1

Vivaeka Choodaamani

The Crest Jewel of Discrimination

Part IX Penultimate PartFrom 481 to 520

©Ã©ÊÁ �úÁƙ¥Á›Ã

Dr.Sarma@works 2

£ëöÁé ¬ÁœÁêÏ üÁþÃéŸÂê�üÄ©Í £ëÿËé©Á þ¡Á§ÁÐ

Brahma is the RealWorld is only an illusion

The Jeeva is none other than the Brahma

€žËíœÁ ¬ÃžÂãÏœÁÏ

The Doctrine of Monism

Dr.Sarma@works 3

©ÁúÁþÁ¥Á£ë©Äœ÷

ÁÏúÃœÂÑ¨Ï ¬Á¥Á ÂŸÂ¦Á ¡Á§Ê �£ëÿÁé›Ã ¥Á ÂþÁ¬Á¥÷,

©ÁôêœÂá¦Á ¡Á§Á¥Á ÂþÁϞžÞÁÏ ©ÁúÁþÁ¥Á£ë©Äœ÷ ||

VC 481

kanchit kaalam samaadhaaya parae brahmani maanasam,

vyutthaaya paramaanandaad idam vachanam abraveet ||

Dr.Sarma@works 4

The disciple said…..

• Concentrating in the mind for some time on the Supreme Brahman

• He (the disciple) arose – came down to the sense-plane – and

• out of Supreme Bliss spoke as follows

Dr.Sarma@works 5

‚žÁÏ þÁ üÂþÊ

£ÅžÃã§ÃíþÁ´ÂÛ Á¨ÃœÂ �¡Áë©ÁÇœÃà

§ÁèëöÁéœÁéþͧÊÁœÁ¦Á �ŸÃÁœÂê,�‚žÁÏ þÁ üÂþÊ €¡ÁêþÞÁÏ þÁ üÂþÊ

Ãϩ æÁžÂí � �¬ÁÅŽ¥Á¬Áê ±Â§Á¥÷ ||VC 482

buddhir vinashtaa galitaa pravrittir

bhrahma atmanor aeka taya adhigatyaa,

idam na jaanae apyanidam na jaanae

kimvaa kiyadwaa sukhamasya paaram ||

Dr.Sarma@works 6

Disciple continues ….

O ! Revered preceptor,• My mind has vanished and all its

activities have melted away,• by realizing the Identity of Self and

Brahman;• I am not able to know either ‘This or

not-This’ – means no relative ideas• Nor what or how much (immeasurable)

the boundless Bliss is !

Dr.Sarma@works 7

©Â§ÃïÁªÃ¨Â¤Â©ÁÏ

©Âú þÁÁÅà¥ÁªÁÁê¥Ê©Á ¥ÁþÁ³Â � �¥ÁþÁÅàÏ þÁ ©Â ªÁÁêœÊ�³ÂíþÁϞ¥ÁÇœÁ¡Áõ§Á¡Áõ§ÃœÁ¡Á§Á £ëÿÁéϣşʧËí¤Á©Á¥÷,

€Ï¤Í§ÂªÃ©ÃªÄ§Áß ©Â§ÃïÁªÃ¨Â¤Â©ÁÏ �¤ÁüþÊé ¥ÁþÍ

¦Á³ÂêϪÂϪÁ¨©Ê ©Ã¨ÄþÁ¥ÁŸÁÅþÂþÁžÂœÁéþ þçÁíÇœÁ¥÷ ||

vaachaa naktum asakyam aeva manasaa mantum na vaa sakyatae

swaananda amrita poora poorita para brahma ambudhaer vaibhavam,

ambho raasi viseerna vaarshika sila abhaavam bhajanmae mano

yasya amsa amsalavae vileenam adhunaanad aatmanaa nirwritam ||

VC 483

Dr.Sarma@works 8

The hail stone

• The majesty of the ocean of the Supreme Brahman, replete with the overflowing nectar-like Bliss of the Self,

• Is indeed impossible to be expressed in Speech, nor can it be conceived by the mind – nor can it be experienced because it is not an object to be experienced;

• My mind – like infinitesimally small fraction – melted like a hail stone getting merged in the ocean (the Whole)

• Now, it is satisfied with that Essence of Bliss

Dr.Sarma@works 9

¥ÁÿÁžÁžÁÅèœÁ¥÷

Áí ÁœÁÏ ÊþÁ ©ÂþÄœÁÏ ÁÅœÁë � � � �¨ÄþÁ¥ÃžÁÏ üÁœ÷,�€ŸÁÅþË©Á ¥Á¦Á Â žÁÇ«ÁÛÏ þ¬ÃàÃÏ ¥ÁÿÁžÁžÁÅèœÁ¥÷ ||�kwa gatam kaena vaaneetam kutra leenam idam jagat,

adhunaiva mayaa drishtam naasti kim mahad adbhutam ||

VC 484

Dr.Sarma@works 10

O ! exceedingly astonishing – In my Samaadhi state - – Where has this world gone !– Who removed it from my perception !– With what does it merge !!– It has been seen by me just now and

in no time it ceased to exist – – Every thing is so strange !!

Amazing !!

