THE WORKS OF SANKARA

VIVEKA CHUDAMANI

SLOKAS 411 TO 420

sma¢htaÓt:krN:    ÞvãpE
¢vlaEkyaÏmanmKÎfvWBvm¯    ,
¢v¢ÅC¢ÓD    bÓD|    BvgÓDg¢ÓDt|
yÏnEn    p¤|ÞÏv|    sPl£k[âÝv    ,   411   ,

sma¢htaÓt:krN:

with the mind restrained in Samadhi

ÞvãpE

behold in your self

¢vlaEkyaÏmanmKÎfvWBvm¯

the Atman,of infinite glory

¢v¢ÅC¢ÓD

cut off your

bÓD|

bondage

BvgÓDg¢ÓDt|

strengthened by the impressions of previous births

yÏnEn

and carefully

p¤|ÞÏv|

of your birth as a humanbeing

sPl£k[âÝv

attain the consummation

411.With your heart set on Samadhi,see your own self which is the source of all wealth; cut out bondage and every vestige of birth and thus bring your present birth to fulfilment.

sva©Ipa¢D¢v¢nm¤I³| s¢ÅcdanÓdm¹ym¯ ,
BavyaÏmanmaÏmÞT| n B¥y: kÚpsE{ÒvnE , 412 ,

sva©Ipa¢D¢v¢nm¤I³|

which is devoid of all limiting adjuncts

s¢ÅcdanÓdm¹ym¯

the ExistenceKnowledge-Bliss- Absolute, the One without a second

BavyaÏmanmaÏmÞT|

meditate on the Atman,which resides in you

n B¥y:

and you shall no more come under

kÚpsE{ÒvnE

the round of births and deaths

412.In this knowledge, existence and bliss, free from all forms and name, see your own Self and be free from another birth.
CayEv    p¤|s:    p¢rèÜyman -
maBasãpEN    Plan¤B¥Ïya    ,
Sr£rmaraÅCvv¢°rÞt|
p¤nnI    s|DäO    id|    mhaÏma    ,   413   ,

CayEv

like the shadow

p¤|s:

the body

p¢rèÜyman

it is visible as an appearance

maBasãpEN

has once been cast off

Plan¤B¥Ïya

of the effects of past deeds

Sr£rmaraÅCvv¢°rÞt|

to a distance like a corpse

p¤nnI

again

s|DäO

never attaches

id|

this

mhaÏma

the sage

413.This body is like a shadow, the result of past actions. Give it up as a corpse, and take no notice of it again.
.
stt¢vmlbaEDanÓdâp|    smEÏy
Ïyj    jfmlãpaEpa¢DmEt|    s¤Ñ¥rE    ,
AT    p¤nr¢p    nWx    ÞmyIta|    vaÓtvÞt¤
ÞmrN¢vxyB¥t|    kÚptE    k[Ïsnay    ,   414   ,

stt¢vmlbaEDanÓdãp|

the Atman,the eternal,pure Knowledge and Bliss

smEÏy

realizing

Ïyj

throw

jfmlãpaEpa¢DmEt|

this limitation of a body,which is inert and filthy bynature

s¤Ñ¥rE

far away

then

p¤nr¢p

again

nEx

no more

ÞmyIta|

remember it

vaÓtvÞt¤

has been vomitted

ÞmrN¢vxyB¥t|

but disgust

kÚptE

excites

k[Ïsnay

when called to memory

414.Give up all name and form and never think of it again as you never think of the food you have vomitted, and thus realize the pure bliss of the Atman.

