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Vivaeka Choodaamani

The Crest Jewel of

Discrimination

Part X- Final Part

From 521 to 581

(Until the End)

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Brahma is the Real

World is only an illusion

The Jeeva is none other than the Brahma

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The Doctrine of Monism

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iti natam avalokya sishyavaryam

samadhigata atma sukham prabuddha tattwam,

pramudita hridayah sa daesikaendrah

punar idamaaha vachah param mahaatmaa ||VC 521

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The noble teacher addresses

• On seeing the worthy disciple, thus prostrating

himself (surrendering his ego)

• who had attained the Bliss of the Self,

• who realized the Truth, and who is immensely

glad at his heart – to him

• The noble and ideal Teacher again addresses the

following excellent words

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brahma pratyaya santatir jagad ato brahmaiva satsarwatah

pasyaadhya atmadrisaa prasaanta manasaa sarwaaswavasthaaswapi,

roopaadanyad apaekshitum kim abhitaschakshushmataam vidyatae

tadwad brahmavidah satah kim aparam buddhaer vihaaraaspadam ||

VC 522

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What else except Brahman

• This universe is an unbroken series of

manifestations of the Brahman.

• Hence, in all respects, it is nothing but the

Brahman.

• Look at this with the eye of illumination and

a serene mind under all circumstances.

• The one with open eyes sees only the

different visible forms and nothing else!

• Similarly, except Brahman what else is there

to engage the intellect of man of realization!!

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úÃœÊÕþÁÅÍ¥Á ¨Í�ÁſœÁÅÏ �Á ‚úÊל÷

•Á³ÂàÏ ¡Á§ÂþÁþÁâ§Á³ÂþÁŤÁÆœÃ

¥ÁÅœÁƁÆüÔ ªÁÆþÊÔ«ÁÅ §Á¥ÊœÁ ©ÃžÂÖþ ÷,

úÁþÊÍÕ ¥ÁöÁöÁמÃþà žÄ¡ÁÔ¥Á ÂþÊ

úÃœÊÕþÁÅÍ¥Á ¨Í�ÁſœÁÅÏ �Á ‚úÊל÷ ||

kastaam para ananda rasa anubhootim

utsrjya soonyaeshu ramaeta vidwaan,

chandrae maha ahlaadini deepyamaanae

Chitraendum aalokayitum ka ichchaet ||VC 523

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Who wants the painted moon?

• Which wise and illuminated man would

discard that enjoyment of that Supreme

Bliss and revel in things unsubstantial ?

• When the exceedingly charming moon is

shining, which fool would wish to look at

a painted moon on canvas ?

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þÁÎÿÁÔ¬ÃÌœÁÆ¡Ã̧ÁÎ úÁ žÁÅƀŽöÁþÃƀ,

¬ÁžÁžÁÖſÁ ÂþÁþÁâ§Á³ÂþÁŤÁÆœÂÔ

œÁÆ¡ÁÌƀ ¬ÁŎϜëÁÊ ¬ÁžÂœÁÒþëÁÊſÁ  ||

asat padaartha anubhavae na kimchit

nahyasti triptir na cha duhkha haanih,

sad adwaya ananda rasaanubhootyaa

truptah sukham tishtha sadaatmanishthayaa ||VC 524

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Live happily in Reality

• From the perception of unreal things there is

neither least satisfaction nor there is cessation

of misery

• Therefore, being satisfied with the realization

of the Bliss Absolute, the One without a second

• Live happily in a state of Identity with the

Reality by total dedication.

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swamaeva sarwatah pasyan manyamaanah swam adwayam,

swa anandam anubhunjaanah kaalam naya mahaamatae ||

¬Áí¥Ê©Á ¬Á§ÁÖœÁƀ ¡ÁªÁÔþÁÒþÁÔ¥Á ÂþÁƀ ¬ÁÖ¥ÁžÁÖſÁ¥÷,

³ÂíþÁþÁâ¥ÁþÁŤÁÅÏüÂþÁÐ •Â¨Ï þÁſÁ ¥ÁöÁ¥ÁœÊ ||

VC 525

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• Beholding the Self alone in all circumstances,

• Thinking of the Self, the One without a second

• and enjoying the Bliss of the Self -

• pass thy time, O noble soul!

Pass thy time

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©Íê¥Ãä¡Áô§ÁÐ ¡Áë•Á¨åþÁ¥÷,

akhanda bodhaatmani nirwikalpae

vikalpanam vyomnipurah prakalpanam,

tad adwayaananda mayaatmanaa sadaa

saantim paraamaetya bhajaswa mounam ||

€Ž›Ƃ£ÍŸÂœÁÒþà þçÃí•Á¨Êå

©Ã•Á¨åþÁÏ ©Íê¥Ãä¡Áô§ÁÐ ¡Áë•Á¨åþÁ¥÷,

œÁžÁžÁÖſÁ ÂþÁþÁâ¥Á¦Á ÂœÁÒþ ¬ÁžÂ

ªÂþÃàÏ ¡Á§Â¥ÊœÁÔ ¤Áü¬ÁÖ ¥ÎþÁ¥ ÷ ||

VC 526

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Castles in the sky

• Dualistic conceptions in the Atman, the Infinite Knowledge, the Absolute and the Unique entity are like building castles in the sky (air).

• Therefore, always identify thyself with the Bliss Absolute, the one without a second -

• there by attain peace and

• remain quiet (as witness).

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œÁÆ«Äß ¥Á©Á³ÂË ¡Á§Á¥É¡ÁªÂþÃà

œÁÆ«Äß ¥Á©Á³ÂË ¡Á§Á¥É¡ÁªÂþÃà

§ÁÅÑžÊϧÁ¬ÁœÁȨå©Ã•Á¨ÐÿÊœÍƀ,

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ſÁœÂÕžÁÖſÁ ÂþÁþÁͬÁÅŽÏ þçÁþÁà§Á¥÷ ||

Tooshneem avasthaa paramopa saantir

Buddhaer asat kalpa vikalpa haetoh,

Brahma atmanaa brahma vido mahaatmano

yatra adwaya ananda sukham nirantaram ||VC 527

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Quietude and tranquility

• To the sage who has realized Brahman,

• the mind, which is the cause of unreal fancies,

• becomes perfectly tranquil.

• This indeed is the state of quietude,

• in which, identified with the Brahman,

• he has constant enjoyment of Bliss Absolute,

• the one without a second.

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naasti nirwaasanaan mounaat param sukhakrud uttamam,

vijnaata atma swaroopasya swa ananda rasa paayinah ||

VC 528

þ¬Ãà þçÂÖ¬ÁþÂþÎÒþÂœÁЧÁÏ ¬ÁÅŽ�ÁÆžÁÅœÁÌ¥ÁÏ,

©ÃüÂڜœÁÒ¬ÁÖ§ÁÆ¡Á¬Áê ³ÂíþÁþÁâ§Á¬Á±Â¦þÁÐ ||

þ¬Ãà þçÂÖ¬ÁþÂþÎÒþÂœÁЧÁÏ

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Quietude is the ultimate

• To the man who has realized his own nature

• and drinks the undiluted Bliss of the Self,

• there is nothing more exhilarating than the

quietude that comes of a state of

desirelessness

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�œÂҧ¥Áƀ ¬ÁžÂ ¥ÁÅþÃƀ

•ÁúÁ×ϬÃà«ÁÜþÁÅä¡Á©ÃªÁþ÷ ªÁ¦Á ÂþÍ ©ÂþÁê•Â¡Ã©Â,

¦Á•ÊúÁצÁ  ©Á¬ÊžÃÖžÂÖþÂœÂÒ §Â¥Áƀ ¬ÁžÂ ¥ÁÅþÃƀ ||

gachchan tishthan upavisan sayaano va anyathaapi vaa,

yathaechchayaa vasaed widwaan aatmaa raamah sadaa munih ||

VC 529

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Ever at ease

• The illuminated sage, whose only pleasure

is in the Self,

• Ever lives at ease, without any hindrance,

• whether he is walking or sitting, relaxing or

sleeping or doing any thing else, or in any

other condition.