Dr.Sarma@works 11

ÃÏ ÿʦÁÏ Ã¥ÁűŸʦÁÏ � �Ã¥ÁþÁêœÃÑÏ ©Ã¨¯Á›¥÷,�

€ŽÏ™ÂþÁÏžÁ¡Ä¦ÁÆ«Á¡Áõ§Êß £ëÿÁé¥ÁöÁ§Áß©Ê ||

kim haeyam kim upaadhaeyam kim anyat kim vilakshanam,

akhanda ananda peeyoosha poornae brahma mahaarnavae ||

VC 485

£ëÿÁé¥ÁöÁ§Áß©Ê

Dr.Sarma@works 12

• Once in the experience of the Bliss Absolute, the ocean of nectar filled with Brahman

• What things should I shun or reject ?• What thing should I accept ?• What is there that is different and other than

Brahman !!There is nothing beside the One Atman,

and the seeker is identified with That

The Unique state

Dr.Sarma@works 13

þÁ ©ÊžÁéêÿÁ¥÷

þÁ ÃÏúÞÁœÁë ¡ÁªÂê¥Ã þÁ �ªÁǛͥà þÁ ©ÊžÁéêÿÁ¥÷,

³ÂíœÁéþË©Á ¬ÁžÂþÁÏžÁ§Áơʛ¬Ãé ©Ã¨¯Á›Ð ||na kinchidatra pasyaami na srunomi na vaedmy aham,

swa atma naiva sada ananda roopaena asmi vilakshanah ||

VC 486

Dr.Sarma@works 14

All ideas ceased !

• I do not see, nor hear or know anything in this state of realization. All finite ideas have ceased.

• I simply exist as the Self, the Eternal Bliss, distinct (as the Eternal Subject, where – every thing else is an object) from every thing else.

All finite ideas have ceased

Dr.Sarma@works 15

þÁ¥É þÁ¥Á¬Êà

þÁ¥É þÁ¥Á¬Êà ÁŧÁ©Ê ¥ÁöÁœÁéþÊ�©Ã¥ÁÅÁà¬ÁùÂÓ¦Á �¬ÁžÁÅœÁà¥Á Â¦Á,

þÃœÂêžÁí¦Á ÂþÁÏžÁ§Á¬Á¬Áí§ÁơÛÊ

¤ÁÆ¥Êä ¬ÁžÂ±Â§ÁžÁ¦Á Âϣş¥Êä ||

namo namastae guravae mahaatmanae

vimukta sangaaya sad uttamaaya,

nitya adwaya ananda rasa swaroopinae

bhoomnae sada apaara dayaambudha amnae ||VC 487

Dr.Sarma@works 16

O ! Noble Preceptor,• My repeated obeisance to Thee• You are devoid of attachment,• The best among the noble souls• You are the embodiment of Bliss

Absolute, the one without a second.• You are infinite and ever the boundless

ocean of mercy.

O ! Noble preceptor !

Dr.Sarma@works 17

œÁé¡ÁžÁÏ €¯Á¦ÁÏ�¦ÁœÁÑý¯ÁªÁªÃ³ÂÏžÁëúÁÏžÃëÂ�±ÂœÁŸÁÆœÁ¤Á©ÁœÂ¡ÁüªÁë¥ÁÐ,

±Âë¡Áà©ÂþÁÿÁ¥ÁŽÏ™Á©Ë¤Á©Â

þÁÏžÁ¥Á ÂœÁé¡ÁžÁ¥Á¯Á¦ÁÏ ¯Á›Âœ÷ ||

yatkataaksha sasi saandra chandrikaa

paata dhoota bhava taapaja sramah,

praaptavaan aham akhanda vaibhava

anandam aatmapadam akshayam kshanaat ||

VC 488

Dr.Sarma@works 18

O ! Thy grace !

My obeisance to Thee O ! Teacher,• By Thy very grace, upon me, which is akin

to the concentrated shower of moon light,• my exhaustion and fatigue brought on me

by the worldly afflictions have vanished in just a moment.

• You made me experience and live in the undecaying status of the Atman, the Bliss of infinite majesty.

Dr.Sarma@works 19

ÁÇœÁÁÇœÍê €ÿÁÏ � �

ŸÁþÍê €ÿÁÏ ÁÇœÁÁÇœÍê €ÿÁÏ ©Ã¥ÁÅÍà � � �€ÿÁÏ ¤Á©ÁÁëöÁœ÷�þÃœÂêþÁÏžÁ ¬Áí§ÁÆ±Í €ÿÁÏ ¡Áõ§Íß €ÿÁÏœÁížÁþÁÅÁëöÁœ÷ ||�

dhanyo aham kritakrityo aham vimukto aham bhavagrahaat

nityaananda swaroopo aham poorno aham twad anugrahaat ||

VC 489

Dr.Sarma@works 20

Blessed am I !

• Blessed am I, • I could accomplish the mission of this

life, attained consummation.• I am free from the clutches of trans-

migration• I am the Essence of the Absolute Bliss• I am infinite –

all through Thy mercy !

Dr.Sarma@works 21

úçÁÏœÁþÁÐ

€¬ÁÏÍ €ÿÁ¥ÁþÁÏÍ €ÿÁ¥Á¨ÃÏÍ � � �€ÿÁ¥Á¤ÁÏÁŧÁÐ,�

¡ÁëªÂÏœÍ €ÿÁ¥ÁþÁÏœÍÿÁ¥ÁœÂÏœÍÿÁÏ

úçÁÏœÁþÁÐ ||asamgo aham anango aham alingo aham abhangurah,

prasaanto aham anantoham ataantoham chirantanah ||

VC 490

Dr.Sarma@works 22

What a transformation !

