% Text title            : Who am I ? Koham Nan Yaar
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\engtitle{.. Whot Am I ? ..}##
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.. hR^idayakamalavAsine shrImate ramaNAya namaH ..
Amukham
bhUmaNDalahR^idayAtmake smaraNAnmuktide.asminnaruNAchaladivyakShetre
virUpAkShaguhAyAM bhagavataH shrIramaNasyAdbhuta kaThina
maunatapassamAdhi\- yogena svanikaTamAkR^iShTeShu bahuShu
janeShvanyatamena shivaprakAshaM piL{}Lai nAmakena kenachidbhaktena
1901\-1902 kristu shakAbde maharShInabhigamya mama tattvopadeshenAnugrahaH
kartavya iti bhaktishraddhAvinayAdi purassaraM prArthanAM
kR^itvA paripR^iShTAnAM prashnAnAM\, tadA tadA mauninA maharShiNA
drAviDabhAShAyAM likhitvA dattamuttaramidaM prashnottarAkAraM keraLAdi
nAnAdeshabhAShAnUditamapIdAnIM gIrvANa vANyAmanUdyamAnaM vijayatetamAm ..

.. shubham ..
..  AUM namo bhagavate shrImate ramaNAya  ..
koham \?
sarveShAmapi jIvAnAM duHkhAnuSha~NgaM vinA.a.atyantika
sukhitvakAmanAyAssatvena\ sarveShAM svasminparamapremNo
vidyamAnatvena cha\, premNashcha sukhanidAnatvena\, manovihInAyAM
nidrAyAM dine dine svayamanubhUyamAnaM svasvAbhAvikaM
tatsukhamupalabdhuM svena svasya j~nAnamAvashyakam  .
tasya \ldq{} koham \rdq{} iti
vichAra eva mukhyaM sAdhanam  .

prashnaH 1  ||   koham  \?
uttaram || saptadhAtubhirniShpanno.ayaM sthUladeho nAham  .
shabdasparsharUparasagandhAkhyAnpa~nchaviShayAnpR^ithakpR^ithagvijAnanti
shrotratva~Ngena jihvAghrANAkhyAni j~nAnendriyANi pa~nchApi nAham .
vachanagamanAdAnavisargAnandAkhya pa~nchakR^ityakarANi vAkpAdapANi\-
pAyUpastharUpANi pa~nchakarmendriyANi cha nAham . shvAsAdi pa~nchakAryakarANi
prANAdayaH pa~nchavAyavo.api nAham . sa~NkalpAtmakaM mano.api nAham  .
sarvaviShaya sarvakAryashUnyaM\, sarvaviShayavAsanAmAtravAsitamaj~nAnamapi
nAham  .

prashnaH 2 ||   etatsarvaM nAhamitichettarhi koham \?
uttaram || evametatsarvaM nAhamiti neti kR^itvA.avashiShTa j~naptirevAham .

prashnaH 3 || j~naptessvarUpaM kim \?
uttaram || j~naptessvarUpaM sachchidAnandam  .

prashnaH 4 || svarUpadarshanaM kadAnulabhyeta \?
uttaram || dR^ishye jagati nivArite dR^igsvarUpadarshanaM jAyeta  .

prashnaH 5 || dR^ishye jagati ##(##pratibhAsamAne##)## sati svarUpadarshanaM
na jAyeta kinnu \?
uttaram || na jAyeta  .

prashnaH 6 || kutaH \?
uttaram || dR^ik\, dR^ishyaM cha rajjuvatsarpavachcha bhavati  . kalpita
sarpaj~nAnavinAshAbhAve tadadhiShThAna rajjuj~nAnaM yathA nodeti\, tathA
kalpita jagaddR^iShTi vinAshAbhAve tadadhiShThAna svarUpadarshanaM na
jAyeta  .

prashnaH 7 || dR^ishyaM jagatkadA vinaShTaM syAt \?
uttaram || sarvavij~nAnAnAM\, sarvakAryANAM cha sAdhAraNa kAraNe manasi lIne
jagallInaM syAt  .

