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सत्याछार्यस्य गमने कदाछिन्मुक्ति दायकम् । काशीक्शेत्रं प्रति सह गौर्या मार्गे तु श्ङ्करम् ॥ (अनुष्टुप्) अन्त्यवेषधरं दृष्ट्वा गछ्छ गछ्छेति छाब्रवीत् । शङ्करःसोऽपि छाण्डलस्तं पुनः प्राह श्ङ्करम् ॥ (अनुष्टुप्) अन्नमयादन्नमयमथवा छैतन्यमेव छैतन्यात् । यतिवर दूरीकर्तुं वाञ्छसि किं ब्रूहि गछ्छ गछ्छेति ॥ (आर्या वृत्त)
O great ascetic! Tell me! What is it that you want to move away by saying, ”Go, go”? Do you want the body made up of food to move away from another body made up of food? Or do you want consciousness to move away from consciousness? Do tell me.
प्रत्यग्वस्तुनि निस्तरङ्गसहजानन्दावबोधाम्बुधौ विप्रोऽयं श्वपछोऽयमित्यपि महान्कोऽयं विभेदभ्रमः । किं गङ्गाम्बुनि बिम्बितेऽम्बरमणौ छाण्डालवीथीपयः पूरे वाऽन्तरमस्ति काञ्छनघटीमृत्कुम्भयोर्वाऽम्बरे ॥ (शार्दूल विक्रीडित)
Answer me! While the supreme Being is reflected in every object as the sun's reflection could be seen in the placid waveless water bodies why this doubting confusion and differentiation i.e., whether one is a brahmin or an outcaste? Who is the superior one etc.? Is there any difference in the reflection of the sun in the waters of the Ganges or the water present in the street of an outcaste? Likewise, is there any difference when the water- containers happen to be golden vessels and earthen pots? Note: The indwelling self, which is identical with the supreme Self whose nature is bliss and pure consciousness, is the same in all creatures. As the Bhagavadgita says, “The enlightened see the same Self in the Brahmana endowed with learning and humility, the cow, the elephant, the dog and the outcaste” (5. 18).
जाग्रत्स्वप्नसुषुप्तिषु स्फुटतरा या संविदुज्जृम्भते या ब्रह्मादिपिपीलिकान्ततनुषु प्रोता जगत्साक्षिणी । सैवाहं न छ दृश्यवस्त्विति दृढप्रज्ञापि यस्यास्ति छे- छ्छाण्डालोऽस्तु स तु द्विजोऽस्तु गुरुरित्येषा मनीषा मम ॥ १॥
If one is convinced firmly, that he is that very Soul which manifests itself in all the conditions of sleep, wakefulness and dream, in all the objects from the great Brahma (the creator) to the tiny ant and which is also the vibrant, but invisible, witnesser of all, then as per my clear conclusion, he is the great teacher/preceptor, be he a twice-born (i.e higher castes) or an outcaste. Note: In the waking state the physical body as well as the senses and the mind function and experience external objects. In the state of dream there are no objects and the body and senses do not function, but the mind creates objects and events and experiences them. In deep sleep, even the mind does not function. In all these three states consciousness is present. In the first two states, the presence of consciousness is obvious because of the experience of external objects and the creations of the mind respectively. It may appear as if in deep sleep there is no such experience, but it is the experience of everyone that on waking up he remembers that he slept happily and did not know anything. Remembrance is possible only of what has actually been experienced previously. It therefore follows that consciousness existed during deep sleep also and that it was because of this consciousness that happiness and ignorance were experienced. This consciousness is thus the witness of all experiences as well as the absence of experiences. This consciousness is the Self that dwells in every living being. Everything other than this consciousness is an object. The external objects are objects of experience for the sense organs. The sense organs are objects for the mind. The mind itself is an object for the consciousness or Self. Thus the self alone is the subject and everything else is an object of experience. The person who has realized that he is the Self and not the mind or the senses or the physical body is an enlightened person. Such a person is the Guru for the whole world.
