Mananam

சங்கர : சங்கர : ஸாக்ஷாத் வ்யாஸோ நாராயண : ஸ்வயம் | śaṅkaro śaṅkaraḥ sākṣāt vyāso nārāyaṇaḥ svayam | Brief reflection on the first four sūtras (inspired by the Śaṅkara-bhāṣyam) athāto brahmajijñāsā 1.1.1 Bhagavatpaada: tatrāthābda ānantaryārthaḥ parigṛhyate nādhikārārthaḥ, brahmajijñāsāyāḥ anadhikāryatvāt The word atha is used, to imply that it immediately follows (as in a sequence of in immediate sucession). nādhikārārthaḥ ~ not having a sense of commencement. (In other words), the desire to know Brahman cannot be commenced (viz., studying a book or performing yogānuśāsanam or taking a dive into grammar ~ śabdānuśāsanam). The desire to know Brahman is not an act of starting, but the natural culmination of preparation. The sequence being  sādhana-catuṣṭaya-sampatti   culminating into brahmajijñāsā, like Clay into a Pot - i.e nairantaryam between cause and effect. This also (from Sri Śaṅkara-bhāṣya mananam), implies that its ātmanah brahmatva-jijñāsā. This means, with ...

Sanskrit (IAST + Diacritics) text used and slightly edited for easy reading from https://sanskritdocuments.org/sites/ribhugita/ The english translation source is the “ First English Translation” from the Original Indian Epic Sivarahasaya Translated by Dr. H. Ramamoorthy Assisted by Master Nome ṛ bhug ī t ā 26 ॥ jñ ā n ā m ṛ ta-manomaya-prakara ṇ a var ṇ anam ॥ vak ṣ ye saccit par ā nanda ṃ svabh ā va ṃ sarvad ā sukham । sarvaveda pur āṇā n āṃ s ā r ā t s ā ratara ṃ svayam ॥ 1॥ I shall now speak about Existence-Consciousness Supreme Bliss, naturally ever full of happiness. It is itself the essence of the essence of all Veda-s and Purana-s. na bheda ṃ ca dvaya ṃ dvandva ṃ na bheda ṃ bheda varjitam । idameva para ṃ brahma jñ ā n āś rayam an ā mayam ॥ 2॥ There is no difference, duality, or pairs of opposites. There is nothing different or devoid of differences. All this, indeed, is the Supreme Brahman, unaffected by desire or anger. It is to be reached by Knowled...