VIVEKACHOODAMANI – “The Crest-Jewel of Discrimination" : 7. Sri Swami Adi Sankaracharya

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10/12/2019
VIVEKACHOODAMANI VOLUME : 1. The PURPOSE of Human Life
PART 1: (Verses 1-66, 66 No.)
1.3 THE MEANS TO LIBERATION
(Verses 6-16, 11 No.)


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Verse 7: Good Works Alone are Not Enough
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"Amritattvasya na aashaa asti vittena iti eva hi shrutih;
braveeti, karmanah mukteh declare –ahetutvam sphutam yatah." || 7||
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1 amritattvasya na aashaa asti                = There is no hope for immortality
2 vittena iti eva hi shrutih;                     = by means of wealth. Thus does the Sruti herself
3 braveeti, karmanah mukteh declare – = that by good works alone, liberation
4 ahetutvam sphutam yatah.                  = cannot be effected. This is made abundantly clear.
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1-2 ‘Wealth’ here means material wealth, and money does not even make it into the list! The wealth of virtue is foremost. The wealth of good deeds, good Karma or Punya, is another very important wealth.

3-4 Yet, for all their value to society, these are not in the category of knowledge of the Self, which alone opens the door to liberation.
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#It is clear that liberation cannot be the result of good works, for Sruti itself declares that there is no hope for immortality by means of wealth.

To be continued ...


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