Pralapan, visrujan, grihnan …… indriyani

indryardheshu vartanta iti dhaarayan - Gita

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VC 530

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¨¯ÂÔžÁԡʯ ¡Á՜ãžÁÏ©ÁÆœÊÌƀ,

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¬ÁÖ©ÊžÁþÊ �ÂþÃſÁ¥Á žÁÔ©Á³ÂË ||

na daesa kaalaasana digyam aadi

Lakshyaadyapaekshaa pratibaddha vrittaeh,

Samsiddha tattwasya mahaatmanosti

swavaedanae kaa niyamaady avasthaa ||

•Â þæÁ¥Á žÁÔ©Á³ÂË

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No more regulations

• The noble soul, who has perfectly realized the Truth, whose mind-functions meet with no obstruction –

• He no more depends upon the conditions of place, time, posture, direction, moral disciplines, objects of meditation and so forth.

• What regulatory conditions can there be in knowing one‟s own Self ?

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VC 531

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©Ãþ ¡Áë¥Á ›¬ÁÅ«ÁÅÊœÁÖÏ ſÁ¬ÃÒþÁƁœÃ ¡ÁžÂ§ÁËŸÄƀ ||

ghato ayamiti vijnaatum niyamah ko anvapaekshyatae,

vinaa pramaana sushthutwam yasminsati padaarthadheeh ||

þæÁ¥ÁÐ•Í €þÁ֡ʯÁÔœÊ

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• To cognize an object such a pot as pot all

that is required is the clear eye sight, good

lighting and the knowledge what a pot

looks like

• Nothing else, forsooth, is necessary.

• Similarly, no other ordained restraints are

required to understand our true nature

except the clear wisdom about the Self.

What restraints are needed !

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€¦Á¥Á ÂœÂÒ þÃœÁԬÞÁƀÏ

VC 532

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þÁ žÊªÁÏ þ¡à ©Â �Â¨Ï þÁ ªÁÅžÃÏÏ ©Â¡ÁԡʯÁœÊ ||

ayam aatmaa nitya siddhah pramaanae sati bhaasatae,

na daesam na api vaa kaalam na suddhim vaapy apaekshatae ||

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Atman ever manifests

• So this Atman, which is the Eternal entity,

ever manifests Itself as soon as we perceive

with the right means of knowledge.

• Its manifestation does not depend upon

either place or time or external purity.

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£ÕöÁÒÿÁ¥ÃœÃ ©ÊžÁþÁ¥÷

VC 533

žÊ©ÁžÁœÍÌ €ÿÁ¥ÃœÊÔœÁžÃÖüÂÚþÁÏ þçÁ¡Ê¯Á•Á¥÷,

œÁžÁÖžÁÑÕÿÁÒ©ÃžÍ €¡ÁÔ¬ÁÔ £ÕöÁÒÿÁ¥ÃœÃ ©ÊžÁþÁ¥ ÷ ||

daevadatto aham ity aetad wijnaanam nirapaekshakam,

tadwad brahmavido apyasya brahma ahamiti vaedanam ||

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To Know I am Brahman

• The knowledge that I am so and so or Mr.

Devadatta is independent of any other

preconditions or circumstances

• Similar is the case with the realization of the

Brahman for the knower of the Truth that

• he is Brahman.

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�ÃÏ þÁÅ œÁ³ÂÔ©Á¤Â¬Á�Á¥÷

VC 534

¤ÂþÁÅþÊ©Á ü�ÁœÁƁ§ÁÖÏ ¤Â¬ÁœÊ ſÁ¬ÁÔ œÊü³Â,

€þÂœÁÒ�Á¥Á¬ÁœÁÅÌúÁ×Ï �ÃÏ þÁÅ œÁ³ÂÔ©Á¤Â¬Á�Á¥÷ ||

bhaanunaeva jagat sarwam bhaasatae yasya taejasaa,

anaatmakam asat tuchcham kim nu tasya avabhaasakam ||

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Nothing else lights it up

• The luster of the Sun causes the whole

universe to lighten up

• Much the same way, This insignificant,

unreal, mean and lowly placed visible

material world is only a reflection of the

Eternal luster of the Atman.

• But, that Atman is the Self Effulgent.

• Nothing else can light it up !

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�ÃÏ þÁÅ ¡ÁÕ�ªÁſÊœ÷

VC 535

©ÊžÁªÂ¬ÁÌÕ ¡Áô§Â›Âþà ¤ÁÆœÂþà ¬Á�Á¨ÂþÁê¡Ã,

¦Êþ§ÁË©ÁþÃÌ œÁÏ �ÃÏ þÁÅ ©ÃüÂڜ§ÁÏ ¡ÁÕ�ªÁſÊœ÷ ||

vaeda saastra puraanaani bhootaani sakalaanyapi,

yaenaarthavanti tam kim nu vijnaataaram prakaasayaet ||

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• What, indeed, can illuminate that Eternal

entity, the Atman

• by which all the Vedas, Puranas and other

scriptures as well as all beings have acquired

a meaning ?

• Such an entity, The Atman – can it be

illuminated by a thing or any knowledge ?

What can illuminate it ?

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£ÕÿÁÒ ©ÃžÁÆœÁÌ¥ÇÂœÁÌ¥ÁÅþÃ

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The attributes of the highest

Knower of the Brahman

Think of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

or Sri Ramana Maharshi

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VC 536

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§ÂœÂÒ¡ÁÕ¥ÊſÁƀ ¬Á�Á¨ÂþÁŤÁÆœÃƀ,

¦Á¥Ê©Á ©ÃüÂÚ¦Á ©Ã¥ÁÅ•Áà£þÍã

üſÁœÁÔſÁÏ £ÕÿÁҩÞÁÅœÁÌ¥ÇÂœÁÌ¥Áƀ ||

yesha swayam jyotir ananta saktir

aatma apramaeyah sakala anubhootih,

yamaeva vijnaaya vimukta bandho

jayaty ayam brahma viduttamottamah ||

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Brahma vidu uttamottamah

• Here is the Self-effulgent Atman, of infinite power, beyond the range of acquired knowledge

• Yet, it is the common experience of all –means it represents one and all

• Realizing such Atman, the incomparable knower of the Atman (Brahma vidu uttamottamah) freed from all bondage, lives his glorious life.

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¬ÁÖ¬ÃÒþÁƁžÂ �ÄÕ™ÁœÃ

þÁ ŽÃžÁÔœÊ þÍ ©Ã«ÁſËƀ ¡ÁեǞÁœÊ

þÁ ¬ÁüØœÊ þ¡à ©Ã§ÁüÔœÊ úÁ,

¬ÁÖ¬ÃÒþÁƁžÂ �ÄÕ™ÁœÃ þÁþÁ͜à ¬ÁÖſÁÏ

þçÁþÁà§ÂþÁÏžÁ§Á¬ÊþÁ œÁÆ¡ÁƀÌ ||

na khidyatae no vishayaih pramodatae

na sajjatae na api virajyatae cha,

swasmin sadaa kreedati nandati swayam

nirantara ananda rasaena truptah ||VC 537

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Sporting with the Self

• Fully satiated by experiencing the unending

Bliss Absolute, such a man of perfection

• is neither grieved nor elated by sense-objects,

• is neither attached nor averse to them,

• but always playing sport with the Self, he

relaxes and takes pleasure there in.

