Vivekachudamani · Vivekacudamani
Vivekachudamani 204 meaning
jalam pankavad atyantam pank-apaye jalam sphutam
yatha bhati tath-atm-api dosh-abhave sphutaprabhah
जलं पङ्कवदत्यन्तं पङ्कापाये जलं स्फुटम् ।
यथा भाति तथात्मापि दोषाभावे स्फुटप्रभः ॥
Water covered with mud looks muddy; when the mud is removed, the water appears clear. In the same way, the Self shines clearly when its impurities are gone.
What it means
Your true nature was never dirty; it was only covered. Growth isn't about becoming someone new but about clearing away what hides who you already are.हिंदी में अर्थ
कीचड़ से ढका पानी गंदा दिखता है, कीचड़ हटते ही साफ़ दिखता है। वैसे ही दोष हटने पर आत्मा साफ़ चमकने लगती है।
आपका असली स्वरूप कभी गंदा नहीं था, बस ढका हुआ था। विकास कोई नया बनने का नाम नहीं, बल्कि उसे हटाने का है जो आपके असली रूप को छिपाता है।
Spoken by Adi Shankaracharya.
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