Atmanandalahari

atmanandalahari

Self is absolute existence, absolute knowingness and absolute happiness. The real nature of self is Sat, Chit, Ananda. Let us explore the ancient scriptures, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, Brahma Sutra and Prakarana Granthas as taught by our teachers in this podcast. Let the light of knowledge remove the darkness of ignorance for everyone. Let the plurality, duality be dismissed and absolute oneness be understood. This will be a multilingual podcast with episodes in English, Tamil and Sanskrit. எங்கும் நிறைந்த இருப்பாய், மங்காத சித்தாய் பொங்கும் ஆநந்த பொலிவான மெய்ப்பொருளை, ஆத்மாவை, தங்கு தடையில்லா தத்துவத்தை, இரண்டற்ற ஒன்றான அத்வைத கருத்துக்களை இந்த வலையொலிப் பதிவில் பகிர்ந்துகொள்வோம். உபநிடதங்கள், பகவத் கீதை, ப்ரம்மசூத்ர கருத்துக்களையும், வேதாந்த நூல்களையும் ஆராய்வோம். வாழையடி வாழையாய் வந்த இந்த அறிவொளியில், அறியாமை இருள் அகலட்டும். இந்த வலையொலி ஆங்கிலம், தமிழ், மற்றும் வடமொழியில் ஒலிக்கும் .

