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
y:   he who
ÞvaÏmm¢t|   identifies himself
kraE¢t   does it
upW¢t   experiences
Ѥ:KaEp¢r   misery
Ѥ:Kjat|   after misery
¢n¢xѯDktaI   does something forbidden
s   he
m¢lØl¤caE   a thief
yTa   like
 
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
¢nÏym¯   eternal
¢mÐya¢BsÓDanrtÞt¤    he who dwells on the unreal (the universe)
nÜyEdq   is destroyed
è¾|   is evidenced
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
¢vhay   give up
ÞvymymhmÞm£ÏyaÏmè¾YWv    and should always,thoughts on the Atman as "Imyself am This"
¢t¾Et¯   fix his
s¤Ky¢t   It gives rise to bliss
nn¤   for
¢n¾a   steadfastness
b#'¢N   in Brahman
Þvan¤B¥Ïya   through the realization of one's identity
hr¢t   thoroughly removes
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
åOaÏva   knowing this
¢vvEkW:   through discrimination
p¢r¶Ïy   one should avoid
ba/|   external objects
ÞvaÏman¤s¢ÓD|   to meditation on the Atman
¢vdD£t   apply
¢nÏym¯   constantly
 
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   .  
ba/E   the external world
¢nâѯDE   is shut out
mns:   the mind
p#s°ta   is cheerful
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
¢vm¤³E:   to liberation

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   .  
k:   where is the man
p¢Îft:   who being learned
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.,
n   m¤¢³   no liberation
m¤I³Þy   the liberated man
dEhaï¢BmÏyBav:   has no identification with the body etc.,
s¤çOÞy   the sleeping man
naE   jagrN|   is not awake
n   jag#t:   nor is the waking man
Þvp"ÞtyaE   asleep
¢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   .   
AÓtrqb¢h:   he is free
Þv|   to himself
¢ÞtrjÄñmEx¤   in moving and unmoving objects
åOaÏva{{ÏmnaDartya   through his mind the Self
¢vlaEÀy   knowing
Ïy³a¢KlaEpa¢DrKÎfãp:    observing It as their substratum
p¥NaIÏmna   the infinite Self
y:   he who
¢ÞTt   ex   remains
m¤kT:   as the Absolute
 
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
prE{¢Þt   higher
k¢àt¯   nothing
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|       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|   GztE   how is it possible?
dEhaÏmna   for one,identified with the body
¢t¿taE   who lives
ba/aTaIn¤Bvp#s³mnsÞtt¯   whose mind is attached to the perception of external objects
tt¯¢@yam   and who performs various acts
k[vIt:   for that end ?
s|ÓyÞta¢KlDmIkmI¢vxyW¢nIÏyaÏm¢n¿aprW    this exclusion should be carefully practised, who have renounced all kinds of duties and actions and objects
Þtt¯ÏvåOW:   by sages
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.
 
 

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