ब्रह्मैवाहमिदं जगछ्छ सकलं छिन्मात्रविस्तारितं सर्वं छैतदविद्यया त्रिगुणयाऽशेषं मया कल्पितम् । इत्थं यस्य दृढा मतिः सुखतरे नित्ये परे निर्मले छाण्डालोऽस्तु स तु द्विजोऽस्तु गुरुरित्येषा मनीषा मम ॥ २॥
I am quite convinced that he is the great Master, be he a Brahmin or an outcaste, who, dwelling on the pure and infinite Brahman thinks of himself as that very Brahman, of whose manifestation the whole Universe is, though apparently the Universe is assumed to consist of different things, due to ignorance and the three Gunas (Satva, Rajas and Tamas).
शश्वन्नश्वरमेव विश्वमखिलं निश्छित्य वाछा गुरो- र्नित्यं ब्रह्म निरन्तरं विमृशता निर्व्याजशान्तात्मना । भूतं भावि छ दुष्कृतं प्रदहता संविन्मये पावके प्रारब्धाय समर्पितं स्ववपुरित्येषा मनीषा मम ॥ ३॥
I am fully convinced by the Preceptor's words that the entire Universe is a transitory illusion and that the human body is given to constantly meditate on the infinite and supreme Being with a serene and unquestioning mind and thus to burn in that sacred Fire the sins with which the human is born. Note: Karma, in the sense of results of actions performed, is divided into three categories. (1) sañchita karma — the accumulated results of actions performed in past births, (2) prārabdha karma - those results of past actions which have given rise to the present body and (3) āgāmi karma — the results of actions performed in the present birth. On the dawn of Self-knowledge, the first category is completely destroyed along with the third category acquired up to the time of attainment of knowledge. After the dawn of Self-knowledge, any action performed does not produce any result in the form of merit or demerit. The second category, prārabdha karma, is not destroyed on the attainment of Self-knowledge but has to be exhausted only by being actually experienced. On the exhaustion of this category of karma, the body of the enlightened person falls and the jīvanmukta becomes a videhamukta. This is brought out in the above shloka by the statement that the enlightened person merely submits his body to the operation of prārabdha karma.
या तिर्यङ्नरदेवताभिरहमित्यन्तः स्फुटा गृह्यते यद्भासा हृदयाक्षदेहविषया भान्ति स्वतोऽछेतनाः । तां भास्यैः पिहितार्कमण्डलनिभां स्फूर्तिं सदा भावय- न्योगी निर्वृतमानसो हि गुरुरित्येषा मनीषा मम ॥ ४॥
In my considered opinion, a Yogi is great who has clearly grasped within himself the truth and quality of the supreme Being through which all our activities are performed and whose effulgence is hidden by ignorance [of an ordinary person] even as the sun's halo is covered/hidden by the clouds. Note: The Self or pure consciousness is what enlivens the mind, senses, etc., which are insentient, and enables them to function. Clouds owe their origin to the heat of the sun which makes the water in the oceans evaporate. The clouds become visible only because of the light of the sun behind them. The same clouds hide the sun from our view. Similarly, the body, mind, and senses, which owe their sentiency to the pure consciousness that is the Self, conceal the Self from us by making us engage ourselves in worldly pursuits all the time. The self can be realized only if the senses and mind are withdrawn from external objects.
यत्सौख्याम्बुधिलेशलेशत इमे शक्रादयो निर्वृता यछ्छित्ते नितरां प्रशान्तकलने लब्ध्वा मुनिर्निर्वृतः । यस्मिन्नित्यसुखाम्बुधौ गलितधीर्ब्रह्मैव न ब्रह्मविद् यः कश्छित्स सुरेन्द्रवन्दितपदो नूनं मनीषा मम ॥ ५॥
I am convinced that whoever has his mind dwelling upon the Great Being who is being worshipped by Indra and other gods and is thus completely at peace with himself has not only understood Brahman but he is himself that great Brahman! Note: The Upanishads say that the happiness experienced by all living beings, including the gods, is only a minute fraction of the supreme, infinite bliss of Brahman (Brihadaranyaka, 4.3.32, Taittiriya, 2.8). Knowing Brahman means knowing that one is Brahman and not the body-mind complex. He who attains this knowledge is Brahman itself (Mundaka, 3.2.9). Thus knowing Brahman is the same as remaining as Brahman. It should be noted that this is not the attainment of any new state. Everyone is in reality Brahman, even when he is in bondage and looks upon himself as a limited human being. Liberation is nothing but the removal of the wrong identification with the body-mind complex by the realization of his real nature as the infinite, eternal Brahman. A rope is mistaken for a snake in dim light, but when it is examined with a light it is found that there never was a snake and that there was only a rope all the time. No one would say that there was a snake previously and that it had gone away. Similarly, when a person realizes that he is not the body-mind complex, but Brahman, it follows that he was always Brahman and that only the wrong notion about himself has been removed and nothing new has emerged. Thus there is no real bondage, but the individual jIva thinks, wrongly, that he is in bondage, due to ignorance of his real nature. When this ignorance is removed as a result of shravaNa, manana, and nididhyAsana, the person becomes a jīvanmukta here itself.