Prakasam cha ..…. Gita XIV – 22- 25

Tri guna ateetah ( who is beyond the 3 gunas)

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£Â¨ƀ �ÄÕ™ÁœÃ ©Á¬ÁÅÌþÃ

VC 538

¯ÁÅŸÂÏ žÊÿÁ©ÁÔ�ÂÏ œÁÔ�ÂÌÖ £Â¨ƀ �ÄÕ™ÁœÃ ©Á¬ÁÅÌþÃ,

œÁ�Ë©Á ©ÃžÂÖþ ÷ §Á¥ÁœÊ þçÁé¥É þçÁÿÁÏ ¬ÁÅŽÄ ||

kshudhaam daeha vyathaam tyaktwaa baalah kreedati vastuni,

tathaiva vidwaan ramatae nirmamo niraham sukhee ||

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The playing child

• A child plays with his toy, totally

forgetting hunger and bodily pains;

• Exactly so does the man of realization

take pleasure in the Reality

• without the ideas of „I‟ and „mine‟

• and he is ever happy.

Bhaja Govindam – Yogee Yoga niyojita

chitta – ramatae balo-unmattvad-eava

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VC 539

chintaa soonyam adainy abhaikshyam asanam paanam saridwaarishu

swaatantryaena niramkusaa sthitir abheer nidraa smasaanae vanae,

vastram kshaalana soshanaadi rahitam digwaastu sayyaa mahee

samchaaro nigamaanta veethishu vidaam kreedaa parae brahmani ||

úÃþÂ̪ÁÆþÁÔ¥ÁžËþÁԤ˯ÁÔ¥ÁªÁþÁÏ ±ÂþÁÏ ¬Á§ÃžÂ֧ëÁÅ

³ÂÖœÁþÊÌÕÔ› þçÁùÅȪ ¬Ã˜çÁ¤Ä§ÃΞÂÕªÁÒªÂþÊ©ÁþÊ,

©Á¬ÁÌÕÏ ¯Â®ÁþÁªÍ«Á›ÂžÃ§ÁÿÃœÁÏ žÃ�ÂÖ¬ÁÅÌ ªÁſÁ Âê ¥ÁÿÄ

¬ÁÏúÂ§Í þÕÁ¥Á ÂþÁÌ©Ä�ëÁÅ ©ÃžÂÏ �Äՙ ¡Á§Ê £ÕÿÁқà ||

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The Brahma Jnaani or the knower of the Self

• is sans any anxiety or sorrow in his heart;

• he eats what ever he gets by begging;

• the river waters quench his thirst.

• He lives a free and independent life;

• sleeps sans fear in the cemetery or in forests;

• he wears the quarters (diks) as his dress

needless of any washing, drying etc;

• the mother earth is his bed; he ever roams in the

avenues of Vedanta sporting with the Brahman

Liberated soul ever sports

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©Ã¥Á ÂþÁ¥Á Â¨Ï£ê ªÁ§Ä§Á¥ÊœÁœ÷

¤ÁÅþÁ•Áàê ªÊ´ÂþÃí«Á¦Á ÂþÁÅ¡Á¬ÃËœÂþ÷,

¡Á§ÊúÁצÁ  £Â¨©ÁžÂœÁÒ©ÊœÂÌ

¦É €©Áê•Áà¨ÃÏ•Í €þÁÅ«Á•Áà£ÂÿÁÐê ||

vimaanam aalambya sareeram yaetat

bhunaktya saeshaan vishayaan upasthitaan,

paraechchayaa baalavad aatma vaettaa

yo avyakta lingo anushakta baahyah ||VC 540

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• The knower of the Atman bears no special marks of any identification (that is why it is difficult to recognize him)

• He is unattached to the external things;

• He is resting on this body without any special connection or attachment;

• He experiences all the sense-objects as and when they come as desired by others;

• His focus is ever on the Supreme Brahman;

• He may appear as if he is a lunatic or a child.

How to know the knower

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žÃ�ÁÏ£§Í©Â¡Ã úÁ ³ÂÏ£§Í ©Â

œÁÖ�ÁÏ£§Í ©Â¡Ã úÞÁÏ£§Á¬ÁÐá,

„þÁÒœÁÌ©ÁžÂÖ¡Ã úÁ £Â¨©ÁžÂÖ

¡ÃªÂúÁ©ÁžÂÖ¡Ã úÁ§ÁœÁÔ©ÁþÂÔ¥÷ ||

digambarova api cha saambaro vaa

Twagambarova api chidambarasthah,

unmattavadwaapi cha baalavadwaa

pisaachavadwaapi charatyavanyaam ||VC 541

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• Firmly established in the eternal plane of Absolute Knowledge,

• he wanders in the world as if he is a ghost,

• sometimes like a lunatic (mad man)

• sometimes like a child (unmindful)

• some times like an intoxicated ghoul

• wearing no clothes on his body – digambara

• or some times wearing clothes or

• perhaps animal skin (hide) at other times

Like a Ghost

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•Â¥Á ÂþÄä •Â¥Á§ÁÆ¡Ä ¬ÁϪÁÖ§ÁœÊÔ�ÁúÁ§Í ¥ÁÅþÃÐ,

³ÂÖœÁÒþË©Á ¬ÁžÂ œÁÅ«ÁÛƀ ¬ÁÖſÁÏ ¬Á§ÂÖœÁÒþ ¬ÃËœÁƀ ||

kaamaannee kaamaroopee samscharaty aekacharo munih,

swa atmanaiva sadaa tushtah swayam sarwa atmanaa sthitah ||

VC 542

³ÂÖœÁÒþË©Á ¬ÁžÂ œÁÅ«ÁÛƀ

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The Sage - ever contented

• The sage, living alone, enjoys the sense-objects,

• being the very embodiment of desirelessness –

• always satisfied with his own Self

• thinking that he is part every being or thing –

• because every being and thing is Brahman

Prajahati yada kaaman….sthita prajna tadochatae

Gita II chapter - on sthita prajna

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�ÁÖúÃþÁÆÒšÍ ©ÃžÂÖþÁÈÖúÞÁ¡Ã ¥ÁöÁ§Âü©Ã¤Á©ÁÐ

�ÁÖúÞÂÓÕþÁÌƀ ³Î¥ÁÔƀ �ÁÖúÞÁü�Á§Âú§Á•Á¨ÃœÁƀ,

�ÁÖúÃœÂÐœÄÕ¤ÁÆœÁƀ �ÁÖúÞÁ©Á¥ÁœÁƀ �ÂÖ¡ÁԩÞÜÁ

ªÁÖ§ÁœÊÔ©ÁÏ ±ÂÕüÚƀ ¬ÁœÁœÁ¡Á§Á¥Á ÂþÁþÁͬÁÅŽÃœÁƀ ||

kwachin moodho vidwaan kwachidapi mahaa raaja vibhavah

kwachid bhraantah soumyah kwachid ajagara achaara kalitah,

kwachit paatreebhootah kwachid avamatah kwaapy aviditah

charatyaevam praajnah satata parama ananda sukhitah ||

VC 543

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Ever in Bliss Supreme

The highly evolved man of realization

• behaves some times like a fool;

• some times like the very learned and wise;

• sometimes as though having royal splendour;

• sometimes wandering as though in illusion;

• sometimes like a motionless python;

• sometimes wearing a benignant expression;

• sometimes honoured or sometimes insulted;

• sometimes unknown to any one;

• but in fact, ever happy with the Supreme Bliss.

