Sunday, December 16, 2012

MahavakyaPancaka - Sloka 5


bheda-matijätam avadhütam anubhütam
yena viditam tatam parätparasukham ca |
tadbhavati sohamiti yat çrutiñu soktam
tattvamasi tattvamasi tattvamasi räjan || 5

bheda-matijätam – when the knowledge of duality is destroyed
avadhütam – Transedental
anubhütam – experience
yena viditam – one who knows this
tatam parätparasukham ca – he gains the Ultimate bliss also
tadbhavati – and becomes that
sohamiti – as “That Iam”
yat çrutiñu soktam – which is expresed in a very clear way in the Shruti / scriptures
tattvamasi tattvamasi tattvamasi – That you are, That you are, That you are
räjan - oh King.

Oh King, you are the Self, which is experienced as “Iam That” and the embodiment of Pre Bliss, when one has negated the world of duality and experiences the Transcedental state as being that. Which is what is nicely explained by the Shruti.

MahavakyaPancaka - Sloka 4


koçamaya-païcakam idam ca savikäram
yatra viyadädi vimala sphuritam etat |
asti na kadäcidapi rajjuvat anantam
tattvamasi tattvamasi tattvamasi räjan || 4

koçamaya-païcakam –  That which is covered by the five sheats
idam ca – all this is
savikäram – endowed with attributes
yatra – where
viyadädi – all the ether etc.
vimala –impurity
sphuritam etat – is seen
asti na kadäcidapi –  does not exist at any point of time/space
rajjuvat – like the rope, without the superimposition
anantam – is eternal
tattvamasi tattvamasi tattvamasi – That you are, That you are, That you are
räjan - oh King.

Oh King, you are the Self, that which remains as the substratum, without the superimposition, like the rope without being altered or affected by the superimposed snake. So too, without any impurity (vimala if seen as vigata mala – devoid of mala, impurity) of the superimposed embodiments which are the vimala (vishesha mala, varied or manifold forms of impurity).

MahavakyaPancaka - Sloka 3


dehaguëajälam atilélam atilolam
yena lasitam bhavati dhépuraçatam ca |
advayam anantagam apäram atisükñmam
tattvamasi tattvamasi tattvamasi räjan || 3

dehaguëajälam – that which is bound, as though, by the body-sense organ complex
atilélam – which is very playfull
atilolam – which is very creative
yena lasitam bhavati – because of the association with this
dhépuraçatam ca – the intellect as though is seperated from the Self (the real nature)
advayam – non-dual
anantagam – omni-present
apäram – omni-potent
atisükñmam – very subtle
tattvamasi tattvamasi tattvamasi – That you are, That you are, That you are
räjan - oh King.

Oh King, you are the Self, Very subtle, non-dual, omni-present, omni-potent which is as though bound by the body – sense organ complex, and therefore, though in reality non-dual, is seen to be playfull, creative and  manifold.