दासस्तेऽहं देहदृष्ट्याऽस्मि शम्भो जातस्तेंऽशो जीवदृष्ट्या त्रिदृष्टे । सर्वस्याऽऽत्मन्नात्मदृष्ट्या त्वमेवे- त्येवं मे धीर्निश्छिता सर्वशास्त्रैः ॥
Oh Lord! In the form of body, I am your servant. In the form of life, O three-eyed one, I am part of yourself. In the form of soul, you are within me and in every other soul. I have arrived at this conclusion through my intellect and on the authority of the various scriptures.
॥ इति श्रीमछ्छङ्करभगवतः कृतौ मनीषापञ्छकं सम्पूर्णम् ॥
Thus ends the manīṣāpañchakam composed by the ādiśaṅkarācharya. 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Udyoga Parvam Chapter 33 Vidura Neethi - Udyoga Parvam Chapter 34 Vidura Neethi - Udyoga Parvam Chapter 35 Vidura Neethi - Udyoga Parvam Chapter 36 Vidura Neethi - Udyoga Parvam Chapter 37 Vidura Neethi - Udyoga Parvam Chapter 38 Vidura Neethi - Udyoga Parvam Chapter 39 Vidura Neethi - Udyoga Parvam Chapter 40 Ashtavakra Gita Chapter 1 Ashtavakra Gita Chapter 2 Ashtavakra Gita Chapter 3 Ashtavakra Gita Chapter 4 Ashtavakra Gita Chapter 5 Ashtavakra Gita Chapter 6 Ashtavakra Gita Chapter 7 Ashtavakra Gita Chapter 8 Ashtavakra Gita Chapter 9 Ashtavakra Gita Chapter 10 Ashtavakra Gita Chapter 11 Ashtavakra Gita Chapter 12 Ashtavakra Gita Chapter 13 Ashtavakra Gita Chapter 14 Ashtavakra Gita Chapter 15 Ashtavakra Gita Chapter 16 Ashtavakra Gita Chapter 17 Ashtavakra Gita Chapter 18 Ashtavakra Gita Chapter 19 Ashtavakra Gita Chapter 20 Viveka Chudamani Brahma Gnanavali Mala Sata Rudreeyam Manisha Panchakam Vedanta Dindima Dhanyashtakam Narayana Satakam (Telugu) Sri Medha Dakshina Murthy Stotram Tattvabodha (Adi Shankaracharya) Dakshina Murthy Dwadasha Nama Stotram Sri Dakshina Murthy Sahasra Nama Stotram Sri Dakshina Murthy Sahasra Namavali Medha Dakshina Murthy Trishati Namavali Atma Panchakam Yati Panchakam (Kaupeena Panchakam) Adi Shankaracharya (74) Shiva Panchakshari Stotram Nirvana Shatkam Bhaja Govindam (Moha Mudagaram) Shivananda Lahari Sree Maha Ganesha Pancharatnam Dakshina Murthy Stotram Kanakadhara Stotram Jagannatha Ashtakam Achyutashtakam Soundarya Lahari Shiva Manasa Puja Sree Annapurna Stotram (Sri Annapurna Ashtakam) Uma Maheswara Stotram Shiva Bhujanga Stotram Dwadasa Jyotirlinga Stotram Ardha Naareeswara Ashtakam Vishnu Shatpadi Lalitha Pancha Ratnam Sri Rama Pancha Ratna Stotram Narayana Stotram Govindashtakam Lakshmi Nrusimha Karavalamba Stotram Shiva Aparadha Kshamapana Stotram Guru Paduka Stotram Gurvashtakam Shiva Bhujanga Prayata Stotram Ardha Nareeswara Stotram Subrahmanya Bhujanga Stotram Hanuman Pancha Ratnam Navaratna Malika Stotram Meenakshi Pancha Ratna Stotram Sri Raja Rajeswarai Ashtakam Mani Karnika Ashtakam Ganga Ashtakam Nirvaana Dasakam Maya Panchakam