THE WORKS OF SANKARA
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c¥fam¢N
- VIVEKA CHUDAMANI
SLOKAS 11 TO 20
¢cäOÞy
S¤¼yE
kmI
n
t¤ vÞt¥plÖDyE
,
vÞt¤¢s¢¼¢vIcarEN
n
¢k|¢cÏkmIkaE¢z¢B:
, 11 ,
n
t¤
vÞt¥plÖDyE |
not to get the perception
of the |
vÞt¤¢s¢¼¢vIcarEN
|
the realization of the
Truth is |
n
¢k|¢cÏkmIkaE¢z¢B: |
not in the least
by ten million |
11. Work (actions) help purify
the mind, but do not help him to see Reality.
Reflection will lead to cognisance of reality. Not even ten
million acts can help in this.
sØy¢Âvcart:
¢s¼a
rÇj¤tt¯
ÏvavDarNa
,
B#aÓtaE¢dtmhaspIByѤ:K¢vna¢Sn£
, 12 ,
sØy¢Âvcart: |
by serious experiments |
rÇj¤tt¯ ÏvavDarNa
| ,
about the rope is
gained |
B#aÓtaE¢dtmhaspIByѤ:K¢vna¢Sn£
| which puts an
end to the great
fear and misery caused
by the snake worked
up in the confused
mind. |
12. Reasoning leads one to
recognize the reality of the rope
which a deluded mind sees as a snake.
ATIÞy
¢nàyaE
¾aE
¢vcarEN
¢htaE¢³t:
,
n
s"anEn
n danEn
p#aNayamStEn
va ,
13 ,
¢htaE¢³t: |
upon the salutary counsel
of the Men |
n
s"anEn |
not by bathing in
the sacred waters |
p#aNayamStEn
va | ,
nor by a hundred
Pranayamas (control |
13. Reasoning and advice
of the wise alone can help in the cognisance of reality, not bathing
in the sacred waters, or acts
of charity or even a hundred physical
self-control practices (breathing).
Who is competent ?
A¢Dka¢rNmaSaÞtE
Pl¢s¢¼¢vISExt:
,
upaya
dESkalaïa:
sÓÏy¢ÞmÓshka¢rN:
, 14 ,
A¢Dka¢rNmaSaÞtE |
on a qualified aspirant |
Pl¢s¢¼¢vISExt: |
success depends essetially |
dESkalaïa: |
time,place and other things |
sÓÏy¢ÞmÓshka¢rN:
|
are but auxiliaries in
this regard. |
14. Success in this goal depends
on the aspirant's own fitness; not just on circumstances
of time, place or method which can be only aids.
AtaE
¢vcar:
ktIÛyaE
¢jåOasaEraÏmvÞt¤n:
,
smasaï
dya¢sÓD¤|
g¤â|
b#'¢vѤäOmm¯
, 15 ,
ktIÛy: |
should take to reasoning |
¢jåOasaEraÏmvÞt¤n:
|
after the Reality of
the Atman |
smasaï |
after duly approaching |
dya¢sÓD¤| |
an ocean of mercy |
b#'¢vѤäOmm¯ |
the best of the
knowers of Brahman. |
15. Therefore he who desires to know
reality must practice discrimination with the help of a compassionate
teacher who has that knowledge.
mEDav£
p¤âxaE
¢v¹an¥hapaEh¢vcXN:
,
A¢DkayaIÏm¢vïayam¤³lXNl¢Xt:
, 16 ,
mEDav£ |
An intelligent and learned |
¢v¹an¥hapaEh¢vcXN: |
skilled in arguing in
favour |
A¢DkayaIÏm¢vïayam¤³lXNl¢Xt:
| one who has
got the above chara |
16. An intelligent
person who can comprehend the teachings and refute arguments
against them, qualifies to be an aspirant.
¢vvE¢knaE
¢vr³Þy
Sma¢dg¤NSa¢ln:
,
m¤m¤XaErEv
¢h
b#'¢jåOasayaEÂyta
mta
, 17 ,
¢vvE¢kn: |
the man
who can distinguish between |
¢vr³Þy |
whose
mind is turned away
from the |
Sma¢dg¤NSa¢ln: |
whi
possesses calmness and the
allied |
m¤m¤XaErEv ¢h |
who
is longing for liberation |
b#'¢jåOasayaEÂyta mta |
is
considered to be qualified
to |
17. To be able to discriminate
between the Real and
the unreal, to be possessed of calmness
and other such attributes, to long for liberation,
all qualify one further to be an
aspirant.
The four-fold Sadhana
saDnaÓyæO
cÏva¢r
k¢Tta¢n
mn£¢x¢B:
,
yEx¤
st¯ÞvEv
s¢°¿a
ydBavE
n
¢sÒy¢t , 18
,
saDnaÓyæO |
regarding the
attainment |
yEx¤
st¯ÞvEv |
which alone
being present |
s¢°¿a |
the devotion
to Brahman |
ydBavE |
inthe absence
of which |
18. Four qualifications,
the sages say, are necessary and when present, the pursuit of Reality
will succeed, otherwise it will fail.
AadaW
¢nÏya¢nÏyvÞt¤¢vvEk:
p¢rgÎytE
,
iham¤æOPlBaEg¢vragÞtdnÓtrm¯
,
Sma¢dxzksØp¢äOm¤Im¤X¤Ïv¢m¢t
ÞPzm¯
, 19 ,
¢nÏya¢nÏyvÞt¤¢vvEk:
|
the discrimination
between the |
iham¤æOPlBaEg¢vragÞtdnÓtrm¯
|
next comes the
unwillingness |
Sma¢dxzksØp¢äOm¤Im¤X¤Ïv¢m¢t
|
the group of
six attributes |
ÞPzm¯ |
is clear for
liberation. |
19. The first qualification
is the discrimination between the
Real and the unreal;
next comes renunciation of all fruits of action of this or other
worlds; thereafter tranquillity and the five other virtues (Sama, Dama,
Uparadhi, Thithiksha, Sraddha and Samadana); and lastly
the longing for liberation .
b#'
sÏy|
jg¢ÓmÐyEÏyEv|ãpaE
¢v¢này:
,
saE{y|
¢nÏya¢nÏyvÞt¤¢vvEk:
sm¤da¶t:
, 20 ,
jg¢ÓmÐyEÏyEv|ãpaE |
the universe is
unreal |
¢v¢này: |
the firm conviction
of the mind |
¢nÏya¢nÏyvÞt¤¢vvEk:
|
the discrimination
(viveka) between |
20. Discrimination between
the Real and the unreal
is clearly defined as the conviction that the eternal Brahman and not
the transient world is the ultimate Reality.
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