THE WORKS OF SANKARA

VIVEKA CHUDAMANI

SLOKAS 81 TO 90

     
¢vxm¢vxymag©IgIÅCtaE{nÅCb¤Ñ¯DE:
p#¢tpdm¢ByataE    m¦Ïy¤rÔyEx    ¢v¢Ñ¯D    ,
¢hts¤jng¤ãÀÏYa    gÅCt:    ÞvÞy    y¤ÀÏYa
p#Bv¢t    Pl¢s¢ÑG:    sÏy¢mÏyEv    ¢v¢Ñ¯D    ,   81   ,  
¢vxm¢vxymag©IgIÅCtaE{nÅCb¤Ñ¯DE:    the stupid man who walks along the dreadful ways of sensepleasure
p#¢tpdm¢ByataE   quickly overtakes
m¦Ïy¤rÔyEx   that death
¢v¢Ñ¯D   know
¢hts¤jng¤ãÀÏYa    with the instructions of a wellwishing and worthy Guru
gÅCt:   walks
ÞvÞy   his own
y¤ÀÏYa   reasoning
p#Bv¢t   achieves
Pl¢s¢Ñ¯D:   his end
sÏy¢mÏyEv   this is to be true
¢v¢Ñ¯D   know.
 
81.  Every step on the path through life of objects  is visited by death, and only he succeeds who goes by his intuition and judgement, and by the word of his great teacher.
 
maEXÞy    ka|Xa    y¢d    vW    tva¢Þt
Ïyja¢tÑ¥ra¢¹xya¢Óvx|    yTa    ,
p£y¥xväOaExdyaXmajIv
p#Sa¢ÓtdaÓt£BIj    ¢nÏymadrat¯    ,   82   ,  
maEXÞy   for liberation
ka|Xa   craving
y¢d   vW   indeed
tva¢Þt   if you have
Ïyja¢tÑ¥ra¢¹xya¢Óvx|   yTa   shun senseobjects from a distance as you would doto poison
p£y¥xväOaExdyaXmajIv   the nectarlike virtues of contentment, compassion, forgiveness, straight-forwardness
p#Sa¢ÓtdaÓt£BIj   calmness and self-control
¢nÏymadrat¯   always cultivate
 
82.  With contentment,compassion,honesty and peace, one desiring liberation must distance himself from the world of objects, like poison.
An¤XN|    yÏp¢r»¦Ïy    k]Ïy
mnaï¢vïak]tbÓDmaEXNm¯    ,
dEh:    praTa©I{ymm¤Ýy    paExNE
y:    sÇjtE    s    ÞvmnEn    h¢Ót    ,   83   ,  
An¤XN|   what should always
yÏp¢r»¦Ïy   leaves aside
k]Ïy   be attempted
mnaï¢vïak]tbÓDmaEXNm¯    emancipation from the bondage of ignorance without beginning
dEh:   this body
praTa©I{ymm¤Ýy   for others
paExNE   to enjoy
y:   who
sÇjtE   seeks
s   he
ÞvmnEn   thereby
h¢Ót   commits suicide.
 
83.  One who thinks the body and its pleasures are everything, kills himself thereby.
Sr£rpaExNaT£I|    sn¯    y    AaÏman|    ¢dèX¢t    ,
g#ah|    daâ¢Dya    D¦Ïva    nd£|    tt¤I|    s    gÅC¢t    ,   84   ,
 
Sr£rpaExNaT£I|  sn¯   by devoting himself to the nourishment of the body
y   who
AaÏman|   the Self
¢dèX¢t   seeks to realise
g#ah|   of a crocodile
daâ¢Dya   mistaking it for a log
D¦Ïva   by catching
nd£|   a river
tt¤I|   proceeds to cross
s   gÅC¢t   he goes.

