De eje eâ ieerlee AîòÂvakra Gi tâ

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2 De eje eâ ieerlee AîòÂvakra Gi tâ Translations by: Swami Anubhavananda Be Happy Inc. USA Yo Veda Inc. Australia Sat Bhavana Trust, India Happy Folks of South Africa Indra Publishing House 1

3 Published by: Indra Publishing House E-5/21, Arera Colony, Habibganj Police Station Road, Bhopal Phone : , Telefax : manish@indrapublishing.com pramod@indrapublishing.com Web. : Sat Bhavana Trust, India Be Happy Inc.USA Yo Veda Inc. Australia Happy Folks of South Africa First Print 2010 ISBN : ` : 150/- Printed & published by Mr. Manish Gupta for Indra Publishing House, E-5/21, Arera Colony, Habibganj Police Station Road, Bhopal INDIA All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any from or by any means without the prior written permission of the author. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. Information contained in this work is obtained by the publishers from sources believed to be reliable. The publisher and its authors make no representation or warranties with respect to accuracy or completeness of the contents of this book and shall not be liable for any errors, omission or damages arising out of use of this information. Dispute if any related to this publication is subject to Bhopal Jurisdiction. 2

4 THE LAST WORD In the beginning was Silence. When it broke, sound manifested. Meaning given to the sound created the world of names and forms. Thus begins the samsara. In this world of relative existence, a lot of efforts are put to go beyond by creating more and more words, sentences, books, CDs, cassettes and there is no limit to it. Although the intention is good, it leads to entanglement in the relative world and not freedom from the publications, talks, reading, discussing about the world and the Absolute. This creates the world of absolute chaos and subsequently getting lost in the world through words. The Lord, out of His compassion relieved us of this entanglement through the deluge masterminded on 26th July, 2005 which took away the cause of absolute chaos through the relative world. Hence it was accepted as His will and no more publications of books in particular will be produced in large quantities by the Sat Bhavana Trust. For the information of the seekers, let it be known that our books are now taken up for publishing by the Indra Publishing House, Bhopal and will be available through us and their outlets. This huge work of restructuring the publications is attributed to a collective contribution of a team of devoted seekers of Truth to whom we remain ever indebted. Swami Anubhavananda 3

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6 INTRODUCTION We come across many Gi tâ-s in our spiritual literature. The most popular one is ìri mad Bhagavad Gi tâ which is attributed to BhagavÂn ìri Krishna and presented to us by BhagavÂn Veda Vyasa. There, the teacher is God-head on one side while the student is utterly confused. AîòÂvakra Gi tâ is unlike this. Here, both the teacher AîòÂvakra and the student Janaka are already enlightened and they are living this knowledge. However, at some moment in the life of Janaka, there seems to be an urgency to know the Absolute and it is only sage AîòÂvakra who could help him come out of his own mental block. There are many stories with regards to the sage AîòÂvakra and the king Janaka. We are not going to expound on them. AîòÂvakra Gi tâ straight away touches the topic and gives the self-knowledge, instructions, obstacles on the path and their corrective measures and ultimately the joy of living in freedom. Towards the end, the student Janaka roars his experience after having received the knowledge from the Guru AîòÂvakra. This Gi tâ is composed in a very simple anuîòupchand and is very easy to understand for those who have got a little knowledge of sanskrit. May this English rendering of the original text help the seekers of Truth and grow wise and live happily. Swami Anubhavananda Ram Navami, 24th March

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8 CONTENTS Transliteration Guide Prakaraàa Prakaraàa Prakaraàa Prakaraàa Prakaraàa Prakaraàa Prakaraàa Prakaraàa Prakaraàa Prakaraàa Prakaraàa

9 Prakaraàa Prakaraàa Prakaraàa Prakaraàa Prakaraàa Prakaraàa Prakaraàa Prakaraàa Prakaraàa

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12 ØekeâjCe 1 Prakaraàa 1 pevekeâ GJeeÛe ~ Janaka uvâca keâleb %eevecejeehveesefle keâleb cegefòeâye&efje<ùeefle ~ JewjeiÙeb Ûe keâleb ØeehlecesleodyeÇtefn cece ØeYees ~~1~~ KathaØ jáânamavâpnoti kathaø muktirbhaviîyati VairÂgyaØ ca kathaø prâptametadbröhi mama prabho (1) 1. Janaka enquires, How does a person attain knowledge and how will liberation be reached? Similarly, how can dispassion be attained? Please explain this to me. De eje eâ GJeeÛe ~ AîòÂvakra uvâca cegeqòeâefceûúefme Ûesòeele efje<eùeeved efje<ejeòùepe ~ #eceeppe&jeoùeelees<emelùeb heerùet<ejeodyepe ~~2~~ Muktimicchasi cettâta viîayân viîavattyaja KîamÂrjjavadayÂtoîasatyaØ pi yöîavadbhaja (2) 2. Ashtavakra said, My dear one, if you seek liberation, then leave the objects, as if, they are poison and cultivate forgiveness, straight-forwardness, compassion, contentment and the Truth that are like ambrosia. ve he=eflejeer ve peueb veeeqiveve& JeeÙegÅee&wve& Jee YeJeeved ~ S<eeb meeeq#ececeelceeveb efûeõtheb efjeeqæ cegòeâùes ~~3~~ Na pçthivi na jalaø nâgnirna vâyurdyaurna vâ bhavân EîÂØ sâkîiàamâtmânaø cidröpaø viddhi muktaye (3) 11

