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Atmabodha (Alocana) of Padmanandi
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cannot do anything just as) these clouds taking various forms and shapes in the sky, cannot change the essential nature of the sky.
संसारात पदह्यमानवपुषा दुःखं मया स्थीयते
नित्यं नाथ यथा स्थलस्थितमता मत्से (त्स्ये) न ताम्यन् मनः । कारुण्यामृतसङ्गशीतलतरे त्वत्पादपङ्केरुहे
देव समर्पयामि हृदयं तावत्परं सौख्यवान् ||२२||
22. O Lord ! I am always in (the state of) sorrow, on account of having body which is burning by heat of mundane life like a fish (which is) on the ground. But, I am happy, as long as I dedicate my heart to the lotuslike feet of your's which are very cool on account of association of nectar like compassion,
साक्षप्राममिदं मनो भवति यद्बाह्यार्थसम्बन्धभाक्
तत्कर्म प्रतिजृम्भते पृथगई तस्मात्सदा सर्वथा ।
चैतन्यात्तव तत्तथेति यदि वा तत्रापि तत्कारणं शुद्धात्मन् मम निश्चयात्पुनरिह त्वय्येव देव स्थितिः ||२३||
23. O Lord! O pure soul ! this mind, with the group of sense-organs becomes connected with out-worldly objects. From that, karma arises. (But ), I am always different from that (karma), indeed, or that karma (which is material) is different from your consciousness. Here also (in my case also) consciousness (which is quite different from material karma) is the main cause (in feeling different from that Karma ). (Thus) ultimately my existence is in you only (or I am in thyself) (ie. there is no difference between nature of your consciousness and my consciousness, ultimately ).
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किं लोकेन किमाश्रयेण किमुत द्रव्येण कायेन कि किं वाग्भिः किमुतेन्द्रियैः किममुभिः किं तैर्विकल्पैरपि । सर्वे पुद्गलपर्यया बत परे त्वत्त प्रमुत्तो भवन् नात्मनेभिरभिश्रयस्यतितरामालेन किं बन्धनम् ||२४||
24. O Atman ! what is the use of these, universe, abode, matter, body, speech, senses, vital force and those imagined objects for you? All of them are modifications of matter (only). (They are) different from you. Alas, why are you being negligent, vainly taking shelter in bondage, by these imagined objects?
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