[Advaita-l] Shata-shlokI of Shankara - 41, 42 of 101

[V. Krishnamurthy]

Namaste 

41
yat-kimcin-nAma-rUpAtmakam-idam-asad-evo-ditaM bhAti bhUmau
yenA-neka-prakArair-vyvaharati jagad-yena tene-shvareNa /
tadvat-pracchAdanIyaM nibhRta-rashanayA yadvad-eshha
dvi-jihvaH
tena tyaktena bhojyaM sukham-anatishayaM mA
grdho’nyad-dhanAdyaM //

yat kimcit:  Whatever  (is)
nAma-rUpAtmakaM  idaM : of the nature of name and form here
bhUmau : in this world
asat eva uditaM : springs up as a mere unreality
pracchAdanIyaM :  (and) should be veiled off
tena IshvareNa : by that Lord
yena jagat bhAti : by whom this universe is manifest
yena aneka-prakAraiH vyvavaharati : (and) by whom it is
multifariously active;
yadvat tadvat : just as 
eshhaH dvijihvaH : this snake (is veiled off)
nibhRta-rashanayA : by the known rope.
tena tyaktena : Only by abandoning that (unreality)
anatishayaM sukhaM bhojyaM : unsurpassed bliss is to be
enjoyed
mA gRdhaH anyat dhana-AdyaM : Do not covet anything else
like wealth, etc.

Note 1. I have translated ‘rashanA’ as ‘rope’. It is only a
guess. I don’t have dictionary support for this. Can some
one help?

Note 2. Readers would easily recognize that this shloka is
a paraphrase, -- with the Acharya’s stamp
‘nibhRta-rashanayA yadvad-eshha dvijihvaH’ --  of the first
verse of Ishopanishat. Mark how dexterously he uses the
same words ‘Isha’ (IshvareNa), ‘vAsyaM’ (pracchAdanIyaM),
‘idaM’, ‘yat kimca’, ‘jagat’, ‘tena tyaktena’ ‘bhunjIta’
(bhojyam) , ‘mA gRdhaH’ , ‘dhanaM’ !

42
jIvan-muktir-mumukshhoH prathamam-atha tathA
muktir-AtyantikI ca 
te’bhyAsa-jnAna-yogAt guru-caraNa-kRpA’pAnga-sangena
labdhAt /
abhyAso’pi dvidhA syAt adhikaraNa-vashAt daihiko
mAnasash-ca 
shArIras-tv-Asan-Adyo hy-uparatir-aparo jnAna-yogaH
puroktaH //

mumukshhoH : To the seeker of Liberation
prathamaM jIvan-muktiH : there first comes Liberation while
living
atha tathA muktiH AtyantikI ca : and thereafter, the
ultimate Liberation.
te : These two
abhyAsa-jnAna-yogAt : (are the result) of the yoga of
practice and the yoga of Realisation
labdhAt : (which themselves are) attained 
guru-caraNa-kRpA-apAnga-sangena : (guru – feet – grace –
glance – association) by contact of the Teacher’s feet and
His merciful glance.
abhyAsaH api : Practice, too
dvividhA syAt : is of two kinds
adhikaraNa-vashAt : according to qualification, (namely)
daihiko mAnasashca : of the body, and of the mind.
shArIraH tu : Bodily practice, of course
AsanAdyaH : (consists of) postures, etc.,
aparaH puroktaH jnAna-yogaH : (while) the other,
jnAna-yoga, previously mentioned,
uparatiH : (consists of) abstention.

PraNAms to all students of Adi Shankaracharya.
profvk
 

 











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