THE WORKS OF SANKARA

VIVEKA CHUDAMANI

SLOKAS 481 TO 490

 
b¤¢Ñ¯D¢vIn¾a    g¢lta    p#v¦¢äO    -
bI#'aÏmnaErEktya{¢DgÏya    ,
id|    n    janE{Ôy¢nd|    n    janE
¢k|    va    ¢ky¹a    s¤KmÞÏyparm¯    .481.  
b¤¢Ñ¯D¢vIn¾a    my mind has vanished
g¢lta   have melted
p#v¦¢äO:   and all its activities
b#'aÏmnaErEktya{¢DgÏya   by realizing the identity of theSelf and Brahman
id|   this
n   janE{Ôy¢nd|   I do not know either
n   janE   or not-this
¢k|   va   nor what
¢ky¹a   or how much
s¤KmÞÏyparm¯   the boundless Bliss (of Samadhi)is!
 
481. The  ego and desires are gone by  attaining oneness  with  the  Supreme.     Now  I  do  not  know  this  or  that, or  when  or  where  is  the  end  of  this   Eternal  Bliss.
 
vaca    v³mSÀymEv    mnsa    mÓt¤|    n    va    SÀytE
ÞvanÓdam¦tp¥rp¥¢rtprb#'aØb¤DEvIBvm¯    ,
AØBaEra¢S¢vS£NIva¢xIk¢SlaBav|    BjÓmE    mnaE
yÞya|Sa|SlvE    ¢vl£nmD¤na{{nÓdaÏmna    ¢nrv¦tm¯    .482.  
vaca   in speech
v³mSÀymEv   is very impossible to express
mnsa   by the mind
mÓt¤|   n   va   nor can it be
SÀytE   conceived
ÞvanÓdam¦tp¥rp¥¢rtprb#'aØb¤DEvIBvm¯   the mejesty of the ocean ofSupreme Brahman,repletewith the swell of the nectarlike Bliss of the Self
AØBaEra¢S¢vS£NIva¢xIk¢SlaBav|    melted like a hailstone getting merged in the ocean
BjÓmE   and is now
mnaE   my mind
yÞya|Sa|SlvE   a particle of the part
¢vl£nmD¤na{{nÓdaÏmna    satisfied with the nectarlike
¢nrv¦tm¯   Essence of Bliss.
 
482. My thoughts and words cannot convey the wealth I  have  found  in  this   ocean full  of  bliss.With a taste of just a drop of it, my  mind is merged  in  that   ocean and   is   at   rest.
   
Àv    gt|    kEn    va    n£t|    kæO    l£n¢md|    jgt¯    ,
AD¤n{v    mya    ¾|    na¢Þt    ¢k|    mhdëtm¯    .483.  
Àv   gt|   where is, it gone?
kEn   va  n£t|    by whom is it removed?
kæO   l£n¢md|   and where is it merged?
jgt¯   the universe
AD¤n{v   it was just now
mya   by me
¾|   seen
na¢Þt   and has ceased to exist?
¢k|   mhdëtm¯   It is passing strange!
 
483. Where  has  it  gone, this  world  of  duality? Has  it  come  to naught ?  It  is   most wonderful.
 
¢k|    hEy|    ¢km¤padEy|    ¢kmÓy¢Ïk|    ¢vlXNm¯    ,
AKÎfanÓdp£y¥xp¥NI    b#'haNIvE    .484.  
¢k|   hEy|   what is to be shunned
¢km¤padEy|   and what accepted
¢kmÓy¢Ïk|   what is other (than oneself)
¢vlXNm¯   what different?
AKÎfanÓdp£y¥xp¥NI   filled with the nectar of Absolute Bliss
b#'haNIvE   in the ocean of Brahman
 
484. What is there to avow, accept, or  is different  in  this  ocean  of indivisible   bliss ?  
n    ¢k¢·dæO    pÜya¢m    n    ½¦NaE¢m    n    vEdØyhm¯    ,
ÞvaÏmnWv    sdanÓdãpENa¢Þm    ¢vlXN:    .485.
 
n   ¢k¢·dæO   neither
pÜya¢m   I see
n   ½¦NaE¢m   nor hear
n   vEdØyhm¯   nor know anything in this
ÞvaÏmnWv   I simply exist as the Self
sdanÓdãpENa¢Þm   the Eternal Bliss
¢vlXN:   distinct from everything else.
 
