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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VIVEKACŪDAMAŅI
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what follows' it is implied that vairāgya is the effect of viveka. The expression ‘tadanantaram' is to be understood after each of the succeeding requirements upto mumuksutva. After vairāgya will come samādisampattiḥ; after this mumukṣutva.
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Śrī Bhagavatpāda elaborates in the next śloka the sādhanas that have been mentioned.
ब्रह्म सत्यं जगन्मिथ्येत्येवंरूपो विनिश्चयः ।
सोऽयं नित्यानित्यवस्तुविवेकः समुदाहृतः ॥२०॥ brahma satyam jaganmithyetyevaṁrūpo vinizcayaḥ so'yam nityānityavastuvivekah samudāhrtaḥ 11
The firm understanding that Brahman is reality and that the material world (jagat) is mithyā is spoken of as discrimi
nation between the eternal and the transient (nityānityavas. tuviveka).
Sri Bhagavatpāda paraphrases nityānityavastuviveka as the knowledge that Brahman is satyam and jagat is mithyā. That is because, even if one has firm understanding that Brahman is nitya and jagat is anitya, absolute and uncompromising vairāgya does not arise; for even transient pleasures are generally sought. But when the jagat is declared to be mithyā, an object which is mithyā (which has no substantiality) is not desired by any one. Those who wish to have a kingdom are not satisfied with a kingdom seen in the dream. Hence to stabilise vairāgya, instead of saying 'brahma nityam jagat anityam', Śri Bhagavatpāda says brahma satyam jaganmithyā.
viniścayaḥ means viseșeņa niścayah: strong conviction. By the word niścaya is signified not falling away (from truth) as a result of ideas which are not warranted by (absolute) pramāņas.
so'yam: split into saḥ and ayam. Sah that which has been referred to as qualified by viveka; ayam means that this has been spoken of in the beginning as nityānityavastuvivekah.
samudahrtaḥ (samyak udāhstah) i.e., well explained. The preposition sam has been affixed to show that this viveka alone will make for vairāgya from the enjoyments of fruits of karmas here in this world and elsewhere (in heaven).
After explaining viveka, Śrī Bhagavatpāda proceeds to explain vairāgya.