THE WORKS OF SANKARA
VIVEKA CHUDAMANI
SLOKAS 361 TO 370
yTa
s¤vNI|
p¤zpakSaE¢Dt|
ÏyÀÏva
ml|
ÞvaÏmg¤N|
sm¦ÅC¢t
,
tTa
mn:
st¯ÏvrjÞtmaEml|
ÒyanEn
sÓÏyÇy
smE¢t
tt¯Ïvm¯ .
361 .
| zpakSaE¢Dt| |
purified by through
heating on the fire |
| ÞvaÏmg¤N| |
to its own
lustre |
| st¯ÏvrjÞtmaEml| |
its impurities of
Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas |
| ÒyanEn |
through meditation |
| tt¯Ïvm¯ |
reality of Brahman |
361. As gold, giving up
its impurities becomes pure, so too the mind, rid
of the three gunas through dhyana, attains
the pure state of the Atman.
¢nrÓtra×yasvSaäO¢dÏT|
pÀv|
mnaE
b#'¢N
l£ytE yda
,
tda
sma¢D:
s¢vkÚpv¢jIt:
ÞvEtaE{¹yanÓdrsan¤Bavk:
. 362.
| ¢nrÓtra×yasvSaäO¢dÏT|
|
by constant practice |
| s¢vkÚpv¢jIt: |
passes on from
the Savikalpa to the Nirvikalpa
stage |
| ÞvEtaE{¹yanÓdrsan¤Bavk:
|
and leads directly
to the realisation of the
Bliss of Brahman, the one without a
second |
362. Meditation must
be practised constantly and when matured, the mind
is absorbed in Brahman, secures samadhi, the state
of bliss and freedom from doubt.
sma¢Dna{nEn
smÞtvasna
-
g#n¯TE¢vInaSaE{¢KlkmInaSa:
AÓtrqb¢h:
svIt
ev
svIda
Þvãp¢vÞP\¢tIryÏnt:
Þyat¯
. 363 .
| sma¢Dna{nEn |
by this Samadhi |
| gn¯TE¢vInaSaE{¢KlkmInaSa: |
are destroyed which
are like knots, all work is
at an end |
| AÓtrqb¢h: |
and inside and
out there |
| Þvãp¢vÞP\¢tIryÏnt:
|
the spontaneous manifestation
of one's real nature |
363. In samadhi, all knots,
actions, internal and external are destroyed, and the Self
manifests itself without effort. With the destruction of
the mind and desires comes the realization of the Self.
½¤tE:
Stg¤N|
¢vïaÓmnn|
mnnad¢p ,
¢n¢dÒyas|
lXg¤NmnÓt|
¢nr¢vkÚpkm¯
. 364 .
| ½¤tE: |
superior to hearing |
| ¢vïaÓmnn| |
reflection should be
considered |
| ¢n¢dÒyas| |
superior even to
reflection |
| lXg¤NmnÓt| |
a hundred thousand
times |
| ¢nr¢vkÚpkm¯ |
but the Nirvikalpa
Samadhi is infinite in its
results |
364. Hearing is good, thinking
better, meditation even better; and meditation that resolves doubts
incomparably better.
¢n¢vIkÚpsma¢Dna
ÞP[z|
b#'tt¯ÏvmvgØytE
D#¤vm¯
,
naÓyTa
cltya
mnaEgtE:
p#ÏyyaÓtr¢v¢m¢½t|
BvEt¯
. 365.
| ¢n¢vIkÚpsma¢Dna |
by the Nirvikalpa
Samadhi |
| b#'tt¯ÏvmvgØytE |
the truth of
Brahman |
| D#¤vm¯ |
and definitely realized |
| cltya |
being unstable by
nature |
| mnaEgtE: |
for then the
mind |
| p#ÏyyaÓtr¢v¢m¢½t|
|
to be mixed
up with other perceptions |
365. Only meditation that
resolves all doubt [nirvikalpa-samadhi], leads to
realising the Self. Otherwise other thoughts will
distract the mind.
