ATMA BODHAM “KNOWLEDGE of the SELF” : Mantram 44. - Swami Sri Adi Sankaracharya.
========================================================================= ========================================================================= Friday, November 04, 2022. 08:00. (68 Slokam-s in 9 Chapters) B. EMERGING OUT OF IGNORANCE: Mantras : (40-46) ======================================================================== Slokam - 44: As the Missing Necklace 1 Aatmaa tu satatam praaptah 2 api apraapta-vat avidyayaa; 3 tat naashe praapta-vat bhaati 4 swa-kantha-abharanam yathaa. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Translation : 1 Aatmaa tu satatam praaptah = Although the Self is the ever-existing Reality, 2 api apraapta-vat avidyayaa; = yet, because of ignorance, it is not realized. 3 tat naashe praapta-vat bhaati = When ignorance is dispelled, the Self is “gained” as though it were an object, 4 swa-kantha-abharanam yathaa.= just as the missing ornament around one’s neck. -------