Pratasmarana Stotram Ganesha Bhujanga Stotram Sri Kashi Viswanatha Stotram Dvadasha Jyothirlinga Stotram Bhavani Ashtakam Sri Rama Bhujanga Prayaata Stotram Viveka Chudamani Brahma Gnanavali Mala Panduranga Ashtakam Mantra Matruka Pushpa Mala Stava Ananda Lahari Manisha Panchakam Vedanta Dindima Dhanyashtakam Kalyana Vrishti Stavam Subrahmanya Bhujanga Prayata Stotram Daridrya Dahana Ganapati Stotram Sri Meenakshi Stotram Shiva Suvarnamala (Swarnamala) Stuti Gayatryashtakam (Gayatri Ashtakam) Gauri Dasakam Tripura Sundari Ashtakam (Stotram) Devi Bhujanga Stotram Bhavani Bhujanga Prayata Stotram Kashi Panchakam Nirguna Manasa Puja Ranganatha Ashtakam Sri Govindashtakam (Govinda Ashtakam) Shiva Padadi Keshanta Varnana Stotram Vishnu Padadi Keshanta Varnana Stotram Shiva Keshadi Padanta Varnana Stotram Shiva Namavalyashtakam (Namavali Ashtakam) Ganga Ashtakam 2 Tattvabodha (Adi Shankaracharya) Subrahmanya Stotram (Neelakantha Vahanam) Sri Kashi Viswanatha Suprabhatam Atma Panchakam Yati Panchakam (Kaupeena Panchakam) Vishnu (244) Narayana Suktam Sri Venkateswara Suprabhatam Bhaja Govindam (Moha Mudagaram) Rama Raksha Stotram Sri Venkateswara Stotram Sri Venkateswara Prapatti Sri Venkatesha Mangalasasanam Sree Vishnu Sahasra Nama Stotram Krishna Ashtakam Jagannatha Ashtakam Achyutashtakam Om Jaya Jagdish Hare Govinda Namaavali Bala Mukundashtakam Sri Srinivasa Gadyam Sri Venkateswara Vajra Kavacha Stotram Vishnu Shatpadi Sri Rama Pancha Ratna Stotram Narayana Stotram Govindashtakam Lakshmi Nrusimha Karavalamba Stotram Vishnu Suktam Sri Rama Ashtottara Sata Namaavali Sri Krishna Ashtottara Sata Namavali Anantha Padmanabha Swamy Ashtottara Sata Namavali Sree Ramaashtottara Sata Nama Stotram Sri Vishnu Sata Nama Stotram (Vishnu Purana) Narayana Kavacham Krishnam Kalaya Sakhi Alokaye Sri Balakrishnam Gopala Krishna Dasavatharam Sri Rama Mangalasasanam (Prapatti & Mangalam) Sri Vishnu Ashtottara Sata Namavali Sri Vishnu Ashtottara Sata Naama Stotram Sri Ananta Padmanabha Ashtottara Sata Namavali Sri Satyanarayana Ashtottara Sata Namavali Tiruppavai Gita Govindam Chapter 1 - Samoda Damodara Gita Govindam Chapter 2 - Aklesha Keshava Gita Govindam Chapter 3 - Mugdha Madhusudana Gita Govindam Chapter 4 - Snigdha Madhusudana Gita Govindam Chapter 5 - Sakanksha Pundarikaksha Gita Govindam Chapter 6 - Kuntha Vaikuntha Gita Govindam Chapter 7 - Nagara Narayana Gita Govindam Chapter 8 - Vilakshya Lakshmipati Gita Govindam Chapter 9 - Manda Mukunda Gita Govindam Chapter 10 - Chatura Chaturbhuja Gita Govindam Chapter 11 - Sananda Damodara Gita Govindam Chapter 12 - Suprita Pitambara Sri Vishnu Sata Namavali (Vishnu Purana) Sri Krishna Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotram