Chapter 18 – Vivekachoodamani 181 – 190
Preceptor speaks “ The Mumukshu/who yearn
to achieve liberation from the repeated cycles of birth and serenity of mind,
strive hard to achieve the mind free from Kama, Krodha, Moha, Lobha, Madha, and
Mathscharya,/redundant thoughts, with the practice of austerities, celibacy,
contemplation and meditation achieve Mokshanubhoothi/transcendental state. Therefore, without
achieving the serenity of mind, it is impossible to attain Mukthi. The Mumukshu
get rid of interest in worldly matters and bondage, and abandon the Karma that
ties the Jeeva to undergo miseries and sorrows, and the practice of learning
scriptures, Veda, Vedantha and the practice of Vedanthashravana/Shravananishta
get rid of the Rajoguna and Thamoguna. Some people have the wrong impression
that the mind and intellect are ‘Athman’.
The mind and intellect go through grief, happiness, and various emotions,
interest in Vishaya/worldly matters, etc. undergo creation, preservation, and
destruction of thoughts, hence the mind is not Athman. The Athman is beyond
Manomayakosha, it is Nithyamuktha and a sole witness in the Jeeva. The Athman
is beyond Vijjanamayakosha as well. The
Karma, Gnanendhriya, Prana, intellect, mind, Ahamkara are the ‘Samsarakarana’/
cause for interest in worldly matters and bondage, hence the intellect is not
Athman. Vijjanamayakosha is the cause for awareness of the actions in Jeeva, it
is the cause for Ahamkara in the Jeeva, enhances pride in the body and
possession, and it is one of the important Upadhi of Kartha, Bhoktha in the
Jeeva. It augments pride in the Jeeva, creates “I” consciousness/me, mine, myself,
and persuade to perform the deeds according to its attributes/Sathvik, Rajasik,
Thamisk nature and earn Punya and Papa accordingly, hence the Vijjanamayakosha
is not Athman. It causes to experience grief and happiness in the Jagrath/awakening
and Swapnavastha/dream as well. The Jeeva performs the Karma with the influence
of Thriguna and as a result, achieves piousness and sins, continues to take
several births. The Vijjanamayakosha persuade the Jeeva to take pride in
austerities, disciplines, virtues, Ashramadharma, Bhramacharya, and Karma. The
Vijjanamayakosha illuminates in the presence of supreme Bhramam like any other
Karma, Gnanendhriyas, mind, intellect, Ahamkara, etc. is one of the important
tools to experience worldly existence. The Paramathma is self-illuminating
spread brilliance through the Vijjanamayakosha, Prana, and Hridhya. The self-illuminating Paramathma in the heart
is addressed as ‘Kootastha’, Jeeva experience the worldly matters and bondage
as Karththa/doer and Bhoktha/consumer in the presence of Paramathma in it. The
supreme Bhramam resides as Paramathma/Kootastha in the heart, is all-pervasive,
and causes the functioning mind, intellect, Prana, Karma, and Gnanendhriyas, but
remains unattached to any of it, like the mud pot created from the mud.”
Thanmana: Shodhanam Karyam Prayathnena
Mumukshana | Vishudhdhe Sathi Chaithasmin Mukthi: Karaphalayathe ||
Mokshaikasakthya Vishayeshu Ragam |
Nirmoolya Sanyasya Cha Sarvakarma |
Sashcchadhraya Ya: Shravanadhi Nishto | Raja: Swabhavam Sa Dhunothi Buddhe: ||
Manomayo Napi Bhaveth Paramathma |
Hyadhyanthavaththvath Parinamibhavath | Dhukhathmakathvadhishayathva Hethor
Dhrashta Hi Dhrishyathmathaya Na
Dhrishta: ||
Budhdhir Budhdheendhriya: Sardhdham
Savriththi: Karthulakshana: | Vijjanamayakosha: Syath Pumsa: Samsarakaranam ||
Anuvrajashchith Prathibimbashakthir
Vijjanasamjja: Prakrither Vikara: |
Jjanakriyavanahamithya Jasram | Dhehendhriyadhishvabhimanyethe Bhrisham ||
Anadhikalo Ayamaham Swabhavo Jeeva:
Samastha Vyavaharavodo| Karothi Karmanyapi Poorvavasana: Punyanyapunyani Cha
Thath Phalani ||
Bhunkthe Vichithraswapi Yonishu
Vrajannayathi Niryathyadha Urdhvamesha: | Asyaiva Vijjanamayasya Jagrath
Swapnadhyavastha: Sukha Dhukha
Bhoga: ||
Dhehadhinishta Ashramadharma
Karmagunabhimana: Sathatham Mamethi |
Vijjanakoshoayamathi Prakasha: | Prakrishta Sannidhyavashath Parathmana: | Atho
Bhavathyesha Upadhirasya | Yadhathmadhi: Samsarathi Bhramena||
Yo
Ayam Vijjanamaya: Praneshu Hridhi
Spurathyayam Jyothi: | Kootastha: Sannathma
Karththa Bhoktha Bhavathyupadhistha:
||
Swayam Paricchethamupethya Budhdhe Sthadhathmya Dhoshena Param Mrishathmana: |
Sarvathmaka: Sannapi Veekshathe Swayam
Swath: Prithakthvena Mridho Ghataniva ||
