THE WORKS OF SANKARA

VIVEKA CHUDAMANI

SLOKAS 471 TO 480

                 
EXPERIENCE   OF   THE   SELF
¢nrÞtraga    ¢v¢nrstBaEga:
SaÓta:    s¤daÓta    ytyaE    mhaÓt:    ,
¢våOay    tt¯Ïv|    prmEtdÓtE
p#açOa:    pra|    ¢nv¦¢tmaÏmyaEgat¯    .471.  
¢nrÞtraga   who have got rid of all attachment
¢v¢nrstBaEga:   and discarded all senseenjoyments
SaÓta:   and who are serene (control of the mind)
s¤daÓta   and perfectly restrained (control of the senses)
ytyaE   this Supreme Truth
mhaÓt:   high-souled Sanyasins
¢våOay   realize
tt¯Ïv|   this realization
prmEtdÓtE   at the end
p#açOa:   attain
pra|   the Supreme Bliss
¢nv¦¢tmaÏmyaEgat¯   through their Self-realization
 
471. Ascetics and great souls, who are fulfilled, in peace, in full control, and united with the  Supreme Truth, attain  that bliss of freedom.
Bvanp£d|    prtt¯ÏvmaÏmn:
ÞvãpmanÓdGn|    ¢vcayI    ,
¢vD¥y    maEh|    Þvmn:p#k¢Úpt|
m¤³:    k]taTa©I    Bvt¤    p#b¤ÑG:    .472.  
Bvanp£d|   Thou, too
prtt¯ÏvmaÏmn:   this Supreme Truth
ÞvãpmanÓdGn|   the real nature of the Self, which is Bliss undiluted
¢vcayI   discriminate
¢vD¥y   and shaking off
maEh|   thy delution
Þvmn:p#k¢Úpt|   created by thy own mind
m¤³:   be free
k]taTa©I   the consummation of thy life
Bvt¤   and attain
p#b¤ÑG:   and illuminated
 
472. You, on  knowing  the  pure  state  of  your own  Self, must wash  off  all attachments  created by the mind.  Be aware, free, and successful.  
sma¢Dna    saD¤¢v¢nàlaÏmna
pÜyaÏmtt¯Ïv|    ÞP[zbaEDcX¤xa    ,
¢n:s|Sy|    sØygvE¢XtàE
ÅC®¤t:    pdaTa©I    n    p¤n¢vIkÚÔytE    .473.  
sma¢Dna   through Samadhi
saD¤¢v¢nàlaÏmna   in which the mind has been perfectly stilled
pÜyaÏmtt¯Ïv|   visualize the Truth of the Self
ÞP[zbaEDcX¤xa   with the eye of clear realization
¢n:s|Sy|   to no more doubt
sØygvE¢XtàE   is perfectly and indubitably realized
ÅC®¤t:   heard from the Guru
pdaTa©I   if the neaning of the (scriptural) words
n   p¤n¢vIkÚÔytE   then it will not lead again
 
473. Now try with unshaken  faith to attain  samadhi. Realize  it and you will  suffer no doubts  again.  
ÞvÞya¢vïabÓDsmbÓDmaEXa    -
ÏsÏyåOananÓdãpaÏmlÖDaW    ,
SaÞæO|    y¤¢³rqdE¢SkaE¢³:    p#maN|
caÓt:    ¢sѯDa    Þvan¤B¥¢t:    p#maNm¯    .474.  
ÞvÞya¢vïabÓDsmbÓDmaEXat¯    through the breaking of one's connection with the bondageof Avidya or ignorance
sÏyåOananÓdãpaÏmlÖDaW    in the realization of the Atman, the ExistenceKnowledge-Bliss-Absolute
SaÞæO|   the scriptures
y¤¢³rqdE¢SkaE¢³:    reasoning and the words of the Guru
p#maN|   are the proofs
caÓt:   while one's
¢sѯDa   own experience
Þvan¤B¥¢t:   earned by concentrating th mind
p#maNm¯   is another proof.
 
474. The scriptures, the words of the teacher and reason provide the proofs for knowing whether one has obtained freedom from bondage or not. But the final proof must come from oneself through one's own conviction.  
bÓDaE    maEXà    t¦¢çOà    ¢cÓta{{raEÂyX¤dady:.
ÞvEnWv    vEïa    yj¯åOan|    prExaman¤ma¢nkm¯    .475.  
bÓDaE   bondage
maEXà   liberation
t¦¢çOà   satisfaction
¢cÓta{{raEÂyX¤dady:   anxiety,recovery from illness, hunger, and other such things
ÞvEnWv   to the man concerned
vEïa   are known only
yj¯åOan|   and knowledge of these
prExaman¤ma¢nkm¯   to others is a mere inference.

