Vivekachudamani
by Shankara | 1921 | 49,785 words | ISBN-13: 9788175051065
The Vivekachudamani is a collection of poetical couplets authored by Shankara around the eighth century. The philosophical school this compilation attempts to expose is called ‘Advaita Vedanta’, or non-dualism, one of the classical orthodox philosophies of Hinduism. The book teaches Viveka: discrimination between the real and the unreal. Shankara d...
Verse 185
अनुव्रजच्चित्प्रतिबिम्बशक्तिः
विज्ञानसंज्ञः प्रकृतेर्विकारः ।
ज्ञानक्रियावानहमित्यजस्रं
देहेन्द्रियादिष्वभिमन्यते भृशम् ॥ १८५ ॥anuvrajaccitpratibimbaśaktiḥ
vijñānasaṃjñaḥ prakṛtervikāraḥ |
jñānakriyāvānahamityajasraṃ
dehendriyādiṣvabhimanyate bhṛśam || 185 ||185. This knowledge sheath, which seems to be followed by a reflection of the power of the Chit, is a modification of the Prakriti, is endowed with the function of knowledge, and always wholly identifies itself with the body, organs, etc.
Notes:
[Followed......Chit—The Knowledge Sheath is in reality material and insentient, but a reflection of the Chit or Atman makes it appear as intelligent]