THE WORKS OF SANKARA
VIVEKA CHUDAMANI
SLOKAS 371 TO 380
t¢°v¦äya
m¤nE:
sØykq
sva©IprmN|
s¤Km¯ ,
sèÜytE
sdanÓdrsan¤Bv¢vÔlv:
. 371 .
t¢°v¦äya |
when this is
stopped |
sva©IprmN| |
detached from everything |
sdanÓdrsan¤Bv¢vÔlv: |
and to get
the experience of an abundance |
371. But removing that
contact, he attains Bliss.
DISPASSION
AÓtÞÏyagaE
b¢hÞÏyagaE
¢vr³ÞyWv
y¤ÇytE
,
ÏyjÏyÓtrqb¢h:sÄñ
¢vr³Þt¤
m¤m¤Xya
. 372 .
AÓtÞÏyagaE |
for this internal |
b¢hÞÏyagaE |
as well as
external renunciation |
¢vr³ÞyWv |
of dispassion (Vairagya) |
ÏyjÏyÓtrqb¢h:sÄñ
|
relinquishes both
internal and external attachment |
¢vr³Þt¤ |
for the dispassionate
man |
m¤m¤Xya |
out of desire
to be free |
b¢hÞt¤
¢vxyW:
sÄñ|
tTaÓtrhma¢d¢B:
,
¢vr³
ev
S;aE¢t
Ïy³[|
b#'¢N ¢n¢¿t:
. 373 .
¢vxyW: |
to the sense-objects |
tTaÓtrhma¢d¢B: |
and the internal
attachment for egoism etc., |
¢vr³
ev |
the dispassionate
man |
S;aE¢t |
throughly grounded |
372-373. Only one free of attachments
can give up all externals and internals, by giving up gross things externally
and the ego internally.Giving up the ego is difficult but this is accomplished
by the desire for liberation and by identifying with the Brahman.
vWraÂybaEDaW
p¤âxÞy
p¢Xvt¯
¢vjan£iIh
¢vcXN
Ïvm¯ ,
¢vm¤¢³saWDag#tla¢DraEhN|
ta×ya|
¢vna
naÓytrNE
¢sÒy¢t
. 374 .
vWraÂybaEDaW |
dispassion and discrimination |
p¢Xvt¯ |
like the two
wings |
¢vm¤¢³saWDag#tla¢DraEhN|
|
unless both are
there, none can on the
top of an edifice |
ta×ya|
¢vna |
with the help
of either one |
naÓytrNE |
reach the creeper
of liberation that grows |
374. Renunciation and discrimination
are the two indispensable wings of
a bird that help to rise to the top of the house
of liberation.
AÏyÓtvWraÂyvt:
sma¢D:
sma¢htÞyWv
èFp#baED:
,
p#b¤Ñ¯Dtt¯ÏvÞy
¢hbÓDm¤¢³
-
m¤I³aÏmnaE
¢nÏys¤Kan¤B¥¢t:
. 375 .
AÏyÓtvWraÂyvt: |
extremely dispassionate
man alone |
sma¢htÞyWv |
and the man
of Samadhi alone |
èFp#baED: |
gets steady realization |
p#b¤Ñ¯Dtt¯ÏvÞy
|
the man who
has realised the truth |
¢hbÓDm¤¢³ |
is alone free
from bondage |
m¤I³aÏmnaE |
and only the
free soul |
¢nÏys¤Kan¤B¥¢t:
|
experiences eternal
Bliss |
375. Only a full spirit of renunciation
can lead to Samadhi- this leads to understanding of Brahman, that to
freedom from all bondage, and that to bliss.
vWraÂy°
pr|
s¤KÞy
jnk|
pÜya¢m
vÜyaÏmn
ÞtÅcEÅC¤Ñ¯DtraÏmbaEDs¢ht|
ÞvaraÇysam#aÇyD¤kq
,
etdq¹armj*m¤¢³y¤vtEyIÞmat¯ÏvmÞmaÏpr|
svIæOaÞp¦hya
sdaÏm¢n
sda
p#åOa|
k[â ½EysE
. 376.
ÞtÅcEÅC¤Ñ¯DtraÏmbaEDs¢ht|
|
and if that
is coupled with a highly
pure realization of the
Self |
ÞvaraÇysam#aÇyD¤kq |
it conduces to
the suzerainty of absolute
Independence |
etdq¹armj*m¤¢³y¤vtEyIÞmat¯ÏvmÞmaÏpr|
|
and since this
is the gateway to the
damsel ofever lasting liberation,therefore
for your welfare |
svIæOaÞp¦hya |
be dispassionate both
internally and externally |
376. After control of the senses, renunciation
is the best way to happiness. That with knowledge of the Atman brings
the Self to the individual, the door to liberation.
