ATMA BODHAM “KNOWLEDGE of the SELF” : Mantram 51 - Swami Sri Adi Sankaracharya.
========================================================================= Wednesday, 12 Jul 2023 05:30. (68 Mantras in 9 Chapters) D. FREEDOM FROM LIMITATIONS: (51-53) Mantram - 51 - As a Lamp Placed Within a Jar : ========================================================================= Mantram - 51 - As a Lamp Placed Within a Jar : 1 Baahya-anitya-sukhaa-saktim = Attachment for the fleeting joys of the outer world 2 hitva-aatma-sukha-nirvritah; – = having renounced these, and contented with the bliss derived from the Self, 3 ghata-stha-deepa-vat shashvat = as a lamp placed inside a jar, forever 4 antah eva prakaashate. = shines inwardly alone within himself. ======================================================================== 1-2 All joy is experienced within, not in the objects. However, because the joys are triggered by various tempting objects in the world, they are referred to as “fleeting joys...