Atman

June 23, 2005

Jaya Jagannatha

Dear Lists,

Reflections of the Soul. Would be nice for those with better

understanding to give us a better summary.

Love,

Swee

Å›rÄ«garuá¸amahÄpurÄá¹‡am- 237

(Ã„cÄra) PÃ¼rva

KaÃ«Ã²a AdhyÄyaá¸¥ 237

à¤¶à¥à¤°à¥€à¤¬à¤—à¤µà¤¾à¤¨à¥à¤µà¤¾à¤šà¥¤

Å›rÄ«bagavÄnuvÄca|

à¤—à¥€à¤¤à¤¾à¤¸à¤¾à¤°à¤‚

gÄ«tÄsÄraá¹ pravaká¹£yÄmi arjunÄyoditaá¹ purÄ|

aá¹£á¹Äá¹…gayogayuktÄtmÄ sarvavedÄntapÄragaá¸¥||237|1

I shall narrate to you the

Essence of the Gita mentioned to Arjuna formerly. A person who practices Yoga

and its eight components has mastered vedÄntic lore.

à¤†à¤¤à¥à¤®à¤²à¤¾à¤à¤ƒ

ÄtmalÄbhaá¸¥ paro nÄnya

atmadehÄdivarjitaá¸¥|

hÄ«narÅ«pÄdidehÄntaá¸¥ karaá¹‡atvÄdilocanaá¸¥||237|2

The realisation of Ã„tman is

the only great asset and nothing else, the Ã„tman devoid of physical body. It is

also divested of form, colour and of the gross body, mind, eyes and the rest

(etc.,)

à¤¬à¤¿à¤œà¥à¤·à¤¾à¤¨à¤°à¤¹à¤¿à¤¤à¤ƒ

à¤¨à¤¾à¤¹à¤®à¤¾à¤¤à¥à¤®à¤¾

bijá¹£Änarahitaá¸¥ prÄá¹‡aá¸¥ suá¹£uptau hi

pratÄ«yate|

nÄhamÄtmÄ ca duá¸¥ khÄdisaá¹sÄrÄdisamanvayÄt||237|3

Prana is devoid of

knowledge. In deep slumber â€˜Iâ€™ (the knowledge of the Self) is seen. This cannot

be the real Ã„tman since the existing Man is in conjunction with misery and

worldly bondage.

à¤µà¤¿à¤§à¥‚à¤® à¤‡à¤µ

à¤µà¥ˆà¤¦à¥à¤¯à¥à¤¤à¥‹

vidhÅ«ma iva dÄ«ptÄrcirÄdÄ«tya iva dÄ«ptimÄn|

vaidyuto 'gnirivÄkÄÅ›e há¹›tsaá¹…ge ÄtmanÄtmani||237|4

Just like the smokeless

blazing fire; like the lighting in the sky, the Ã„tman shines in the inner

heart.

à¤¶à¥à¤°à¥‹à¤¤à¥à¤°à¤¾à¤¦à¥€à¤¨à¤¿

à¤¸à¤°à¥à¤µà¤œà¥à¤·à¤ƒ

Å›rotrÄdÄ«ni na paÅ›yanti svaá¹svamÄtmÄnamÄtmanÄ|

sarvajá¹£aá¸¥ sarvadarÅ›o ca ká¹£etrajá¹£astÄni paÅ›yanti||237|5

The ears cannot see

themselves or the Ã„tman, but the Soul of the Omniscient â€“ the onlooker of All

sees them.

à¤¯à¤¦à¤¾ à¤ªà¥à¤°à¤•à¤¾à¤¶à¤¤à¥‡

à¤œà¥à¤·à¤¾à¤¨à¤®à¥à¤¤à¥à¤ªà¤¦à¥à¤¯à¤¤à¥‡

yadÄ prakÄÅ›ate hyÄtmÄ paá¹e dÄ«po

jvalanniva|

já¹£Änamutpadyate

puá¹sÄá¹ ká¹£ayÄtpÄpasya karmaá¹‡aá¸¥||237|6

The Ã„tman is self

illuminary. Due to its contact, the sin is dissipated and knowledge arises in

the individual soul in the manner of the screen that appears to be blazing when

a light burns nearby.