prashnaH 8 || manasassvarUpaM kiM tarhi \?
uttaram || AtmasvarUpaniShThA kAchanAtishayita shaktireva mana ityetannAma  .
tadeva sakalasmaraNAnyapi janayati  . sarvANyapi smaraNAni niShidhya
nirodhekR^ite na pR^itha~NmanasassvarUpaM ki~nchidupalabhyate  .
tatashcha smaraNameva manasassvarUpam  . smaraNAni vihAya nAnya\-
tki~nchijjagattattvamasti  . nidrAyAM smaraNaM nAsti\, jagadapi nAsti  .
jAgratsvapnayossmaraNAni santi\, jagadapyAste  . yathorNanAbhissvasmA\-
ttantUnbahirudbhAvya svasminneva punarapi samAkarShayati\, tathA manopi
svasmAjjagadudbhAvya svasminneva punarapi vilApayati  . manassvAtmano yadA
bahirmukhaM bhavati\, tadA jagadbhAyAt  . tato bhAti cha jagati na svarUpaM
bhAyAt  . svarUpe bhAti sati na jagadbhAyAt  . manasassvarUpe krameNa
vichAryamANe\, manaH svaM bhavati  .  svamAtmasvarUpameva  . manashcha
sthUlaM ki~nchitsatatamavalambyaivaM tiShThet  . nAnavalambya pR^ithaktiShThet .
mana eva sUkShmasharIramiti jIva iti cha vyavahriyate  .

prashnaH 9 || manasassvarUpaM vichArya vij~nAtuM ko vA mArgaH \?
uttaram || dehe.asminn\ldq{}aham\rdq{}iti yaduttiShThati\, tadeva manaH .
ahamiti smR^itishcha dehe.asmin kva nu vibhAsata iti vimArgite \ldq{}
hR^idaya \rdq{}\- iti pratyavabhAseta  .  tadeva manaso janmasthAnam .
\ldq{}ahaM\rdq{} \ldq{}ahaM\rdq{} ityAvR^itti mAtrekR^itepi tatraivA
##(##hR^idaya eva##)##\-ntataH prAptissyAt  . manasi jAyamAnAnAM
sarveShAmapi sa~NkalpAnAM ahamiti sa~Nkalpa eva prathamassa~NkalpaH .
prathamaM manassa~Nkalpe jAta evAnye sa~NkalpAssamujjR^imbhante  . uttama
puruSho ##(##ahami##)##\-dbhavAnantaraM hi prathama madhyamau vij~nAyete  .
uttama puruShaM vinA prathama madhyamau naiva bhavataH  .

prashnaH 10 || manaH kathaM vilIyeta \?
uttaram || \ldq{} koham \rdq{}iti nirantaravichAreNenaiva mano vilIyeta .
ahaM ka iti smR^itiH svetara sakalasmR^itIH pravilApya shavadAhaka
daNDavatsvayamapyantato vilIyate  .  tatashcha svarUpadarshanaM bhavet  .

prashnaH 11 || \ldq{} ko.aham \rdq{}iti vichAraM sarvadAvalambitumupAyaH kaH \?
uttaram || bAhyasa~NkalpeShu jAteShu\, tAnparipUrayitumaprayatamAna eva
\ldq{} ete sa~NkalpAH kasyoditA \rdq{} iti vichAraM kuryAt  . jAyantAM
nAma kiyanto vA sa~NkalpAH  . ekaikasminsa~Nkalpe samudbhUte\, tatkAla
eva \ldq{} kasyAyamudbhUta \rdq{} iti sAvadhAnaM yadi vichAryate tadA
\ldq{} mameti \rdq{}  pratibhAseta . \ldq{}ahaM ka\rdq{}iti vichArite cha
manassvajanmasthAnaM pratyAvarteta . anavaratamevamabhyAse kR^ite tatpATavena
manassvajanmasthAna eva chirakAlAvasthiti shaktirabhivardheta  . sUkShmamidaM
mano buddhIndriyadvArA bahirmukhI bhavati chet sthUlAnImAni nAmarUpANi
jAnAti  . hR^idaya eva pratyavatiShThate yadi\, tadA nAmarUpANi na jAnAti .
bahirmukhaviShaya\- pravR^ittermanaH pratyAvR^itya hR^idayAvasthApanameva
\ldq{}  ahaM mukham\rdq{}iti \ldq{}antarmukham\rdq{}iti cha gIyate .
hR^idayAdbahiHpravR^ittireva \ldq{} bahirmukham \rdq{}ityuchyate  . evaM
manasi hR^idaya pratiShThite sati sakalasa~NkalpavikalpakAraNamahaM vilInaM
satsArvadika svasvarUpamAtraM prakAsheta  . sarvamapi kAryamaha~NkAraM
parityajya kuryAt  . tathA kR^ite sarvamapi shivasvarUpaM bhAseta   .