• I am unattached• I am disembodied (from gross body)• I am free from the subtle body too• I am undecaying and imperishable• I am serene, I am infinite• I am taintless (sinless) and Eternal

What a transformation in me !!

Dr.Sarma@works 23

Ê©Á¨ÍÿÁÏ ¬ÁžÂªÃ©ÁÐ �

€Á§ÂàÿÁ¥Á¤ÍÂàÿÁ¥Á©ÃÂ§Í � � �€ÿÁ¥ÁÃë¦ÁÐ,�

ªÁÅžÁã£ÍŸÁ¬Áí§ÁÆ±Í €ÿÁÏ Ê©Á¨ÍÿÁÏ �¬ÁžÂªÃ©ÁÐ ||

akarta aham abhokta aham avikaaro aham akriyah,

suddha bodha swaroopo aham kaevaloham sadaasivah ||

VC 491

Dr.Sarma@works 24

I am the Siva

• I am not the doer, nor I am the experiencer• I am changeless and without any activity• I am the essence of pure Knowledge• I am absolute and unique and• I am ever identified with the Eternal Good

Dr.Sarma@works 25

¡Áõ§Áß £ÍŸÂœÂé

žÁë«ÁÅÛÐ ªÍëœÁŧÁíÁÅàÐ �Á§ÁÅà§ÍèÁÅà§Ãí¤ÃþÁä ˆ©ÂÿÁ¥÷,� �

þÃœÁêþçÁÏœÁ§Á þëÃÑë¦Á þìÄð¥Á Â¬ÁÏÁ¡Áõ§Áß £ÍŸÂœÂé ||�drashtuh srotur vaktuh kartur bhoktur vibhinna eva aham,

nitya nirantara nishkriya nisseema asanga poorna bodha atmaa ||

VC 492

Dr.Sarma@works 26

Infinite and limitless

• I am indeed different from the seer, listener, doer, experiencer and I am only a witness to these;

• I am the Essence of Knowledge Eternal without any discontinuity, beyond all activity

• limitless, unattached and infinite

Dr.Sarma@works 27

£ëöÁéžÃíœÄ¦Á¥Ê©ÂÿÁ¥÷

þÂÿÁ¥ÃžÁÏ þÂÿÁ¥ÁžÍ

€¡Áôê¤Á¦É§Á©Á¤Â¬ÁÁÏ �¡Á§ÁϪÁÅžÁã¥÷,

£ÂöÁê¤ÁêÏœÁ§Á ªÁÆþÁêÏ

¡Áõ§ÁßÏ £ëöÁéžÃíœÄ¦Á¥Ê©ÂÿÁ¥÷ ||

naaham idam na ahamado

apy ubhayorava bhaasakam param suddham,

baahya abhyantara soonyam

poornam brahma adwiteeyam aeva aham ||VC 493

Dr.Sarma@works 28

The Illuminator

• I am neither this nor that (means not the gross body or the subtle body)

• But the Supreme Illuminator of both;• I am indeed the Brahman, the one

without a second, pure, • devoid of the interior and exterior• and the Infinite

Dr.Sarma@works 29

£ëöÁéžÃíœÄ¦Á¥Ê©ÂÿÁ¥÷

þçÁÅ¡Á¥Á¥ÁþžÜÁœÁàíÏœÁí¥ÁÿÁ¥ÃžÁ¥ÁžÁ ‚œÃ Á¨åþžÁƧÁ¥÷,�

þÃœÂêþÁÏžËÁ§Á¬ÁÏ ¬ÁœÁêÏ �£ëöÁéžÃíœÄ¦Á¥Ê©ÂÿÁ¥÷ ||

nirupamam anaadi tattwam twam aham idam ada iti kalpanaa dooram,

nitya ananda ikarasam satyam brahma adwiteeyam aeva aham ||

VC 494

Dr.Sarma@works 30

I am the Brahman

• I am indeed the Brahman, the one without a second and matchless

• the Reality that has no beginning• beyond such imaginations such as I

or thou, this or that, • the Essence of Eternal Bliss and

Truth

Dr.Sarma@works 31

þçĪÁí§ÍÿÁÏ

þ§¦Á›Í €ÿÁÏ þÁ§ÁÂÏœÁÍ €ÿÁÏ� �¡Áô§ÂÏœÁÍ €ÿÁÏ ¡Áô§ÁÅ´Í �€ÿÁ¥ÄªÁÐ,

€ŽÏ™Á£ÍŸÍ €ÿÁ¥ÁªÊ«Á³Â¯Ä

þçĪÁí§ÍÿÁÏ þçÁÿÁÏ úÁ þçÁé¥ÁÐ ||

naaraayano aham naraka antako aham

puraantako aham purusho aham Eesah,

akhanda bodho aham asaesha saakshee

nireeswaro aham niraham cha nir mamah ||VC 495

Dr.Sarma@works 32

I am God

• I am the Naarayana, • I am the slayer of Naraka asura• I am the destroyer of Tripura asura• The Supreme being, The Ruler;• I am Knowledge Absolute, • The witness of every thing• I have no one else to rule me• I am devoid of the ideas of ‘I’ and ‘mine’

Dr.Sarma@works 33

¬Áí¦Á¥ÊþÁ ¬Á§ÁíÏ

¬Á§Êí«ÁÅ ¤ÁƜʫÁíÿÁ¥Ê©Á ¬ÁϬÃáœÍ

üÂÚœÂëœÁéþÂþÁÏœÁ§ÁçÿçªÁë¦ÁÐ ¬Áþ÷,

¤ÍÂà úÁ ¤ÍÁêÏ � �¬Áí¦Á¥ÊþÁ ¬Á§ÁíÏ

œÁžÁêœÁåÇÁÁãÇ«ÁÛ¥� �ÞÁÏ œÁ¦Á Â¡Áô§Â ||VC 496

sarwaeshu bhootaeshw ahamaeva samsthito

jnaatra atmana anatar bahiraasrayah san,

bhoktaa cha bhogyam swayamaena sarwam

tadyat pruthag dhrishtam idam tayaa puraa ||

Dr.Sarma@works 34

I am the Knowledge

• I alone reside as Knowledge in all beings, being their internal and external support.

