THE WORKS OF SANKARA
VIVEKA CHUDAMANI
SLOKAS 331 TO 340
½¤¢tÞm¦¢tÓyayStW¢nI¢xÑGE
èÜyE{æO
y:
ÞvaÏmm¢t|
kraE¢t ,
upW¢t
Ѥ:KaEp¢r
Ѥ:Kjat|
¢n¢xѯDktaI
s
m¢lØl¤caE
yTa . 331
.
½¤¢tÞm¦¢tÓyayStW¢nI¢xÑGE
|
which has been
denied by hundreds of
Srutis, Smritis and reasonings |
èÜyE{æO |
with the objective
universe |
ÞvaÏmm¢t| |
identifies himself |
¢n¢xѯDktaI |
does something forbidden |
331. If despite scriptural instruction,
laws and logic, one still sees himself as separate from Brahman, he is
subject to repeated pain and sorrow like a thief..
sÏya¢BsÓDanrtaE
¢vm¤³aE
mht¯ÏvmaÏm£ym¤pW¢t
¢nÏym¯
,
¢mÐya¢BsÓDanrtÞt¤
nÜyEdq
è¾|
tdEtïdcaWrcaWryaE:
. 332 .
sÏya¢BsÓDanrtaE |
to meditation on
the Reality (Brahman) |
¢vm¤³aE |
and is free
from nescience |
mht¯ÏvmaÏm£ym¤pW¢t
|
attains to the
glory of the Atman |
¢mÐya¢BsÓDanrtÞt¤
|
he who dwells
on the unreal (the universe) |
tdEtïdcaWrcaWryaE: |
one who is
not a thief and one who
is a thief |
332. He who follows truth becomes
free, but he who follows the untrue remains bound like a thief.
y¢trsdn¤s¢ÓD|
bÓDhEt¤|
¢vhay
ÞvymymhmÞm£ÏyaÏmè¾YWv
¢t¾Et¯
,
s¤Ky¢t
nn¤
¢n¾a
b#'¢N Þvan¤B¥Ïya
hr¢t
prm¢vïakayIѤ:K|
p#t£tm¯
. 333 .
y¢trsdn¤s¢ÓD| |
The Sanyasin should
dwelling on the unreal |
bÓDhEt¤| |
which causes bondage |
ÞvymymhmÞm£ÏyaÏmè¾YWv
|
and should always,thoughts
on the Atman as "Imyself
am This" |
s¤Ky¢t |
It gives rise
to bliss |
Þvan¤B¥Ïya |
through the realization
of one's identity |
prm¢vïakayIѤ:K| |
the misery born
of nescience |
p#t£tm¯ |
which one experiences
(in the ignorant state) |
333. He who wants liberation
must therefore give up the false and and live in the eternal Self
in the knowledge that it is his own Self. To stay in Brahman means bliss
because it takes away ignorance, the cause of pain and sorrow.
ba/an¤s¢ÓD:
p¢rvDIyEt¯Pl|
ѤvaIsnamEv
ttÞttaE{¢Dkam¯
,
åOaÏva
¢vvEkW:
p¢r¶Ïy
ba/|
ÞvaÏman¤s¢ÓD|
¢vdD£t
¢nÏym¯
. 334 .
ba/an¤s¢ÓD: |
the dwelling on
external objects |
p¢rvDIyEt¯Pl| |
will only intensify
its fruits, |
ѤvaIsnamEv |
viz.,furthering evil
propensities |
ttÞttaE{¢Dkam¯ |
which grow worse
and worse |
¢vvEkW: |
through discrimination |
ÞvaÏman¤s¢ÓD| |
to meditation on
the Atman |
334. Ignore external things as they
create desire and lead to bondage. Know the world by discrimination,
give up the exernal and seek the real Self.
ba/E
¢nâѯDE
mns:
p#s°ta
mn:p#sadE
prmaÏmdSInm¯
,
t¢ÞmÓs¤è¾E
BvbÓDnaSaE
b¢h¢nIraED:
pdv£
¢vm¤³E:
. 335 .
mn:p#sadE |
and cheerfulness of
the mind |
prmaÏmdSInm¯ |
brings on the
vision of the Paramatman |
t¢ÞmÓs¤è¾E
|
When It is
perfectly realized |
BvbÓDnaSaE |
the chain of
birth and death is broken |
b¢h¢nIraED: |
hence the shutting
out of the external world |
pdv£ |
is the stepping
stone |
335. When you stop seeking after the
external, the mind becomes happy and becomes able to see the Brahman.
