Gaudapada's   Karika   on   the  Mandukya  Upanishad
ADVAITA   PRAKARANA(contd).
mnaEÜy¢md|   ¹Wt|   y¢Ïk|¢cÏscracrm¯        .
mnsae   ýmnI-ave   ÖEt<   nEvaepl_yte     . 31 .
 

mnaEÜym¯

perceived by the mind

id|

this

¹Wt|

duality

y¢Ïk|¢ct¯

whatever

scracrm¯

moving and non-moving

mns:	of the mind

¢h

indeed

Amn£BavE

ceases to operate

¹Wt|

duality

n

not

ev

alone

upl×ytE

no longer perceived

3.31   The   sight   of   moving   and   non-moving   things   in   this   dualistic   world   is   a   creation   of   the   mind.When   the   mind    ceases   to   function,   we   see   duality   no   more.
 
AaTmsTyanubaexen     n   s»Lpyte   yda       ,
AmnSta<   tda   yait   ¢aýa-ave   td¢hm!    . 32 .

AaÏmsÏy

the Truth that is Self

An¤baEDEn

by the realization

n

not

sÄðÚpytE

does think

yda

when

AmnÞta|

mindlessness

tda

then

ya¢t

attains

g#a/aBavE

in the absence of things to be perceived

tt¯

that mind

Ag#hm¯

becomes a nonperceiver

3.32   When   the   mind   attains   to   a   knowledge   of   the   reality    of   the   Self,   desires   cease,   and   one   attains   a   state   of    freedom   from   desire   and   mental   activity.  
AkLpkmj<   }an<   }eyai-Ú<   àc]te        ,
äü}eymj<   inTymjenaj<   ivbuXyte          . 33 .

AkÚpkm¯

non conceptual

Ajm¯

birthless

åOan|

knowledge

åOEya¢B°|

nondifferent from the knowable

p#cXtE

say

b#'

Brahman

åOEym¯

knowable

Aj|

birthless

¢nÏym¯

everlasting

AjEn	by the birthless

Ajm¯

birthless

¢vb¤ÒytE

is known

3.33   Brahman   is   unborn,   eternal   and   beyond    imagination,   for   if   knowledge   of   Brahman   is    attained,   it   is   eternal   knowledge   itself.  
ing&hItSy   mnsae   inivRkLpSy   xImt>       ,
àcar>  s tu  iv}ey>  su;uÝe=Nyae  n  tTsm>    .  34 .
 

¢ng¦h£tÞy

under control

mns:	of the mind

¢n¢vIkÚpÞy

free from all thoughts

D£mt:

full of discrimination

p#car:

the behaviour

s:	that behaviour

t¤

surely

¢våOEy:

is to be particularly noted

s¤x¤çOE

in deep sleep

AÓy:

different

n

not

tt¯   sm:

similar to that

3.34   One   must   carefully   study   the   behaviour   of   a   person   whose   mind   is   fixed   on   the   Self.   This   is   not   the   same   of   persons   in   deep   sleep   where   the   mind   continues   in   a   state   of   ignorance   and   is   yet   to   attain   the   ultimate   knowledge.  
lIyte   ih   su;uÝe   tiÚg&hIt<   n   lIyte        ,
tdev   in-Ry<   äü   }analaek<   smNtt>         . 35 .
 

l£ytE

lapses

¢h

since

s¤x¤çOE

in deep sleep

tt¯   ¢ng¦h£t|

itself when under control

n

not

l£ytE

loses

tt¯   ev

that very mind

¢nBIy|

free from fear

b#'

Brahman

åOanalaEk|

possessed of the light of knowledge

smÓtt:

all around

3.35   In   deep   sleep,   the   mind   remains   in   ignorance,   dormant   in   the   causal   state.   It   is   only   a   controlled   mind   that   is   free   from   fear,   and   merges   into   the   light   of   knowledge    which   is   Brahman.
   
AjminÔmSvßmnamkmêpkm!                    ,
sk«iÖ-at<   svR}<   naepcar>   kw<cn          . 36 .
 

Ajm¯

birthless

A¢nd#m¯

sleepless

AÞvp"m¯

dreamless

Anamkm¯

nameless

Aãpkm¯

formless

sk]t¯   ¢vBat|

once(and for all)i.e.ever-illumined

svIåOm¯

knower of everything

n   upcar:

no obligation

kT|cn

in any way

3.36   Brahman   is   unborn,   has   no   sleep,dream,   name   or   form.   It   is   an   all-embracing  effulgent   consciousness,   free   from   all   obligation and   manifests   once   and   for   all.
svaRi-lapivgt>   svRicNtasmuiTwt>              ,
suàzaNt>   sk«j!Jyaeit>   smaixrclae=-y>      .  37 .
 

svaI¢Blap¢vgt:

free of all senseorgans

svI¢cÓtasm¤¢ÏTt:

above all internal organs

s¤p#SaÓt:

absolutely tranquil

sk]t¯   ÇyaE¢t:

once and for all illumining(everlasting light)

sma¢D:

divine absorption

Acl:

immutable

ABy:

fearless

3.37   The   self   is   beyond   the   reach   of   speech   and   mind   or   other   organs.   It   is ever   in   a   state   of   rest,   peace,   effulgent   ecstasy and   with   no   fear.
 
¢hae   n   tÇ   naeTsgRiíNta   yÇ   n   iv*te   ,
AaTms<Sw<   tda   }anmjait   smta<   gtm!     . 38 .  
 

g#h:	acceptance

n

no

tæO

there

n   uÏsgI:

no rejection

¢cÓta

thought

yæO

where

n

no

¢vïtE

exists

AaÏms|ÞT|

established in the Self

tda

then

åOanm¯

knowledge

Aja¢t

birthless

smta|

homogeneous

gtm¯

becomes

3.38   Brahman   has   no   thinking,   taking   or   giving.The   moment   you realise   the   Self,   you   become   established   in   it   and   are   freed   from birth   and   see   the   oneness   of   everything.  
ASpzRyaegae   vE   nam   ÊdRzR>   svRyaeigi->     ,
yaeignae   ib_yit   ýSmad-ye   -ydizRn>       .  39 .
 

AÞpSIyaEg:

the Yoga which is contactless

vW

surely

nam	is familiar

ѤdISI:

hard to be seen

svIyaE¢g¢B:

by all the Yogis

yaE¢gn:

the Yogis

¢b×y¢t

afraid

¢h   AÞmat¯

of it

AByE	in the fearless

Byd¢SIn:

perceivers of fear

3.39   One   kind   of   yoga,   called   "Asparsayoga" that    prescribes   no   contact whatever   with   the   external   world,   is   difficult  to   attain   yet   though   that state   may   lead   to
freedom   from   fear,   yet   yogis   are apprehensive   of   it (fearing loss   of   the   ego   sense,   that   it   entails)
 
mnsae   in¢hayÄm-y<   svRyaeignam!           ,
Ê>o]y>   àbaexíaPy]ya   zaiNtrev   c      .  40 .
 

mns:	of the mind

¢ng#hayäOm¯

dependent on the control

ABy|	fearlessness

svIyaE¢gnam¯

for all these Yogis

Ѥ:KXy:

end of misery

p#baED:

knowledge (of the Self)

c

and

A¢p

also

AXya	everlasting

Sa¢Ót:

salvation

ev

only

c

and

3.40   Yogis   who   are   yet   to   realize   the   Self,   can   overcome    fear,   can   be   free   from   sorrow   and   attain   everlasting   peace    (or   self   realization)   by mere   controlling   of   the   mind.
 
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