THE WORKS OF SANKARA

VIVEKA CHUDAMANI

SLOKAS 431 TO 440

 
vtImanaE{¢p    dEhE{¢ÞmÉCayavdn¤v¢tI¢n    ,
AhÓtammta{BavaE    j£vÓm¤³Þy    lXNm¯    .431.  
vtImanaE{¢p   even in this existing body
dEhE{¢ÞmÉCayavdn¤v¢tI¢n    which follows as a shadow
AhÓtammta{BavaE   of the ideas of "I" and "Mine"
j£vÓm¤³Þy   of one liberated-in-life
lXNm¯   is a characteristic
 
431. He is a jivanmukta who follows the body only as a shadow without thought of `I' or `mine'.  
At£tann¤sÓDan|    B¢vÝyd¢vcarNm¯    ,
AaWdas£Óym¢p    p#açO|    j£vÓm¤³Þy    lXNm¯    .432.  
At£tann¤sÓDan|   not dwelling on enjoyments of the past
B¢vÝyd¢vcarNm¯   taking no thought for the future
AaWdas£Óym¢p   and looking with difference upon
p#açO|   the present
j£vÓm¤³Þy   of one liberated-in-life
lXNm¯   are characteristics
 
432. He is a jivanmukta who has no thought of the past or the future, and remains detached in the present.
g¤NdaEx¢v¢S¾E{¢Þmn¯    ÞvBavEn    ¢vlXNE    ,
svIæO    smg¢SIÏv|    j£vÓm¤³Þy    lXNm¯    .433.  
g¤NdaEx¢v¢S¾E{¢Þmn¯    in this world, full of elements possessing merits and demerits
ÞvBavEn   with an eye
¢vlXNE   and distinct by nature from one another
svIæO   everywhere
smg¢SIÏv|   of equality
j£vÓm¤³Þy   of one liberated-in-life
lXNm¯   is a characteristic
 
433. He is a jivanmukta, who despie the prevalence of  good  and  evil, sees
the  One only everywhere.  
i¾a¢n¾aTIsmp#açOaW    smd¢SItya{{Ïm¢n    ,
uByæOa¢vka¢rÏv|      j£vÓm¤³Þy    lXNm¯    .434.  
i¾a¢n¾aTIsmp#açOaW   when things pleasant or painful present themselves
smd¢SItya{{Ïm¢n   to remain unruffled in mind
uByæOa¢vka¢rÏv|   in both cases,through the sameness of attitude
j£vÓm¤³Þy   of one liberated-in-life
lXNm¯   is a characteristic
 
434. He is a jivanmukta who  remains  unchanged  in  pleasure  or  pain.  
b#'anÓdrsaÞvadas³¢cäOtya    ytE:    ,
AÓtrqb¢hr¢våOan|    j£vÓm¤³Þy    lXNm¯    .435.  
b#'anÓdrsaÞvadas³¢cäOtya    owing to his mind being engrossed in tasting the bliss of Brahman
ytE:   of a Sanyasin
AÓtrqb¢hr¢våOan|   the absence of all ideas of interior or exterior
j£vÓm¤³Þy   of one liberated-in-life
lXNm¯   is a characteristic
 
435. He is a jivanmukta  whose  heart  is  filled  with  bliss  and disregards internal   or  external   things.  
dEhE¢Ód#yadaW    ktIÛyE    mmah|Bavv¢jIt:    ,
AaWdas£ÓyEn    y¢Þt¿EÏs    j£vÓm¤³lXN:    .436.  
dEhE¢Ód#yadaW   with regard to the body,organs,etc.,
ktIÛyE   as well as to his duties
mmah|Bavv¢jIt:   devoid of all ideas of "I" and "Mine"
AaWdas£ÓyEn   he who lives unconcerned
y¢Þt¿EÏs   is known as a man
j£vÓm¤³lXN:   liberated-in-life
 
436. He is a jivanmukta who remains a mere witness to the body, the senses, and the sense of   "I"  and  "mine".
¢våOat    AaÏmnaE    yÞy    b#'Bav:    ½¤tErqblat¯    ,
BvbÓD¢v¢nm¤I³:    s    j£vÓm¤³lXN:    .437.
 
¢våOat   who has realized
AaÏmnaE   of transmigration
yÞy   to him
b#'Bav:   his Brahmanhood
½¤tErqblat¯   aided by the scriptures
BvbÓD¢v¢nm¤I³:   and is free from the bondage of transmigration
s   j£vÓm¤³lXN:   is known as a man liberatedin-life

437. He  is a jivanmukta who  has  known  his  own  Self  by  the  power  of  the   scriptures, and who  is free from  the  bondage  of  the  world.   
 
dEhE¢Ód#yEÝvh|Bav    id|BavÞtdÓykE    ,
yÞy    naE    Bvt:    Àva¢p    s    j£vÓm¤³    iÝytE    .438.  
dEhE¢Ód#yEÝvh|Bav   the idea of "I" with regard to the body,organs,etc.
id|BavÞtdÓykE   nor that of "It" in respect of things other than these
yÞy   to whom
naE   Bvt:   is there
Àva¢p   never
s   j£vÓm¤³   as one liberated-in-life
iÝytE   is accepted
 
438. He is a jivanmukta  who  does  not  feel any identity with  the  body, the senses  or  sense objects.
n    p#Ïyg¯b#'NaEB©Id|    kda¢p    b#'sgIyaE:    ,
p#åOya    yaE    ¢vjana¢t    s    j£vÓm¤³lXN:    .439.  
n   nor
p#Ïyg¯b#'NaEB©Id|   differentiates the Jiva and Brahman
kda¢p   never
b#'sgIyaE:   the universe and Brahman
p#åOya   through his illumination
yaE   ¢vjana¢t   he who does it
s   j£vÓm¤³lXN:   is known as a man liberatedin-life

439. He  is a jivanmukta  who sees no  difference  between  the  world  and  his   real  consciousness.
saD¤¢B:    p¥ÇymanE{¢Þmn¯    p£fYmanE{¢p    ѤjInW:    ,
smBavaE    BvEïÞy    s    j£vÓm¤³lXN:    .440.
 
saD¤¢B:   by the good
p¥ÇymanE{¢Þmn¯   when his body is either worshipped
p£fYmanE{¢p   or tormented by the
ѤjInW:   wicked
smBavaE   just the same
BvEïÞy   he who feels
s   j£vÓm¤³lXN:   is know as a man liberatedin-life
 
440.  He is a jivanmukta who remains the same when  worshipped  by  the  good   or ill-treated  by  the  wicked. ,  
PROCEED TO SLOKAS 441 TO 450
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