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Svarupanusandhanashtakam or Vijnananauka ..}## \itxtitle{.. svarUpAnusandhAnAShTakam vij~nAnanaukA cha ..}##\endtitles ## tapoyaj~nadAnAdibhiH shuddhabuddhi\- rvirakto nR^ipAdeH pade tuchChabuddhyA . parityajya sarva.n yadApnoti tattvaM paraM brahma nitya.n tadevAhamasmi .. 1.. dayAlu.n guruM brahmaniShThaM prashAntaM samArAdhya matyA vichArya svarUpam . yadApnoti tattva.n nididhyAsa vidvAn\- paraM brahma nitya.n tadevAhamasmi .. 2.. yadAnandarUpaM prakAshasvarUpaM nirastaprapa~nchaM parichChedahInam . ahambrahmavR^ittyaikagamya.n turIyaM paraM brahma nitya.n tadevAhamasmi .. 3.. yadaj~nAnato bhAti vishva.n samastaM vinaShTa.n cha sadyo yadAtmaprabodhe . manovAgatIta.n vishuddha.n vimuktaM paraM brahma nitya.n tadevAhamasmi .. 4.. niShedhe kR^ite neti netIti vAkyaiH samAdhisthitAnA.n yadAbhAti pUrNam . avasthAtrayAtItamadvaitamekaM paraM brahma nitya.n tadevAhamasmi .. 5.. yadAnandaleshaiH samAnandi vishvaM yadAbhAti sattve tadAbhAti sarvam . yadAlokane rUpamanyatsamastaM paraM brahma nitya.n tadevAhamasmi .. 6.. ananta.n vibhu.n nirvikalpa.n nirIhaM shiva.n sa~NgahIna.n yado~NkAragamyam . nirAkAramatyujjvalaM mR^ityuhInaM paraM brahma nitya.n tadevAhamasmi .. 7.. yadAnanda sindhau nimagnaH pumAnsyA\- davidyAvilAsaH samastaprapa~nchaH . tadA naH sphuratyadbhuta.n yannimittaM paraM brahma nitya.n tadevAhamasmi .. 8.. svarUpAnusandhAnarUpA.n stuti.n yaH paThedAdarAdbhaktibhAvo manuShyaH . shruNotIha vA nityamudyuktachitto bhavedviShNuratraiva vedapramANAt .. 9.. iti shrImatparamaha.nsaparivrAjakAchAryasya shrIgovindabhagavatpUjyapAdashiShyasya shrImachCha~NkarabhagavataH kR^itau svarUpAnusandhAnAShTakaM sampUrNam .. ## Encoded and proofread by Sunder Hattangadi ##AbhAti## = shines ##AchAryasya## = Teacher's ##AdarAd## = with respect ##AdibhiH## = and other deeds ##Alokane## = seeing ##Ananda## = bliss ##Apnoti## = obtains ##Atma## = soul ##adbhuta.n## = wondrous ##advaitam## = non-dual ##aham## = I ##aj~nAnato## = by ignorance ##ananta.n## = infinite ##anusandhAna## = communion ##anyat## = other ##aShTakam## = 8 verses ##asmi## = .. 1.. am ##atIta.n## = transcending ##atra## = here ##aty## = exceedingly ##avasthA## = state ##avidyA## = ignorance ##bhAti## = shines ##bhAvo## = mood ##bhagavat## = endowed with Lordly powers ##bhakti## = devotion ##bhaved## = becomes ##brahma## = Spirit ##brahmaniShThaM## = devoted to Truth/Spirit ##buddhi## = intellect ##buddhyA## = . discrimination ##cha## = and ##Cha~Nkara## = Shankara ##chitto## = heart ##dAna## = donation ##dayAlu.n## = compassionate ##ekagamya.n## = aiming for the One ##ekaM## = one alone ##eva## = only ##eva## = itself ##gamyam.h## = . realising ##govinda## = Govinda ##guruM## = Teacher ##hIna.n## = without ##hInaM## = less ##iha## = here ##iti## = thus ##kR^itau## = composed ##kR^ite## = having done ##leshaiH## = a fraction ##mano## = mind ##manuShyaH## = . human ##matyA## = mind ##mR^ityu## = death ##naH## = to us ##neti## = neti 'not this, not this' ##nididhyAsa## = constant contemplation ##nimagnaH## = steeped ##nimittaM## = occasion ##nirAkAram## = formless ##nirasta## = given to penance ##nirIhaM## = desireless ##nirvikalpa.n## = beyond thought ##niShedhe## = negating ##nitya.n## = eternal ##nR^ipAdeH## = kings and others ##o~NkAra## = OM ##pade## = feet ##paraM## = supreme ##paramaha.nsa## = supremely discriminating ##parichCheda## = separation ##parityajya## = giving up ##parivrAjaka## = itinerant ##paThed## = studies ##prabodhe## = . enlightened ##prakAsha## = illumined ##pramANAt.h## = .. 9.. authority ##prapa~nchaH## = . manifest world ##prashAntaM## = serene ##pumAn## = human ##pUjya## = worshipful ##pUrNam.h## = . perfect ##rUpA.n## = form ##sa~Nga## = attachment ##sadyo## = immediately ##samAdhi## = deep absorption ##samAnandi## = blissful ##samArAdhya## = tranquil ##samasta## = all ##samastaM## = everything ##sampUrNam.h## = .. ends ##sarva.n## = all ##sattve## = in essence ##shiShyasya## = disciples ##shiva.n## = auspicious ##shrI## = glorious ##shruNoti## = listens ##shuddha## = pure ##sindhau## = ocean ##sphuraty## = inspires ##sthitAnA.n## = attained ##stuti.n## = praise ##svarUpa## = one's essence ##svarUpam.h## = . one's essential nature ##syAd## = if it be ##tad## = that ##tadA## = then ##tapo## = [tapaH] austerity ##tat## = that ##tattvaM## = essence ##traya## = three ##tuchCha## = trifling ##turIyaM## = the fourth state ##udyukta## = motivated ##ujjvalaM## = bright ##vA## = or ##vAg## = speech ##vAkyaiH## = phrases ##veda## = Veda ##vibhu.n## = glories ##vichArya## = asking ##vidvAn## = wise ##vilAsaH## = play ##vimuktaM## = liberated ##vinaShTa.n## = vanishing ##viraktaH## = dispassionate ##viShNur## = all pervading ##vishuddha.n## = pure ##vishva.n## = world ##vR^ittyA## = mental attitude ##yaH## = who ##yaj~na## = sacrifice ##yan## = that ##yat## = that \medskip\hrule\obeylines Please send corrections to sanskrit@cheerful.com Last updated \today https://sanskritdocuments.org \end{document}