THE WORKS OF SANKARA

VIVEKA CHUDAMANI

SLOKAS 251 TO 260

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m&TkayR<   skl<   "qaid   stt<   m&NmaÇmevaiht<
tÖTs¾int<   sdaTmkimd<   sNmaÇmevaiolm!   ,
ySmÚaiSt   st>   pr<   ikmip   tTsTy<   s   AaTma   Svy<
tSmat!   tt!   Tvmis   àzaNtmml<   äüaÖy<   yTprm!   .   251   .
 
m&TkayR<                                           -     of   clay
skl<                                             -     all   modifications
"qaid                                             -     such   as   a   jar
stt<                                             -     always
m&NmaÇmevaiht<                             -     are   (   in   reality)   nothing   but   clay
tÖTs¾int<                               -     similarly,which   is   produced   from
                                                            the   real   Brahman
sdaTmkimd<                               -     is   Brahman   itself
sNmaÇmevaiolm!                         -     this   entire   universe   is   nothing   but
                                                            that
ySmÚaiSt                                     -     because,   there   is   nothing   else
st>   pr<                                         -     is   only   self-existent   Reality
ikmip                                             -     whatever
tTsTy<                                         -     that   is   the   true   thing.
s   AaTma   Svy<                               -     our   very   Self
tSmat!                                           -     therefore
tt!                                                 -     that
Tvmis                                             -     you   are   there
àzaNtmml<                                   -     that   serene,pure
äüaÖy<                                           -     that   Brahman,the   One   without   a
                                                              second
yTprm!                                             -     Supreme   Brahman
 
 
 
251.As the jar is made of earth, everything comes from the real Atman alone. Thou art That, the one Supreme Brahman. The Atman is the only real thing, and hence `Thou art That'.
inÔakiLptdezkaliv;y}aÇaid   svR<   ywa
imWya   tÖidhaip   ja¢it   jgt!   Sva}ankayRTvt>   ,
ySmadevimd<   zrIrkr[àa[ahma*Pyst!
tSmat!   tt!   Tvmis   àzaNtmml<   äüaÖy<   yTprm!   .   252   .
 
inÔakiLptdezkaliv;y}aÇaid               -     as   the   place,time,objects,-
                                                                        knower,etc.,called   up   in
                                                                        dream   are
svR<                                                               -     all
ywa                                                             -     as
imWya                                                         -     unreal
tÖidhaip                                                   -     so   also   is   the   world   experienced
                                                                         here
ja¢it                                                       -     in   the   waking   state
jgt!                                                         -     the   universe   (world)
Sva}ankayRTvt>                                      -     for   it   is   all   an   effect   of
                                                                        one's   own   ignorance.
ySmadevimd<                                              -     because   this
zrIrkr[àa[ahma*Pyst!                       -      body,the   organs,the   Pranas,
                                                                        egoism,etc.,are   also   unreal
tSmat!                                                       -     therefore
tt!                                                             -     that
Tvmis                                                         -     you   are   there
àzaNtmml<                                               -     serene, pure
äüaÖy<                                                       -     Brahman,   the   one   without   a
                                                                          second
yTprm!                                                         -     that   Supreme
 
252. The wakeful state is as unreal as what you are in a dream. As the mind creates these , so does Maya create the body, senses, pranas, ego. All these are unreal. Thou alone art That, the real Supreme.
yÇ   æaNTya   kiLpt<   tiÖveke
      tÄNmaÇ<   nEv   tSmaiÖi-Úm!   ,
Svße   nò<   Svßivñ<   ivicÇ<
      SvSmaiÑÚ<   ikÚu   †ò<   àbaexe   .   253   .
 
yÇ                                                 -     where
æaNTya                                           -     in   the   deluded   stste
kiLpt<                                         -     has   been   known
tiÖveke                                         -     when   the   truth   about   it
tÄNmaÇ<                                     -     it   stays   in   that   state
nEv                                                 -     is   not   there
tSmaiÖi-Úm!                               -     and   not   at   all   different   from   it
Svße                                                 -     in   the   dream   itself
nò<                                             -     passes   away
Svßivñ<                                       -     the   diversified   dream   universe
                                                          (appears   and)
ivicÇ<                                           -     in   different   states
SvSmaiÑÚ<                                   -     distinct   from   one's   own   Self
ikÚu                                               -     does   it
†ò<                                             -     appear
àbaexe                                               -     on   waking   as   something
 
 
253.  In delusion you take one thing for another, but the real can never be so mistaken fro something else. On waking, the dream world disappears. On waking you remain the same person.
jaitnIitk…lgaeÇËrg<
      namêpgu[dae;vijRtm!   ,
dezkaliv;yaitvitR   yd
      äü   tt!   Tvmis   -avyaTmin     .   254   .
 
jaitnIitk…lgaeÇËrg<                       -     which   is   beyond   caste   and   creed,
                                                                  family   and   lineage
namêpgu[dae;vijRtm!                         -     devoid   of   name   and   form,merit
                                                                  and   demerit;
dezkaliv;yaitvitR                             -     transcending   space,time,   and
                                                                  sense-objects
yd                                                       -     that
äü                                                       -     Brahman
tt!                                                       -     that
Tvmis                                                   -     you   are   there
-avyaTmin                                           -     meditate   on   this   in   your   mind.
 