à¤¯à¤¥à¤¾à¤¦à¤°à¥à¤¶à¤¤à¤²à¤ªà¥à¤°à¤–à¥à¤¯à¥‡

yathÄdarÅ›atalaprakhye

paÅ›yatyÄtmÄnamÄtmani|

indriyÄá¹‡Ä«ndriyÄrthÄá¹Å›ca mahÄbhÅ«tÄni

paÃ±cakam||237|7

Like the reflection from a

mirror, the Soul sees the assemblage reflected in itself, the mind, the

intellect, the ego, the unmanifest and the PuruÃ±a

à¤ªà¥à¤°à¥à¤·à¤‚ à¤¤à¤¥à¤¾à¥¤

à¤ªà¥à¤°à¤¸à¤‚à¤–à¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤¯

manobuddhirahaá¹‡kÄramavyaktaá¹ puruá¹£aá¹ tathÄ|

prasaá¹khyÄya paraá¹vyÄpto

vimukto bandhavairbhavet||237|8

à¤®à¤¨à¤¸à¤¾à¤à¤¿à¤¨à¤¿à¤µà¥‡à¤¶à¥à¤¯ à¤šà¥¤

indriyagrÄmamakhilaá¹ manasÄbhiniveÅ›ya ca|

manaÅ›caivÄpyahaá¹‡kÄre pratiá¹£á¹hÄpya ca pÄá¹‡á¸ava|237|9

à¤…à¤¹à¤‚ à¤•à¤¾à¤°à¤‚

à¤ªà¥à¤°à¤•à¥ƒà¤¤à¤¿à¤‚

ahaá¹ kÄraá¹ tathÄ buddhau

buddhiá¹ ca praká¹›tÄvapi|

praká¹›tiá¹ puruá¹£e sthÄpya puruá¹£aá¹ brahmaá¹‡i

nyaset||237|10

By pervading (the cluster of)

sense organs with the mind and by fixing the mind in the ego, the ego in the

intellect and the intellect in the PrakÃ¥ti, the PrakÃ¥ti in the PuruÃ±a and the

PuruÃ±a in the Brahman, one realsies â€œI am Brahman, the great lightâ€ and

realising this, one becomes liberated.

à¤…à¤¹à¤‚ à¤¬à¤¹à¥à¤®

à¤¨à¤µà¤¦à¥à¤µà¤¾à¤°à¤®à¤¿à¤¦à¤‚

ahaá¹ bahma

paraá¹ jyotiá¸¥ prasaá¹khyÄya vimucyate|

navadvÄramidaá¹ gehaá¹ tisá¹›á¹‡Äá¹ paá¹£casÄká¹£ikam||237|11

The body is like a house

with nine doors (of the external apertures); Three presiding Deities (of the

Three GuÃ«as) and the Five Witnesses are the Five Sense Organs.

à¤…à¤¶à¥à¤µà¤®à¥‡à¤§à¤¸à¤¹à¤¸à¥à¤°à¤¾à¤£à¤¿

à¤µà¤¾à¤œà¤ªà¥‡à¤¯à¤¶à¤¤à¤¾à¤¨à¤¿ à¤šà¥¤

à¤œà¥à¤·à¤¾à¤¨à¤¯à¤œà¥à¤·à¤¸à¥à¤¯

ká¹£etrajá¹£Ädhiá¹£á¹hitaá¹ vidvÄnyo veda sa varaá¸¥ kaviá¸¥|

aÅ›vamedhasahasrÄá¹‡i vÄjapeyaÅ›atÄni ca|

já¹£Änayajá¹£asya sarvÄá¹‡i kalÄá¹ nÄrhanti á¹£ocÅ›Ä«m||237|12

The Supreme presiding officer

is the KÃ±etrajÃ¯a (Soul).

He who knows this

thoroughly, is the excellent poet (Sage) Kavi (or KrÄntadarÅ›in).

Thousands of horse

sacrifices and hundreds of VÄjapeya

sacrifices do not even equal the merits of one sixteenth part of JÃ¯Äna

YajÃ¯a (the fire rites of knowledge).

à¤‡à¤¤à¤¿

iti Å›rÄ«gÄruá¸e mahÄpurÄá¹‡e pÅ«rvakhaá¹‡á¸e prathamÄá¹Å›Äkhye ÄcÄrakÄá¹‡á¸e Å›rÄ«madbhagavadgÄ«tÄsÄranirÅ«paá¹‡aá¹ nÄma

saptatriá¹Å›aduttaradviÅ›atatamo 'dhyÄyaá¸¥

June 23, 2005

Jaya

Jagannatha

Dear Hari,

Namaste

Attaching it in word format.