prashnaH 12 || manonigrahArthamanya upAyAH kiM na santi \?
uttaram || manonirodhe vichAraM vinA nAnye samuchitAssantvupAyAH .
upAyAntarAvalambanena manonigrahAya pravR^ittau\, manonigR^ihItamiva
bhUtvA punarapi bahirudbhavet  . prANAyAmenApi manoniruddhaM bhavati  .
kintu prANarodho yAvatkAlaM bhavati tAvatkAlaparyantaM mano niruddhamiva
bhUtvA\, prANe ##(##nirodhAvasthAM vihAya##)## bahiHpravR^itte svayamapi
bahirmukhI bhUya vAsanAvashAnmano.api tatastato dhAvet  .  manasaH prANasya
cha janmasthAnamekameva  . manasassa~Nkalpameva svarUpam  .  \ldq{} aham
\rdq{}iti sa~Nkalpanameva manasaH prathamasa~NkalpaH  . tadevAha~NkAro nAma  .
aha~NkArashcha yato niShpadyate tata eva prANo.api niShpadyate  . tatashcha
manasi nigR^ihIte prANaH prANe pragR^ihIte manashcha vilIyate . parantu
suShuptau manasi pralInepi prANo na pralIyate . dehasaMrakShaNanimittaM
\ldq{} mR^itovAyaM deha \rdq{} iti madhyastha sha~NkAvyavachChedanArthaM
chaivaM prANajAgaraNamIshvaraniyatisiddhaM vijayate  . jAgrati\, samAdhau
cha vilInAvasthe manasi\, prANo.api vilIyate  .  manasassthUlarUpameva
prANa iti bhavati  . AprAyaNAchCharIre prANamavasthApya prAyaNasamaye
mana eva prANamAkR^iShya gachChati  . tasmAtprANaspandanirodho
manolayopAyo bhavannapi na tannAshopAyo bhavati  . prANAyAma iva
mUrtidhyAnamantrajapAhAraniyamAdyAshcha manonirodhe sAhAyyamAtraM kurvanti  .
mUrtidhyAnena mantrajapena cha mana ekAgratAmashnute  . manashcha sadA
cha~nchalasvabhAvameva vartate  . vetaNDasya shuNDAdaNDe samarpitAyAM
shR^i~NkhalAyAM sa cha yathA tAmevAnyadvastu vihAyAvalambamAno gachChati\,
tathA mano.api ki~nchinnAmarUpaM chirAbhyAsagocharitamevAvalambeta  .
anavadhikAsa~Nkhyeya sa~NkalpavikalpAdi vR^ittibhedairmanaso vikAsaprAptau
ekaikasyAssa~NkalpavyakterdaurbalyaM\, naiShphalyaM cha bhavati  .
sa~NkalpeShu krameNopashamaM prApiteShvekAgratA siddhidvArA
prAbalyaM prAptasya manasassvAtmavichArasiddhirati sulabhA bhavati  .
sakalaniyamashreShThena hitamitamedhyAshananiyamenodbhUta sattvaguNa
bhUyiShThaM mana evAtmavichArAntara~NgasAdhanaM bhavatIti sopi
sAhAyyamashnute  .

prashnaH 13 || viShayavAsanAjanitAssa~NkalpAH samudrochchalattu~Ngatara~Ngabha~NgA
iva santataM hi sambhavanti  . te cha kathaM vA kadA vA prashamaM prApnuyuH \?
uttaram || paTutama svasvarUpadhyAne krameNodite te sarve vinashyeyuH  .