AaSa|
¢CÓdq¢D
¢vxaEpmEx¤
¢vxyEÝvExWv
m¦ÏyaE:
k]¢t
ÞÏyÀÏva
ja¢tk[la½mEÝv¢Bm¢t|
m¤·a¢tÑ¥ra¢Ï@ya:
,
dEhadavs¢t
ÏyjaÏm¢DxNa|
p#åOa|
k[âÝvaÏm¢n
Ïv|
d#¾aÞymnaE{¢s
¢nrq¹ypr|
b#'a¢s
y¹Þt¤t:
. 377 .
¢vxaEpmEx¤ |
which are like
poison |
¢vxyEÝvExWv |
for the sense-objects |
m¦ÏyaE:
k]¢t: |
for it is
the very image of death |
ja¢tk[la½mEÝv¢Bm¢t|
|
your pride of
caste,family and order of life |
m¤·a¢tÑ¥ra¢Ï@ya:
|
fling actions to
a distance |
dEhadavs¢t |
with such unreal
things as the body |
ÏyjaÏm¢DxNa| |
give up your
identification |
k[âÝvaÏm¢n |
fix on the
Atman |
d#¾aÞymnaE{¢s |
are really the
Witness |
¢nrq¹ypr| |
unshackled by the
mind |
y¹Þt¤t: |
the One without
a second, and Supreme |
377. Remove all expectations
in the objects of the senses,like poison. Give
up all
thoughts of caste, colour and creed, all selfish
endeavours all identification with the body,
and be established in the Atman. For you are
the seer of all these, the Reality
itself.
METHOD OF MEDITATION
lßyE
b#'¢N
mans|
èFtr| s|ÞTaÔy
ba/E¢Ód#y|
ÞvÞTanE
¢v¢nvEÜy
¢nàltn¤àaEpEßy
dEhs¢T¢tm¯
,
b#'aÏmWÀym¤pEÏy
tÓmytya
caKÎfv¦äya{¢nS|
b#'anÓdrs|
¢pbaÏm¢n
m¤da
S¥ÓyW:
¢kmÓyWB¯rqiISm¯
. 378 .
ba/E¢Ód#y| |
the external organs |
ÞvÞTanE |
in their respective
centres |
¢v¢nvEÜy |
not allowing them
to go outward |
¢nàltn¤àaEpEßy |
with the body
held steady and taking no
thought |
dEhs¢T¢tm¯ |
for its maintenance |
b#'aÏmWÀym¤pEÏy |
attaining identity
with the Brahman |
tÓmytya |
and being one
with it |
caKÎfv¦äya{¢nS| |
with out a
break |
b#'anÓdrs| |
of the Bliss
of Brahman |
¢pbaÏm¢n |
drink in your
own Self |
S¥ÓyW: |
which are entirely
hollow |
¢kmÓyWB¯rqiISm¯ |
what is the
use of other things? |
378. The target is attainable by staying
quiet,indifferent to the body, with thoughts fixed on Brahman alone, and
you will become one with it. And drink constantly of that bliss.
Anatm¢cÓtn|
ÏyÀÏva
kÜml|
Ѥ:KkarNm¯
,
¢cÓtyaÏmanmanÓdãp|
yÓm¤¢³karNm¯
. 379 .
Anatm¢cÓtn| |
the thought of
the nonSelf |
Ѥ:KkarNm¯ |
and productive of
misery |
¢cÓtyaÏmanmanÓdãp|
|
think of the
Self,the Bliss Absolute |
yÓm¤¢³karNm¯ |
which conduces to
liberation |
379. Give up all thought of the non-self,
the cause of all misery, and think of Brahman alone, the cause of freedom.
ex
Þvy|ÇyaE¢trSExsa¢X
¢våOankaESaE
¢vlsÏyj*m¯
,
lßy|
¢vDayWnms¢¹lXN
-
mKÎfv¦t¯Ïya{{Ïmtya{n¤Bavy
. 380 .
Þvy|ÇyaE¢trSExsa¢X |
the Selfeffulgent
Witness of every |
¢våOankaESaE |
which has the
Buddhi for Its seat |
¢vlsÏyj*m¯ |
shines eternally |
¢vDayWnms¢¹lXN |
making this Atman
which is distinct from the
unreal, excluding all other thought |
mKÎfv¦t¯Ïya{{Ïmtya{n¤Bavy
|
meditate on It
as your own self |
380. This self-effulgent witness of
all is manifested in the intellect sheath, and concentrate on that which
stands apart from the manifest and unmanifest.
PROCEED TO SLOKAS 381 TO 390
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