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þçÁãþÍ €¡Ã ¬ÁžÂœÁÅ´ÍÛ €¡Áê¬ÁöÁ¦É ¥ÁöÁ£¨Ð,

þÃœÁÔœÁƱÍà €¡Áê¤ÁÅÏüÂþÍ €¡ÁÔ¬Á¥Áƀ ¬Á¥ÁžÁ§ÁîþÁÐ ||

nirdhano api sadaa tushto apy asahaayo mahaa balah,

nityatrupto apy abhunjaano apy asamah sama darsanah ||

VC 544

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• Though without riches, yet ever content;

• though helpless, yet very powerful;

• though not enjoying the sense-objects,

• yet eternally satisfied;

• though peerless and without an exemplar

• yet looking upon all with an eye of equality

Gita : Vidya vinaya…. panditah sama darsinah

With an eye of equality

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€¡Ã •ÁŧÁíþÁä •ÁŧÂÖ›ªÂɤÍ�ÂÌ ¢Á¨¤Í•Áê¡Ã,

ªÁ§Ä§Áê¡ÁêªÁ§Ä§Êê«Á ¡Á§ÃúÃ×þÍä €¡Ã ¬Á§Áí•ÁÐ ||

api kurwan na kurwaanascha abhoktaa phalabhogyapi,

sareery apy asareeryaesha parichchinno api sarwagah ||

VC 545

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The omnipresent he is !

• Though apparently working, yet inactive;

• though experiencing fruits of yester deeds-

• yet untouched by them;

• though possessed of a body,

• yet without identification with it;

• though limited to one place and time,

• yet omnipresent is he.

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¬ÁþḀ́åÁÏ £ÕÿÁҩÞÁÏ

€ªÁ§Ä§ÁÏ ¬ÁžÂ ¬ÁþḀ́åÁÏ £ÕÿÁҩÞÁÏ �ÁÖúÃœ ÷,

¡Ãë¦Á ¡ÃÕſÊ þÁ ¬ÁÐƪÁœÁ¬ÁÌ�Ë©Á úÁ ªÁŤªÁÅ¤Ê ||

asareeram sadaa santamimam brahmavidam kwachit,

priyaapriyae na sprusata stathaiva cha subha asubhae ||

VC 546

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Ever unaffected

• Nothing ever has any influence on this

Knower of Brahman,

• neither pleasure nor pain;

• nor good nor evil;

• He is always unaffected and untouched –

• because he lives without the body-idea

though possesses a mortal body.

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¬ÁÆá¨ÂžÃ¬ÁÏ£þÁÏ©ÁœÍ €¤Ã¥Á ÂþÃþÁÐ

¬ÁÅŽÏ úÁ žÁÅƀŽÏ úÁ ªÁŤªÁŤÊúÁ,

©ÃŸÁÖ¬ÁÌ£þÁϬÁÔ ¬ÁžÂœÁÒþÍ ¥ÁÅþÊƀ

�ÁÅœÁƀ ªÁŤÁÏ ©Â¡ÁÔªÁŤÁÏ ¢Á¨Ï ©Â ||

sthoolaadi sambandhavato abhimaaninah

sukham cha duhkham cha subha asubhae cha,

vidhwastabandhasya sada atmano munaeh

kutah subham va apy asubham phalam vaa ||VC 547

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What can bind theWise ?

• Pleasure or pain, or good or evil, affects

only the one who has connections with

this gross body etc., and affects him who

identifies himself with these.

• How can good or evil, or their effects,

touch the sage who has identified

himself with the Reality and thereby

shattered his bondage ?

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�ÁÕ¬ÁÌ ‚œÁÅÔúÁÔœÊ

œÁ¥Á³Â�ÁÕ¬ÁÌ©ÁžÂÓþžÁ�ÁÕ³ÍÌ €¡Ã §Á©Ã§ÁØþËÐ

�ÁÕ¬ÁÌ ‚œÁÅÔúÁÔœÊ ¤ÂÕþÂÌÔ ÿÁÔüÂÚœÂÖ ©Á¬ÁĄ̊¯Á›¥÷ ||

tamasaa grastavad bhaanaad agrasto api ravir janaih

grasta ityuchyatae bhraantyaahy ajnaatwaa vastulakshanam ||

VC 548

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The Solar eclipse

• When solar eclipse occurs people think that the Rahu graha (planet) has devoured the Sun.

• This is only out of delusion by the people that there is one Graha called Rahu which can do so

• Not knowing the real nature of the Sun and the cause of the eclipse.

• The phenomenon is only apparent and not real disappearance of the Sun.

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¡ÁªÁÔþÃÌ žÊÿéÁþÁÆÒšÂƀ

œÁžÁÖžÊÍöÁžÃ£þÊϤÍÔ ©Ã¥ÁÅ�ÁÌÏ £ÕÿÁÒ©ÃœÁÌ¥Á¥ ÷,

¡ÁªÁÔþÃÌ žÊÿéÁþÁÆÒšÂƀ ªÁ§Ä§Â¤Â¬ÁžÁ§ÁØþÂœ÷ ||

tadwad daehaadi bandhaebhyo vimuktam brahma vittamam,

pasyanti daehivan moodhaah sareera abhaasa darsanaat ||

VC 549

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Perception of the foolish

• Similarly, ignorant fools look upon the perfect knower of Brahman,

• as possessing of the body, though

• the Knower is wholly rid of the bondages of the body etc.,

• This is because of the false concept that the Knower belongs to one physical body.

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€ÿÃþçÁìí¦ÁþÄ

€ÿÃþçÁ×ÖſÁþÄ ©ÂſÁÅÏ ¥ÁÅ�ÁÌžÊÿÁ¬ÁÅÌ œÃ«ÁÊœÃ,

‚œÁ¬ÁÌœÁªÂɨê¥Á ÂþÍ ſÁœÃÈÏúÃœÂÐÕ›©ÂſÁÅþ ||

ahi nirlwayanee vaayum mukta daehastu tishthati,

itastatas chaalyamaano yat kinchit praana vaayunaa ||

VC 550

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• In reality, however, the Knower rests

peacefully discarding the body

• But, the body apparently moves as long as

the (praana) vaayu is moving in and out

• This is reminiscent of snake‟s skin which

is shredded by the snake, yet the sloughed

skin moves hither and thither by the force

of wind.

Like the snake’s skin

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³ÍÕœÁ³Â þÄſÁœÊ žÂ§ÁÅ

³ÍÕœÁ³Â þÄſÁœÊ žÂ§ÁÅ ſÁ� þÃ¥ÍÎþÁÎœÁ¬Á˨¥÷,

žË©ÊþÁ þÄſÁœÊ žÊÿÍ ſÁ� �¨ͩÁ¤ÁÅ •Ã«ÁÅ ||

srotasaa neeyatae daaru yathaa nimnonnatasthalam,

daivaena neeyatae daeho yathaa kaalovabhu kishu ||

VC 551

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• A piece of wood in a river will attain to high

and low levels as per the current of the waves,

not having any choice of its whatsoever.

• So also, is the body carried on to high and low

levels in life to experience the fruits of yester

deeds, as presented in due course, by their

momentum.

• This is what we call as God‟s will.

Like the log in a river

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±Âë§Á£ã•Á§Áé¡Á§Ã•Á¨ÃÐœÁ©Â¬Áþ¤Ãƀ

¬Áϳ§éÁúÁÖ§ÁœÃ ¤ÁÅ�ÃÌ«ÁÅ¥ÁÅ�ÁÌžÊÿÁƀ,

¬ÃžÁƀÏ ¬ÁÖſÁÏ ©Á¬ÁœÃ ³Â¯Ã©ÁžÁœÁÕ œÁÆ«ÄßÏ

úÁ•Áë¬Áê ¥Áƨ¥Ã©Á •Á¨å©Ã•Á¨åªÁÆþÁêÐ ||

praarabdha karma parikalpita vaasanaabhih

samsaarivat charati bhuktishu mukta daehah,

siddhah swayam vasati saakshivad atra tooshneem

chakrasya moolam iva kalpa vikalpa suunyah ||VC 552

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• Even though the cart wheel moves at a great

speed, its pivot or the central supporting stud

remains constant but allows free movement.

• So also, the liberated sage, though enjoying

the sense-objects due to his previous deeds just

like any house holder – is in fact only a mute

witness to his actions and is not involved at all.

• He doesn‟t have any action or inaction.

