[RamanaMaharshi] ashtavakra samhita

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Yes, many thanks Christiane,

 

I would encourage you and others as well to post such things on HS as well.

Thanks,

 

Love to all

Harsha

 

s_rayan wrote:

> Dear Christiane,

> Many thanks for serializing Ashtavakra Geeta for us all.Spring has

> just set

> in in North America and the time is just appropriate for something

> fresh and

> nourishing.

> Ashtavakra Samhita has been acclaimed as 'the purest of the pure

> advaita'..

> it will certainly take us nearer to understanding Maharshi by

> providing a

> background in general of advaita.

> Your suggestion of daily dissertion of 2 or 3 verses is indeed good.

> Though

> there are 20 'adhyaayas'(chapters), the total number of verses are less

> than 300. Chapters 5,6,8,and 14 have only 4 verses each and may be you can

> take the full chapter on a day. The verses are in very simple Sanskrit and

> in concise less than 20 printed pages.

> It is said that Neeti Shataka (of Bhartuhari),Ashtavakra Geeta and Bagawad

> Geeta are the three in that order of simplicity of Sanskrit language. How

> one wishes some of you serious minded sadhakas read it in original.Though

> our tranlator and commentator here is very renowned scholar,in verse 9

> down

> 'eko vishhudhabodho aham'is translated as 'I am the One and Pure

> Intelligence' in the earlier verse 4 'Chiti vishramya' has been

> rendered as

> 'resting in Intelligence'..Can vishhudhabodo and chit (in..i.e. chiti)

> both

> be intelligence? There is subtle difference not easy to bring out in

> foreign

> language as some of the answers by Maharshi in Tamil when translated.

> This is a minor point and the main theme is carried well. While

> thanking you

> may I suggest that in stead of "p 8,9" Chapter in Roman I/8,9 may be

> mentioned for ease of downloading and future reference.

> Om Shree Ramane Namah,Narayanrao.

>