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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...

तथ� वदन्तं शरणागत� स्वं
संसारदावानलतापतप्तम् �
निरीक्ष्� कारुण्यरसार्द्रदृष्ट्य�
दद्यादभीति� सहसा महात्म� � ४१ �

tathā vadanta� śaraṇāgata� sva�
saṃsāradāvānalatāpataptam |
nirīkṣya kāruṇyarasārdradṛṣṭyā
dadyādabhīti� sahasā mahātmā || 41 ||

41. As he thus speaks, tormented by the afflictions of the world � which is like a forest on fire � and seeking his protection, the saint eyes him with a glance softened with pity and spontaneously bids him give up all fear.

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