Just as the pivot of a wheel

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³ÂíþÁþÁâ §Á¬Á±ÂþÁ¬ÁÅ¥ÁœÁÌúÃœÁÌƀ

þË©ÊþÃâë¦Á ݈ ©Ã«ÁſÊ«ÁÅ þÃſÁÅùÌÈ ˆ«Á

þ˩¡ÁſÁÅùÌÈ „¡ÁžÁ§ÁîþÁ¨¯Á›¬ÁƀË,

þË¡Á•Ãë¦Á ¢Á¨¥Á¡Ä«ÁžÁ¡Ê¯ÁœÊúÁ

³ÂíþÁþÁâ³ÂþÁâë §Á¬Á±ÂþÁ¬ÁÅ¥ÁœÁÌúÃœÁÌƀ ||

naiva-endriyaani vishayaeshu niyuntka esha

naiva apayumtka upa darsana lakshanasthah,

naiva kriyaa phalam ape eshad apaekshatae cha

swaananda saandra rasa paanasu matta chittah ||VC 553

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• Thus, the liberated wise man, being a mute

unconcerned spectator, neither directs his

attention to sense-enjoyments nor detaches

his attention from these.

• Further, he has not the least regard and

interest for the fruits of his actions;

• his mind being thoroughly inebriated by his

addiction to the essence of elixir of the Bliss

of the Atman.

Thoroughly inebriated

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ªÃ©Á ˆ©Á ¬ÁÖſÁÏ

¨¯ÂꨯÁÔ�ÁœÃÏ œÁÖ�ÂÌÖ ſÁ¬ÃÌ«ÊÊœÊÈ©Á¨ÂœÁÒþÂ,

ªÃ©Á ˆ©Á ¬ÁÖſÁÏ ³Â¯ÂžÁſÁÏ £ÕÿÁҩÞÁÅœÁÌ¥Áƀ ||

lakshya alakshya gatim twaktwaa yah tishthaet kaevala atmanaa,

Siva yeva swayam saakshaad ayam brahma viduttamah ||

VC 554

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• Such a sage has given up all attempts of chasing any goals; For him, there is nothing which is a non-goal;

• He lives as the absolute Atman.

• He is verily the Siva Himself.

• He is the best among the knowers of Brahman

His is the Siva himself

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üÄ©ÁþÊΩÁ ¬ÁžÂ ¥ÁÅ�ÁÌƀ

üÄ©ÁþÊΩÁ ¬ÁžÂ ¥ÁÅ�ÁÌƀ �ÁƜ§ÍË £ÕÿÁÒ©ÃœÁÌ¥Áƀ,

„±ÂŸÃþªžÁÑÕÿËÒ©Á ¬ÁžÁÑÕöÁÒ¡ÊԜà þçÁâí¦Á¥÷ ||

jeevann aeva sadaa muktah krutaartho brahma vittamah,

upaadhi naasaad brahmaiva sad brahma apyaeti nirdwayam ||

VC 555

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• Through the destruction of all limitations, the

perfect knower of Brahman is merged in the

One Brahman without a second –

• He has been with the Brahman all along –

• He becomes ever liberated even while living.

• Thus, he attains the goal of his life.

Merged with the Brahman

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¬ÁžÂ £ÕÿËÒ©Á þ¡Á§ÁÐ

ªË¨Æ´Í ©Ê«Á¬ÁžÂө¤©ÁſǪÁÉ ſÁ� ¡Áô¥Á Âþ÷,

œÁ�Ë©Á £ÕÿÁÒ©ÃúÊ×Õ«ÁÊƀ ¬ÁžÂ £ÕÿËÒ©Á þ¡Á§ÁÐ ||

sailoosho vaesha sadbhaavaa bhaavayos cha yathaa pumaan,

tathaiva brahmavit sraeshthah sadaa brahmaiva na aparah ||

VC 556

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• An actor will be acting according to the role he has taken up and puts on the dress according to his role

• But, whether he is acting or not, inside he is his own self.

• Similarly, the perfect knower of the Brahman though enacting his given role on this stage of life

• He is always the Brahman and nothing else, in fact.

Just like an actor

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£ÕÿÄÒ¤ÁÆœÁ¬ÁÔ ſÁœÊƀ

ſÁœÁÕ�ÂÖ¡Ã ©ÃªÄ§ÁßÏ ¡Á§ÁߥéÁ œÁ§Í§ÁÖ¡Áôƀ ¡ÁœÁþÂœ ÷,

£ÕÿÄÒ¤ÁÆœÁ¬ÁÔ ſÁœÊƀ ±ÂÕ�Ê©Á ÿà œÁúÃÉžÁ�ÃÎþ žÁ�ÁÏ¥ ÷ ||

yatra kwaapi viseernam parnam iva taror vapuh patanaat,

brahmee bhootasya yataeh praag aeva hi tachchidagninaa dagdham ||

VC 557

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Let the body wither and fall

• Let the body of the Sanyaasin who has

realized his identity with Brahman,

• wither and fall anywhere like the leaf of

a tree, it is of little consequence to him,

• for, his body has already been burnt by

the fire of knowledge

He does not even care about the obsequies

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œÁÖüÂÕÒϬÁ©ÃƃÃЛƂ©Ã¬Á§ÁØþ¦Á

¬ÁžÂœÁÒþà £ÕÿÁқà œÃ«ÁÊœÍ ¥ÁÅþÊƀ

¡Áõ§ÂßžÁÖſÁ ÂþÁþÁâ¥Á¦Á ÂœÁÒþ ¬ÁžÂ,

þÁ žÊªÁ�¨žÁÅÔúÃœÁ¡Á՜įÂ

œÁÖüÂÕÒϬÁ©ÃƃÃЛƂ©Ã¬Á§ÁØþ¦Á ||

sadaatmani brahmani tishthato munaeh

poorna adwaya anandamaya atmanaa sadaa,

na daesa kaalaady uchita prateekshaa

twajm maamsavitpinda visarjanaaya ||VC 558

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Cares not for this filthy body

• The sage who always lives in the Reality –

the Brahman – as the Infinite Bliss, the One

without a second,

• does not depend upon the customary

considerations of place, time, etc., for

giving up this mass of skin, flesh, and filth.

• He is ever ready to give up this filthy body.

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¥ÇÂ¯Í ſÁœÁ¬ÁÌœÁƀ

žÊÿÁ¬ÁÔ¥ÇÂ¯Í þÍ ¥ÇÂ¯Í þÁ žÁ›Ƃ¬ÁÔ �Á¥Á›Ƃ¨ÍÐ

€©ÃžÂÔ ÿÁÆžÁſÁ�ÁÕþÃË¥ÇÂ¯Í ¥ÇÂ¯Í ſÁœÁ¬ÁÌœÁƀ ||

daehasya moksho no moksho na dandasya kamandaloh

avidyaa hridaya granthi moksho moksho yatastatah ||

VC 559

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What is liberation ?

• For, giving up the body is not liberation;

• nor giving up of the staff (danda) and the kamandala (water-container bowl) (these are the insignia of a monk);

• But true liberation is in the destruction of the nescience or avidya which is the deep rooted knot within.

Mere outward giving up is nothing

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•ÃÏ þÁÅ ªÁŤªÁŤÁ¥÷

•ÁƨÂê¦Á Â¥Á�Á þÁžÂÔÏ ©Â ªÃ©Á¯ÊœÊÕ €¡Ã úÁœÁÖ§Ê,

¡Á§ÁßÏ ¡ÁœÁœÃ úÊœÊÌþÁ œÁ§ÍÐ •ÃÏ þÁÅ ªÁŤªÁŤÁ¥÷ ||

koolyaayaam atha nadyaam vaa Sivakshaetrae api chatwarae,

parnam patati chaettaena taroh kim nu subha asubham ||

VC 560

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Let it wither and fall

• If a leaf falls in a small drain or a huge river

• or in a temple consecrated to lord Siva

• or in the four sided front yard of a house –

• What good or evil effect is that fall of the

leaf to the tree ?

