RAMANA GITA STUDY GROUP .CHAPTER 11.V.5 & 6. Jnana and Siddhis

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CHAPTER 11

 

ON THE COMPATIBILITY OF JNANA AND SIDDHIS

 

Professor K.Swaminathan and Sri Visvanatha Swami Translation

 

>From 3 to verse 15 , when the original question is recalled , the Muni

poetically sings the

Glories of the Maharshi , his Sad Guru .This translation, as are all the others,

is in prose and

therefore it cannot recapture completely the beauty of the Muni's Sanskrit .

 

5.Who can describe, Oh Lord, your state of Being in which all these visible

objects appear as mere

shadows?

 

6.To those drowning in this terrible samsara, tossed hither and thither, and

struggling to cross

this great suffering, you alone are the sovereign refuge .

 

This verse has become a favourite amongst many devotees.

An attempted versification follows.

 

Compared to thy Flawless Being, One alone,

All things are like merest shadows, even stone.

 

As the waves of samsara drown the Soul,

Which is hither and thither tossed and hurled,

Struggling to swim across this suffering world.

Thou art our Sovereign Refuge, perfect, whole.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CHAPTER 11

 

ON THE COMPATIBILITY OF JNANA AND SIDDHIS

 

Professor K.Swaminathan and Sri Visvanatha Swami Translation

 

>From 3 to verse 15 , when the original question is recalled , the

Muni poetically sings the

Glories of the Maharshi , his Sad Guru .This translation, as are all

the others, is in prose and

therefore it cannot recapture completely the beauty of the Muni's

Sanskrit .

 

5.Who can describe, Oh Lord, your state of Being in which allthese

visible objects appear as mere

shadows?

 

6.To those drowning in this terrible samsara, tossed hither and

thither, and struggling to cross

this great suffering, you alone are the sovereign refuge .

 

This verse has become a favourite amongst many devotees.

An attempted versification follows.

 

Compared to thy Flawless Being, One alone,

All things are like merest shadows, even stone.

 

As the waves of samsara drown the Soul,

Which is hither and thither tossed and hurled,

Struggling to swim across this suffering world.

Thou art our Sovereign Refuge, perfect, whole.

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Ramana Gita [Translation & Commentary by AR Natarajan]

Chapter 11 `On Compatibility of Gnana & Siddhis'

 

V5

Oh Lord, is it possible to describe your state in which the entire

visible world is seen as shadows?

 

Commentary

Two verses by Ramana himself, one in Ulladu Narpadu and another in

Upadesa Saram,* extol the Jnani. He asks `who can understand the

state of one who has dissolved his ego and is abiding always in the

Self?**

[*Upadesa Saram V15, ** Sat-Darshanam V31]

 

V6

You are the supreme refuge for those tossed about hither and thither

immersed in this terrible world and struggling to cross this great

sorrow.

 

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