Guest guest Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 advaitin , " V. Krishnamurthy " <profvk wrote: > > advaitin , " S.N. Sastri " <sn.sastri@> wrote: ====================================================== praNAmaH to all, I have downloaded an ebook, " mahAvAkyaratnAvali part-I " from the following site, http://www.archive.org/details/eyammahavakyarat019610mbp I don't know whether or not it is the same book which maNI-ji asked SAstri-ji to translate. If it is the same one, I hope it will be useful to the interested members. In the above mentioned site, there is a small panel on the left hand side where we should see some options like, DjVu PDF TXT Flip Book FTP ## Right click on the desired format(PDF would be better if you don't have a DjVu reader) and select, " Save (Link) as " to download the book onto your system. I have downloaded the PDF format and it is very clear. Here is a direct link to the PDF format if you aren't able to open the main site, http://www.archive.org/download/eyammahavakyarat019610mbp/eyammahavakyarat019610\ mbp.pdf !! SrI Adi SankarArpaNamastu !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Respected Sastriji, It is indeed very kind of you to translate and also give the meanings of the various vakayaas appearing in Mahaavaakyaratnaavali. As already mentioned by respected Professorji, it is really a “boon” and all the members of the Group will find it most useful in their Sadhana in Advaita, particularly for Mananam. With kindest regards, mani R. S. Mani oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers, not web links. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 *Translation of mahAvAkyas- No.2* In my previous post, item No. 2 was the mahAvakya 'aham brahma asmi' from the bRhad. up. This is one of the four main mahAvakyas from the four vedas. The method of interpreting the mahAvAkya 'tat tvam asi' has been dealt with in vivekachUDAmaNi, Slokas 243 to 251. The explanation of Jagadguru Chandrasekhara Bharati on these Slokas may be seen at www.geocities.com/snsastri/vedamahavakya.html The mahAvakya 'aham brahma asmi' can also be interpreted on the same lines by taking the implied meaning of the words. 4. mahatpadam jnAtvA vRkshamUle vaset—subAlopanishad, section 13— Knowing the supreme goal, one should live at the foot of a tree. The idea is—One who desires to attain liberation should lead a life of renunciation and contemplation. 5. satchidAnandAtmAnam advitIyam brahma bhAvayet- One should meditate on the self which is existence-consciousness-bliss as the non-dual brahman. i.e., one should meditate on the identity of the individual self and brahman. 6. aham brahma asmi iti anusandhAnam kuryAt—One should constantly meditate on the mahAvAkya 'aham brahma asmi'. 7. sa tajjno bAlonmattapiSAcavat jaDavRttyA lokam Acaret—maNDalabrAhmaNopanishad, 5.4-- He who has known 'that' (brahman ) goes about in the world like a child, a mad man, or a ghost, behaving like an ignorant person. 8. brAhmaNaH samAhito bhUtvA tattvampadaikyam eva sadA abhyaset—The wise man should always contemplate only the identity of tat and tvam with concentrated mind. 9. sarvatra advaitabrahmabuddhim kuryAt- One should see everything as the non-dual brahman. 10. ASAmbaro na namaskAro na svAhAkAro na svadhAkAro na nindAstutiH yAdRcchiko bhavet- The enlightened person has only the quarters as his clothes. He does not prostrate before anybody. He does not make any oblations to the gods (svAhAkAra) or to the manes (svadhAkAra). He neither censures nor praises others. He lives on whatever comes to him by chance. S.N.Sastri (To be contd) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Thanks, respected Shri Sastri-ji. Could you kindly give individual word meanings so that we can appreciate your interpretation/exposition better? For example, " tajjalAn " in No. 1. PraNAms. Madathil Nair ______________ advaitin , " S.N. Sastri " <sn.sastri wrote: > > As desired by Shri R.S. Mani I propose to give the meanings of the vAkyas in > the booklet 'MahAvAkyaratnAvaliH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2007 Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 That is a good suggestion. I shall do that. S.N.Sastri On 10/5/07, Madathil Rajendran Nair <madathilnair wrote: > > Thanks, respected Shri Sastri-ji. Could you kindly give individual > word meanings so that we can appreciate your interpretation/exposition > better? For example, " tajjalAn " in No. 1. > > PraNAms. > > Madathil Nair > ______________ > > advaitin <advaitin%40>, " S.N. > Sastri " <sn.sastri wrote: > > > > As desired by Shri R.S. Mani I propose to give the meanings of the > vAkyas in > > the booklet 'MahAvAkyaratnAvaliH. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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