anaatmashriivigarhaNa (one more)

[Anand Hudli]

 Here is one more verse from anaatmashriivigarhaNa (the censure of the
 wealth of the non-self) attributed to Shankara:

 keyuuraadyairbhuushhito vaa tataH kiM
 kausheyaadyairaavR^ito vaa tataH kiM  |
 tR^ipto mR^ishhTaannaadinaa vaa tataH kiM
 yena svaatmaa naiva saakshhaatkR^ito .abhuut.h ||


 keyuuraadyairbhuushhitaH vaa  - bracelets and other ornaments may have
                                 adorned (the body)
 tataH kiM - what thence
 kausheyaadyairaavR^ito vaa -  nice garments may have been worn
 tataH kiM - what thence
 tR^ipto mR^ishhTaannaadinaa vaa - well cooked rice and other
                                 foodstuffs may have been eaten to
                                 one's satisfaction
 tataH kiM - what thence
 yena svaatmaa - by which his own Self
 naiva saakshaatkR^ito abhuut.h - has not been directly experienced


 Translation:

    Bracelets and other ornaments may have adorned the body. What thence?
    Nice garments may have been worn. What thence?
    Well cooked rice and other food may have been eaten to one's
    satisfaction. What thence?
    (From these) the direct realization of the own Self has not happened!

 Anand