!! Viveka Chudamani of Shankaracharya !!
Slokas 194-195 with meanings in English
||om tat sat ||
Viveka Chudamani Slokas 194-195
Stating ’అనాదికాలోఽయం అహం స్వభావో’, It is without beginning and characterized by ego, Guru asserted teh begining less nature of Jiva. Through previous desires it performs actions good and evil. In the knowledge sheath ( Vignyakosa) has the three states and experiences joy and sorrow. Being close to the Atman residing in the heart, it is also efflugent . The disciple hearing all this wonders of that which has begining may not have an end. That teh Samsara may not end.How is then one to active liberation. With this doubt in mind, the Disciple stops the discourse with a question.
శిష్య ఉవాచ:
భ్రమేణాప్యన్యథా వాస్తు జీవభావః పరాత్మనః|
తదుపాధేః అనాదిత్వాత్ అనాదేర్నాశయిష్యతే||194||
అతోఽస్యజీవభావోఽపి నిత్యోభవతి సంస్మృతిః|
ననివర్తేత తన్మోక్షః కథం మే శ్రీగురో వద||195||
In thefirst Sloka , the discipel preasents his doubt and and the second Sloka he raises his question.
Now the first Sloka :
భ్రమేణాప్యన్యథా వాస్తు జీవభావః పరాత్మనః|
తదుపాధేః అనాదిత్వాత్ అనాదేర్నాశయిష్యతే||194||
భ్రమేణాప్యన్యథా వా -
through delusion or otherwise ;
అస్తు జీవభావః పరాత్మనః -
Self thinks of itself as Jiva
Why does it think so ?
తత్ ఉపాధేః అనాదిత్వాత్ -
That superimposition of beginingless of the Jiva;
That Jiva is begining less is what we heard in Sloka 188 (’అనాదికాలోఽయం అహం స్వభావో’ ) and elaborated in teh sheath of knowledge.
అనాదేః నాశః న ఇష్యతే -
that with out begining is indeed without an end;
Disciple is announcing his doubt. 'The Jiva with begining cannot be supposed to be having an end'.
The doubt is based on the fact that Jiva actis based on prvious (birth) actions. ( Sloka 188-189). It may be permanent cycle.
Now the second Sloka ( 195).
In the Sloka saying ’మే శ్రీగురో వద’, meaning 'Oh reverand Sir, please tell me', the diciple raises his question.
అతోఽస్యజీవభావోఽపి నిత్యోభవతి సంస్మృతిః|
ననివర్తేత తన్మోక్షః కథం మే శ్రీగురో వద||195||
అతోఽస్యజీవభావోఽపి - అతః అస్య జీవభావః అపి
Thus Jivahood of the Soul ( Atma);
నిత్యోభవతి - becomes eternal ( without an end);
సంస్మృతిః న నివర్తేత -
Transmigration cycle( Samsara) continues for ever;
తన్మోక్షః కథం -
Then how can one get liberation?
మే శ్రీగురో వద -
Oh Master please tell me ?
Summary .
Therefore, disciple says, 'Jivahood also becomes eternal or without end and its transmigration ( samsara ) continues. How then can teher be liberation for the soul? Kindly enlighten me O revered teacher'. -
Now then the master gives his answer in the next few Slokas.
||om tat sat||