mahAvAkyaratnAvaliH

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*Translation of mahAvAkyas- No.6*

 

20. vijneyo'ksharatanmAtro jIvitam cApi cancalam. VihAya SAstrajAlAni yat

satyam tad upAsyatAm-

 

aksharatanmAtrah vijneyaH- the Imperishable One alone is to be known,

jIvitam ca api cancalam- life is itself uncertain, SastrajAlAni vihAya-

discarding the numerous SAstras, yat satyam- that which is the Reality, tad

upAsyatAm- let that be meditated on.

 

21. yasya strI tasya bhogecchA, nistrIkasya kva bhogabhUH- He who has a wife

has the desire for enjoyment; for one who has no wife, where is the question

of enjoyment?

 

22.. striyam tyaktvA jagat tyaktam, jagat tyaktva sukhI bhavet- By

renouncing (desire for) woman, the world is renounced; by renouncing the

world one becomes happy.

 

23. cittam kAraNam arthAnAm tasmin sati jagattrayam, tasmin kshINe jagat

kshINam tat cikitsyam prayatnataH-

 

The mind is the cause for the appearance of objects. When the mind is, the

three worlds are there. When the mind ceases (to project objects), the world

also ceases to exist. The mind should be treated with effort, i.e., the mind

should be controlled ( so that it ceases to project the notions of likes and

dislikes).

 

24. supterutthAya suptyantam brahmaikam pravicintyatAm- From the time of

waking up from sleep till the time of going to sleep again one should

constantly think only of brahman.

 

25. gacchan tishThan upaviSan SayAno vA anyathApi va, yathecchayA vased

vidvAn AtmArAmaH sadA muniH- Whether walking, standing, sitting, lying down

or doing anything else, the enlightened man of contemplation who ever revels

in the Self remains as he pleases, (not dependent on any one else).

 

S.N.Sastri

 

(To be contd)