sm¥lmEtÏp¢rda/    vþaW
sdaÏm¢n    b#'¢N    ¢n¢vIkÚpE    ,
tt:    Þvy|    ¢nÏy¢vS¤Ñ¯DbaEDa -
nÓdaÏmna    ¢t¿¢t    ¢v¹¢r¿:    ,   415   ,

sm¥lmEtÏp¢rda/

burning all this,with its very rrot

vþaW

in the fire

sdaÏm¢n

the Eternal and Absolute Self

b#'¢N

of Brahman

¢n¢vIkÚpE

without imagination

tt: Þvy|

thereafter,alone

¢nÏy¢vS¤Ñ¯DbaEDan¯

pure Knowledge and Bliss

AÓdaÏmna

as the Atman, the Eternal

¢t¿¢t

remains

¢v¹¢r¿:

the truly wise man

415.All talk is futile.Burn that in the Atman fire, and then rest in the pure knowledge and bliss of the Atman.
p#arÖDs¥æOg#¢Tt|    Sr£r|
p#yat¤    va    ¢t¿t¤    gaE¢rv    *kq    ,
n    tÏp¤n:    pÜy¢t    tÏvvEäOa -
nÓdaÏm¢n    b#'¢N    l£nv¦¢äO:    ,   416   ,

p#arÖDs¥æOg#¢Tt|

spun out by the threads

Sr£r|

this body

p#yat¤

falls

va ¢t¿t¤

or remains

gaE¢rv

on a cow

*kq	like the garland

n tÏp¤n:

for his mind-functions

pÜy¢t

are at rest

tÏvvEäOan¯

the knower of Truth

AÓdaÏm¢n

the essence of Bliss

b#'¢N

in the Brahman

l£nv¦¢äO:

does no more care

416.All actions in the body are like threads spun from past actions; and take no notice of the body, whether it remains or goes. Never look back on the body as you would not look back on the remains of a cow.Set your mind on the Blissful Brahman.
AKÎfanÓdmaÏman| ¢våOay ÞvÞvãpt: ,
¢k¢mÅCn¯ kÞy va hEtaErqdEh| p¤ÝNa¢t tÏv¢vt¯ , 417 ,

AKÎfanÓdmaÏman|

the Atman,the Infinite BLiss

¢våOay

realizing

ÞvÞvãpt:

as his very Self

¢k¢mÅCn¯

with what object

kÞy va

or for whom

hEtaErqdEh|

the body

p¤ÝNa¢t

cherish

tÏv¢vt¯

the knower of Truth

417.For one who has known the indivisible bliss of his own Self, why should he support the body?

s|¢sÑ¯DÞy Pl| ÏvEtÇj£vÓm¤³Þy yaE¢gn: ,
b¢hrÓt: sdanÓdrsaÞvadnmaÏm¢n , 418 ,
s|¢sÑ¯DÞy who has attained perfection

Pl| result

ÏvEtÇj£vÓm¤³Þy is liberated in life gets this

yaE¢gn: the Yogin

b¢hrÓt: internally as well as externally

sdanÓdrsaÞvadnmaÏm¢n he enjoys eternal Bliss in his mind

418.This knowledge results in becoming free and even while in this body, internally or externally and ever in bliss.

vWraÂyÞy    Pl|    baEDaE    baEDÞyaEpr¢t:    Plm¯    ,
ÞvanÓdan¤BvaÅCa¢ÓtrExWvaEprtE:    Plm¯    ,   419   ,
vWraÂyÞy of dispassion

Pl| the result

baEDaE is knowledge

baEDÞyaEpr¢t: that of knowledge

Plm¯ the result

ÞvanÓdan¤BvaÅCa¢ÓtrExWvaEprtE: is withdrawal from sense pleasures,which leads to pleasures,which leads to of the Self,whence follows peace

Plm¯ is the result

419.Non-attachment leads to knowledge, that to renunciation, that to peace and that to the bliss of the Self.
tï¤äOraEäOraBav:    p¥vIp¥vIÓt¤    ¢nxPlm¯    ,
¢nv¦¢äO:    prma    t¦¢çOranÓdaE{n¤pm:    Þvt:    ,   420   ,
tï¤äOraEäOraBav: an absence of the succeeding stages

p¥vIp¥vIÓt¤ the preceding ones

¢nx¯Plm¯ are futile

¢nv¦¢äO: (when the series is perfect) the cessation of the objective world

prma extreme

t¦¢çOranÓdaE{n¤pm: satisfaction, and matchless bliss follow

Þvt: as a matter of course.

420.All successive steps must be taken, else preceding steps will be in vain. It will lead you to bliss without cause, (self-existent). ??

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