475. You alone can tell whether you are in bondage or not, in peace, pleasure or pain. Others can only surmise.
tz¢ÞTta    baEDy¢Ót    g¤rv:    ½¤tyE    yTa    ,
p#åOyWv    trE¢¹¹an£áran¤g¦h£tya    .476.  
tz¢ÞTta   standing aloof (standing in the banks)
baEDy¢Ót   instruct the disciple
g¤rv:   the Gurus
½¤tyE   yTa   as well as the Srutis
p#åOyWv   through illumination alone
trE¢¹¹an£áran¤g¦h£tya    while the man of realization crosses (Avidya), backed by the grace of God

476. The teacher may provide directions at the shore but the disciple must cross the ocean on his own knowledge. Teachers and scriptures awaken and show the direction from a distance. But the disciple should know by his own self with the Lord's grace.
Þvan¤B¥Ïya    Þvy|    åOaÏva    ÞvmaÏmanmK¢Îftm¯    ,
s|¢sÑG:    sØm¤K|    ¢t¿E¢°¢vIkÚpaÏmna{{Ïm¢n    .477.  
Þvan¤B¥Ïya   through his own realization
Þvy|   Himself
åOaÏva   knowing his indivisible Self
ÞvmaÏmanmK¢Îftm¯   and thus becoming perfect
s|¢sÑG:   with his mind free
sØm¤K|   from dualistic ideas
¢t¿E¢°¢vIkÚpaÏmna{{Ïm¢n    a man should stand face to face with the Atman
 
477. Know one's  own indivisibile  Atman and be  identified  with it, and remain  in it,  free  from all  change. 
 
vEdaÓt¢sѯDaÓt¢n⢳rExa
b#'Wv    j£v:    skl|    jgÅc    ,
AKÎfãp¢ÞT¢trEv    maEXaE
b#'a¢¹t£yE    ½¤ty:    p#maNm¯    .478.  
vEdaÓt¢sѯDaÓt¢n⢳rExa    the verdict of all discussions on the Vedanta
b#'Wv   are nothing but Brahman
j£v:   that the Jiva
skl|   and the whole
jgÅc   universe
AKÎfãp¢ÞT¢trEv   and that liberation means abiding in Brahman
maEXaE   and the Moksha
b#'a¢¹t£yE   that Brahman is One without a second
½¤ty:   the Srutis themselves
p#maNm¯   are authority (for the statement).

478. The final word  of  Vedanta is that  Brahman  is  all, the jiva  and  the   world.Freedom is remaining in  that  state. Brahman  is  One  without  a second      and the scriptures affirm  this.  
i¢t    g¤âvcnaÅC®¤¢tp#maNa    -
ÏprmvgØy    stt¯ÏvmaÏmy¤ÀÏya    ,
p#S¢mtkrN:    sma¢htaÏma
Àv¢cdclak]¢traÏm¢n¢¿taE{B¥t¯    .479.  
i¢t   realizing
g¤âvcnaÅC®¤¢tp#maNat¯    the Supreme Truth through the above instructions of the Guru,the authority of the scriptures
prmvgØy   and his own reasoning
stt¯ÏvmaÏmy¤ÀÏya    and the mind concentrated
p#S¢mtkrN:   with his senses quieted
sma¢htaÏma   became immovable
Àv¢cdclak]¢traÏm¢n¢¿taE{B¥t¯    (the disciple) in form and perfectly established in the Atman.
 
479. Following  the words of the scriptures and the master,  knowing  the Self  by   his own  reason with his  mind intent on the self, the disciple became  still  like  a   rock, fixed  in  the Atman.
¢k¢·Ïkal|    smaday    prE    b#'¢N    mansm¯    ,
uÏTay    prmanÓda¢dd|    vcnmb#v£t¯    .480.  
¢k¢·Ïkal|   for sometime
smaday   concentrating
prE   b#'¢N   on the Supreme Brahman
mansm¯   the mind
uÏTay   he rose
prmanÓda¢dd|   and out of Supreme Bliss
vcnmb#v£t¯   spoke as follows.
 
480. After remaining awhile in this state, he  returned to  his  consciousness, and   wexpressed the following words with  great  delight.  
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