• I, myself, am the experiencer and all that is experienced – what ever that is looked up on as this or that previously.

Dr.Sarma@works 35

¥Á Â¦Á Â¥Á Â§ÁÅœÁ©Ã¤Áë¥Á Âœ÷

¥Á¦ÁêŽÏ™Á¬ÁÅŽÂϤ͟Π£ÿÁÅŸÂ ©ÃªÁí©ÄúÁ¦ÁÐ,

„œÁåžÁêÏœÊ ©Ã¨Ä¦ÁÏœÊ ¥Á Â¦Á Â¥Á Â§ÁÅœÁ©Ã¤Áë¥Á Âœ÷

||

VC 497

mayy akhanda sukha ambhodhou bahudhaa viswaveechayah,

utpadyantae vileeyantae maayaa maaruta vibhramaat ||

Dr.Sarma@works 36

The maya wind

• In me, the ocean of Infinite Bliss• the innumerable waves of the universe

(the ups and downs of life) are created and destroyed

• by the mere play of the wind named ‘maya’ (illusion)

Dr.Sarma@works 37

Á¨ÃåœÂ ¤Áë¥Á Â�¬ÁÆá¨ÂžÃ¤Â©Â ¥Á¦ Á¨ÃåœÂ ¤Áë¥Á Â�žÂ§Í¡ÃœÂþÁŬÁÅæ§Á›ÊþÁ ¨ÍËÐ,�Â¨Ê ¦Á � �Á¨åÁ©ÁœÁð§Â¦Á� �þÁ§ÂàížÁ¦É þëÁѨþçÃíÁ¨Êå ||�

sthoolaadi bhaavaa mayi kalpitaa bhramaad

aaropita anusphuranaena lokaih,

kaalae yathaa kalpaka vatsara ayana

artwaadayo nishkala nirwikalpae ||VC 498

Dr.Sarma@works 38

Erroneous imaginations

• Such ideas as gross and subtle are erroneously imagined by people through the manifestation of the superimposed things –

• Just as in the indivisible unending time – cycles such as years, half-years, seasons etc., are imaginary divisions but are never absolute.

Dik-kaala-Atma-Akaasa are infinite

Dr.Sarma@works 39

¥Á§Äúé§Ã

§Í¡ÃœÁÏ �þªÁë¦ÁžÁÆ«ÁÁÏ ¤Á©Ê�œÁў¡à ¥Áƚ˧ÁéœÃžÍ«ÁžÁÆ«ÃœËÐ,

þ§Äâë Á§ÍœÁÆê«Á§Á¤ÁƥäÂ� �ÁÏ

¥Á§Äúé§åÁöÁ¡Áë�©ÂÿÁÐ ||

aaropitam na asraya dooshakam bhavaet

kadaapi moodhair mati dosha dooshitaih,

na ardree karoty ooshara bhoomi bhaagam

mareechikaa vaari mahaa pravaahah ||VC 499

Dr.Sarma@works 40

Water in a mirage

• That which is superimposed by the grossly ignorant fools can never taint the substratum;

• Can the abundant water (imagined) in the mirage ever wet and irrigate the tracts in the desert lands ? No.

Dr.Sarma@works 41

ªÁ©ÁœÁѨå©ÃžÁƧÁ�� �Í ÿÁ

¥Á ÂžÃœÁê©ÁžÂè¬Áê ©Ã¨¯Á›Í €ÿÁ¥÷,

öÁ§Áê©ÁþÃäœÁê©ÃþÃ�ªÁÖ¨Í €ÿÁ

¥ÁϤ͟éÁœÂå§Á©Ã©Á§ÃØœÍ €ÿÁ¥÷ ||

aakaasavat kalpa vidoorago aham

aadityavad bhaasya vilakshano aham,

aahaaryavan nitya vinischalo aham

ambhodhivat paara vivarjito aham ||VC 500

ªÁ©Áœ÷��

Dr.Sarma@works 42

Like infinite sky

• I am beyond any contamination like the sky;• I am distinct from the things illuminated –

like the Sun;• I am always motionless like the mountain;• I am limitless like the ocean.

Untainted, Illuminating, Action less

and Unending nature of the Atman

Dr.Sarma@works 43

þÁ¥Ê žÊÿÊþÁ ¬ÁϣϟÍ

þÁ¥Ê žÊÿÊþÁ ¬ÁÏ£ÏŸÍ ¥ÊÊþÊ©Á �©ÃöÁ¦Á¬ÁÐ,

€œÁÐ ÁÅœÍ ¥Ê œÁžÁã§Âé �üÂÁëœÁðí¡Áä¬ÁÅ«ÁÅ¡Áà¦ÁÐ ||�

namae daehaena sambandho maeghaenaeva vihaayasah,

atah kuto mae taddharmaa jaagrat swapna sushuptayah ||

VC 501

Dr.Sarma@works 44

I have no connection at all

• Just as the sky has no connection with the clouds, I have no connection with the body.

