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THE ENLIGHTENED VISION OF THE SELF
EXPLANATION Prior to attempting to know the true nature of the Self, it is necessary to drive out passions, attachment, avarice, anger, etc. from the mind; then only one can gain the true knowledge of the atmatattua. As no seed can germinate in a ground that is scorched by fire, in the same way, righteousness does not take root or germinate in a mind affected by passion or anger. Every man should earnestly strive to drive out all the passions fully and completely so that he is able to salvage his Soul, which is drowned deep in the worldly ocean. Passion is not the nature or quality of a jirn, it is merely a perversion.
ततस्त्वं दोषनिर्मुक्त्यै निर्मोहो भव सर्वतः । उदासीनत्वमाश्रित्य तत्त्वचिन्तापरो भव ।। 18 ।।
खण्डान्वयः ततः इस कारण से, त्वं-तुम, दोषनिर्मुक्त्यै-दोषों के निवारण के लिए, सर्वत: सब ओर से, निर्मोहो-मोहरहित, भव-हो जाओ (तथा) उदासीनत्वं उदासीनता का, आश्रित्य आश्रय लेकर, तत्त्वचिन्तापरः-तत्त्वचिंतन में तत्पर, भव-हो जाओ।
tatastram dosharirmuktyai rirmoho bhara sarratah. udasinatramashritya tattiacintaparo bhaun (18)
In this shloka, the acharya advises a samsaric jira as follows:
It is not possible to uplift the Self without giving up attachment and the feeling of love and hatred resulting therefrom. Therefore, one should give up attachment for the body and for other external objects and adopt a detached and unperturbed attitude towards the world, body and pleasures and delve deep into the realm of the tatras.
हेयोपादेयतत्त्वस्य स्थितिं विज्ञाय हेयतः । निरालम्बोऽन्यतः स्वस्मिन्नुपेये सावलम्बनः ॥ 19 ।।
खण्डान्वयः हेयोपादेयतत्त्वस्य हेय और उपादेय तत्त्व की, स्थिति स्थिति को-स्वरूप को, विज्ञाय जानकर, अन्यतः हेयत: अपने से भिन्न हेयतत्त्वों से, निरालम्ब:=आलम्बन रहित होकर (उनका आश्रय छोड़कर), उपेये उपादेयभूत अथवा ग्रहण करने योग्य, स्वस्मिन्-अपने स्वरूप में, सावलम्बन-आलम्बन सहित हो जाओ, (उसका आश्रय ग्रहण
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