VIVEKACHOODAMANI – “The Crest-Jewel of Discrimination" : Slokam 32a - The Place of BHAKTIs. Sri Swami Adi Sankaracharya.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday, August 6, 2021. 7:14. AM. VIVEKACHOODAMANI VOLUME : 1. The PURPOSE of Human Life PART 1: (Sloka-s 1-66, 66 No.) 1.4 QUALIFICATIONS of DISCIPLE & GURU (Sloka-s 17-32a, 15 No.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Slokam 32a : Bhakti Inseparable from Self-Knowledge. "1 svaatma tattva anusandhaanam Constant enquiry into the Real nature of one’s Self 2 bhaktih iti apare jaguh; is declared by others as defining Bhakti.". ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commentary : Slokam 32 is a little unusual. Not only has it got two distinct parts, but also the two parts fall into two separate Chapters! Th