254.Brahman is beyond all name, form, qualification or defect like caste, laws, family. Think of yourself as that Brahman.
yTpr<   sklvaggaecr<
      gaecr<   ivmlbaexc]u;>     ,
zuÏicdœ"nmnaid   vStu   yd
      äü   tt!   Tvmis   -avyaTmin     .   255   .
 
yTpr<                                                 -     That   Supreme   Brahman
sklvaggaecr<                                 -     which   is   beyond   the   range   of   all
                                                                speech
gaecr<                                                 -     not   reachable
ivmlbaexc]u;>                                   -     but   accessible   to   the   eye   of   pure
                                                                illumination
zuÏicdœ"nmnaid                             -     which   is   pure,the   embodiment   of
                                                                knowledge
vStu                                                     -     the   beginningless   entity
yd!                                                                 -     that
äü                                                       -     Brahman
tt!                                                       -     that
Tvmis                                                   -     you   are   there
-avyaTmin                                           -     meditate   on   this   in   your   mind.
 
255. Brahman is pure consciousness known only to pure understanding, beyond all words. It has no beginning. Know then that Brahman  is your Self.
 
;fœi-êimRi-ryaeig   yaeigùdœ   -
      -aivt<   n   kr[EivR-aivtm!   ,
buÏ(ve*m!   Anv*m!   AiSt   ydœ   -
      äü   tt!   Tvmis   -avyaTmin     .   256   .
 
;fœi-êimRi-ryaeig                                 -     which   is   untouched   by   the   six-
                                                                    fold   wave   (decay,death,hunger,
                                                                    thirst,grief   and   delution)
yaeigùdœ   -                                             -     by   the   Yogi's   heart
-aivt<                                                   -     meditated   upon
n   kr[EivR-aivtm!                                 -     but   not   grasped   by   the   sense-
                                                                    organs
buÏ(ve*m!                                               -     which   the   Buddhi   can   not   know
Anv*m!                                                 -     which   is   unimpeachable
AiSt                                                     -     is   there
ydœ   -                                                  -     that
äü                                                         -     Brahman
tt!                                                         -     that
Tvmis                                                   -     you   are   there
-avyaTmin                                           -     meditate   on   this   in   your   mind
 
256.Brahman cannot be comprehended by the sesnses and is beyond decay, death, hunger, thirst, grief and delusion.Think of yourself as that glorious one.
æaiNtkiLptjgTklaïy<
      Svaïy<   c   sdsiÖl][m!   ,
in:kl<   inêpmanviÏ   yd!
      äü   tt!   Tvmis   -avyaTmin     .   257   .
 
æaiNtkiLptjgTklaïy<                         -     which   is   the   substratum   of
                                                                        the   universe   with   its   vari-
                                                                        ous   subdivisions,which   are
                                                                        all   creations   of   delution
Svaïy<   c                                                   -     which   Itself   has   no   other
                                                                        support
sdsiÖl][m!                                         -     which   is   distinct   from   the
                                                                        gross   and   subtle
in:kl<                                                     -     which   has   no   parts
inêpmanviÏ                                           -     and   has   verily   no   exempler
yd!                                                               -     that
äü                                                           -     Brahman
tt!                                                           -     that
Tvmis                                                     -     you   are   there
-avyaTmin                                               -     meditate   on   this   in   your   mind
 
257. The world produced by ignorance is based on Brahman, the basis of everything. He is self-existent, neither manifested nor unmanifest, indivisible.Know your Self to be that.
jNmv&iÏpir[Typ]y   -
      VyaixnaznivhInmVyym!   ,
ivñs&ò(viv"atkar[<
      äü   tt!   Tvmis   -avyaTmin     .   258   .
 
jNmv&iÏpir[aTyp]y   -                         -     that   which   is   free   from   birth,
                                                                    growth,development,waste,
 
VyaixnaznivhInmVyym!                       -     disease   and   death;which   is   indes-
                                                                      tructible;
ivñs&ò(viv"atkar[<                           -     which   is   the   cause   of   the   pro-
                                                                      jection,maintenance,and   dissolu-
                                                                      tion   of   the   universe
 
äü                                                           -     Brahman
tt!                                                           -     that
Tvmis                                                       -     you   are   there
-avyaTmin                                                 -     meditate   on   this   in   your   mind.
 
258. Brahman is beyond birth, death, growth, disease, decay and change, yet is the cause of creation and dissolution. Think of your Self as That.
ASt-edmnpaStl][<
      inStr¼jlraizinílm!   ,
inTymu­miv-­mUitR   yd!
      äü   tt!   Tvmis   -avyaTmin     .   259   .
 
ASt-edmnpaStl][<                           -     that   which   is   free   from   diff-
                                                                      erentiation;whose   essence   is
                                                                      never   non-existent;
inStr¼jlraizinílm!                       -     which   is   unmoved   like   the
                                                                      ocean   without   waves
inTymu­miv-­mUitR                               -     the   ever-free;of   the   indivisi-
                                                                      ble   Form
yd!                                                              -     that
äü                                                           -     Brahman
tt!                                                           -     that
Tvmis                                                     -     you   are   there
-avyaTmin                                               -     meditate   on   this   in   your   mind.
 
259. Brahman is like that vast sheet of water, one, undivided, unaffected by waves, ever free.Think of thy Self as That.
@kmev   sdnekar[<
      kar[aNtrinraSykar[m!     ,
kayRkar[ivl][<   Svy<
      äü   tt!   Tvmis   -avyaTmin     .   260   .
 
@kmev                                             -     that   which,though   One   only
sdnekar[<                                     -     is   the   cause   of   the   many
kar[aNtrinraSykar[m!               -     which   refutes   all   other   causes
                                                            but   is   Itself   without   cause
kayRkar[ivl][<                           -     distinct   from   Maya   and   its
                                                            effect,   the   universe
Svy<                                                 -     and   independent
äü                                                 -     Brahman
tt!                                                 -     that
Tvmis                                             -     you   are   there
-avyaTmin                                     -     meditate   on   this   in   your   mind.

260. Brahman is One, though the cause of the many, and yet beyond cause and effect.Think of your Self as That.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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