mahAvAkyaratnAvaliH- Translation No. 38

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*Translation of mahAvAkyas- No.38- Sentences relating to jIvanmukti. *

 

143. dehendriyeshu ahambhAvaH, idambhAvaH tadanyake,

 

yasya no bhavataH kvApi sa jIvanmukta ucyate---

 

He who never has the notion 'I' with regard to the body and sense-organs,

nor the notion of 'it' with regard to everything else, is called a

jIvanmukta.

 

144. na pratyagbrahmaNorbhedam kadApi brahmasargayoH,

 

prajnayA yo vijAnAti sa jIvanmukta ucyate---

 

He who in his consciousness does not see any difference between the

indwelling self and brahman, or between brahman and the created world, is

called a jIvanmukta.

 

145. sAdhubhiH pUjyamAno'pi pIDyamAno'pi durjanaiH,

 

samameva bhaved yasya sa jIvanmukta ucyate—

 

He who maintains his equipoise, whether honoured by the good or harassed by

the evil-minded, is called a jIvanmukta.

 

146. rAgadveshabhayAdinAm anurUpam carannapi,

 

yo'ntarvyomavadatyacchaH sa jIvanmukta ucyate—

 

Though outwardly appearing to be prompted by attachment, aversion, fear,

etc., he who is absolutely pure within, like the sky, is called a

jIvanmukta.

 

147. dehatrayAtirikto'ham Suddhacaitanyamasmi aham,

 

brahmAhamiti yasyAntaH sa jIvanmukta ucyate---

 

He who has the conviction, " I am different from the three bodies, I am pure

consciousness, I am brahman " is called a jIvanmukta.

 

S.N.Sastri

 

 

 

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On 2/2/08, S.N. Sastri <sn.sastri wrote:

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> *Translation of mahAvAkyas- No.38- Sentences relating to jIvanmukti. *