prashnaH 14 || anAdikAlAgatAkhilaviShayavAsanAssvasminpravilApya kevala
svarUpamAtratayAvasthAnaM sambhavati vA \?
uttaram || svarUpamAtrAvasthitissambhavati vA na veti sandehAtmaka
sa~NkalpasyApyavakAshamapradAya svarUpAnusandhAnameva sudR^iDhatayA
haThAdavalambanIyam . api chetsudurAchArarataH pApI kashchitso.api \ldq{} ahaM
pApakArI jAtaH kathaM vA mokShatIraM prApnuyAm \ldq{}iti santApachintAM
samUlyamunmUlya svarUpadhyAnatatparo bhavati chennUnaM kR^itakR^ityo
mukto bhavati  . shobhanaM manaH ashobhanaM mana iti na manassvarUpato
dvividhaM vartate  . ekameva manaH  . kintu vAsanA eva shubhA ashubhA iti
dvividhA bhavanti  . yadi shubhavAsanAnvaya\- vashagaM mano bhavati tadA
shubhamiti ashubhavAsanAnvayavashagaM yadA tadA tadashubhamiti vyavahriyate .
prapa~nchaviShayeShu anya kAryeShu cha na manaH prachodayAt  . anyeShAM
dussvabhAvavatve.api teShu dveSho na kAryaH  .  rAgadveShAvubhAvapi
heyau staH  . parasya kriyamANassarvopyupakArassvasyaiva kriyamANo
bhavati  . etattattvaM j~nAyate yadi\, kovAnyasmai nopakartuM prayateta .
ahamyudbhUte sarvamapyudbhavati  . ahamyupashAnte sarvamapyupashAmyati .
 yAvadyAvadvinayena sa~ncharAmasstAvattAvatsAdhu bhavati  . mana
upashAntishchedApyate yatra kutra vA nivAso na viruddho bhavati  .

prashnaH 15 || vichAraNA kiyadavadhi kartavyA \?
uttaram || manasi yAvadavadhi viShayavAsanA vasanti\, tAvatkAlaparyantaM
\ldq{}koham\rdq{}iti vichAraNAnusartavyA  . yadA yadA viShayavAsanAH
prasphuranti\, tadA tadA tadutpattisthAna eva vichAreNa vinAshaM tAH
prApaNIyAH  . yAvatsvarUpamupalabhyate tAvannirantaraM svarUpasmaraNameva
kartavyam  . tadevAlam  . prAkArapraviShTAshshatravo yAvadantarvasanti\,
tAvattato bahirAgachChanti\; bahirAgatAshcha te yadi Chidyante\, tadA
sAtmassvavasho bhavitumarhati  .

prashnaH 16 || svarUpasya kassvabhAvaH \?
uttaram || AtmasvarUpa eka eva yathArthabhUtaH  . jagajjIveshvarAshshuktAviva
rajataM tatra kalpitAH  . jagajjIveshvara trayametadekasminneva kAla udbhUya\,
ekasminneva samaye tirobhavati  . ahamiti dhIH ki~nchidapi nAsti\, tadeva
sthAnaM svarUpamuchyate  . tadeva \ldq{} maunam \rdq{}iti chAbhidhIyate  .
svarUpameva jagat . svarUpamevAham  . svarUpameveshvaraH  . sarvaM khalvidaM
shivasvarUpameva  .

prashnaH 17 || sarvamidamIshAdhInaM nanu \?
uttaram || ichChAsa~NkalpaprayatnamantarA samayAd.hyuShite savitari
tatsannidhimAtreNAyaskAntasyAnalodvamanaM tAmarasakusumasya vikAsaH
salilAnAM saMshoShaNaM laukikAnAM sarveShAmapi janAnAM svasvakAryeShu
pravR^ittiH kAntopalasannidhau sUchikAcheShTA cha yathA bhavati\, tathA
Ishasya sannidhivisheShamAtreNa  pravR^ittasya sR^iShTyAdi kR^ityatrayasya vA
pa~nchakR^ityasya vA\, jIvAH paravashIbhUya svasvakarmAnusAreNa cheShTitvA
vinivartante  . kintu sa Ishvarassa~Nkalpasahito na bhavati  . na cha tAni
sR^iShTyAdi karmANi taM limpanti  . yathA sUryaM lokakR^itAni karmANi
na limpanti\, yathA vA cha chaturbhUtaguNA AkAshaM na samavayante\,
tAdR^igevaitat .

prashnaH 18 || bhakteShu ko vA bhakto vishiShyate \?
uttaram || yaH khalu svAtmAnameva bhagavati svemahimni svarUpe samarpayati\,
sa eva vishiShTo bhaktimatsu  . AtmachintAtiriktA nAtmacintAyAH
ki~nchidapyantaramapradAyAtmaniShThA tatparataiva bhagavat svAtmasamarpaNaM
nAma  . bhagavatisamarpitaM sarvamapi bharanyAsaM sa cha saMvahati  .
pArameshvarI kAchanashaktiH kAryajAtaM sarvaM nirvahati  . tatra bharanyAsa
purassaraM tadadhInatAsthitiM vihAya \ldq{} evaM kartavyaM\, manevaM kartavyaM
\rdq{} ityevaM nassantata chintayA kiM \? dhUmashakaTe sakalabhAravAhini
j~nAte sati tadAruhya gachChadbhirasmAbhissvakIyamalpamapi mUtaM tatraiva
prakShipya sukhenAvasthAtumashaknuvadbhistanmUta tatrApi svashirasi samudUhya
kimarthaM duHkhamanubhoktavyam \?