13 3. You are neither the earth, water, fire, air nor the space. For attaining liberation, recognize yourself to be the witnessing Consciousness of all these. Ùeefo osnb he=lekeäke=âlùe efûeefle efjeßeecùe efle efme ~ DeOegvewJe megkeer Meevle: yevoecegkeälees YeefJe<Ùeefme ~~4~~ Yadi dehaø pçthakkçtya citi viïrâmya tiîòhasi Adhunaiva sukhi ïântaé bandhamukto bhaviîyasi (4) 4. If you dis-identify from the body, you abide in the consciousness, right away, you are bliss, peace and liberated from all bondages. ve ljeb efjeøeeefokeâes JeCeex veeßeceer vee#eieesûej: ~ Deme esóefme efvejekeâejes efjemjemee#eer megkeer YeJe ~~5~~ Na tvaø viprâdiko varào nâïrami nâkîagocaraé Asaßgo si nirâkâro viïvasâkîi sukhi bhava (5) 5. Neither are you the distinctions like Brahman etc., nor are the different stations in life (four stages of life). You are neither an object of sense organs too. You are essentially unattached, formless and the witness of the universe. Recognising thus yourself, be happy. Oecee&ÓOeceez megkeb og:keb ceevemeeefve ve les efjeyees ~ ve keâòee&óefme ve YeesòeâeÓefme cegòeâ SJeeefme meje&oe ~~6~~ Dharm dharmau sukhaø duékhaø mânasâni na te vibho Na kartâ si na bhoktâ si mukta evâsi sarvadâ (6) 6. Oh All pervading Self! Dharma or adharma, joy and sorrows etc., belong to the mind. You are neither the doer nor the enjoyer. Knowing thus yourself, you are ever liberated indeed. 12

14 Skeâes õ eóefme meje&mùe cegòeâøeeùeesóefme meje&oe ~ DeÙecesJe efn les yevoees õ ejb hemùemeerlejced ~~7~~ Eko draîòâ si sarvasya muktaprâyo si sarvadâ Ayameva hi te bandho draîòâraø païyasi taram (7) 7. You are The One illuminator of everything and ever liberated. Your bondage is that, you are seeking the seer other than you. Denb keâòexlùenbceeveceneke=â<ceeefnobeqmele: ~ veenb keâòexefle efjemjeemeece=leb heerljee megkeer YeJe ~~8~~ AhaØ kartetyahaømânamahâkçîàâhidaøïitaé NÂhaØ karteti viïvâsâmçtaø pi tvâ sukhi bhava (8) 8. You are bitten by the terrible black cobra of the notion of doership. I am not the doer, this firm conviction is like the nectar. Drink it and be happy. Skeâes efjemegæyeesoeesónefceefle efvemûeùejeeqövee ~ ØepJeeuÙee%eeveienveb JeerleMeeskeâ: megkeer YeJe ~~9~~ Eko viïuddhabodho hamiti niïcayavahninâ PrajvÂlyÂjáÂnagahanaØ vi taïokaé sukhi bhava (9) 9. I am immaculate and pure consciousness. With this conviction, like the fire that burns away the forest of ignorance (all wrong notions), remain griefless and be happy. Ùe$e efjemjeefceob Yeeefle keâequheleb jppegmehe&jeled ~ Deevevohejceevevo: me yeesoemljeb megkeb Ûej ~~10~~ Yatra viïvamidaø bhâti kalpitaø rajjusarpavat ÀnandaparamÂnandaÉ sa bodhastvaø sukhaø cara (10) 10. This world of plurality is merely a superimposition on this infinite, blissful Self, like the snake on the rope. That eternal experience of being, Thou Art! Knowing thus, be happy. 13

15 cegòeâeefyeceeveer cegòeâes efn yeæes yeæeefyeceevùeefhe ~ efkebâjeovleern melùesùeb Ùee ceefle: mee ieefleye&jesled ~~11~~ MuktÂbhimÂni mukto hi baddho baddhâbhimânyapi KiØvadanti ha satyeyaø yâ matié sâ gatirbhavet (11) 11. He who insists to be free and liberated, is indeed liberated. He who insists to be in bondage, is bound. This popular belief in the world is true indeed, As we think, so we are! Deelcee mee#eer efjeyeg: hetce& Skeâes cegòeâefmûeoeq eâùe: ~ Deme es efve:mhe=n: Meevlees YeüceelmebmeejJeeefveJe ~~12~~ Àtm sâkîi vibhué pöràa eko muktaïcidakriyaé Asaßgo niéspçhaé ïânto bhramâtsaøsâravâniva (12) 12. The Self is witness, all-pervading, infinite, the one ever free, consciousness, without any activity, unattached, desireless, at peace. However, out of delusion, appears to be a miserable one. ketâšmleb yeesoeceéwleceelceeveb heefjyeejeùe ~ DeeYeemeesÓnb Yeüceb cegkeäljee YeeJeb yee eceleevlejced ~~13~~ KöòasthaØ bodhamadvaitamâtmânaø paribhâvaya ÀbhÂso haø bhramaø muktvâ bhâvaø bâhyamathântaram (13) 13. Give up the wrong notion that, I am the jiva (individual soul) and also renounce the concept of in and out, and practise to be unchanging, non-dual experience that ever is. osneeqyeceeveheemesve efûejb yeæesóefme heg$ekeâ ~ yeesoeesónb %eeveke sve leefve<ke=âòùe megkeer YeJe ~~14~~ DehÂbhimÂnapÂïena ciraø baddho si putraka Bodho haø jáânakhaßgena tanniîkçttya sukhi bhava (14) 14. My dear son, it is on account of this body identification for a long time, you are bound. I am conscious Self, by this sword of 14

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