THE WORKS OF SANKARA
VIVEKA CHUDAMANI
SLOKAS 271 TO 280
laEkvasnya
jÓtaE:
SasæOvasnya¢p
c ,
dEhvasnya
åOan|
yTav°Wv
jaytE . 271 .
laEkvasnya |
owing to the
desire to run after the
society |
SasæOvasnya¢p c |
the passion for
too much to study of
the scriptures |
dEhvasnya |
and the desire
to keep the body in
good trim |
yTav°Wv |
to proper realization |
271. True knowledge cannot come
as long as there is the desire to follow the world,the rituals of the scriptures
or the demands of the body.
s|sarkarag¦hmaEX¢mÅCaE
ryaEmy|
pad¢nbÓD½¦|Klm¯
,
vd¢Ót
tj¯
åOa:
pz¤ vasnaæOy|
yaE{Þma¢¹m¤³:
sm¤pW¢t
m¤¢³m¯
. 272 .
s|sarkarag¦hmaEX¢mÅCaE |
for one who
seeks rescue from the prison
of this world (Samsara) |
pad¢nbÓD½¦|Klm¯ |
to shackle one's
feet |
pz¤
vasnaæOy| |
those three desires |
yaE{Þma¢¹m¤³: |
he who is
free from them |
272. The sages who know testify
that these three desires are like iron chains that bind us to the world and
must therefore be got rid of.
jl¢ds|sgIvSat¯
p#B¥t
ѤgIÓDD¥ta{gâ¢dÛyvasna
,
s|GxINEnWv
¢vBa¢t
sØy¢ÂvD¥ymanE
s¢t
ba/gÓDE .
273 .
jl¢ds|sgIvSat¯ |
with water
etc., |
ѤgIÓDD¥ta{gâ¢dÛyvasna
|
the lovely odour
of the Agaru (agalochum) which
is hidden by a |
s|GxINEnWv |
powerful stench |
¢vD¥ymanE |
removed by rubbing |
ba/gÓDE |
the foreign smell |
273. The fragrance of Sandal
drives away all other bad smells, so too does the desire for the Real, drive
away all other desires.
AÓt:
¢½tanÓtѤrÓtvasnaD¥¢l¢v¢lçOa
prmaÏmvasna
,
p#åOa¢ts|GrxNtaE
¢vS¤Ñ¯Da
p#t£ytE
cÓdngÓDvt¯
ÞP[zm¯ .
274 .
¢½tanÓtѤrÓtvasna
|
which is covered,violentimppressions
imbedded in the mind |
D¥¢l¢v¢lçOa |
the dust
of endless |
prmaÏmvasna |
the perfume of
the Supreme Self |
p#åOa¢ts|GrxNtaE |
purified by the
constant friction of knowledge |
cÓdngÓDvt¯ |
like the fragrance
of the sandalwood |
274. Just as the sandalwood fragrance
comes forth only through friction in water, so too the desire for the real
is submerged in other desires and must be extracted out of them
by getting rid of those desires.
AnaÏmvasnajalW¢ÞtraEB¥taÏmvasna
,
¢nÏyaÏm¢n¾ya
tExa|
naSE
Ba¢t Þvy|
ÞP[zm¯
. 275 .
AnaÏmvasnajalW¢ÞtraEB¥taÏmvasna
|
the desire for Selfrealization
is obscured by innumerable
desires for things other than
the Self |
¢nÏyaÏm¢n¾ya |
by constant attachment
to the Self |
tExa| |
when they have
been |
275. The desire for the
real is enmeshed in the net of other desires.Only a constant desire for
the real will remove the other desires until the Atman alone remains in
your thoughts, shining in all its glory.
yTa
yTa
p#Ïygv¢ÞTt|
mnÞtTa tTa
m¤·¢t
ba/vAsnam¯
,
¢n:SExmaEX
s¢t
vasnanamaÏman¤B¥¢t:
p#¢tbÓDS¥Óya
. 276 .
p#Ïygv¢ÞTt| |
becomes gradually established |
ba/vAsnam¯ |
the desires for
external objects |
¢n:SExmaEX |
have been eliminated |
vasnanam¯ |
all such desires |
AaÏman¤B¥¢t: |
of the Atman |
p#¢tbÓDS¥Óya |
the unobstructed realization |
276. Give up every external desire
that binds the mind and when this is complete, the Atman will be realized,
free from obstacles.
ÞvaÏmÓyEv
sda
¢ÞTÏva
mnaE
nÜy¢t yaE¢gn:
,
vasnana|
Xyàat:
ÞvaÒyasapny|
k[â .
277 .
ÞvaÏmÓyEv |
on his own
Self |
ÞvaÒyasapny| |
with your superimposition |
277. This is accomplished by
resting constantly in the Atman, when the
mind dies and desires cease.
tmaE
¹a×ya|
rj: st¯
Ïvat¯
st¯
Ïv| S¤Ñ¯DEn
nÜy¢t
,
tÞmaÏst¯
Ïvmv¾×y
ÞvaÒyasapny|
k[â
. 278 .
¹a×ya| |
by both Sattva
and Rajas |
S¤Ñ¯DEn |
by the Pure
(Brahman) |
Ïvmv¾×y |
through the help
of Sattva |
ÞvaÒyasapny| |
with your superimposition |
278. Enhance Sattva
and Rajas to kill Tamas;then enhance sattva to kill
the rajas and, when the sattva
is purified, it dies of
itself.
p#arÖD|
p¤Ýy¢t
vp¤¢r¢t
¢n¢àÏy
¢nàl:
,
DWyImalØÖy
yÏnEn
ÞvaÒyasapny|
k[â
. 279 .
p#arÖD| |
the Prarabdha (the
result of past work) |
¢n¢àÏy |
knowing for certain |
ÞvaÒyasapny| |
with your superimposition |
279. Do not fear for what will become
of your body. That will be sustained by your past karma. Be sure of this,
and concentrate patiently on dispelling the ignorance of identifying the
non-Self with the Self.
nah|
j£v:
pr|
b#'EÏyt¹Yav¦¢äOp¥vIkm¯
,
vasnavEgt:
p#açOÞvaÒyasapny|
k[â
. 280 .
b#'EÏyt¹Yav¦¢äOp¥vIkm¯
|
"Brahman",eliminating thus
all that is notSelf |
vasnavEgt: |
which has come
through the momen |
p#açOÞvaÒyasapny| |
with your superimposition |
280. Think that you are not the jiva,
but the Supreme immortal soul, and this body has come only through desire.
Concentrate on dispelling the ignorance of identifying the non-self with
the self.
PROCEED TO SLOKAS 281 TO 290
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