• In such a context (of no connection with the body) – how can the three states – namely wakefulness, dream and deep sleep have any affect on me ?

These three states are the attributes of the body

and hence they have no connection at all with me as I am not the body.

Dr.Sarma@works 45

ÁŨžÃë©ÁþÃäªÁÖ¨ �¬ÁϬÃáœÁÐ

„±ÂŸÃ§Â¦Á ÂœÃ ¬Á ˆ©Á ÁúÁלÃ�¬Á ˆ©Á Á§Âé›Ã Á§ÍœÃ � �¤ÁÅùÊàÑ,

¬Á ˆ©Á üÄ©ÁþÃéë¦ÁœÊ ¬ÁžÂÿÁÏ

ÁŨžÃë©ÁþÃäªÁÖ¨ �ˆ©Á ¬ÁϬÃáœÁÐ ||

upaadhir aayaati sa eva gachchati

sa eva karmaani karoti bhuntkae,

sa eva jeevan mriyatae sadaaham

kulaadrivan nischala eva samsthitah ||VC 502

Dr.Sarma@works 46

I am the Kula Mountain

• It is the Upadhi or superimposed attribute alone that has the properties of

• Coming and going and has the• ability to perform actions and experience

the fruits of such actions.• It (Upadhi) alone lives, decays and dies.• Whereas I ever remain firm like the Kula

mountain.

Dr.Sarma@works 47

¬Á ÁÁÏ þÁÅ úÊ«ÁÛœÊ � �þÁ ¥Ê ¡Áë©ÁÇœÃà§Áä úÁ ¥Ê þéÁÇœÃàÐ

¬ÁžËÁ§ÁÆ¡Á¬Áê �þçÁϪÁÁ¬Áê,�ˆÂœÁéÍ ¦É þÃ£Ã™Í � �þçÁÏœÁ§Í

©Íê¥Ê©Á ¡Áõ§ÁßÐ ¬Á ÁÁÏ � �þÁÅ úÊ«ÁÛœÊ ||

na mae pravrittir na cha mae nivrittih

sadaika roopasya niramsakasya,

Eka atmako yo nibido nirantaro

vyomaeva poornah sa katham nu chaeshtatae ||VC 503

Dr.Sarma@works 48

How can I do action ?

• For me there is no question of engaging in work and cessation from it. For –

• I am always full, true, unique and devoid of any parts.

• How can that which is One, concentrated, indivisible and infinite like the Sky ever be part of any action ?

Dr.Sarma@works 49

¥Á¥Á ÂŽÏ™Á¬ÁÅŽÂþÁŤÁ

ƜʡÁô›Âêþà ±Â±Âþà þçÃÏžÃë¦Á¬Áê

þêÊÖœÁ³Í þçÃíÁǜʧÃä§ÂÁÇœÊÐ,� �ÁÅœÍ �¥Á¥Á ÂŽÏ™Á¬ÁÅŽÂþÁŤÁÆœÊ

§ÁÆçëœÊ ÿÁêþÁþÂíÁœÁ¥ÃœÁê¡Ã �ªÁÅëœÃÐ ||

punyaani paapaani nir indriyasya

nischaetaso nirvikritaer nir aakritaeh,

kuto mama akhanda sukha anubhootaer

brootae hy ananwaagatam ityapi srutih ||VC 504

Dr.Sarma@works 50

Untouched I am

• For me, who am without organs, without mind , changeless and formless –

• and who am the realization of the Bliss Absolute –

• How can there be any merits and demerits (sins) attributable (to me) ?

• The Scriptures assert this non-association in the statement - ‘The Atman is untouched’

Dr.Sarma@works 51

þÁ ¬ÁåǪÁœÊêþÁ

û¦Á¦Á Â ¬ÁåÇ«ÁÛ¥ÁÅ«ÁßÏ ©ÂªÄœÁÏ ©Â ¬ÁÅ«ÁÅÜ žÁÅ«ÁÅÜ ©Â,

þÁ ¬ÁåǪÁœÊêþÁ ¦ÁœÃÑÏúÃœÁÅå§ÁÅ«ÁÏ œÁžÃí¨¯Á›¥÷ ||

chaayayaa sprushtam ushnam vaa seetam vaa sushthu dushthu vaa,

na sprisatyaena yat kinchit purusham tad vilakshanam ||

VC 505

Dr.Sarma@works 52

No effect whatsoever

• The heat or cold, or good or evil etc., - If they happen to touch the shadow of a man’s body

• They have no effect whatsoever on the person who is distinct from the shadow.

• Similar is the case with the Atman which is very distinct from the body (like the shadow)

Dr.Sarma@works 53

þË©ÂœÂéþÁÏ ¬ÁåǪÁÏœÁêÿÍ

þÁ ³Â¯Ã›Ï ³Â¯ÁêŸÁ§ÂéÐ ¬ÁϬÁåǪÁϜà ©Ã¨¯Á›¥÷,

€©Ã§Á¥ÁެÄþÁÏ ÁÇÿÁŸÁ§ÂéÐ � �¡ÁëžÄ¡Á©Áœ÷,

žÊÿÊÏžÃë¦Á¥ÁþÍŸÁ§Âé þË©ÂœÂéþÁÏ ¬ÁåǪÁÏœÁêÿÍ ||

VC 506

na saakshinam saakshya dharmaah samsprusanti vilakshanam,

avikaaram udaaseenam griha dharmaah pradeepavat,

daeha endriya mano dharmaa naiva atmaanam sprusanty aho ||

Dr.Sarma@works 54

Atman is not affected

• The properties of things observed do not affect the witness who observes the thing.

