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Slokas 264-265 with meanings in English

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Vivekachudamani Slokas 264-265

Sloka 264:

यच्चकास्त्यनपरं परात्परम्
प्रत्यगेकरसम् आत्मलक्षणम् ।
सत्यचित्सुखं अनन्तमव्ययम्
ब्रह्म तत्त्वम् असि भावयात्मनि॥

1 यत् चकास्ति अनपरम् -
That which shines, without activity beyond itself ;


Here referring to 'यत्', that which is, and the word 'अनपरम्',   Guru is referring to the Sruti (Vedas) line which says, तदेतत् ब्रह्मपूर्वम् अनपरम्; That this Brhman that has nothing before or after, that which is without cause or effect, that which has nothing to effectuate beyond itself; Brahman is devoid of any activity pertaining to any object.  That shines by itself too.

1(इ) परात्परम् - परात् परम् -
beyond the Supreme;

Saying beyond Supreme, Guru is saying, it is beyond the very first, Hiranyagarbha; beyond the ignorance which is the cause of all; 

2 प्रत्यक्  एकरसम् आत्मलक्षणम्
non differnet from Jiva , which forms the innermost substance ( being) of all; of unitary nature, possessed of the nature of Atman;

Guru is affirming that Brahman is of the nature of atman. Also that that Brahman is you.

3 सत्यचित्सुखं अनन्तम् अव्ययम्-
that which is of the nature of existence , knowledge and bliss; endless and without begining (infinite); undecaying and eternal ;

That Brahman is endless and without begining ; undecaying and eternal;  these are the same attributes of Atman too ; Guru is reiterating that you are that Brahman.


4 ब्रह्म तत्त्वम् असि भावयात्मनि
meditate on that 'thou art Brahman'; 

Sloka 265 summary :

That which shines without activity beyond itself ; that which is non differnet from Jiva, which forms the innermost substance ( being) of all; and is of unitary nature, possessed of the nature of Atman; that which is of the nature of existence , knowledge and bliss; that which is endless and without begining (infinite); undecaying and eternal; Meditate on that. 'thou art that Brahman'


Sloka 265:

उक्तमर्थं इममात्मनिस्वयम्
भावय प्रथितयुक्तिभिः धिया ।
संशयादिरहितम् कराम्बुवत्
तेन तत्त्वनिगमो भविष्यति॥

 
1 उक्तमर्थं इममात्मनिस्वयम्
भावय प्रथितयुक्तिभिः धिया -

Splitting words and rewriting, it is as follows:

उक्तम् अर्थम् इमं  आत्मनि स्वयम् प्रथितयुक्तिभिः धिया भावय -
इमं उक्तम् अर्थम् प्रथितयुक्तिभिः धिया आत्मनि स्वयम् भावय

इमं उक्तम् अर्थम् - that teaching here
प्रथितयुक्तिभिः धिया - by famous reasoning because of its being in line with Shrutis /Vedas
धिया - in antah karana free from blemish
आत्मनि स्वयम् भावय - meditate yourself in your mind:

That teaching here (of identity between Jivatma paramatma) by famous reasoning because of its being in line with Shrutis /Vedas, meditate on that in your mind.  

In the last few Slokas Guru repeatedly invokes Shrutis lines in support of his teaching.

In all the Slokas the last line was  - ब्रह्म तत्त्वम् असि भावयात्मनि; here Guru repeated that in the first two lines.

2 संशयादिरहितम् कराम्बुवत् -
beyond doubt like the water in your palm;

करम् means hand or palm in the context;
beyond doubt like the water in your palm 

3 तेन तत्त्वनिगमो भविष्यति-
by that ( meditation in your mind about Brahman), you will be with out doubts about that truth  .

265व श्लोक तात्पर्यमु:

That teaching here ( of identity between Jivatma paramatma) by famous reasoning because of its being in line with Shrutis /Vedas, meditate on that in your mind ; By that ( meditation in your mind about Brahman), you will be with out doubts about that truth, like the water in your palm

Guru is conluding his teaching on 'That you are that Brahman', with thses words.

॥ओम् तत् सत्॥
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