[Advaita-l] Looking for a Sanskrit quote, please

[Maha Ramaswamy]

 Namo Vidwadbhyah

Atma-laabhaat na param  vidyate'
This is the second sutra from Apastambiyadharmasutra Prathama prashna
Ashtama patala
the vivaranam is by Adi Shankara Bhagavatpada

regards

On Sat, Apr 10, 2021 at 2:55 AM V Subrahmanian via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> On Sat, Apr 10, 2021 at 10:22 AM Krishnan S via Advaita-l <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>
> > Dear Scholars,
> >
> > I am requiring a Sanskrit  quote from our scriptures meaning that "
> > Liberation (Moksha) is (or must be) the aim of our  human life"
> >
>
> 'Atma-laabhaat param na vidyate'  (unknown source),  'ayam tu paramo dharmo
> yad yogena atmadarshanam' (Sage Yajnavalkya)
>
> [There is nothing greater than realizing one's Self]   [This is the highest
> dharma which is realizing the Atman through Yoga, the appropriate means.]
>
> Kenopanishat says: iha chet avedit atha satyamasti, no chediha avedit
> mahati vinashtih'   [If the Atman is realized in this body, birth, that is
> the greatest achievement.  If this is not accomplished, there is no greater
> loss than that. ]
>
> There are many such statements that extoll Moksha.  All these mean what you
> have stated.
>
> regards
>
>
>
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Krishnan.S
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