84.   He who takes to the pleasures of the body and also see the Atman is like one who takes to a crocodile, mistaking it for a log, to cross a river.
maEh    ev    mham¦Ïy¤m¤Im¤XaEvIp¤ra¢dx¤    ,
maEhaE    ¢v¢n¢jItaE    yEn    s    m¤¢³pdmhI¢t    ,   85   ,  
maEh   ev   the infatuation
mham¦Ïy¤m¤Im¤XaEvIp¤ra¢dx¤    over things like the body is a dire death
maEhaE   after liberation
¢v¢n¢jItaE   thoroughly conquered
yEn   he who has
s   that person
m¤¢³pdmhI¢t   deserves the state of freedom
 
85.  The body then is the great object of delusion, and only by conquering it, can one aspire to liberation.
maEh|    j¢h    mham¦Ïy¤|    dEhdars¤ta¢dx¤    ,
y|    ¢jÏva    m¤nyaE    ya¢Ót    t¢¹ÝNaE:    prm|    pdm¯    ,   86   ,
 
maEh|   infatuation
j¢h   conquer
mham¦Ïy¤|   the dire death
dEhdars¤ta¢dx¤   over your body, wife, children etc.,
y|   ¢jÏva   conquering which
m¤nyaE   the sages
ya¢Ót   reach
t¢¹ÝNaE:  prm|   pdm¯   that Supreme State of Vishnu.

86.   Kill the attachment to the body, and to near and dear ones, and then you can,like the seers who have done so, attain to the abode of Vishnu.
ÏvHqma|sâ¢Drs"ay¤mEdaEmÇja¢ÞTs|k[lm¯    ,
p¥NI|    m¥æOp¤r£xa×ya|    ÞT¥l|    ¢nn¯ï¢md|    vp¤:    ,   87   ,  
ÏvHqma|sâ¢Drs"ay¤mEdaEmÇja¢ÞTs|k[lm¯    the skin,flesh,blood,arteries,and veins,fat,marrow and bones
p¥NI|   full of
m¥æOp¤r£xa×ya|   other offensive things
ÞT¥l|   this gross
¢nn¯ï¢md|   to be deprecated
vp¤:   body.
 
87.  The skin. flesh, blood, bloodvessels, fat,marrow,and bones that comprise the body, are no more than waste and filth, deserving to be ignored.
p·£k]tE×yaE    B¥tE×y:    ÞT¥lE×y:    p¥vIkmINa    ,
sm¤Ïp°¢md|    ÞT¥l|    BaEgaytnmaÏmn:    ,
AvÞTa    jagrÞtÞy    ÞT¥laTaIn¤BvaE    yt:    ,   88,  
p·£k]tE×yaE   by the union
B¥tE×y:   of the subtle elements
ÞT¥lE×y:   of the gross elements
p¥vIkmINa   by one's past actions
sm¤Ïp°¢md|   is produced
ÞT¥l|   this gross body
BaEgaytnmaÏmn:   is the medium of experience for the soul
AvÞTa   state
jagrÞtÞy   waking
ÞT¥laTaIn¤BvaE   which it perceives gross objects
 
88.   Actions of the past, combine with the five elements to create the body as an instrument of experience, through three states--jagrat, swapna, and sushupti (waking,dreaming and dreamless states) to by experienced by the Jivatman.

ba/E¢Ód#yW:    ÞT¥lpdaTIsEva|
*kqcÓdnÞæOya¢d¢v¢cæOãpam¯    ,
kraE¢t    j£v:    ÞvymEtdaÏmna
tÞmat¯p#S¢ÞtvIp¤xaE{Þy    jagrE    ,   89   ,  
ba/E¢Ód#yW:   by means of external organs
ÞT¥lpdaTIsEva|   gross objects
*kqcÓdnÞæOya¢d¢v¢cæOãpam¯    such as garlands and sandalpaste
kraE¢t   enjoys
j£v:   the individual
ÞvymEtdaÏmna   identifying itself with this form
tÞmat¯p#S¢ÞtvIp¤xaE{Þy    hence this body has its fullest play
jagrE   in the waking state
 
89.  The waking state sees the body at it's most active, and the individual identifies himself with it completely, though this individuality lies elsewhere. In this state, he enjoys sense objects and sense pleasures.  
sva©I{¢p    ba/s|sar:    p¤âxÞy    yda½y:    ,
¢v¢ÑG    dEh¢md|    ÞT¥l|    g¦hvdqg¦hmE¢Dn:    ,   90   ,  
sva©I{¢p   man's entire dealing
ba/s|sar:   with the external world
p¤âxÞy   to the householder
yda½y:   on which rests
¢v¢ÑG   know
dEh¢md|   this body
ÞT¥l|   gross
g¦hvdqg¦hmE¢Dn:   to be like a house to the householder

90.   The body then is the house of the Purusha, full of gross enjoyments.  


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