How does it matter if this body lives or withers

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þÁþÂÍ�ÁƜʧÁÖƯÁ©Áœ÷

¡ÁœÁÕ¬ÁÔ ¡Áô«ÁЬÁÔ ¢Á¨¬Áê þªÁ©Á

žÊÍÿÊþÃÍÕſÁ ±ÂÕ›ŸÃſÁ ÂÏ ©ÃþªÁÐ

þË©ÂœÁÒþÁƀ ¬ÁÖ¬ÁÔ ¬ÁžÂœÁÒ�Á³ÂÔ

þÁþÂÍ�ÁƜʧÁÖƯÁ©ÁžÂ¬ÁÌ ˆ«Áƀ ||

patrasya pushpasya phalasya naasavad

daehaendriya praanadhiyaam vinaasah

naivaatmanah swasya sadaatmakasyaa

nandaaritaer vrikshavadaasta yeshah ||VC 561

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The insignificant loss

• The destruction of the body, organs, life (praanas) and buddhi (determinative faculty) is like the falling of a leaf or flower or fruit to a tree.

• Such a destruction does not affect the Atman, the Reality, the embodiment of Bliss –

• which is ones true nature.

• This true nature or Atman ever survives, like the tree above.

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¡ÁÕüÂÚþÁ�ÁþÁ ‚œÂÔœÁÒ

¡ÁÕüÂÚþÁ�ÁþÁ ‚œÂÔœÁÒ¨¯Á›Ï ¬ÁœÁÔ¬ÁÆúÁ�Á¥÷,

€þÁÆžÎԱŸÃ�Á¬ËÔ©Á �Á�ÁſÁþÃÌ ©ÃþªÁþÁ¥ ÷ ||

prajnaana ghana ity aatma lakshanam satya soochakam,

anoodyoupaadhikasyaiva kathayanti vinaasanam ||

VC 562

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The Real and Apparent

• The Srutis (Vedas) assert that the Atman is

the Eternal Real entity – ‘Prajnaana Ghana’

is the actual description in the Sruti - Atman

is the “The Embodiment of Knowledge” etc.,

• Srutis speak of the destruction of the apparent

external limitations merely – such as the

dependent body etc., which are the result of

illusion.

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¡ÁÕ£Õ©ÄœÁÔ©ÃþªÜÁÖÏ

€©Ãþ廀 ©Â €§Ê¦Á¥Á ÂœÊҜà ªÁÅ՜çœÁÒþÁƀ,

¡ÁÕ£Õ©Ä œÁÔ©ÃþªÜÁÖÏ ©ÃþÁªÁÔœÁÅƁ ©Ã�§ëÁÅ ||

avinaasee vaa araeyam aatmaeti srutir aatmanah,

prabraveety avinaasitwam vinasyatsu vikaarishu ||

VC 563

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Srutis Assert Immortality

• The Sruti passage, “Verily is this Atman

immortal, my dear” asserts the immortality

of the Atman.

• This is in contrast to and in the midst of

perishable things which are subject to

change and modification.

Brihadaranyaka upanishad IV, v.14

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„¡ÁſÁ ψ ¡Á§ÂœÁҤ©Á¥÷

±Â´Â›©ÁƯÁœÁÆ›ŸÂþÁÔ�ÁƃÂÏ£§ÂžÂÔ

žÁ�ÂÏ ¤Á©ÁþÃÌ ÿà ¥ÁƞʩÁ ſÁ� œÁžË©Á,

žÊÿÊþÃÍÕſÁ ¬ÁÅ ¥ÁþÁ �žÃ ¬Á¥Á¬ÁÌžÁƪÁÔÏ

üÂÚþÂ�ÃÎ žÁ�ÁÏ¥ÁÅ¡ÁſÁ ψ ¡Á§ÂœÁҤ©Á¥÷ ||

paashaana vriksha truna dhaanya kata ambara adyaa

dagdhaa bhavanti hi mrudaeva yathaa tadaiva,

daehaendriyaasu mana aadi samasta drusyam

jnaanaagni dagdham upayaati paraatma bhaavam ||VC 564

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All that remains is the Self

• Just as a stone, a tree, grass, paddy, cloth,

husk etc., when burnt, are reduced to ash

(earth) only,

• Even more so is the whole objective universe

comprising the body, organs, praanas, manas

and so forth

• which, when burnt by the fire of realization,

are reduced to the Supreme Self.

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ŸÂÖÏœÁÏ ¨ÄſÁœÊ ¤ÂþÁÅœÊü¬Ã

©Ã¨¯Á›Ï ſÁ� ŸÂÖÏœÁÏ ¨ÄſÁœÊ ¤ÂþÁÅœÊü¬Ã,

œÁ�Ë©Á ¬Á�Á¨Ï žÁƪÁÔÏ £ÕÿÁқà ¡ÁթèÄſÁœÊ ||

vilakshanam yathaa dhwaantam leeyatae bhaanu taejasi,

tathaiva sakalam drusyam brahmani pravileeyatae ||

VC 565

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The darkness dissolves

• Just as the thick darkness which is totally

distinct (form light) vanishes (dissolves)

in the radiance of the Sun shine

• So also, the whole objective universe

(like the darkness) dissolves in the

Brahman (its radiance)

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©ÍÔ¥Á ©Íԥ˩Á ¤Á©ÁœÃ

�ÁƃÊ þÁ«ÊÛ ſÁ� ©ÍÔ¥Á ©Íԥ˩Á ¤Á©ÁœÃ ¬ÁÅæƃ¥ ÷,

œÁ�˩ͱŸà ©Ã¨ſÊ £ÕÿËÒ©Á £ÕÿÁÒ©ÃœÁƁÖſÁ¥÷ ||

ghatae nashtae yathaa vyoma vyomaiva bhavati sphutam,

tathaiv-opaadhi vilayae brahmaiva brahmavit swayam ||

VC 566

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Sky merges with the Sky

• The sky that is enclosed and reflected in a pot

palpably becomes one with the limitless sky

once the pot is broken.

• So also, when the apparent limitations of the

body etc are destroyed –

• The knower of the Brahman, verily becomes

the Brahman itself.

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œÁ�ÂœÁÒþÂÔœÁÒ©ÃþÁÅÒþÃƀ

¯Ä§ÁÏ ¯Ä§Ê ſÁ� ¯Ã¡ÁÌÏ œË¨Ï œË¨Ê ü¨Ï ü¨Ê,

¬ÁÏ ſÁÅ�ÁÌ¥Ê�ÁœÂÏ ſÁ ψ œÁ�ÂœÁÒþÂÔœÁÒ©ÃþÁÅÒþÃƀ ||

ksheeram ksheerae yathaa kshiptam tailam tailae jalam jalae,

samyuktam aekataam yaati tatha atmanya atmavin munih ||

VC 567

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Becomes one with it

• As milk poured into milk, oil into oil and

water into water becomes indistinguishable,

united and one with it,

• So also, the sage who has realized the Atman

becomes indistinguishable and one with the

Atman.

Katha, IV. 15, Also Mundaka III.ii.8

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ſÁœÃ§Âä©Á§ÁÌœÊ ¡ÁôþÁƀ

ˆ©ÁÏ ©ÃžÊÿÁ�Ë©Á¨ÔÏ ¬ÁþÂÒœÁÕœÁÖ¥ÁŽ›ÃƂœÁ¥÷,

£ÕÿÁҤ©ÁÏ ¡ÁÕ¡ÁžËÔ«Á ſÁœÃ§Âä©Á§ÁÌœÊ ¡ÁôþÁƀ ||

Evam vidaeha kaivalyam sanmaatratwam akhanditam,

brahma bhaavam prapadyaisha yatir na avartatae punah ||

VC 568

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No more rebirth

• Realizing thus, the extreme uniqueness that

comes of disembodiment

• Becoming eternally identified with the

Absolute reality, The Brahman

• The sage no long suffers transmigration

(rebirth) again.

