ATMA BODHAM “KNOWLEDGE of the SELF” : 28 - Swami Sri Adi Sankaracharya
----------------------------------------------------------------- Friday, September 25, 2020. 5:01. AM.. ATMA BODHAM “KNOWLEDGE of the SELF” (68 Slokam-s in 9 Chapters) Chapter 6 - “The Birth of the EGO” - Sloka-s 25-37 (13 no.) B. THE SELF-LUMINOUS SELF: (28-29) Slokam 28: As a Lamp Illumines Objects --------------------------------------------------------------------- Slokam-28. ( As a Lamp Illumines Objects ) : "1 Aatmaa ava-bhaasayati ekah 2 buddhi-aadini indriyaani api hi; 3 deepah ghat-aadi-vat swaatmaa 4 jadaih taih na ava-bhaasyate." ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Translation : 1 Aatmaa ava-bhaasayati ekah = The Self alone illuminates 2 buddhi-aadini indriyaani api hi; = the intellect, etc, and also verily the senses, 3 deepah ghat-aadi-vat swaatmaa = just as a lamp itself illuminates pots, etc. 4 jadaih taih na ava-bhaasyate. = Inert themselves, they cannot illumine themselves. -------------------