Sorry I do not have time to do it in gif format so you may â€œturnâ€ the page J

Love,

Swee

On Behalf Of Swee Chan

Thursday, June 23, 2005

11:38 AM

SJCA; Gajapati

Cc: 'Sanjay

Rath'

[Jaya Jagannatha] Atman

Jaya Jagannatha

Dear Lists,

Reflections of the Soul. Would be nice for those with better

understanding to give us a better summary.

Love,

Swee

Å›rÄ«garuá¸amahÄpurÄá¹‡am- 237

(Ã„cÄra) PÃ¼rva

KaÃ«Ã²a AdhyÄyaá¸¥ 237

à¤¶à¥à¤°à¥€à¤¬à¤—à¤µà¤¾à¤¨à¥à¤µà¤¾à¤šà¥¤

Å›rÄ«bagavÄnuvÄca|

gÄ«tÄsÄraá¹ pravaká¹£yÄmi arjunÄyoditaá¹ purÄ|

aá¹£á¹Äá¹…gayogayuktÄtmÄ sarvavedÄntapÄragaá¸¥||237|1

I shall narrate to you the

Essence of the Gita mentioned to Arjuna formerly. A person who practices Yoga

and its eight components has mastered vedÄntic lore.

à¤†à¤¤à¥à¤®à¤²à¤¾à¤à¤ƒ à¤ªà¤°à¥‹

ÄtmalÄbhaá¸¥ paro nÄnya

atmadehÄdivarjitaá¸¥|

hÄ«narÅ«pÄdidehÄntaá¸¥ karaá¹‡atvÄdilocanaá¸¥||237|2

The realisation of Ã„tman is the

only great asset and nothing else, the Ã„tman devoid of physical body. It is

also divested of form, colour and of the gross body, mind, eyes and the rest

(etc.,)

à¤¬à¤¿à¤œà¥à¤·à¤¾à¤¨à¤°à¤¹à¤¿à¤¤à¤ƒ

à¤¨à¤¾à¤¹à¤®à¤¾à¤¤à¥à¤®à¤¾ à¤š

bijá¹£Änarahitaá¸¥ prÄá¹‡aá¸¥ suá¹£uptau hi

pratÄ«yate|

nÄhamÄtmÄ ca duá¸¥ khÄdisaá¹sÄrÄdisamanvayÄt||237|3

Prana is devoid of

knowledge. In deep slumber â€˜Iâ€™ (the knowledge of the Self) is seen. This cannot

be the real Ã„tman since the existing Man is in conjunction with misery and

worldly bondage.

à¤‡à¤µ à¤¦à¥€à¤ªà¥à¤¤à¤¿à¤®à¤¾à¤¨à¥à¥¤

vidhÅ«ma iva dÄ«ptÄrcirÄdÄ«tya iva dÄ«ptimÄn|

vaidyuto 'gnirivÄkÄÅ›e há¹›tsaá¹…ge ÄtmanÄtmani||237|4

Just like the smokeless blazing

fire; like the lighting in the sky, the Ã„tman shines in the inner heart.

à¤¶à¥à¤°à¥‹à¤¤à¥à¤°à¤¾à¤¦à¥€à¤¨à¤¿

à¤¸à¤°à¥à¤µà¤œà¥à¤·à¤ƒ à¤¸à¤°à¥à¤µà¤¦à¤°à¥à¤¶à¥‹

Å›rotrÄdÄ«ni na paÅ›yanti svaá¹svamÄtmÄnamÄtmanÄ|

sarvajá¹£aá¸¥ sarvadarÅ›o ca ká¹£etrajá¹£astÄni paÅ›yanti||237|5

The ears cannot see

themselves or the Ã„tman, but the Soul of the Omniscient â€“ the onlooker of All

sees them.

à¤¯à¤¦à¤¾

à¤œà¥à¤·à¤¾à¤¨à¤®à¥à¤¤à¥à¤ªà¤¦à¥à¤¯à¤¤à¥‡

yadÄ prakÄÅ›ate hyÄtmÄ paá¹e dÄ«po

jvalanniva|

já¹£Änamutpadyate

puá¹sÄá¹ ká¹£ayÄtpÄpasya karmaá¹‡aá¸¥||237|6

The Ã„tman is self

illuminary. Due to its contact, the sin is dissipated and knowledge arises in

the individual soul in the manner of the screen that appears to be blazing when

a light burns nearby.

