ATMA BODHAM “KNOWLEDGE of the SELF” : Mantram 52 - Swami Sri Adi Sankaracharya.
========================================================================= Sunday, 20 Aug 2023 05:30. (68 Mantras in 9 Chapters) D. FREEDOM FROM LIMITATIONS: (51-53) Mantram - 52: As Space, As a Fool, and As Wind – Unattached ========================================================================= Mantram - 52: As Space, As a Fool, and As Wind – Unattached 1 Upaadhi-sthah api tad-dharmaih = Though living with Upaadhis and their attributes, 2 aliptah vyoma-vat munih; = the contemplative one is unattached to them, like Space; 3 sarvavit moodha-vat tishthet = though knowing everything, he may behave as a fool; 4 asaktah vaayu-vat charet. = or, totally unattached, he may yet move about like wind. ======================================================================== Commentary: Three similes are interwoven in this single verse – that of Space, that of a fool or mad-man, and that of wind. Firstly, the inter-relationship of all three needs to be seen. The primary simile is the