• The Witness (Atman) is changeless and indifferent just as

• the properties of the room do not affect the lamp that illuminates the room.

• Similar is the case with the Atman which is the internal Illuminator and the inner Witness.

These properties of the body, mind and sense organs do not touch the Atman at all.

Dr.Sarma@works 55

ÁÆý¬ÁáúޜÁéþÍ ¥Ê �§Á©Ê§Áê Á§Áé›Ã � �³Â¯Ã¤Â©Í

©ÁÿÊä§Áê ©Â €¦Á¬Ã �žÂÿÁÁœÁí¥÷,�§ÁüÍاÁê �€§Í¡ÃœÁ©Á¬ÁÅà¬ÁÏÁ�¬ÁàË©Á �ÁÆý¬ÁáúޜÁéþÍ ¥Ê �||VC 507

ravaer yathaa karmani saakshi bhaavo

vahnaer yathaa vaa ayasi daahakatwam,

rajjor yathaa aropita vastu sangah

tathaiva kootastha chida atmano mae ||

Dr.Sarma@works 56

I am the Unchangeable

• Look at the Sun. He is a mere witness to all actions of man.

• Similarly, the fire burns everything (that it comes in contact) without any distinction.

• Just as the rope is related to the superimposed thing (snake) on it,

• so am I, the unchangeable Self, the Intelligence Absolute.

Dr.Sarma@works 57

³Í €ÿÁÏ ¬Áí¦ÁÏüÍêœÃ

Á§Âà¡Ã©Â §Á¦œÂ¡Ã � �þÂÿÁÏ

¤ÍÂà¡Ã©Â ¤Íü¦œÂ¡Ã �þÂÿÁ¥÷,

žÁë´ÂÛ¡Ã ©Â žÁ§Á¡à þÂÿÁÏ

³Í €ÿÁÏ ¬Áí¦ÁÏüÍêœÃ§ÁþÄžÁÇÂœÂ�é ||

karta apivaa kaarayita api na aham

bhokta apivaa bhojayita api naaham,

drashta api vaa darsayita api na aham

so aham swayam jyotir aneedrug aatmaa ||VC 508

Dr.Sarma@works 58

Can I cause any thing?

• I neither do nor cause others to do any action;• I neither enjoy any fruits of action nor cause

others to enjoy any fruits;• I neither perceive any thing nor cause others

to perceive any thing; because• I am that Self-Effulgent, Transcendent

(beyond the grasp & power of senses) Atman

Dr.Sarma@works 59

§Á©Ã©ÁžÃíþëÃÑë¦ÁÏ

úÁ¨œÁÅê±ÂŸÎ ¡ÁëœÃ£ÃÏ£¨Î¨ê

¥Î±ÂŸÃÁÏ ¥ÁÆšÁŸÃ¦É �þÁ¦ÁÏœÃ,

¬Áí£ÃÏ£¤ÁÆœÁÏ §Á©Ã©ÁžÃíþëÃÑë¦ÁÏ

Á§Âà¬Ãé ¤ÍÂà¬Ãé ÿÁœÍ � �€¬Ãé ÿʜà ||

chalaty upaadhou pratibimba loulyam

oupaadhikam moodha dhiyo na yanti,

swa bimba bhootam ravivad vinishkriyam

karta asmi bhokta asmi hato asmi haeti ||VC 509

Dr.Sarma@works 60

• When the superimposed adjunct (Upaadhi) is moving, the resulting movement of the reflection is ascribed erroneously by fools to the object reflected.

• For e.g. take the Sun reflected in a water pot that is being carried on the head. In truth the Sun is not moving but the water pot is.

• Alas! We, much the same way (foolishly) think – ‘I am the doer’, ‘I am the enjoyer’, ‘I am killed’ etc.,

Alas! We are foolish!!

Dr.Sarma@works 61

ü¨Ê ©Â¡Ã¬Áá¨Ê ©Â¡Ã ¨Å˜ÁœÊí«Á ü™ÂœÁéÁÐ,�

þÂÿÁÏ ©Ã¨Ã¡Êê œÁžÁã§Ëé§ÁÔýŸÁ§Ëé§Áä ¤Í¦Á ||� jalae va api sthalae va api luthatw aesha jada atmakah,

naaham vilipyae tad dharmair ghata dharmair nabho yathaa ||

VC 510

ÁýŸÁ§Ëé§Áä ¤Í¦ÁÂ� �

Dr.Sarma@works 62

• Let this inert body fall down either in water or on the land

• I (the Atman) is not touched by the properties of the body such as its demise etc

• like the sky by the properties of the jar.• The Sky ever continues to exist, ever after the

water jar is destroyed and the reflection of the Sky in it is shattered.

