THE WORKS OF SANKARA
VIVEKA CHUDAMANI
SLOKAS 51 TO 60
§NmaEcnktaIr:
¢pt¤:
s¢Ót
s¤tady:
,
bÓDmaEcnktaI
t¤
ÞvÞmadÓyaE
n
kàn , 51 ,
§NmaEcnktaIr: |
to free him
from his debts |
s¤tady: |
his sons and
others |
bÓDmaEcnktaI
t¤ |
to remove his
bondage |
51.A father
may be freed of his debts by his children, but
each man can free himself from bondage by his own
efforts only.
mÞtkÓyÞtBaradEѤI:KmÓyW¢nIvayItE
,
X¤Da¢dk]tѤ:K|
t¤
¢vna
ÞvEn n
kEn¢ct¯
, 52 ,
mÞtkÓyÞtBaradEѤI:KmÓyW¢nIvayItE
|
the load on
the head causestrouble which
can be removedbyothers |
X¤Da¢dk]tѤ:K| t¤ |
the pain caused
by hungerand the
like |
n
kEn¢ct¯ |
none can put
a stop. |
52.Relief from mental suffering can
be provided by others but relief from hunger and the like can come only
from oneself.
pÐymaWxDsEva
c
¢@ytE
yEn raE¢gNa
,
AaraEÂy¢s¢Ñ¯DèI¾a{Þy
naÓyan¤¢¿tkmINa
, 53 ,
pÐymaWxDsEva
c |
proper diet and
medicine |
AaraEÂy¢s¢Ñ¯DèI¾a{Þy
|
is seen to
recover completely |
naÓyan¤¢¿tkmINa |
not through work
done by others. |
53.By taking medicine and observing
dietary rules a man cures himself of illness and is restored to
health; this cannot be done by the efforts of others.
vÞt¤Þvãp|
ÞP[zbaEDcX¤xa
ÞvEnWv
vEï|
n
t¤ p¢ÎftEn
,
cÓd#Þvãp|
¢njcX¤xWv
åOanÛymÓyWrvgØytE
¢km¯
, 54 ,
vÞt¤Þvãp| |
the true nature |
ÞP[zbaEDcX¤xa |
through the eye
of clear illumination |
vEï|
n t¤ |
is to be
known for sure |
cÓd#Þvãp| |
the moon exactly
is |
¢njcX¤xWv |
with one's own
eyes |
åOanÛymÓyWrvgØytE ¢km¯ |
can others make
him know it? |
54.
One can see Reality clearly only with one's own eyes, opened up by spiritual
awakening, not through the eyes of another. Our own eyes, not the eyes
of another, can tell us what the moon looks like.
A¢vïakamkmaI¢dpaSbÓD|
¢vmaE¢ct¤m¯
,
k:
S;[ya¢¹naÏman|
kÚpkaE¢zStWr¢p
, 55 ,
A¢vïakamkmaI¢dpaSbÓD| |
by the fetters
of ignorance desire, action
and the like |
,
¢vmaE¢ct¤m¯ |
can get rid
of |
k:
S;[ya¢¹naÏman| |
who but one's
own self |
kÚpkaE¢zStWr¢p |
even in a
hundred crore of cycles? |
55. Who but ourselves, by studying for
ages, can untie the bonds of ignorance, our lustful desires and the fruits
of our actions?
n
yaEgEn
n
sa|ÁyEn
kmINa naE
n
¢vïya ,
b#'aÏmWkÏvbaEDEn
maEX:
¢sÒy¢t
naÓyTa ,
56 ,
b#'aÏmWkÏvbaEDEn |
but by the
realization of one's identity with
Brahman |
naÓyTa |
and by no
other means. |
56. No yogic practice, philosophical
speculation, good works or learning, bbut realization that the Atman and
the Brahman are one , alone can lead to liberation.
v£Naya
ãpsaWÓdyIm¯
tÓæO£vadnsaW¿vm¯
,
p#jar¸nmaæO|
tæO
sam#aÇyay
kÚptE ,
57 ,
tÓæO£vadnsaW¿vm¯
|
the skill of
playing on its chords |
p#jar¸nmaæO| |
to please a
few persons |
sam#aÇyay |
to confer sovereignty |
57. The king's duty
is to please the people, but not everyone who pleases the people can be a
king. The form of the Vina and the skill with which it is played alone can
please the people.
vaÂvWKr£
SÖdJr£
SaÞæOÛyaÁyankaWSlm¯
,
vWѤÝy|
¢vѤxa|
t¹ë[³yE
n
t¤
m¤³yE , 58 ,
vaÂvWKr£ |
articulate speech |
SaÞæOÛyaÁyankaWSlm¯
|
the skill in
expounding the scriptures |
t¹ë[³yE |
these things merely
bring a little personal enjoyment |
n
t¤ m¤³yE
|
but are not
good for liberation. |
58. Learning, clear articulation
and exposition with a wealth of words bring pleasure to the listener,
but not liberation.
A¢våOatE
prE
tÏvE
SaÞæOaD£¢tÞt¤
¢nx¯Pla ,
¢våOatE{¢p
prE
tÏvE
SaÞæOaD£¢tÞt¤
¢nx¯Pla ,
59 ,
prE
tÏvE |
the highest Truth |
SaÞæOaD£¢tÞt¤
|
the study of
scriptures |
¢våOatE{¢p |
has already been
known |
prE
tÏvE |
the highest Truth |
SaÞæOaD£¢tÞt¤
|
the study of
scriptures |
¢nx¯Pla |
is equally useless. |
59. Brahman must be experienced
and is not attained through the study of the Scriptures which, for this
purpose, is useless.
SÖdjal|
mharÎy|
¢cäOB#mNkarNm¯
,
At:
p#yÏnaÇåOatÛy|
tÏvåOWÞtÏvmaÏmn:
, 60 ,
SÖdjal| |
the scriptures contain
many words |
mharÎy| |
are a dense
forest |
¢cäOB#mNkarNm¯ |
which causes the
mind to ramble |
p#yÏnaÇjatÛy| |
earnestly set to
know |
tÏvåOWÞtÏvmaÏmn: |
the men of
wisdom should, the |
60. Words cause the mind to
get lost as in a dense forest, and one should be aware of this in the
struggle to experience Brahman.
PROCEED TO SLOKAS 61 TO 70
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