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£ÕÿÁÒ›ƀ �ÁÅœÁ „žÁÓ©Áƀ

¬ÁžÂœËÒ�ÁœÁÖ ©ÃüÂÚþÁ žÁ�ÂϩÞÂԞéÁ§ÁÙÒ›ƀ,

€¥ÁÅ«ÁÔ £ÕÿÁÒ¤ÁÆœÁœÂÖžÁÑÕÿÁÒ›ƀ �ÁÅœÁ „žÁÓ©Áƀ ||

sada atmaikatwa vijnaana dagdha avidyaadi varshmanah,

amushya brahma bhootatwaad brahmanah kuta udbhavah ||

VC 569

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Brahman has no rebirth

• Because, his bodies ( causal, subtle and gross)

consisting of nescience (avidya or ignorance)

etc., are burnt by the Vidya, the realization of

the identity of the Jiva and the Brahman.

• At such a stage the Knower becomes the

Brahman itself;

• How can the Brahman ever have rebirth ?

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¬Á§Âå¤Â¬Á©ÃþçÁÓ¥Î

¥Á ¦Á •Áì±ÎÌ £ÏŸÁ¥Ç¯ΠþÁ¬ÁÌƀ ³ÂÖœÁÒþà ©Á¬ÁÅÌœÁƀ,

¦Á•Â §ÁüÎØ þëÃÑë¦Á ¦Á ÂÏ ¬Á§Âå¤Â¬Á©ÃþçÁӥΠ||

maayaa klaptou bandha mokshou nastah swa atmani vastutah,

yathaa rajjou nishkriyaayaam sarpa abhaasa vinirgamou ||

VC 570

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No bondage, No liberation

• Bondage and liberation are conjured up by

Maaya (illusion)

• So, these do not exist for the Atman, one‟s

Reality, which is beyond the grip of Maaya.

• The appearance and disappearance of the

snake do not abide in the rope, which

suffers no changes imagined due to illusion.

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þ©ÁƜçÁÑÕÿÁÒ›ƀ

�©ÁÆœÊƀ ¬ÁžÁ¬ÁœÂÌÖ¤ÂÔÏ ©Á�ÁÌ©ÊÔ £þÁϥǯÁ›Ê,

þ©ÁƜçÁÑÕÿÁÒ›ƀ �ÂúÞÁþÂԤ©žÁþ©ÁÆœÁ¥ ÷,

ſÁžÁÔ¬ÁÌÔžËÖœÁöÁþÃƀ ³ÂÔžËÍÖœÁÏ þÍ ¬ÁÿÁœÊ ªÁÅÕœÃƀ ||

aavritaeh sada sattwaabhyaam vaktavyae bandha mokshanae,

na avritir brahmanah kaachid anyaabhaavaad anaavritam,

yad yastyadwaita haanih syaaddwaitam no sahatae srutih ||

VC 571

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No veil for Brahman

• Avidya or nescience or illusion is the bondage;

Its cessation is liberation; Bondage and

liberation may be talked of where is the

presence or absence of the covering veil, avidya

• But, there can be no covering veil for the

Brahman, which is always uncovered, because

it is one without a second;

• If there be a veil, the non-duality is contra-

dicted and Srutis can never accept duality

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¥Ê•Á Â�ÁÆœÂÏ ſÁ�§Á©Î

£þÁϪÁÉ ¥Ç¯ÁªÁÉ ¥ÁÆ«Ë©Á ¥ÁÆšÂ

£ÅžÊϧÁÅÓ›Ï ©Á¬ÁÅÌþà �Á¨å¦ÁþÃà,

žÁÆ�©ÁÆœÃÏ ¥Ê�Á Â�ÁÆœÂÏ ſÁ�§Á©Î

ſÁœÍ žÁÖſÁ ¬ÁÏ�ÁúÞÊ�Á¥Á¯Á§Á¥÷ ||

bandhascha mokshascha mrishaiva moodhaa

buddhaer gunam vastuni kalpayanti,

drug aavrtim maegha akritaam yathaa ravou

yato-dwaya asanga chidaekam aksharam ||VC 572

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The clouding effect

• Bondage and liberation are attributes of the buddhi which ignorant people falsely superimpose on the Reality.

• When a cloud covers our vision from seeing the glowing Sun, we transform it to the Sun and say the Sun is covered. (By reasoning we know that the huge Sun cannot be covered by such a small cloud).

• Remember, the immutable Brahman is knowledge Absolute, the one without a second and unattached.

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þÁœÁÅ þÃœÁÔ¬ÁÔ ©Á¬ÁÅÌþÁƀ

€¬Ä̜à ¡ÁÕœÁÔſÇ ſÁªÁÉ ſÁªÁÉ þ¬Ä̜à ©Á¬ÁÅÌþÃ,

£ÅžÊϧʩÁ �Áś©ʜΠþÁœÁÅ þÃœÁÔ¬ÁÔ ©Á¬ÁÅÌþÁƀ ||

asteeti pratyayo yascha yascha naasteeti vastuni,

buddhaer aeva gunaavaetou natu nityasya vastunah ||

VC 573

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The Eternal Reality

• The idea that bondage exists and the idea

that it does not, are both mere attributes

of the buddhi.

• They are not with reference to the reality.

• They never belong to the Eternal Reality,

the Brahman.

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©ÍÔ¥Á©ÁœÁȨÐþ �ÁÅœÁƀ

€œÁ³ÎÌ ¥Á ¦Á¦Á  •Áì±ÎÌ £þÁϥǯΠþÁ úÂœÁÒþÃ,

þëÁÑ¨Ê þëÃÑë¦Ê ªÂþÊà þçÁ©ÁžÊÔ þçÁÏüþÊ,

€žÃÖœÄſÊ ¡Á§Ê œÁœÊÌÖ ©ÍÔ¥Á©ÁœÁȨÐþ �ÁÅœÁƀ ||

atastou maayayaa klaptou bandha mokshou na chaatmani,

nishkalae nishkriyae saantae niravadyae niranjanae,

adwiteeyae parae tattwae vyomavat kalpanaa kutah ||

VC 574

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No limitations at all

• Hence, this bondage and liberation are created by Maaya, and are not the nature of the Atman.

• How can there be any idea of limitation with regard to the Supreme Truth, which is without parts, without activity, calm, unimpeachable, taintless and One without a second ?

• Can there be any such limitations with regard to the infinite sky?

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‚œÊÔ´Â ¡Á§Á¥Á §ÁËœÂ

þÁ þÃ§ÍŸÍ þÁ úÍœÁÐœÃ̧ÁÎ £þÍÏ þÁ úÁ ³ÂŸÁ�Áƀ,

þÁ ¥ÁÅ¥ÁůÁŧÁÎ ©Ë¥ÁÅ�ÁÌ ‚œÊÔ´Â ¡Á§Á¥Á §Á˜ ||

na nirodho na chotpattir na bandho na cha saadhakah,

na mumukshur na vaimukta ityaeshaa parama arthataa ||

VC 575

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The ultimate truth

• There is neither death nor birth

• Neither a bound

• Nor a struggling soul

• Neither seeker after liberation

• Nor a liberated one –

• This is the ultimate truth.