485.  I  am  filled  with  the  ever  blissful  Atman. I  see, hear and know nothing   separate from me.
 
nmaE    nmÞtE    g¤rvE    mhaÏmnE
¢vm¤³sÄñay    sѤäOmay    ,
¢nÏya¹yanÓdrsÞvã¢pNE
B¥ØnE    sda{pardyaØb¤DaØnE      .486.  
nmaE   respected
nmÞtE   salutations to Thee
g¤rvE   O noble Teacher
mhaÏmnE   the best among
¢vm¤³sÄñay   who art devoid of attachment
sѤäOmay   the good souls
¢nÏya¹yanÓdrsÞvã¢pNE    and the embodiment of the essence of Eternal Bliss
B¥ØnE   the One without a second
sda{pardyaØb¤DaØnE   who art infinite and ever theboundless ocean of mercy

486. I  bow to You, O teacher, who are free from  all attachment, learned  and   good, the  embodiment  of Bliss  and  the ocean of mercy.  
yÏkzaXS¢SsaÓd#    c¢Ód#ka    -
patD¥tBvtapj½m:    ,
p#açOvanhmKÎfvWBva    -
nÓdmaÏmpdmXy|    XNat¯    .487.   
yÏkzaXS¢SsaÓd#   whose glance, like theshowerof concentrated
c¢Ód#ka   moonbeams
patD¥tBvtapj½m:   has removed myexhaustion brought on by the afflictionsof the world
p#açOvanhmKÎfvWBva   admitted me tothe undecayingstatus
nÓdmaÏmpdmXy|   of the Atman,the Bliss of infinite majesty!
XNat¯   and in amoment
 
487. Whose  glance,  like  the  rays  of  the  moon, washes away  the  weariness   of  the  labour  of  birth  and death. Now  in just the twinkling  of  an  eye,  I  have  attained  that  indivisible, inexhaustible  treasure of bliss.  
DÓyaE{h|    k]tk]ÏyaE{h|    ¢vm¤³aE{h|    Bvg#hat¯    ,
¢nÏyanÓdÞvãpaE{h|    p¥NaI{h|    Ïvdn¤g#hat¯    .488.  
DÓyaE{h|   Blessed am I
k]tk]ÏyaE{h|   I have attainedthe consummation of my life
¢vm¤³aE{h|   and am free from
Bvg#hat¯   the clutches of transmigration
¢nÏyanÓdÞvãpaE{h|    I am the Essence of Eternal Bliss
p¥NaI{h|   I am Infinite
Ïvdn¤g#hat¯   all through thy mercy!
 
488. By  your   mercy,  I am now free from  the dragon  of  birth  and  death, and  have become full of bliss.  
AsÄñaE{hmnÄñaE{hm¢lÄñaE{hmBÄñr:    ,
p#SaÓtaE{hmnÓtaE{hmmlaE{h|    ¢crÓtn:    .489.  
AsÄñaE{hmnÄñaE{hm¢lÄñaE{hmBÄñr:    I am unattached, I am disembodied,I am free from the subtlebody,and undecaying.
p#SaÓtaE{hmnÓtaE{hmmlaE{h|   I am serene, I am infinite,I am taintless.
¢crÓtn:   and eternal.

489. I now have no body, no marks, no attachments and now indivisible, whole, pure, peaceful and eternal.
AktaIhmBaE³ahm¢vkaraE{hm£¢@y:    ,
S¤ÑGbaEDÞvãpaE{h|    kEvlaEh|    sda¢Sv:    .490.
AktaIhmBaE³ahm¢vkaraE{hm£¢@y:   I am not the doer, I amnot the experiencer, Iam changeless and beyond activity
S¤ÑGbaEDÞvãpaE{h|   I am theEssenceof PureKnowledge
kEvlaEh|   I am Absolute
sda¢Sv:   and identified withEternalGood.

490.I do not act  or experience  the  results of  actions.  I  am  beyond action, I am  the ultimate Reality, the eternal  good, the pure  consciousness.      
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