Like the Jar and Sky

Dr.Sarma@works 63

¬Áí¬ÃéþÁå§Ê £ëÿÁé›Ã

Á§ÁàÇœÁí �¤ÍÁàÇœÁ펨œÁí¥ÁœÁàœÂ�ü™ÁœÁí£žÁãœÁí ©Ã¥ÁÅÁàœÂžÁ¦ÁÐ,�£ÅžÊã§ÃíÁ¨Âå �þÁœÁŬÁϜà ©Á¬ÁÅàœÁÐ

¬Áí¬ÃéþÁå§Ê £ëÿÁé›Ã Ê©Á¨ÊžÁí¦Ê ||�

kartrutwa bhoktrutwa khala twam attataa

jadatwa baddhatwa vimuktata adayah,

buddhaer wikalpaa natu santi vastutah

swasmin parae brahmani kaevalaedwayae ||VC 511

Dr.Sarma@works 64

I am the Brahman.

• The transient and passing states of the Buddhi such as agency, experience, cunning, intoxication, dullness, bondage and freedom are never in reality the attributes of the Self.

• The Self is the Supreme Brahman, the Absolute, the One without a second.

Dr.Sarma@works 65

œËÐ ÃÏ¥Ê �

©Á¬ÁÅà©Ã§ÂÐ ¡ÁëÁǜʧÁâªÁŸÂ � �ªÁœÁŸÂ ¬ÁÿÁ¬ÁëŸÂ ©Â¡Ã,

œËÐÃÏ¥Ê €¬ÁÏÁúÜʧÁä ÿÁêϣŞÁ™ÁÏ£§Í � �€Ï£§ÁÏ ¬ÁåǪÁœÃ ||

vastu vikaaraah prakritaer dasadhaa satadhaa sahasradhaa vaapi,

taih kim mae asamga chitaer nahy ambudad ambaro ambaram sprisati ||

VC 512

Dr.Sarma@works 66

• Let there be changes and differences in the objects of the nature in ten, a hundred, or a thousand (manifold) ways;

• What have I got to do with those changes ?• I am the unattached Knowledge Absolute.• Do the clouds (superimposed on the sky)

ever touch the Sky ?!

In what way I am affected ?

Dr.Sarma@works 67

£ëöÁéžËíœÁÏ ¦ÁœÁàžÊ©ÂÿÁ¥Á¬Ãé

€©ÁêÂàžÃ¬ÁÆᨡÁ§ÁêÏ�œÁ¥ÊœÁ

žÃíªÁíÏ ¦ÁœÂë¤Â¬Á¥Á ÂœÁëÏ ¡ÁëœÄœÁ¥÷,

©Íê¥Á¡ÁëŽêÏ ¬ÁƯÁé¥Á ÂžÁêÏœÁÿÄþÁÏ

£ëöÁéžËíœÁÏ ¦ÁœÁàžÊ©ÂÿÁ¥Á¬Ãé ||

avyaktaadi sthoola paryantam aetad

viswam yatra abhaasa maatram prateetam,

vyoma prakhyam sookshmam aadyanta heenam

brahma adwaitam yat tadaeva aham asmi ||VC 513

Dr.Sarma@works 68

Verily, I am the Brahman

• I am verily that Brahman, the One without a second; which is like

• the sky, subtle, without beginning or end• and in which the whole universe from the

undifferentiated down to the gross body, appears as mere shadow.

Dr.Sarma@works 69

£ëöÁéžËíœÁÏ ¦ÁœÁàžÊ©ÂÿÁ¥Á¬Ãé

¬Á§ÂíŸÂ§ÁÏ ¬Á§Áí©Á¬ÁÅà ¡ÁëªÁÏ�¬Á§Âí§ÁÏ ¬Á§ÁíÁÏ � �¬Á§ÁíªÁÆþÁê¥÷,

þÃœÁêÏ ªÁÅžÁãÏ þêÁÖ¨Ï þçÃíÁ¨åÏ�£ëöÁéžËíœÁÏ ¦ÁœÁàžÊ©ÂÿÁ¥Á¬Ãé ||

sarwa adhaaram sarwa vastu prakaasam

sarwa akaaram sarwa gam sarwa soonyam,

nityam suddham nischalam nirwikalpam

brahma adwaitam yat tadaeva aham asmi ||VC 514

Dr.Sarma@works 70

• I am verily that Brahman, the One without a second;

• which is the support of all,• which illuminates all things,• which has infinite forms, is omnipresent,• devoid of multiplicity, is eternal, pure,

unmoved and absolute

Verily, I am the Brahman

Dr.Sarma@works 71

£ëöÁéžËíœÁÏ ¦ÁœÁàžÊ©ÂÿÁ¥Á¬Ãé

¦Á¬ÃéþÁä³ÂàªÊ«Á¥Á Â¦Á Â©ÃªÊ«ÁÏ

¡ÁëœÁêÁÆë¡ÁÏ �¡ÁëœÁê¦Á ÂÁ¥Áê¥Á ÂþÁ¥�÷,

¬ÁœÁêüÂÚþÂþÁÏœÁ¥Á ÂþÁÏžÁ §ÁÆ¡ÁÏ

£ëöÁéžËíœÁÏ ¦ÁœÁàžÊ©ÂÿÁ¥Á¬Ãé ||

yasmin nasta asaesha maayaa visaesham

pratyag roopam pratyaya agamya maanam,

satya jnaana anantam aananda roopam

brahma adwaitam yat tadaeva aham asmi ||VC 515

Dr.Sarma@works 72

Verily, I am the Brahman

• I am verily that Brahman, the One without a second;

• which transcends the endless differentiations of Maaya

• which is the innermost essence of all• which is beyond the range of

consciousness and which is the • Truth, Knowledge, Infinity, and

Bliss Absolute (svaroopa lakshanas)

Dr.Sarma@works 73

þÃœÍê¬Ãé þç¨ϣͬÃé

þëÃÑë¦É ¬Áéê©Ã§ͬÃé �þëÁѨͬÃé þçÂÁÇœÁÐ,�

þçÃíÁ¨Íå¬Ãé þÃœÍê¬Ãé þç¨ϣͬÃé �þçÁâí¦ÁÐ ||

nishkriyosmy avikaarosmi nishkalosmi niraakritah,

nirwikalposmi nityosmi niraalambosmi nirdwayah ||

VC 516

Dr.Sarma@works 74

Who am I ?

