Gaudapada's   Karika   on   the  Mandukya  Upanishad

ALATASANTI   PRAKARANA(Contd).
 
n   kií¾ayte   jIv>   s<-vae=Sy   n     iv*te   ,
@tÄÊÄm<   sTy<   yÇ   ik<icÚ   jayte          .   71   .  
n                        no
k¢àt¯              whichsoever
jaytE              takes birth
j£v:                individual
s|Bv:              birth
AÞy                it has
n                      does not
¢vïtE              exist
ett¯   tt¯            this is that
uäOm|              the highest
sÏy|                truth
yæO                  where
¢k|¢ct¯            whatsoever
n                      nothing
jaytE              takes birth

4.71   There   is   no   possibility   for   any   being   to   be   born, much   less   is   any   being   born.   That   there   is   no   birth is   the   highest   truth.
 
icÄSpiNdtmeved<   ¢aý¢ahkvdœÖym!                   ,
icÄ<   inivR;y<   inTyms¼<   ten   kIitRtm!    .   72   .
 
¢cäOÞp¢Ódtm¯          vibration of consciousness
ev                              only
id|                              this
g#a/g#ahkvt¯          possessed of subject and object
¹ym¯                          duality
¢cäO|                          consciousness
¢n¢vIxy|                    without objects
¢nÏym¯                    ever
AsÄñ|                    unattached
tEn                        because of that
k£¢tItm¯            declared
 
4.72   The   experience   of   the   seer   and   the   seen  are   both   said   to   be   creations   of   the   mind, which   by   itself   remains unattached,   attributeless   and   is   therefore   non-dual.  
yae=iSt   kiLpts<v&Tya   prmawˆRn   naSTysaE     ,
prtÙai-s<v&Tya   SyaÚaiSt   prmawRt>     .     73     .
 
y:            which
A¢Þt          exists
k¢Úpts|v¦Ïya            which is there only in the mind
prmaTIn          in reality
n          not
A¢Þt          exists
AsaW              this
prtÓæOa¢Bs|v¦Ïya          if other schools of philosophy declare
Þyat¯          there may be
n            not
A¢Þt            exists
prmaTIt:            in reality
 
4.73   Phenomenal   realities   are   not   really   real.Because  other   schools   of   thought   declare   something   as   real, that   is   not   the   real   position.  
Aj>   kiLpts<v&Tya   prmawˆRn   naPyj>           ,
prtÙai-in:pÅya   s<v&Tya   jayte   tu   s>    .  74  .
Aj:              unborn
k¢Úpts|v¦Ïya            which is there only in the mind
prmaTIn            in reality
n                  not
A¢p              even
Aj:            unborn
prtÓæOa¢B¢nÝpÏya            if other schools of philosophy declare (something as existing)
s|v¦Ïya          due to erroneous cognition
jaytE        takes birth
t¤          but
s:            that thing
 
4.74 Even   the   statement   that   the   Self   is   birthless is,   strictly   speaking,   not   true.If   other   schools and   their   scriptures   attribute   birth   to   the   Self,   it is   due   to   invalid   cognition.  
A-Utai-invezae=iSt   Öy<   tÇ   n   iv*te      ,
Öya-av<   s   budœXvEv   ininRimÄae   n   jayte   .    75  .
 
AB¥t                      non-existing thing
A¢B¢nvES:            strong attachment
A¢Þt          exists
¹y|            duality
tæO            there
n              not
¢vïtE        exists
¹yaBav|        absence of duality
s:              he
b¤dÒva            having known
ev                  alone
¢n¢nI¢mäO:        free from cause
n                        not
jaytE            undergo birth
 
4.75   Being   attracted   to   something,   it   does   not   follow  that   that   object   is   real,   and   unless   one   questions   its reality,   he   will   be   bound   by   the   illusion   of   duality.
Once   duality   is   seen   as   an   illusion,   one   is   freed   from this   bondage   of   cyclic   existence   of   births   and   deaths.  
yda   n   l-te   hetUnuÄmaxmmXyman!            ,
tda   n   jayte   icÄ<   heTv-ave   )l<   k…t> .   76   .
 
yda            when
n                not
lBtE          get
hEt¥n¯            causes
uäOm          superior
ADm          inferior
mÒyman¯          medium
tda                  then
n                    not
jaytE        take birth
¢cäO|          consciousness
hEÏvBavE        the absence of cause
Pl|                result
kt:              how (will come about)
 
4.76   Once   the   mind   stops   recognizing   duality   in   terms   of causes,   it   will   stop   recognizing   effects   as   well, because   it   is   no   longer   drawn   by   desire   for   experiences
resting   on   duality.  
AinimÄSy   icÄSy   ya=nuTpiÄ>   sma=Öya         ,
AjatSyEv   svRSy   icĆZy<   ih   t*t>     .     77    .
 
A¢n¢mäOÞy        of causeless
¢cäOÞy                of consciousness
ya                            which
An¤Ïp¢äO:            birthlessness
sma                        constant
A¹ya                    absolute
AjatÞy              of unborn
ev                            only
svIÞy                      of all
¢cäOÜy|                  perceptible to consciousness
¢h            indeed
tt¯                that
yt:        for
 
4.77   The   mind   that   is   free   from   desire,   is   rendered unborn,   that   is   it   is   freed   from   the   experiences   of opposites   which   rest   on   unreal   duality.The   mind   then
rests   on   its   true   state   of   non-duality.  
budœXva=inimÄta<   sTya<   hetu<   p&wgnaßuvn!         ,
vItzaek<   twa=kamm-y<   pdmîute    .   78  . 
 
b¤dÒva          having realized
A¢n¢mäOta|      causelessness
sÏya|        the truth
hEt¤|            cause
p¦Tk                separate
Anap"¤vn¯          not getting
v£tSaEk|          free from sorrow
tTa                  and
Akamm¯          without desire
ABy|              fearless
pdm¯                state
AƤtE            attains
 
4.78   Coming   to   realise   that   this   is   the   way   of   truth, which   frees   one   from   the   sorrow,   desire   and   fear   that  characterise   duality,   one   attains   to   Brahman.
   
A-Utai-invezaiÏ   s†ze   tt!   àvtRte              ,
vSTv-av<   s   budœXvEv   in>s¼<     ivinvtRte   .   79  .
AB¥ta¢B¢nvESat¯            attachment to nonreality
¢h              indeed
sSE            similar
tt¯          that
p#vtItE                      gets engaged
vÞÏvBav|            the absence of truth(nontrue nature of things)
s:          he
b¤dÒv          having realized
ev          only
¢n:sÄñ|            without company
¢v¢nvtItE                retreats
 
4.79  Attachment   to   unreal   objects   leads   to   being   enslaved   by   them,   but   realising   that   falsity,   brings   liberation.
 
inv&ÄSyaàv&ÄSy   iníla   ih   tda   iSwit>   ,
iv;y>   s   ih   buÏana<   tTsaMymjmÖym!    .   80   .
 
¢nv¦äOÞy          a person who has renounced
Ap#v¦äOÞy            not engaging in activity of enjoyment
¢nàla            steady
¢h            verily
tda            then
¢ÞT¢t:                his state
¢vxy:              the object
s:            he
¢h            indeed
b¤¼ana|          for the enlightened
tt¯        that
saØym¯            equality
Ajm¯            unborn
A¹ym¯            non-dual
 
4.80   Not   being   attached   to   sense   objects   and   their   pleasures, steadies   the   mind   and   fixes   it   on   Brahman.   Those   who   have attained   to   this   knowledge   exist   solely   on   the   non-dual, non-changing   eternal   Brahman.  
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