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.), Invocation (verse 2), - Swami Chinmayananda
23/06/2019 *VIVEKACHOODAMANI – “The Crest-Jewel of Discrimination" - Sri Swami Adi Sankaracharya *Vol. 1. PART-1, - "The PURPOSE of Human Life" - (Verses 1-66, 66 No.), *INVOCATION & OVERVIEW : (Verses 1-2, 2 No.), Glory of Spiritual Life (verse 2) "Jantunam narajanma durlabhamata pumstavam tato viprata tasmat-vaidika-dharmam-argaparata vidvattvam-asmat-param, atmanatma-vivecanam svanubhavah brahmatmana samsthitih muktirh satajanma-koti-sukrtaih punyah-vina-labhyate." Jantunam = Among the living creatures; narajanma = human birth; durlabham = rare; atah = further; pumstavam = man / womanhood; tatah = thereupon; viprata = Brahmin-hood (Satvic life) ( not caste brahmin ); tasmat = thereafter; vaidika-dharmam-argaparata = steadfastness on the path of spirituality enjoined by the Vedas; vidvattvam = correct knowledge of the scriptures; asmat = from this; param = higher; atmanatma-vivecanam = discrimination of the Real and t