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VIVEKACŪDĀMANI
69. The first step to liberation is the extreme aversion1
to all perishable things, then follow calmness, self-control,
forbearance, and the utter relinquishment of all work²
enjoined in the scriptures.
[]Aversion etc. - These four have been defined in slokas 20-24.
Cr. Brhadāranyaka, IV. iv. 23 – शान्तो दान्त उपरतस्तितिक्षुः ।
All work-See note on verse 10.]
ततः श्रुतिस्तन्मननं सतत्त्व-
ध्यानं चिरं नित्यनिरन्तरं मुनेः ।
ततोऽविकल्पं परमेत्य विद्वा-
25
निहैव निर्वाणसुखं समृच्छति ॥ ७० ॥
70. Then come hearing, reflection on that, and long,
constant and unbroken meditation2 on the Truth for the
muni.3 After that the learned seeker attains the supreme
nirvikalpa state and realizes the bliss of nirvana even in
this life.
[Compare Brhadāranyaka, II. iv. 5.
531
Hearing-of the Truth from the lips of the Guru.
2 Meditation-The lowing of the mind in one unbroken stream to-
wards an object.
3Muni-The man of reflection.
"Nirvikalpa state-That state of the mind in which there is no
distinction between subject and object, all the mental activities are held
in suspension, and the aspirant is one with his Atman. It is a super-
conscious state, beyond all relativity, which can be felt by the fortunate
seeker, but cannot be described in words. The utmost that can be said
of it is that it is inexpressible Bliss, and Pure Consciousness. Nirvāņa,
which literally means "blown out", is another name for this.]
यद्बोद्धव्यं तवेदानीमात्मानात्मविवेचनम् ।
तदुच्यते मया सम्यक् श्रुत्वात्मन्यवधारय ॥ ७१ ॥
69. The first step to liberation is the extreme aversion1
to all perishable things, then follow calmness, self-control,
forbearance, and the utter relinquishment of all work²
enjoined in the scriptures.
[]Aversion etc. - These four have been defined in slokas 20-24.
Cr. Brhadāranyaka, IV. iv. 23 – शान्तो दान्त उपरतस्तितिक्षुः ।
All work-See note on verse 10.]
ततः श्रुतिस्तन्मननं सतत्त्व-
ध्यानं चिरं नित्यनिरन्तरं मुनेः ।
ततोऽविकल्पं परमेत्य विद्वा-
25
निहैव निर्वाणसुखं समृच्छति ॥ ७० ॥
70. Then come hearing, reflection on that, and long,
constant and unbroken meditation2 on the Truth for the
muni.3 After that the learned seeker attains the supreme
nirvikalpa state and realizes the bliss of nirvana even in
this life.
[Compare Brhadāranyaka, II. iv. 5.
531
Hearing-of the Truth from the lips of the Guru.
2 Meditation-The lowing of the mind in one unbroken stream to-
wards an object.
3Muni-The man of reflection.
"Nirvikalpa state-That state of the mind in which there is no
distinction between subject and object, all the mental activities are held
in suspension, and the aspirant is one with his Atman. It is a super-
conscious state, beyond all relativity, which can be felt by the fortunate
seeker, but cannot be described in words. The utmost that can be said
of it is that it is inexpressible Bliss, and Pure Consciousness. Nirvāņa,
which literally means "blown out", is another name for this.]
यद्बोद्धव्यं तवेदानीमात्मानात्मविवेचनम् ।
तदुच्यते मया सम्यक् श्रुत्वात्मन्यवधारय ॥ ७१ ॥