And seeiing Brahman means the end of bondage of birth and death.
k:
p¢Îft:
sÓsds¢¹vEk£
½¤¢tp#maN:
prmaTIdS£I|
,
jan¢Óh
k[yaIdstaE{vlØb|
ÞvpathEtaE:
¢SS¤vÓm¤m¤X¤:
. 336 .
sÓsds¢¹vEk£ |
able to discriminate
the real from the unreal |
½¤¢tp#maN: |
believing the Vedas
as authority |
prmaTIdS£I| |
fixing his gaze
on the Atman |
jan¢Óh |
knowing the problems |
k[yaIdstaE{vlØb| |
have recourse to
the unreal (the universe) |
ÞvpathEtaE: |
which will cause
his fall |
¢SS¤vÓm¤m¤X¤:
|
being a seeker
after liberation,will like a child |
336. After study of scriptures and
knowing what is real and unreal, who can be childish
enough to follow the unreal? No one desiring liberation
will do this.
dEha¢ds|s¢³mtaE
n
m¤¢³ -
m¤I³Þy
dEhaï¢BmÏyBav:
,
s¤çOÞy
naE
jagrN|
n jag#t:
Þvp"ÞtyaE
¢BI°g¤Na½yÏvat¯
. 337 .
dEha¢ds|s¢³mtaE |
who has attachment
to the body etc., |
dEhaï¢BmÏyBav: |
has no identification
with the body etc., |
n
jag#t: |
nor is the
waking man |
¢BI°g¤Na½yÏvat¯
|
for these two
states are contradictory in nature |
337. He who is attached to the body
can have no liberation. He who is asleep cannot have wakefulness and vice-versa,
because these states are contradictory.
Method of Abiding
in Brahman
who is liberated ?
AÓtrqb¢h:
Þv|
¢ÞtrjÄñmEx¤
åOaÏva{{ÏmnaDartya
¢vlaEÀy
,
Ïy³a¢KlaEpa¢DrKÎfãp:
p¥NaIÏmna
y:
¢ÞTt
ex m¤kT:
. 338 .
¢ÞtrjÄñmEx¤ |
in moving and
unmoving objects |
åOaÏva{{ÏmnaDartya |
through his mind
the Self |
Ïy³a¢KlaEpa¢DrKÎfãp:
|
observing It as their substratum |
p¥NaIÏmna |
the infinite Self |
338. He who knows himself as the basis
of all, and has given up all name and form and differences of internal and
external,sentient and insentient, and has become one undivided self and
remains so, is a liberated person.
svaIÏmna
bÓD¢vm¤¢³hEt¤:
svaIÏmBav°
prE{¢Þt
k¢àt¯
,
èÜyag#hE
sÏy¤ppïtE{saW
svaIÏmBavaE{Þy
sdaÏm¢n¿ya
. 339 .
svaIÏmna |
to realize the
whole universe |
bÓD¢vm¤¢³hEt¤:
|
means of getting
rid of bondage |
svaIÏmBav° |
as the Self
is the |
èÜyag#hE |
than identifying the
universe |
sÏy¤ppïtE{saW |
with the Self |
svaIÏmBavaE{Þy |
one realizes this
state |
sdaÏm¢n¿ya |
through steadfastness
in the eternal Atman |
339. Seeing one's own self everywhere
is the best way to freedom. You get complete freedom when you do not
accept appearances, and remain in a state of oneness with all; otherwise
your freedom will be partial.
èÜyÞyag#hN|
kT|
n¤
GztE dEhaÏmna
¢t¿taE
ba/aTaIn¤Bvp#s³mnsÞtt¯
tt¯¢@yam
k[vIt: ,
s|ÓyÞta¢KlDmIkmI¢vxyW¢nIÏyaÏm¢n¿aprW
-
Þtt¯ÏvåOW:
krN£ymaÏm¢n
sdanÓdEÅC¤¢ByIÏnt:
. 340 .
èÜyÞyag#hN| |
the exclusion of
the objective world |
kT|
n¤ GztE |
how is it
possible? |
dEhaÏmna |
for one,identified with
the body |
ba/aTaIn¤Bvp#s³mnsÞtt¯ |
whose mind is
attached to the perception of
external objects |
tt¯¢@yam |
and who performs
various acts |
s|ÓyÞta¢KlDmIkmI¢vxyW¢nIÏyaÏm¢n¿aprW
|
this exclusion should
be carefully practised, who have
renounced all kinds of duties
and actions and objects |
krN£ymaÏm¢n |
devoted to the
eternal Atman |
sdanÓdEÅC¤¢ByIÏnt:
|
who are passionately,and
who wish to possess an
undying bliss. |
340. While in the body, the mind has
to be in external things for sometime at least, so how can one give up all
appearances. Not all at once, but by constant effort to attain that state.
PROCEED TO SLOKAS 341 TO 350
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