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सततविमलबोधानन्दरूपं समेत्य
त्यज जडमलरूपोपाधिमेतं सुदूरे ।
अथ पुनरपि नैष स्मर्यतां वान्तवस्तु
स्मरणविषयभूतं पल्पते कुत्सनाय ॥ ४१४ ॥
satatavimalabodhānandarūpaṃ sametya
tyaja jaḍamalarūpopādhimetaṃ sudūre |
atha punarapi naiṣa smaryatāṃ vāntavastu
smaraṇaviṣayabhūtaṃ palpate kutsanāya || 414 ||
414. Realising the Ātman, the eternal, pure Knowledge and Bliss, throw far away this limitation of a body, which is inert and filthy by nature. Then remember it no more, for something that has been vomited excites but disgust when called in memory.
समूलमेतत्परिदाह्य वन्हौ
सदात्मनि ब्रह्मणि निर्विकल्पे ।
ततः स्वयं नित्यविशुद्धबोधा
नन्दात्मना तिष्ठति विद्वरिष्ठः ॥ ४१५ ॥
samūlametatparidāhya vanhau
sadātmani brahmaṇi nirvikalpe |
tataḥ svayaṃ nityaviśuddhabodhā
nandātmanā tiṣṭhati vidvariṣṭhaḥ || 415 ||
415. Burning all this, with its very root, in the fire of Brahman, the Eternal and Absolute Self, the truly wise man thereafter remains alone, as the Ātman, the eternal, pure Knowledge and Bliss.
Notes: All this—the objective universe—the not-Self.
Root—i. e. Nescience.
प्रारब्धसूत्रग्रथितं शरीरं
प्रयातु वा तिष्ठतु गोरिव स्रक् ।
न तत्पुनः पश्यति तत्त्ववेत्ता
(आ)नन्दात्मनि ब्रह्मणि लीनवृत्तिः ॥ ४१६ ॥
prārabdhasūtragrathitaṃ śarīraṃ
prayātu vā tiṣṭhatu goriva srak |
na tatpunaḥ paśyati tattvavettā
(ā)nandātmani brahmaṇi līnavṛttiḥ || 416 ||
416. The knower of Truth does no more care whether this body, spun out by the threads of Prārabdha work, falls or remains – like the garland on a cow – for his mind-functions are at rest in the Brahman, the Essence of Bliss.
Notes: Garland……cow—as a cow is supremely unconcerned about the garland put on her neck by somebody, so the man of realisation has got nothing to do with the body.
अखण्डानन्दमात्मानं विज्ञाय स्वस्वरूपतः ।
किमिच्छन् कस्य वा हेतोर्देहं पुष्णाति तत्त्ववित् ॥ ४१७ ॥
akhaṇḍānandamātmānaṃ vijñāya svasvarūpataḥ |
kimicchan kasya vā hetordehaṃ puṣṇāti tattvavit || 417 ||
417. Realising the Ātman, the Infinite Bliss, as his very Self, with what object, or for whom, should the knower of Truth cherish the body.
Notes: With what object .—A reproduction of the sense of Brihadaranyaka IV. iv. 12. He never
thinks of himself as the Bhoktá, the enjoyer, or Jiva.
Cherish—like men of the world.
संसिद्धस्य फलं त्वेतज्जीवन्मुक्तस्य योगिनः ।
बहिरन्तः सदानन्दरसास्वादनमात्मनि ॥ ४१८ ॥
saṃsiddhasya phalaṃ tvetajjīvanmuktasya yoginaḥ |
bahirantaḥ sadānandarasāsvādanamātmani || 418 ||
418. The Yogi who has attained perfection and is liberated-in-life gets this as result – he enjoys eternal Bliss in his mind, internally as well as externally.

Vivekachudamani – Introduction
1: Devoted Dedication
2: Glory of Spiritual Life
3: Unique Graces in Life
4-7: Miseries of The Unspiritual Man
8-13: Means of Wisdom
14-17: The Fit Student
18-30: The Four Qualifications
31: Bhakti – Firm and Deep
32-40: Courtesy of Approach and Questioning
41-47: Loving Advice of the Guru
48-49: Questions of the Disciple
50: Intelligent Disciple – Appreciated
51-55: Glory of Self-Effort
56-61: Knowledge of the Self-Its Beauty
62-66: Direct Experience – Liberation
67-71: Discussion on Questions Raised
72-75: Gross Body
76-82: Sense Objects a Trap – Man Bound
83-86: Fascination for Body Criticised
87-91: Gross Body Condemned
92: Organs of Perception and Action
93-94: Inner Instruments
95: The Five Pranas
96-101: Subtle Body – Effects
102: Functions of Prāna
103-105: Ego Discussed
106-107: Infinite Love – the Self
108-110: Māyā – Pointed Out
111-112: Rajoguņa – Nature and Effects
113-116: Tamoguņa – Nature and Effects
117-119: Sattvaguņa – Nature and Effects
120-121: The Causal Body – Its Nature
122-123: Not-Self – Description
124-135: The Self – Its Nature
136: Advice for Self-control
137-142: What is Bondage – The Reply
143-144: The Powers – Agitation and Veiling
145-146: Bondage in Action
147-153: Ātman and Anātman – Discrimination
Negation of the Kośas
154-164: – Annamaya kośa (Food sheath)
165-166: – Prņamaya kośa (Vital air sheath)
167-183: – Manomaya kosa (Mental sheath)
184-188: – Vijnanamaya kośa (Intellectual sheath)
189-191: Ātman – Unattached
192-193: What is Liberation? – Disciple
194-206: Self-Knowledge gives Liberation
207-210: Anandamaya kośa (Bliss sheath)
211: Ātman – Other than the Five Kośas
212: What is Ātman? – Disciple
213-225: Nature of the Self – Discussion
226-236: All Manifestation Absolute
237-240: Brahman – Its Nature
241-249: That Thou Art – Explanation
250-253: Attitude in Meditation
254-266: Aids to Meditation
267-276: Give up Vāsanās – the Method
277-292: End Superimposition – The Means
293-297: The Perceived I’ Factor – False
298-309: Condemnation of the Ego
310-319: Actions, Thoughts and Vāsanās – Renounce
320-329: Total Vigilance – Its Price
330-338: In the One, No Plurality
339-348: Spiritual Growth – the Secret
349-353: Cause-Effect – False
354-372: Samadhi – Its Nature
373-378: Fully Detached – Samadhi Easy
379-383: Meditation – the Technique
384-397: Continuous Attention to Self
398-406: No Diversity in Reality
407-413: Ātma-vicāra – Contemplation
414-418: Give up Perceptions
419-425: The Science of Reality – Its Benefits
426-445: Signs of a Realised Seer
446-464: Prārabdha for a Saint
465-471: There is No Plurality
472-479: Experience of Selfhood
480-520: Practice of Knowledge – Disciple
521-575: Final Words of Advice
576-578: Blessed Disciple Liberated
579-581: The Glory of the Textbook

Sri Adi Sankaracharya

Links
Sri Adi Sankaracharya’s Vivekachudamani – Commentary by Swami Chinmayananda
Transcript of Swami Paramarthananda’s classes on Vivekachudamani

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