¯Ïvm¯
.304 .
AhmaE{ÏyÓt¢nv¦äya |
through the complete
cessation of egoism |
tÏk]tnana¢vkÚps|¶Ïya
|
through the stoppage
of the diverse mental waves
due to it |
tt¯Ïv¢vvEka¢ddmhmÞm£¢t
|
the discrimination of
the inner Reality |
tt¯Ïvm¯ |
Reality as "I
am This". |
304. When you
have destroyed the ego and the distractions it
causes, then by discrimination of "I
am That", the Truth will be realized.
Ah|karE
ktIyIh¢m¢t
m¢t|
m¤·
shsa
¢vkaraÏmÓyaÏmp#¢tPlj¤¢x
Þv¢ÞT¢tm¤¢x
,
ydÒyasat¯p#açOa
j¢nm¦¢tjraѤ:Kbh^la
p#¢tc¢àÓm¥rqtEÞtv
s¤KtnaE:
s|s¦¢t¢rym¯
. 305 .
ktIyIh¢m¢t |
with a reflection
of the Self |
¢vkaraÏmÓyaÏmp#¢tPlj¤¢x
|
and diverts one
from being established in the
Self |
Þv¢ÞT¢tm¤¢x |
identifying yourself |
ydÒyasat¯p#açOa |
which has come
by the relative existence |
j¢nm¦¢tjraѤ:Kbh^la
|
full of the
miseries of birth, decay, and deat |
p#¢tc¢àÓm¥rqtEÞtv
|
though you are
the witness |
KtnaE: |
and Bliss Absolute |
s|s¦¢t¢rym¯ |
the bondage of
Samsara |
305. Hence, this ego must be forcefully
ejected, as it gives the idea " I am the
doer and enjoyer" , and your identifying
with it is the source of all evil, error, death, birth
etc., inspite of your being blissful Consciousness
.
sdWkãpÞy
¢cdaÏmnaE
¢vBaEranÓdm¥rqtErnvïk£rqtE
,
nWvaÓyTa
ÀvaÔy¢vka¢rNÞtE
¢vnahmÒyasmm¤Ýy
s|s¦¢t:
. 306 .
sdWkãpÞy |
for your identification |
¢cdaÏmnaE |
the Knowledge Absolute |
ranÓdm¥rqtErnvïk£rqtE |
the Bliss Absolute,
and of untarnished glory |
ÀvaÔy¢vka¢rNÞtE |
who are immutable
and eternally the same |
¢vnahmÒyasmm¤Ýy |
any transmigration for
you |
s|s¦¢t: |
the bondage of
Samsara |
306. Being blissfulness itself,
ever glorious Lord of all, there can be no error except by identifying
with the ego, the cause of the world.
|FÁÓÏ ÅÁÚÁI{GiFF0000G:|FÁÓÏ
Þ£ÜW{®2:
tÞmadh|kar¢mm|
ÞvSæO¤|
BaE³[gIlE
kÎzkvt¯p#t£tm¯ ,
¢v¢ÅCï
¢våOanmha¢sna
ÞP[z|
B¤HqßvaÏmsam#aÇys¤K|
yTE¾m¯
. 307 .
tÞmadh|kar¢mm| |
therefore, this egoism |
BaE³[gIlE |
in the throat
of a man taking his meal |
kÎzkvt¯p#t£tm¯ |
which appears like
a thorn |
¢våOanmha¢sna |
with the great
sword of realisation |
B¤HqßvaÏmsam#aÇys¤K|
|
enjoy the bliss
of your own empire, the majesty
of the Atman |
307. The ego is the enemy
of the Self, and is like a thorn
in the throat; take it out
with the instrument of discrimination,
and enjoy the blissfulness
of your own self.
ttaE{hmadE¢vI¢nvÏyI
v¦¢äO|
s|Ïy³rag:
prmaTIlaBat¯
,
t¥ÝN£|
smas¯ÞvaÏms¤Kan¤B¥Ïya
p¥NaIÏmna
b#'¢N
¢n¢vIkÚp:
. 308 .
ttaE{hmadE¢vI¢nvÏyI |
checking the activities
of egoism |
prmaTIlaBat¯ |
through the realization
of the Supreme eality |
smas¯ÞvaÏms¤Kan¤B¥Ïya
|
be free from all duality through
the enjoyment of |
p¥NaIÏmna |
the Bliss of
Self |
¢n¢vIkÚp: |
for you have
attained your infinite nature |
308. Then, get rid of the
actions of the ego, and all desires except
the desire for the real Self;
attaining bliss thus, you should remain in
that changeless Brahman.
sm¥lk]äOaE{¢p
mhanh|
p¤n:
Ûy¤ÚlE¢Kt:
Þyaï¢d
cEtsa
XNm¯ ,
s|j£Ûy
¢vXEpSt|
kraE¢t
nBÞvta
p#av¦¢x
va¢rdaE
yTa . 309
.
sm¥lk]äOaE{¢p |
completely rooted out |
mhanh| |
this terrible egoism |
¢vXEpSt| |
hundreds of troubles |
p#av¦¢x |
during the rainy
season |
309. Even when the ego
is cut down at its root, it revives
even in a moment of inattention and creates hundreds of distractions,
even as the clouds in the rainy season
disperse, to collect again.
¢ng¦/
SæOaErhmaE{vkaS:
Àv¢c°
dEyaE
¢vxyan¤¢cÓtya
,
s
ev
s|j£vnhEt¤rÞy
pr¢XNjØb£rtraE¢rvaØb¤
. 310 .
SæOaErhmaE{vkaS: |
this enemy,egoism,moment's |
¢vxyan¤¢cÓtya |
thinking on the
senseobjects |
s|j£vnhEt¤rÞy |
cause of its
coming back to life |
pr¢XNjØb£rtraE¢rvaØb¤
|
like water to
a citron tree that has
almost dried up |
310. You should not
give the subdued ego any respite because even a momentary
thought of sense objects will revive it as water
revives the lemon tree.
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