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VIVEKACŪDĀMAŅI
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The realisation of the Paramātman is possible only for him whose buddhi has been purified by steadfastly observing the dharmas with a firm faith that the śrutis are the sole source for determining them.
śrutipramānaikamatessvadharmanişthā: śruti alone is the criterion for karma. Vide the Gitā: tasmācсhästram pramāņam te kāryākāryavyavasthitau 1 jñātvā śāstravidhānoktam karma kartum ihārhasi 11 "Therefore, śāstra is the criterion for you to determine what may be done and what may not be done. Learning what śastra says, you must begin to act."
śrutipramāņaikamatiḥ: He whose buddhi is governed by the statement of śruti only and by nothing else, i.e. one who relies entirely on the śruti for whatever should be done for his benefit hereafter.
svadharmanişthā: svadharmaḥ: the group of karmas pertaining to one's varņa and aśrama; being always steadfast; observing them unswervingly without attachment to anything else.
atmavisuddhirasya: the special purification of the antahkarana of this jīva, i.e., the liquidation of one's pāpa. Vide: jñānamutpadyate pumsām kṣayāt pāpasya karmaṇaḥ 1 kaşāyapaktiḥ karmāņi jñānam tu paramā gatih 11 kaşāye karmabhiḥ pakve tato jñānam pravartate II (Manu): "Jnāna arises for men by the liquidation of pāpa, and karmas remove pāpas; jñāna makes for the supreme goal of mokşa. When the pāpas are removed by karmas, then jñāna arises."
viśuddha: that form which vices like desire, hatred, etc., have vanished. Such a buddhi is a viśuddhabuddhih.
paramātmavedanam: the realisation of the non-dual Paramāt. man. By that vedana only can the samsāra be destroyed from its roots, i.e., the complete destruction of everything from ajñāna to duḥkha.
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In the previous śloka, it was said: vivekavijñānamahäsinā. The reference was made to vijñāna produced by viveka. Earlier the sişya asked: "Please instruct me to understand the distinction between the two" What was said generally about the gross, subtle and the caugal bodies in brief is now explained at length.
कोशैरन्नमयाद्यः पञ्चभिरात्मा न संवतो भाति ।
निजशक्तिसमुत्पन्नः शैवलपटलैरिवाम्बु वापीस्थम् ॥ १५१ ॥ V. C.-13