Maha Narayana Upanishad Sri Rama Apaduddharaka Stotram Sri Rama Sahasra Nama Stotram Sri Raghuveera Gadyam (Sri Mahaveera Vaibhavam) Sri Rama Kavacham Sri Rama Karnamrutam Sri Rama Bhujanga Prayaata Stotram Dhanvantari Mantra Sri Panchayudha Stotram Sri Madhvacharya Kruta Dwadasha Stotra - 1 Sri Madhvacharya Kruta Dwadasha Stotra - 2 Sri Madhvacharya Kruta Dwadasha Stotra - 3 Sri Madhvacharya Kruta Dwadasha Stotra - 4 Sri Madhvacharya Kruta Dwadasha Stotra - 5 Sri Madhvacharya Kruta Dwadasha Stotra - 6 Sri Madhvacharya Kruta Dwadasha Stotra - 7 Sri Madhvacharya Kruta Dwadasha Stotra - 8 Sri Madhvacharya Kruta Dwadasha Stotra - 9 Sri Madhvacharya Kruta Dwadasha Stotra - 10 Sri Madhvacharya Kruta Dwadasha Stotra - 11 Sri Madhvacharya Kruta Dwadasha Stotra - 12 Dashavatara Stotram (Vedantacharya Krutam) Dashavatara Stuti Sudarshana Ashtakam (Vedantacharya Krutam) Sudarshana Shatkam Sudarshana Ashtottara Sata Namavali Sudarshana Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotram Sudarshana Sahasra Namavali Sudarshana Sahasra Nama Stotram Viveka Chudamani Brahma Gnanavali Mala Sri Hari Stotram (Jagajjalapalam) Maha Vishnu Stotram - Garudagamana Tava Mukunda Mala Stotram Sri Krishna Kavacham (Trailokya Mangala Kavacham) Govinda Damodara Stotram Nanda Kumara Ashtakam Brahma Samhita Panduranga Ashtakam Murari Pancha Ratna Stotram Venu Gopala Ashtakam Santana Gopala Stotram Sri Ranganatha Ashtottara Sata Namavali Sri Ranganatha Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotram Narayaniyam Dashaka 1 Narayaniyam Dashaka 2 Narayaniyam Dashaka 3 Narayaniyam Dashaka 4 Narayaniyam Dashaka 5 Narayaniyam Dashaka 6 Narayaniyam Dashaka 7 Narayaniyam Dashaka 8 Narayaniyam Dashaka 9 Narayaniyam Dashaka 10 Narayaniyam Dashaka 11 Narayaniyam Dashaka 12 Narayaniyam Dashaka 13 Narayaniyam Dashaka 14 Narayaniyam Dashaka 15 Narayaniyam Dashaka 16 Narayaniyam Dashaka 17 Narayaniyam Dashaka 18 Narayaniyam Dashaka 19 Narayaniyam Dashaka 20 Narayaniyam Dashaka 21 Narayaniyam Dashaka 22 Narayaniyam Dashaka 23 Narayaniyam Dashaka 24 Narayaniyam Dashaka 25 Narayaniyam Dashaka 26 Narayaniyam Dashaka 27 Narayaniyam Dashaka 28 Narayaniyam Dashaka 29 Narayaniyam Dashaka 30 Narayaniyam Dashaka 31 Narayaniyam Dashaka 32 Narayaniyam Dashaka 33 Narayaniyam Dashaka 34 Narayaniyam Dashaka 35 Narayaniyam Dashaka 36 Narayaniyam Dashaka 37 Narayaniyam Dashaka 38 Narayaniyam Dashaka 39 Narayaniyam Dashaka 40 Narayaniyam Dashaka 41 Narayaniyam Dashaka 42 Narayaniyam Dashaka 43 Narayaniyam Dashaka 44 Narayaniyam Dashaka 45 Narayaniyam Dashaka 46 Narayaniyam Dashaka 47 Narayaniyam Dashaka 48 Narayaniyam Dashaka 49 Narayaniyam Dashaka 50 Narayaniyam Dashaka 51 Narayaniyam Dashaka 52 Narayaniyam Dashaka 