à¤¯à¤¥à¤¾à¤¦à¤°à¥à¤¶à¤¤à¤²à¤ªà¥à¤°à¤–à¥à¤¯à¥‡

yathÄdarÅ›atalaprakhye

paÅ›yatyÄtmÄnamÄtmani|

indriyÄá¹‡Ä«ndriyÄrthÄá¹Å›ca mahÄbhÅ«tÄni

paÃ±cakam||237|7

Like the reflection from a

mirror, the Soul sees the assemblage reflected in itself, the mind, the

intellect, the ego, the unmanifest and the PuruÃ±a

à¤ªà¥à¤°à¥à¤·à¤‚ à¤¤à¤¥à¤¾à¥¤

à¤ªà¥à¤°à¤¸à¤‚à¤–à¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤¯

manobuddhirahaá¹‡kÄramavyaktaá¹ puruá¹£aá¹ tathÄ|

prasaá¹khyÄya paraá¹vyÄpto vimukto

bandhavairbhavet||237|8

à¤®à¤¨à¤¸à¤¾à¤à¤¿à¤¨à¤¿à¤µà¥‡à¤¶à¥à¤¯ à¤šà¥¤

indriyagrÄmamakhilaá¹ manasÄbhiniveÅ›ya ca|

manaÅ›caivÄpyahaá¹‡kÄre pratiá¹£á¹hÄpya ca pÄá¹‡á¸ava|237|9

à¤…à¤¹à¤‚ à¤•à¤¾à¤°à¤‚ à¤¤à¤¥à¤¾

à¤ªà¥à¤°à¤•à¥ƒà¤¤à¤¿à¤‚ à¤ªà¥à¤°à¥à¤·à¥‡

ahaá¹ kÄraá¹ tathÄ buddhau

buddhiá¹ ca praká¹›tÄvapi|

praká¹›tiá¹ puruá¹£e sthÄpya puruá¹£aá¹ brahmaá¹‡i

nyaset||237|10

By pervading (the cluster

of) sense organs with the mind and by fixing the mind in the ego, the ego in

the intellect and the intellect in the PrakÃ¥ti, the PrakÃ¥ti in the PuruÃ±a and

the PuruÃ±a in the Brahman, one realsies â€œI am Brahman, the great lightâ€ and

realising this, one becomes liberated.

à¤…à¤¹à¤‚ à¤¬à¤¹à¥à¤® à¤ªà¤°à¤‚

à¤¨à¤µà¤¦à¥à¤µà¤¾à¤°à¤®à¤¿à¤¦à¤‚

ahaá¹ bahma

paraá¹ jyotiá¸¥ prasaá¹khyÄya vimucyate|

navadvÄramidaá¹ gehaá¹ tisá¹›á¹‡Äá¹ paá¹£casÄká¹£ikam||237|11

The body is like a house

with nine doors (of the external apertures); Three presiding Deities (of the

Three GuÃ«as) and the Five Witnesses are the Five Sense Organs.

à¤…à¤¶à¥à¤µà¤®à¥‡à¤§à¤¸à¤¹à¤¸à¥à¤°à¤¾à¤£à¤¿

à¤µà¤¾à¤œà¤ªà¥‡à¤¯à¤¶à¤¤à¤¾à¤¨à¤¿ à¤šà¥¤

à¤œà¥à¤·à¤¾à¤¨à¤¯à¤œà¥à¤·à¤¸à¥à¤¯

ká¹£etrajá¹£Ädhiá¹£á¹hitaá¹ vidvÄnyo veda sa varaá¸¥ kaviá¸¥|

aÅ›vamedhasahasrÄá¹‡i vÄjapeyaÅ›atÄni ca|

já¹£Änayajá¹£asya sarvÄá¹‡i kalÄá¹ nÄrhanti á¹£ocÅ›Ä«m||237|12

The Supreme presiding

officer is the KÃ±etrajÃ¯a (Soul).

He who knows this

thoroughly, is the excellent poet (Sage) Kavi (or KrÄntadarÅ›in).

Thousands of horse

sacrifices and hundreds of VÄjapeya

sacrifices do not even equal the merits of one sixteenth part of JÃ¯Äna

YajÃ¯a (the fire rites of knowledge).

à¤‡à¤¤à¤¿ à¤¶à¥à¤°à¥€à¤—à¤¾à¤°à¥à¤¡à¥‡

iti Å›rÄ«gÄruá¸e mahÄpurÄá¹‡e pÅ«rvakhaá¹‡á¸e prathamÄá¹Å›Äkhye ÄcÄrakÄá¹‡á¸e Å›rÄ«madbhagavadgÄ«tÄsÄranirÅ«paá¹‡aá¹ nÄma

saptatriá¹Å›aduttaradviÅ›atatamo 'dhyÄyaá¸¥

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