At:
smaDt¯Þv
ytE¢Ód#y:
sn¯
¢nrÓtr|
SaÓtmna:
p#t£¢c ,
¢vÒv|sy
ÒvaÓtmnaï¢vïya
k]t|
sdEkÏv¢vlaEknEn
, 366 ,
| ytE¢Ód#y:
sn¯ |
the senses controlled |
| SaÓtmna: |
with the mind
calm |
| p#t£¢c |
in the Supreme
Self |
| ÒvaÓtmnaï¢vïya |
the darkness created
by nescience |
| sdEkÏv¢vlaEknEn |
and through the
realization of your identity with
that Reality |
366. Hence Samadhi is to be obtained
by control of the senses; and once attained, it should be maintained
by seeing oneness always and everywhere, which destroys ignorance.
yaEgÞy
p#Tm¹ar|
vaHq¢nraEDaE{p¢rg#h:.
¢nraSa
c
¢n¢rha
c
¢nÏymEkaÓtS£lta .
367 .
| vaHq¢nraEDaE{p¢rg#h: |
control of speech,non
receiving of gifts |
| ¢nraSa
c |
entertaining of no
expectations |
| ¢n¢rha
c |
freedom from activity |
| ¢nÏymEkaÓtS£lta |
and always living
in a retired place |
367. The first step to yoga is control
of speech; then control of the mind. Make the mind non-receptive
and then give up all desire and expectation and remain alone.
ekaÓt¢ÞT¢t¢r¢Ód#yaEprmNE
hEt¤dImàEts:
s|raEDE
krN|
SmEn
¢vly| yayadh|vasna
,
tEnanÓdrsan¤B¥¢trcla
b#a¢'
sda
yaE¢gn:
tÞma¢ÅcäO¢nraED
ev
stt|
kayI: p#yÏnaE
m¤nE:
. 368.
| ekaÓt¢ÞT¢t¢r¢Ód#yaEprmNE
|
living in a
retired place serves to control
the sense organs |
| hEt¤dImàEts: |
control of the
senses helps to control the
mind |
| yayadh|vasna |
is destroyed |
| tEnanÓdrsan¤B¥¢trcla |
an unbroken realization
of the Bliss |
| tÞma¢ÅcäO¢nraED ev |
therefore, of reflection |
| p#yÏnaE |
to control the
mind |
368. Alone you control the
senses of the mind, which leads to peace and the removal of the ego. This
brings bliss. Mind control is the first requisite of the aspirant.
vac|
¢nyÅCaÏm¢n
t|
¢nyÅC
b¤Ñ¯DaW
¢Dy|
yÅC
c b¤¢Ñ¯Dsa¢X¢N
,
t|
ca¢p
p¥NaIÏm¢n
¢n¢vIkÚpE
¢vlaÔySa¢Ót|
prma|
BjÞv .
369 .
| b¤¢Ñ¯Dsa¢X¢N |
in the Witness
of Buddhi |
| t|
ca¢p |
and merging that
also |
| p¥NaIÏm¢n |
in the Infinite
Absolute Self |
| ¢n¢vIkÚpE |
for the gunas
and thoughts |
| ¢vlaÔySa¢Ót| |
attain to Peace |
369. Submit the word to the
mind; submit the thought to the intellect, then to the ego the witness,
and that to the Soul and thus attain Bliss.
Note: Take the mantra in
the mind.The mind must think;
therefore it is necessary
to give it the meaning
of a word to keep
it busy. The meaning alone
won't do. Bring forth the intellect,
the determinative faculty, and join
it with the meaning and
then with the ego. Word
enters into thought, thought
into meaning, meaning into sure
decision, this sure decision
into ego, ego into witness,
and this state cannot be
explained by another.It is like
the Polar star. It
can only be pointed out
by pointing to the nearest
point.
dEhp#aNE¢Ód#ymnaEb¤Ñ¯DYa¢d¢Bâpa¢D¢B:
,
yWy©Irqv¦äOE:
smayaEgÞtäOëavaE{Þy
yaE¢gn:
. 370 .
| dEhp#aNE¢Ód#ymnaEb¤Ñ¯DYa¢d¢Bâpa¢D¢B:
|
the body, Pranas, Organs, manas,
buddhi and the rest |
| yWy©Irqv¦äOE: |
with whichsoever of
these |
| smayaEgÞtäOëavaE{Þy |
supervening adjuncts the
mind is associated, is transformed,
as it were, into that |
370. Linked to the body, prana,
senses, mind, intellect, and all upadhis, the yogi becomes
one with them.
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