VIVEKACHOODAMANI – “The Crest-Jewel of Discrimination" - Vol. 1. PART-1, - "The PURPOSE of Human Life" - (Verses 1-66, 66 No.), INVOCATION & OVERVIEW : (Verses 1-2, 2 No.), verse 2, - Swami Chinmayananda

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VIVEKACHOODAMANI – “The Crest-Jewel of Discrimination" - Vol. 1. PART-1, - "The PURPOSE of Human Life" - (Verses 1-66, 66 No.), INVOCATION & OVERVIEW : (Verses 1-2, 2 No.), verse 2, - Swami Chinmayananda

26/03/2019

*VIVEKACHOODAMANI – “The Crest-Jewel of Discrimination" - Swami Chinmayananda

*Vol. 1. PART-1, - "The PURPOSE of Human Life" - (Verses 1-66, 66 No.),

Verse 2: Overview of the Whole Book

"jantoonaam narajanma durlabham atah, pumstvam tatah viprataa;

tasmaad vaidika dharma maarga parataa, vidvattvam asmaat param;

aatma anaatma vivechanam svanubhavah, brahmaatmanaa samsthitih;

muktir no shata-janma-koti sukritaih, punyair vinaa labhyate."


1. jantoonaam narajanma durlabham atah, pumstvam tatah viprataa; = Among all living creatures, a human birth is very hard to obtain; further, more difficult is it to attain full manhood; and even rarer is a Sattwic attitude in life.

2. tasmaad vaidika dharma maarga parataa, vidvattvam asmaat param; = Even then, steadfastness on the Vedic path is rarer than all these; correct knowledge from scriptures
is more rare.

3. aatma anaatma vivechanam svanubhavah, brahmaatmanaa samsthitih; = Discrimination between the Real and unreal, personal experience of being established firmly in identity with Brahman – what of them!

4. muktir no shata-janma-koti sukritaih, punyair vinaa labhyate. = Indeed, Indeed, liberation is no matter of chance – a hundred crores of lives lived intelligently, earn he merits without which it cannot be attained.


The theme of the entire text is outlined in this section. In particular, Verse 2 is a classic poetic summary of the whole book. The entire PLAN of Viveka Choodamani is contained in this verse.

For all beings a human birth is difficult to obtain, more so is a male body; rarer than that is Brahmanahood; rarer still is the attachment to the path of Vedic religion; higher than this is erudition in the scriptures; discrimination between the Self and not-Self, Realisation, and continuing in a state of identity with Brahman – these come next in order. (This kind of) Mukti (Liberation) is not to be attained except through the well earned merits of a hundred crore of births.

To be continued ...


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