prashnaH 19 || vairAgyaM nAma kim \?
uttaram || sarveShAmapi sa~NkalpAnAmutpattisthAna evA.a.atyantika vinAsha
sampAdanameva vairAgyaM bhavati  . jaladhijaTharagataM muktAphalaM gR^ihItuM\,
kaTitaTe kimapi shilAkhaNDaM samAbaddhya\, jaladhijaThara\- manupravishya\,
yathA loke tadupalabhyate\, tathA mumukShavo.api vairAgyAdi sAdhanasampattyA
svayameva svAntaramanupravishya svAtmamuktAphala\- mupalabheran  .

prashnaH 20 || IshvareNa guruNA cha jIvA mochayituM shakyante vA \?
uttaram || Ishvaro gurushcha mokShopayogamArgapradarshakAveva  . na khalu
svayameva jIvAnmokShaM prApayataH  . Ishvaro gurushcha na parasparaM
vastuto bhinnau  .  vyAghramukhapatitaM prANijAtaM yathA nirjIvaM
bhavati\, tathA.a.achAryAnugraha\- dR^iShTinipatitassarvopiprANI\,
nirjIvAmR^itIbhAvasampAdanena saMrakShyata eva\, na sa jIvaM parityakShyate .
sarvo.api jIvassvena pauruSheNa prayatnena sarveshvareNa guruNA vA sandarshite
samyagdarshanamArge sAvadhAnatayA pravR^ittiM sampAdya muktiM prAptumarhati .
svena j~nAnachakShuShA svamAtmAnaM svenaiva j~nAtuM shakyate  .
kathaM khalu pareNa j~nAtuM shakyate  . na hi rAmassvamAtmAnaM rAma iti
j~nAtumAdarshamanyamapekShate  .

prashnaH 21 || muktikAmasya puMsaH ##(## prapa~ncha ##)## tattvavichAropyAvashya ko vA \?
uttaram || yathA dUrataH parityAjyasyAvakaranikarasya viparighaTTanena
na kimapi prayojanaM dR^ishyate\, tathA svAtmAnaM vividiShurapi pumAn
svAtmasvarUpAvArakAnImAni tattvAni dUrato.aparityajya\, tAni kiyanti\,
teShAM guNAshcha kIdR^isha iti teShAM parigaNanena vA vichAreNa vA na
kimapi phalamasti  . atashcha prapa~nchassarvo.api svapnasamAnasvabhAva iti
mumukShibhirnirNetavyam  .

prashnaH 22 || jAgrataH svapnasya cha parasparaM bhedo na kim \?
uttaram || jAgraddIrghakAlaM\, svapnaH kShaNika iti dIrghatva kShaNikatva
bhedaM vinA nAnyo bhedosti  . jAgrati jAtA vyavahArA yathA satyAH
prakAshante\, tathaiva svapne.anubhUyamAnAssarve vyavahArAshcha tatkAle
satyAssandR^ishyante  . kintu svapne jAgraddehabhinnaM dehaM mano
gR^ihNAti .  jAgratsvapnayordvayorapi vij~nAnAni\, j~neya nAmarUpANi
cha yugapadAvirbhavanti .

prashnaH 23 || mumukShUNAM shAstrapaThanena kimapi prayojanamasti vA \?
uttaram || shAstreShu muktiprAptaye manonigrahasyaivopAya\- tayopadeshena\,
\ldq{} teShAM manonigrahopAya pradarshana eva paramaM tAtparyam \rdq{}iti
siddhAntatattve ##(## gurumukhAt ##)## avagate sati bahushAstrAbhyAsa
parishrameNa na ki~nchidasti prayojanam  . svamanonigrahArthaM
svayameva svasminsvAtmAnaM \ldq{} ko.aham \rdq{}iti vichAraM vihAya\, kathaM
bahushAstravichAreNa manonigrahassulabho bhavati \? svaM svenaj~nAnachakShuShA
svasminsvayameva hyavagantavyam  . svaM cha pa~nchakoshAntaravabhAsate .
shAstragranthAshcha pa~nchakoshabAhyasthA bhavanti . tasmAtpa~nchakoshAnapi
\ldq{} neti netIti \rdq{} niShidhyAnveShTavyassvAtmA shAstreShvanveShaNena
kathaM j~nAtuM shakyate  \? atashshAstracharchA vR^ithaiva  . abhyastamakhilaM
shAstramapi kasmiMshchitkAlavisheShe vismaraNIyatAmiyAdeva  .