  1. 5 hr ago

    Tattva Bodha

    अथ चतुर्विंशतितत्त्वोत्पत्तिप्रकारं वक्ष्यामः ।   atha caturviṃśatitattvotpattiprakāraṃ vakṣyāmaḥ .   Now we shall explain the evolution of the twenty-four factors.   Aka - māyā   ब्रह्माश्रया सत्त्वरजस्तमोगुणात्मिका माया अस्ति ।   brahmāśrayā sattvarajastamoguṇātmikā māyā asti .   Depending on Brahman, maya exists, which is of the nature of the three qualities of sattva, rajas and tamas.   Evolution of the five elements     ततः आकाशः सम्भूतः । आकाशाद् वायुः । वायोस्तेजः । तेजस आपः । अभ्धयः पृथिवी ।   tataḥ ākāśaḥ sambhūtaḥ . ākāśād vāyuḥ . vāyostejaḥ . tejasa āpaḥ . abhdhayaḥ pṛthivī .   From that {maya}, space was born. From space, air. From air, fire. From fire, water. From water, earth.   Evolution of the Sattva aspect – The organs of perception   एतेषां पञ्चतत्त्वानां मध्ये आकाशस्य सात्विकांशात् श्रोत्रेन्द्रियं सम्भूतम् । वायोः सात्विकांशात् त्वगिन्द्रियं सम्भूतम् । अग्नेः सात्विकांशात् चक्षुरिन्द्रियं सम्भूतम् । जलस्य सात्विकांशात् रसनेन्द्रियं सम्भूतम् । पृथिव्याः सात्विकांशात् घ्राणेन्द्रियं सम्भूतम् ।   eteṣāṃ pañcatattvānāṃ madhye ākāśasya sātvikāṃśāt śrotrendriyaṃ sambhūtam . vāyoḥ sātvikāṃśāt tvagindriyaṃ sambhūtam . agneḥ sātvikāṃśāt cakṣurindriyaṃ sambhūtam . jalasya sātvikāṃśāt rasanendriyaṃ sambhūtam . pṛthivyāḥ sātvikāṃśāt ghrāṇendriyaṃ sambhūtam .   Among these five great elements, out of the sattvic aspect of space, the organ of hearing, the ear, evolved. From the sattvic aspect of air, the organ of touch, the skin, evolved. From the sattvic aspect of fire, the organ of sight, the eye, evolved. From the sattvic aspect of water, the organ of taste, the tongue evolved. From the sattvic aspect of earth, the organ of smell, the nose, evolved. Antahkarana – The inner instruments   एतेषां पञ्चतत्त्वानां समष्टिसात्विकांशात् मनोबुद्ध्यहङ्कार चित्तान्तःकरणानि सम्भूतानि । सङ्कल्पविकल्पात्मकं मनः । निश्चयात्मिका बुद्धिः । अहंकर्ता अहंकारः । चिन्तनकर्तृ चित्तम् ।   मनसो देवता चन्द्रमाः । बुद्धे ब्रह्मा । अहंकारस्य रुद्रः । चित्तस्य वासुदेवः ।   eteṣāṃ pañcatattvānāṃ samaṣṭisātvikāṃśāt manobuddhyahaṅkāra cittāntaḥkaraṇāni sambhūtāni . saṅkalpavikalpātmakaṃ manaḥ . niścayātmikā buddhiḥ . ahaṃkartā ahaṃkāraḥ . cintanakartṛ cittam . manaso devatā candramāḥ . buddhe brahmā . ahaṃkārasya rudraḥ . cittasya vāsudevaḥ .   From the total sattvic aspect of these five elements, the inner instruments of the mind, intellect, ego and memory are formed. The mind is of the nature of indecision. The intellect is of the nature of decision. The ego is of the nature of the notion of doership. Memory is of the nature of thinking or recollection. The presiding deity of the mind is the moon, of the intellect, Brahma, of the ego, Rudra and of memory, Vasudeva.   Evolution of the Rajas aspect   एतेषां पञ्चतत्त्वानां मध्ये आकाशस्य राजसांशात् वागिन्द्रियं सम्भूतम् । वायोः राजसांशात् पाणीन्द्रियं सम्भूतम् । वन्हेः राजसांशात् पादेन्द्रियं सम्भूतम् । जलस्य राजसांशात् उपस्थेन्द्रियं सम्भूतम् । पृथिव्या राजसांशात् गुदेन्द्रियं सम्भूतम् । एतेषां समष्टिराजसांशात् पञ्चप्राणाः सम्भूताः । eteṣāṃ pañcatattvānāṃ madhye   ākāśasya rājasāṃśāt vāgindriyaṃ sambhūtam . vāyoḥ rājasāṃśāt pāṇīndriyaṃ sambhūtam . vanheḥ rājasāṃśāt pādendriyaṃ sambhūtam . jalasya rājasāṃśāt upasthendriyaṃ sambhūtam . pṛthivyā rājasāṃśāt gudendriyaṃ sambhūtam . eteṣāṃ samaṣṭirājasāṃśāt pañcaprāṇāḥ sambhūtāḥ .   Among these five elements, from the rajas aspect of space, the organ of speech is formed. From the rajas aspect of air, the organ of grasping, the hands are formed. From the rajas aspect of fire, the organ of locomotion, the legs are formed. From the rajas aspect of water, the organ of procreation is formed. From the rajasic aspect of earth, the anus is formed. From the total rajas aspect of these five elements, the five vital airs, pranas are formed. Evolution of the Tamasic aspect   एतेषां पञ्चतत्त्वानां तामसांशात् पञ्चीकृतपञ्चतत्त्वानि भवन्ति । पञ्चीकरणं कथम् इति चेत् । एतेषां पञ्चमहाभूतानां तामसांशस्वरूपम् एकमेकं भूतं द्विधा विभज्य एकमेकमर्धं पृथक् तूष्णीं व्यवस्थाप्य अपरमपरमर्धं चतुर्धां विभज्य स्वार्धमन्येषु अर्धेषु स्वभागचतुष्टयसंयोजनं कार्यम् । तदा पञ्चीकरणं भवति । एतेभ्यः पञ्चीकृतपञ्चमहाभूतेभ्यः स्थूलशरीरं भवति । एवं पिण्डब्रह्माण्डयोरैक्यं सम्भूतम् ।   eteṣāṃ pañcatattvānāṃ tāmasāṃśāt pañcīkṛtapañcatattvāni bhavanti . pañcīkaraṇaṃ katham iti cet . eteṣāṃ pañcamahābhūtānāṃ tāmasāṃśasvarūpam ekamekaṃ bhūtaṃ dvidhā vibhajya ekamekamardhaṃ pṛthak tūṣṇīṃ vyavasthāpya aparamaparamardhaṃ caturdhāṃ vibhajya svārdhamanyeṣu ardheṣu svabhāgacatuṣṭayasaṃyojanaṃ kāryam . tadā pañcīkaraṇaṃ bhavati . etebhyaḥ pañcīkṛtapañcamahābhūtebhyaḥ sthūlaśarīraṃ bhavati . evaṃ piṇḍabrahmāṇḍayoraikyaṃ sambhūtam .   From the tamas aspect of these five elements, the grossified five elements are born. If it is asked how this panchikarana takes place, it is as follows. – The tamas aspect of each of the five elements divides into two equal parts. – One half of each remains intact. – The other half of each gets divided into four equal parts. – Then to the intact half of one element, one-eight portions from each of the other four elements gets joined. – Then panchikarana is completed. – From these five grossified elements, the gross body is formed. Thus, there is identity between the microcosm and the macrocosm. Five Elements  Sattva ( sense organs) Rajas ( organs of action) Tamas Akasa ( Space) Ear Speech Pancheekaranam- gross space Vayu ( Air) Skin Hands grasp Pancheekaranam- gross Vayu Agni ( Fire) Eye Legs- locomotion Pancheekaranam- gross fire Apah ( water) Tongue Organs of procreation Pancheekaranam- gross water Prtvi ( Earth) Nose Organs of excretion Pancheekaranam- gross earth   Total Sattva of all five elements together form Mind, intellect, memory and ego  Total rajas of all five elements together form five prana

