Vivek Chudamani

SR No.: 007022
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Chandrashekhar Bharti Swami, P Sankaranarayan
Publisher: Bharatiya Vidyabhavan
Publication Year: 1988
Total Pages: 552
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 14 MB

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VIVEKACŪDAMANI
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ādi refers to gotra and sūtra also.
niyamāḥ: the prescribed duties of the varņas like brāhmaṇatva and aśramas like brahmacarya and also the traditional family codes.
bahudhāmayāḥ: various kinds of ailments like fever, headache! etc.
pūjāvamānabahumānamukhāḥ višeşāsca syuh: pūja: honouring: what is done by sandal paste, flowers etc. avamānaḥ: not being even spoken to; being ignored like not being taken notice of even by a look. bahumānah: being given a high seat.
Jätakarma etc., are done only for the body. So too the marks of aśrama, etc. pertain only to the body. Hence, it is said that the duties of varna and aśramą too relate only to the gross body. The internal disciplines which are intended for the mind are not seen externally. But, the external disciplines pertain to this gross body and are perceived outside. Or, it means these observances by which .it can be determined by athers, e.g. that this is a Brāhmaṇa, this is a Brahmacārī etc., are known. These observances purify the mind through their operation in the body. Though based on the false superimposition of the body on the ātman, they have to be adopted as they serve the purpose of obtaining jñāna. It means, therefore, that the other niyamas like pūja and avamāna need not be observed as they make for bondage.
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Having thus explained the gross body which is the anātman, the bondage of samsāra to be traced to it and the way of release from it by the observance of the rules of varņa and āśrama, by the next five ślokas the subtle body is expounded.
बुद्धीन्द्रियाणि श्रवणं, त्वगक्षि, घ्राणं च जिह्वा विषयावबोधनात् ।
वाक्पाणिपादा गुदमप्युपस्थं कर्मेन्द्रियाणि प्रवणानि कर्मसु॥ ९४ ॥ buddhindrifāņi śravaṇam tvagakşi
ghrāņam cà jihvā viśayāvabodhanāti vākpāņipādā gudamapyupastham
karmendriyāni pravanāni karmasu 11
The ear, the skin, the eyes, the nose and the tongue are known as the jñānentriyas as they give knowledge of external objects. Vocal organs, hands, feet, the anus and the genitals are known as karmendriyas as they lead to actions.