prashnaH 24 || kiM sukham \?
uttaram || AtmasvarUpameva sukhaM bhavati  . sukhasyAtmasvarUpasya cha bhedo
nAsti  .  prapa~nchavastuShu kasmiMshchidapi nAsti sukhalesho.api . tebhyassukhaM
bhavatIti vayamavivekAdavagachChAmaH  . mana Atmano bahirAgamanakAle
duHkhamanubhavati  .  asmanmanoratha paripUrtisamayeShu sarveShvapyasmAkaM
manassvayathAsthAnaM prApyaivAtmasukhamevAnubhavati . evameva suShupti samAdhi
mUrChAsu\, iShTaprAptisamaye\, aniShTavastuviyogakShaNe cha mana antarmukhaM
sadAtmasukhamevAnubhavati  .  evaM manaH AtmanobahirAtmani cha gamanAgamane
kurvadavishrAntaM bhramati  .  taroradhasthAchChAyA sukhakarI bhavati .
tarorbahiH pradeshe bhAnorUShmA duHkhakaro bhavati  . bahissa~nchArI
pathikaH kashchichChAyAmAshritya shItalI bhavati . evaM kShaNaM sthitvA
punarapi bahirgatvA sUryoShmaNA parishrAntaH punarapi taruchChAyAM prApya
sukhamanubhavati  . evaM ChAyAtaH bahirgachChan\, bAhyAchChAyAmAgachChan
pathiko vartate  . ayameevaM kurvANa evAvivekIti gIyate  . vivekI tu ChAyAM
parityajya bahireva na gachChet . evameva j~nAnino mano.api brahma kadAchidapi
na parityajati  . aj~nAninAM manastu bAhyaprapa~nche bhrAmaM\, bhrAmaM
duHkhamanubhUya\, kShaNakAlaM brahma prApya sukhaM chAnubhavati  .  mana eva
jagat  . jagati tirohite vismR^itiM prApite manassvAnandamanubhavati  .
atirohite ##(##bhAti##)## jagati mano duHkhamanubhavati  .

prashnaH 25 || j~nAnadR^iShTirityetatkim \?
uttaram || tUShNIM sthitereva \ldq{} j~nAnadR^iShTi \rdq{}riti vyavahAraH  .
manasassvAtmani pravilApanameva tUShNIM bhAvAvasthA  . evaM sthitireva
j~nAnadR^iShTirityuchyate  .  anyAbhiprAyAbhij~natA\, trikAlaj~nAtR^itvaM\,
dUradeshapadArthagrahaNamityevamAdayo na j~nAnadR^iShTi padavyapadeshyA
bhavitumarhanti  .

prashnaH 26 || nirAshAyA j~nAnasya cha kassambandhaH \?
uttaram || nirAshaivaj~nAnam . nirAshA.anyA\, j~nAna chAnyaditi na bhavati .
etad.hvayamapi vastuta ekameva  . Atmanonyatra manaso.apravR^ittireva
nirAsheti niruchyate  .  Atmanonyasya kasyachidapratibhAsa eva j~nAnamiti
vyapadishyate .  anyatrA.apravR^ittirvairAgyamathavA nirAshA bhavati .
svasvarUpAparityAga eva j~nAnam  .

prashnaH 27 || vichArasya dhyAnasya cha ko bhedaH \?
uttaram || svAtmani manaso dhAraNameva vichAraH  . svAtmanaH brahmeti\,
sachchidAnandamiti cha nirantarabhAvanaM dhyAnaM bhavati  .

prashnaH 28 || muktiH kA \?
uttaram || baddhaH ahaM ka iti vichAreNa svayathArthasvarUpaM viditvA
tanniShThataiva muktiH .

..  shubhamastu ..
.. shrI ramaNArpaNamastu ..


vi\. jagadIshvarashAstrI ..

8\-10\-1941


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