• I am devoid of any activity• I am changeless, without parts• formless, Absolute, Eternal• without any other support and• the One without a second.

Dr.Sarma@works 75

þÁÏžÍÿÁÏ þçÁÏœÁ§ÁÐ �

¬Á§ÂíœÁéÍÿÁÏ ¬Á§ÍíÿÁÏ �¬Á§ÂíœÄœÍÿÁÏ €žÁí¦ÁÐ,

Ê©Á¨ÂŽÏ™Á£ÍŸÍÿÁÏ þÁÏžÍÿÁÏ � �þçÁÏœÁ§ÁÐ ||

sarwa atmakoham sarwoham sarwa ateetoham adwayah,

kaevala akhanda bodhoham aanandham nirantarah ||

VC 517

Dr.Sarma@works 76

I know me - as

• I am the Universal principle in all• I am the All• I am transcendent and beyond all• the one without a second.• I am Absolute and infinite Knowledge,• I am Bliss eternal and indivisible.

Dr.Sarma@works 77

³Âí§ÂüÂê ³Â¥Á Âëüê ©Ã¤ÁƜçʴÂ

¤Á©ÁœÁÑDZªÄë¥ÁÿÃœÁ¡Áë³ÂžÂœ÷,

±Âë±Âà¥Á¦Á Â ªÄëÁŧÁ©Ê ¥ÁöÁœÁéþÊ�þÁ¥É þÁ¥Á¬Êà ¬ÁÅà ¡ÁôþÁ§Áä¥É¬ÁÅà ||

swaaraajyaa saamraajya vibhootir aeshaa

bhavat kripaa sree mahita prasaadaat,

praaptaa mayaa sree guravae mahaatmanae

namo namastaestu punar namostu ||VC 518

þÁ¥É þÁ¥Á¬Êà¬ÁÅà ¡ÁôþÁ§Áä¥É¬ÁÅà

Dr.Sarma@works 78

• I have received, by virtue of the supreme majesty of thy grace,

• this splendour of the sovereignty of Self-Effulgence.

• Salutations to Thee, O! glorious, noble-minded teacher,

• my salutations to you time and again.

Swaenaiva rajata iti swaraat

My obeisance to Thee

Dr.Sarma@works 79

¡Áë³Âí±ÂœÁå§Á¥Á©ÃœÁ

©ÂþÂé¥Á¬Ã ¥ÁöÁ¬Áí¡Êä ¥Á Â¦Á ÂÁÇœÁüþà �ü§Â¥ÁÇœÁÅê ÁÿÁþÊ�¤Áë¥ÁÏœÁÏ ÃìªÁêÏœÁÏ �£ÿÁÅ®ÁœÁ§ÁœÂ¡Ë§ÁþÁÅÁ¨¥÷,�€ÿÁϧÁ ©ÂêÁë ©ÁêŸÃœÁ¥Ã¥Á � �¥ÁœÁêÏœÁ ÁÇ¡Á¦Á Â�¡Áë£ÍŸÁê ¡Áë³Âí±ÂœÁå§Á¥Á©ÃœÁ©ÂþÂé¥Á¬Ã ÁÅ§Í ||�

mahaa swapnae maayaa krita jani jaraa mrutyu gahanae

bhramantam klisyantam bahula tara taapair anukalam,

ahamkaara vyaaghra vyadhitam imam atyanta kripayaa

prabodhya praswaapaat param avitavaan maam asi guro ||VC 519

Dr.Sarma@works 80

O Master, You saved me!

• I am hither to wandering in an interminable illusion (dream)

• in the forest of birth, decay and death• being tormented incessantly by countless

afflictions and I am • utterly troubled by the tiger called Ego.• O! Master, thou hast, out of sheer grace

awakened me from this slumber (dream) and completely saved me.

Dr.Sarma@works 81

§ÂüœÊ ÁŧÁŧÂü œÊ �

þÁ¥Á¬Áà¬Ëé ¬ÁžÊÁ¬Ëé �þÁ¥ÁªÃÖþÁéÿÁþÊ ¥ÁÅÿÁÅÐ

¦ÁžÊœÁžÃíªÁí§ÁÆ¡Ê› §ÂüœÊ ÁŧÁŧÂü œÊ ||�

nama stasmai sadaekasmai namaschin mahanae muhuh

yad aetad viswaroopaena raajatae gururaaja tae ||

VC 520

Dr.Sarma@works 82

O Master, thou art the Almighty

• Salutations to Thee,• O! King of all teachers.• Your greatness is incomparable,• Thou art ever the same.• Thou dost manifest thyself as the

universe – I salute Thee.

Gurur brahma gurur Vishnu….

Dr.Sarma@works 83

End of Part – IXContinued in Part - X