This is a verbatim quotation from the

Amritabindu Upanishad

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¡Á§Á¥ÃžÁ¥ÁœÃ�ÁÅÿÁÔÏ žÁ§ÃØœÁÏœÊ

¬Á•Á¨ þÃ�Á¥Á úÁƙ³ÂÖþÁ̬ÞÂÏþÁ̧ÁÆ¡ÁÏ

¡Á§Á¥ÃžÁ¥ÁœÃ �ÁÅÿÁÔÏ žÁ§ÃØœÁÏ œÊ ¥ÁſÁ žÁÔ,

€¡Á�ÁœÁ�Á¨ÃžÍ«Áƀ �Â¥ÁþçÁÅÒ�ÁÌ £ÅžÃÏ

¬ÁÌžÁœÁŨ¥Á¬Á�ÁÆœÁÌÖÏ ¤Â©ÁſÊžÁÏ ¥ÁÅ¥ÁůÁÅ ƀ ||

sakala nigama choodaaswaanta siddhaanta roopam

param idam ati guhyam darsitam tae mayaadya,

apagata kali doshah kaama nirmukta buddhih

tad atulam asakrut twam bhaavayaedam mumukshuh ||VC 576

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I bid good luck to thee

My dear son !

• I have reiterated to thee this excellent and profound secret, which is the innermost purport of all the Vedaanta – the crown of the Vedas -

• considering thee as a fittest aspirant after liberation.

• Now, be free in the mind of all desires, purging the taints of this Dark Age (Kali)

• Always think of your incomparable statusas the Absolute Brahman.

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¡ÁÕªÁÕſÊ› �ÁÆœÂþÁœÃƀ

‚œÃ ªÁÅÕœÂÖ �ÁŧͧÂÖ�ÁÔÏ ¡ÁÕªÁÕſÊ› �ÁÆœÂþÁœÃƀ,

¬Á œÊþÁ ¬Á¥ÁþÁÅüÂÚœÍ ſÁſÎ þçÁÅé•Áà£þÁãþÁÐ ||

iti srutwaa guror vaakyam prasrayaena kritaa natih,

sa taena samanujnaato yayou nirmukta bandhanah ||

VC 577

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Disciple takes leave

• Hearing these Guru‟s words of

blessing and good bye

• the disciple out of deep gratitude and

reverence prostrated himself before

his Master;

• with the permission of the Master, he

went his way, freed of bondage.

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•ÁŧÁŧʫÁ ©ÃúÁú§Á

•ÁŧÁŧʫÁ ¬ÁžÂþÁþÁͬÃþÎÏ þçÁé•Áä¥Á ÂþÁ¬ÁÐ,

±Â©ÁſÁþÁÖ¬ÁÅŸÂÏ ¬Á§ÂíÏ ©ÃúÁú§Á þçÁþÁà§ÁÐ ||

gurur aesha sadaananda sindhou nirmagna maanasah,

paavayan vasudhaam sarwaam vichachaara nirantarah ||

VC 578

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Master fulfils his mission

• And the Guru, with his mind completely

immersed in the ocean of Existence and

Bliss Absolute,

• He went on and on professing the same

message to many an aspirant & seeker

• thus purifying his very existence and the

people around him.

• All differentiating ideas have banished.

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¬ÁÅŽ£ÍŸÍ¡Á¡ÁœÁÌſÊ

‚œÂÔú§ÁÔ¬ÁÔ ªÃ«ÁÔ¬ÁÔ ¬ÁϩžÊþÂœÁÒ¨¯Á›¥÷,

þçÁÆ¡ÃœÁÏ ¥ÁÅ¥ÁůÁÆ›ÂÏ ¬ÁÅŽ£ÍŸÍ¡Á¡ÁœÁÌſÊ ||

ity aachaaryasya sishyasya samvaadaena atmalakshanam,

niroopitam mumukshoonaam sukha bodho-papattayae ||

VC 579

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The Reality Elucidated

• Thus by way of the dialogue between

the Teacher and the disciple and the

exhaustive discourse on Atma-Jnaana –

• the Real nature of the Atman has been

elucidated for the easy comprehension

of seekers after liberation.

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ÿÃœÁ¥ÃžÁ¥ÁÅ¡ÁžÊªÁÏ

ÿÃœÁ¥ÃžÁ¥ÁÅ¡ÁžÊªÁ¥Á žÃÕſÁþÂÌÏ

©ÃÿÃœÁþçÁ¬ÁÌ ¬Á¥Á¬ÁÌúÃœÁ̞ʹÂÐ,

¤Á©Á¬ÁÅŽ©Ã§ÁœÂƀ ¡ÁÕªÂþÁÌúÃœÂÌƀ

ªÁÅ՜çÁ¬Ã� ſÁœÁſÇ ¥ÁÅ¥ÁůÁ©Í ſÊ ||

hitam idam upadaesam aadriyantaam

vihita nirasta samasta chitta doshaah,

bhava sukha virataah prasaanta chittaah

sruti rasikaa yatayo mumukshavo yae ||VC 580

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May this be a path-finder

• May those Sanyaasins who are seekers after

liberation, who have purged themselves of all

taints of mind by observance of the prescribed

methods – both direct and indirect –

• who are averse to worldly pleasures, and who

are of serene minds

• who revere the Srutis and take delight there in

• appreciate this salutary teaching !!

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ªÁÏ•Á§Á¤Â§ÁœÄ ©ÃüſÁœÊ

¬Áϳ§ŸÁÖþà œÂ¡Á ¤ÂþÁÅ�çÁ› ±ÍÕžÁÆÓœÁ žÂÿÁ©ÁÔ�Â

ŽÃþÂÎþÂÏ ü¨•ÂϯÁ¦Á  ¥Á§ÁŤÁÅ©Ã ¤ÂëþÂàê ¡Á§Ã¤ÂÕ¥ÁÔœÂÏ,

�œÂÔ¬ÁþÁÎ ¬ÁÅŸÂϣşÃÏ ¬ÁÅŽ�Á§ÁÏ £ÕöÁÒžÁÖſÁÏ žÁ§Áî¦Á

þÊàê´Â ªÁÏ•Á§Á¤Â§ÁœÄ ©ÃüſÁœÊ þçÂÖ› ¬ÁÏŸÂſþÄ ||

samsaara adhwani taapa bhaanu kirana prodbhoota daaha vyathaa

khinnaanaam jala kaankshayaa marubhuvi bhraantyaa paribhraamyataam,

aatya asanna sudha ambudhim sukhakaram brahma adwayam darsayan

tyaeshaa sankara bhaaratee vijayatae nirwaana sandhaayinee ||

VC 581

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Here is the cure all !!

• For those who are afflicted, in the way of mortal

world, by the burning pain due to the scorching

heat of the threefold misery and

• who through delusion wander about in a desert

in search of few drops of water – for them

• here is the triumphant and eloquent message of

Sri Sankaraacharya‟s intellect, pointing out

within easy reach,

• the soothing (balm) ocean of nectar, Brahman,

the one without a second –

• to lead them to liberation

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©Ã©Ê�ÁúÁƙ¥Á›Ãƀ ¬Á¥Á ¡ÁÐà

‚œÃ ªÄÕ¥ÁœÁЧÁ¥ÁÿÁϬÁ¡Á§Ã©Âëü•Âú§Áê¬Áê

ªÄÕ�Í©ÃþÁͤÁ�Á©ÁœÁÆÐüԱžÁªÃ«ÁÔ¬ÁÔ

ªÄë¥ÁúÁ×Ï•Á§Á¤Á�Á©ÁœÁƀ �ÁÆœÎ

©Ã©Ê�ÁúÁƙ¥Á›Ãƀ

¬Á¥Á ¡ÁÐà

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End of Viveka Choodamani

iti Sreemat parama hamsa parivraajaka achaaryasya

Sree Govinda bhagavat poojya paada sishyasya

Sreemat Sankara bhagavatah krutou

Vivaeka Choodaamanih

samaaptah

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The End

Thus ends the

Viveka Choodamani,

the immortal creation of

the Genius of Sri Sankara Acharya,

who is the disciple of esteemed

Sri Govinda Acharya

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