ATMA BODHAM : 18 - (68 Slokam-s, 9 Chapters) - “KNOWLEDGE of the SELF” : Swami Sri Adi Sankaracharya
======================================================================= -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 05/10/2019 Chapter - 5 : AN ERROR OF MISAPPREHENSION (Verses 15 – 24) Slokam-s 15-24 (10 Numbers.) B. CULTIVATING WITNESS-SHIP : (18-22) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SLOKAM -18 : As a King – Distinct from the Crowd "Deha indriya manah buddhih prakriti-bhyah vi-lakshanam; tad-vritti saakshinam vidyaat aatmaanam raja-vat sadaa." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Meaning by words : 1 Deha indriya manah buddhih - The body, senses, mind and intellect – 2 prakriti-bhyah vi-lakshanam; - constitute Prakriti or matter; distinct from them, 3 tad-vritti saakshinam vidyaat - and known to be their w