ATMA BODHAM “KNOWLEDGE of the SELF” : 29 - Swami Sri Adi Sankaracharya.
----------------------------------------------------------------- Monday, October 12, 2020. 08 : 29. 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 - 29: As a Lighted Lamp Illumines Itself --------------------------------------------------------------------- Slokam - 29: As a Lighted Lamp Illumines Itself. "1 Swa-bodhe na anya-bodhecchhaa 2 bodha-roopa-tayaa aatmanah; 3 na deepasya anya-deepecchhaa 4 yathaa swaatma prakaashane." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Translation : 1 Swa-bodhe na anya-bodhecchhaa = To know the Self, needs no other knowledge, 2 bodha-roopa-tayaa aatmanah; for, = one’s own Self is of the form of knowledge. 3 na deepasya anya-deepecchhaa = A lighted lamp does not need another lamp, 4 yathaa swaatma prakaashane. = to make it visible as it illumines itself. --