53 Narayaniyam Dashaka 54 Narayaniyam Dashaka 55 Narayaniyam Dashaka 56 Narayaniyam Dashaka 57 Narayaniyam Dashaka 58 Narayaniyam Dashaka 59 Narayaniyam Dashaka 60 Narayaniyam Dashaka 61 Narayaniyam Dashaka 62 Narayaniyam Dashaka 63 Narayaniyam Dashaka 64 Narayaniyam Dashaka 65 Narayaniyam Dashaka 66 Narayaniyam Dashaka 67 Narayaniyam Dashaka 68 Narayaniyam Dashaka 69 Narayaniyam Dashaka 70 Narayaniyam Dashaka 71 Narayaniyam Dashaka 72 Narayaniyam Dashaka 73 Narayaniyam Dashaka 74 Narayaniyam Dashaka 75 Narayaniyam Dashaka 76 Narayaniyam Dashaka 77 Narayaniyam Dashaka 78 Narayaniyam Dashaka 79 Narayaniyam Dashaka 80 Narayaniyam Dashaka 81 Narayaniyam Dashaka 82 Narayaniyam Dashaka 83 Narayaniyam Dashaka 84 Narayaniyam Dashaka 85 Narayaniyam Dashaka 86 Narayaniyam Dashaka 87 Narayaniyam Dashaka 88 Narayaniyam Dashaka 89 Narayaniyam Dashaka 90 Narayaniyam Dashaka 91 Narayaniyam Dashaka 92 Narayaniyam Dashaka 93 Narayaniyam Dashaka 94 Narayaniyam Dashaka 95 Narayaniyam Dashaka 96 Narayaniyam Dashaka 97 Narayaniyam Dashaka 98 Narayaniyam Dashaka 99 Narayaniyam Dashaka 100 Vasudeva Stotram (Mahabharatam) Narayana Upanishad Sree Purushottama Sahasra Nama Stotram Sri Narayana Hrudaya Stotram Sri Lakshmi Narayana Hrudaya Stotram Sree Purushottama Sahasra Nama Stotram Sree Bhu Varaha Stotram Sree Vishnu Sahasra Namavali Govinda Damodara Stotram (Selected Verses) Sri Rama Charita Manasa - Bala Kanda Sri Rama Charita Manasa - Ayodhya Kanda Sri Rama Charita Manasa - Aranya Kanda Sri Rama Charita Manasa - Kishkindha Kanda Sri Rama Charita Manasa - Sundara Kanda Sri Rama Charita Manasa - Lanka Kanda Sri Rama Charita Manasa - Uttara Kanda Manisha Panchakam Sri Rama Hrudayam Vedanta Dindima Runa Vimochana Narasimha Stotram Sri Vishnu Panjara Stotram Sri Krishna Krupa Kataksha Stotram Damodara Ashtakam Gokula Ashtakam Gopala Ashtottara Sata Namavali Sri Hari Vayu Stuti Yama Kruta Shiva Keshava Stotram Yama Kruta Shiva Keshava Ashtottara Sata Namavali Ranganatha Ashtakam Sri Govindashtakam (Govinda Ashtakam) Vishnu Padadi Keshanta Varnana Stotram Narayana Satakam (Telugu) Sri Venkateswara Mangalashtakam Bhishma Kruta Sri Krishna Stuti Sri Srinivasa Vidya Mantra Narayana Ashtakshari Stuti Parashunama Stavan Sri Ramashtakam (Rama Ashtakam) Sri Satyanarayana Puja (Satyanarayana Swami Vratam) Sri Satyanarayana Swami Vratha Katha Sri Venkateswara Sahasra Nama Stotram Sri Venkateswara Sahasra Namavali Sri Venkateswara Bhujangam Sri Venkateswara Sharanagati Gadyam Sri Vaikuntha Gadyam Sri Venkateswara Saranagati Stotram (Saptarshi Krutam) Sri Venkateswara Vijayarya Sapta Vibhakti Stotram Atma Panchakam Yati Panchakam (Kaupeena Panchakam)
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