Viveka Chudamani Slokas 381-383:

Having taught the way for meditation in Sloka 379, Guru focusses on the goal of meditation as Self, and elaborates on Self in Slokas 381-383.


Sloka 381

एष स्वयं ज्योतिः अशेष साक्षि
विज्ञानकोशे विलसत्यजस्रम्।
लक्ष्यं विथायैनमसद्विलक्षणम्
अखण्डवृत्याऽऽत्म तयानुभावय॥381॥

1 एष स्वयं ज्योतिः अशेष साक्षि -
this Self is self-effulgent, and is the witness of all;
 
2 विज्ञानकोशे विलसत्यजस्रम् -
It has intellect as its seat and shines externally
  

This Self is self-effulgent, and is the witness of all; It has intellect as its seat and shines externally;

3 लक्ष्यं विथायैनमसद्विलक्षणम् -
लक्ष्यं विधाय एनं असत् विलक्षणम्- making that Self, which is distinct from all that is unreal, as the goal;

Gurus is exhorting the disciple to make that Self, which is distinct from all that is unreal, as the goal. Then what happens?

4 अखण्डवृत्या आत्मतया अनुभावय - with an unbroken stream of thought on your Self, meditate:


Summary of Sloka 381:

This Self is self-effulgent, and is the witness of all; It has intellect as its seat and shines externally; Making that Self, which is distinct from all that is unreal, as the goal; meditate with an unbroken stream of thought on your Self,


Sloka 382

एतमच्छिन्नयावृत्या
प्रत्ययांतरशून्यया।
उल्लेखयन् विजानीयात्
स्वस्वरूपतया स्फुटम्॥382॥

1 प्रत्ययांतरशून्यया -
with no intervention of any other thought;
2 एतमच्छिन्नयावृत्या -
holding continuously the thought of this Atman;
3 उल्लेखयन्  -  contemplating;
4 विजानीयात् स्वस्वरूपतया स्फुटम् -
one should realise it clearly as one's own real Self;


Summary fo Sloka 382:

One should realise this as one's own real nature, contemplating  on it continuously without any interfering thought.


Sloka  383

अत्रात्मत्वं दृढीकुर्वन् 
अहमादिषुसंत्यजन्।
उदासीनतया तेषु तिष्ठेत्
घटवटादि पटवत्॥383॥

1 अत्रात्मत्वं दृढीकुर्वन्   -
अत्र आत्मत्वं दृढीकुर्वन् - confirming the sense of Atman


2 अहमादिषुसंत्यजन् -
अहं आदिषु संत्यजन्-
abandoning the sense of ego etc;

3 उदासीनतया तेषु तिष्ठेत् -
one should remain indifferent (to ego etc);

By strengthening one's identification with Self and renouncing all identification with ego etc, one must live being indifferent to them.

One has to be indifferent to them,  as one is indifferent to a broken pot etc

4 घटवटादि पटवत्-
as in the case of a pot cloth etc;


Summary of Sloka 383:

Confirming the sense of Atman, abandoning the ego etc  with a sense of indifference as in the case of a pot , cloth etc;

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