VIVEKACHOODAMANI – “The Crest-Jewel of Discrimination" : Verse 11 . - Sri Swami Adi Sankaracharya

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26/04/2020.
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.)
Verse-11.
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Verse :11.

"Chittasya shuddhaye karma na tu vastu upalabdhaye;
vastu siddhih vichaarena  na kinchit karma kotibhih." 
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Translation :

1 Chittasya shuddhaye karma   =  charitable acts help to purify the mind,
2 na tu vastu upalabdhaye;       =  but do not lead to the attainment of Reality.
3 vastu siddhih vichaarena       =  The Self is attained only by discriminative analysis,
4 na kinchit karma kotibhih.    =   and not in the least by crores of actions.
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Discourse :

1-2 The above message is made absolutely clear now: No amount of action  The above message is made absolutely clear now: No amount of action alone can bring us the jewel of liberation.

The point to note is that Karma Yoga should not be relegated to a low level as a result of this verse, but seen in the context of its rightful place in the overall context of spiritual life. The preparatory value of Karma Yoga should never be under-rated.

3-4 At the same time, Shankaracharyaji always reminds us of the limitations of Karma Yoga. Karma Yoga is not an alternative to applying one’s pure intellect to discriminative analysis. There is no doubt about this.

In order to make sure that he gets his message across, Shankaracharyaji emphatically concludes the verse with – “not even through crores of good actions.”

Next - Verse 12: The World for What it Is
To be continued ....


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