Book Title: Talk On Vivek Chudamani
Author(s): Chinmayanand Swami
Publisher: Chinmay Publications Trust

Previous | Next

Page 102
________________ 95 a burning desire to live and accomplish the ultimate Perfec tion in one's own Self, is the present activity which will, in a short time, end in the consummate fulfilment of the life. And, therefore, the teacher, prematurely, declares that the boy has fulfilled his life. Very rarely do we say "the foetus in the womb", but we invariably use the term "child in the womb”, although in its pre-natal condition it is not yet a child. To release ourselves from our ignorance is not merely to know the Knowledge, but, on transcending the ignorancecreated projection of the body, mind and intellect, we come to live and experience the Reality in Itself. Therefore, the teacher says, “You wish to attain the Brahman-hood or the God-hood”. ऋणमोचनकर्तारः पितुः सन्ति सुतादयः । बन्धमोचनकर्ता तु स्वस्मादन्यो न कश्चन ॥५१॥ rnamocana kartārah pituh santi sutādayah bandhamocanakartā tu swasmādanyo na kascana 51. ऋणमोचन कर्तारः - To relive from debts and obligations, पितुः . of the father, सन्ति - are, सुतादयः - sons, etc., बन्धमोचनकर्ता - a redeemer from bondage, तु - indeed, स्वस्मात् - than oneself, अन्यः । 64 - any other persen, 7- (there, is ) not. A father has his sons and others to save him from his financial debts, but to redeem him from his own delusions, there is none but himself. मस्तकन्यस्तभारार्दैदुःखमन्यैर्निवार्यते। क्षुधादिकृतदुःखं तु विना स्वेन न केनचित् ॥ ५२॥ mastakanyastabhārāderduhkhamayairnivāryate kșudhādikrtaduhkham tu vīnā svena na kenacit 52. HET-Zahra: - Of the load, etc., placed on the head, 9:27 - pain, अन्यैः - by other, निवार्यते - is relived, क्षुधाति कृतदुःखम् - the sorrow caused by hunger etc., I - but, charaal - except by oneself न - not, केनचित् - by anyone.

Loading...

Page Navigation
1 ... 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180