Vivekachudamani : Slokam-47. Sri Swami Adi Sankaracharya.
================================================================ Tuesday, 29 Ag, 2023. 05:30. Vivekachudamani = “The Crest-Jewel of Discrimination" VOL-1. The PURPOSE of Human Life PART 1: (Sloka-s 1-66, 66 No.) =============================================================== Slogam-47. Roles of Ignorance & Knowledge 1 ajnaanayogaat = Through contact with Ignorance paramaatmanah tava = you, who are the Supreme Self 2 hi anaatma bandhah = indeed, experience the bondage of the not-Self; tatah eva samsritih; = from this alone proceed birth and death. 3 tayoh vivekah = By discriminating between these two (Self and not-Self), uditabodha vahnih = the blaze of knowledge arises; 4 ajnaana kaaryam = (then) the effects of ignorance pradahet samoolam. = are burnt down together with their very roots. ================================================================ Commentary: The Acharya in Shankaracharyaji here uses his experience to guide the student. Every student faces the di