  2. 17 Jul

    Tattva Bodha -9

    Pañca kośā – The five sheaths   18. पञ्च कोशाः के ? अन्नमयः  प्राणमयः  मनोमयः  विज्ञानमयः  आनन्दमयश्चेति ।   pañca kośāḥ ke ? annamayaḥ prāṇamayaḥ manomayaḥ vijñānamayaḥ ānandamayaśceti .   What are the five sheaths? They are Annamaya, Pranamaya, Manomaya, Vijnanamaya and Anandamaya. annamaya kośā – The food sheath 19.   अन्नमयः कः ? अन्नरसेनैव भूत्वा  अन्नरसेनैव वृद्धिं प्राप्य  अन्नरूपपृथिव्यां यद्विलीयते  तदन्नमयः कोशः स्थूलशरीरम् ।   annamayaḥ kaḥ ? annarasenaiva bhūtvā annarasenaiva vṛddhiṃ prāpya annarūpapṛthivyāṃ yadvilīyate tadannamayaḥ kośaḥ sthūlaśarīram .   What is annamaya kośā? That which is born from the essence of food, grows by the essence of food and merges into the earth, which is of the nature of food is called the food sheath or the gross body.   prāṇamaya kośā – The vital air sheath   प्राणमयः कः ? प्राणाद्याः पञ्चवायवः  वागादीन्द्रियपञ्चकं मिलित्वा यो भवति प्राणमयः कोशः ।   prāṇamayaḥ kaḥ ? prāṇādyāḥ pañcavāyavaḥ vāgādīndriyapañcakaṃ prāṇamayaḥ kośaḥ .   What is Prāṇamayaḥ kośaḥ? The five physiological functions like prana, etc., and the five organs of action like speech etc., together form the vital air sheath.   manomaya kośā – The mental sheath 21.   मनोमयः  कः ? मनश्च  ज्ञानेन्द्रियपञ्चकं  मिलित्वा यो भवति  स मनोमयः कोशः । manomayaḥ kośaḥ kaḥ ?   manaśca jñānendriyapañcakaṃ militvā yo bhavati sa manomayaḥ kośaḥ .   What is Manomayaḥ kośaḥ?The mind and the five sense organs of perception together form the mental sheath.   vijñānamaya kośā – The intellectual sheath 22.   विज्ञानमयः कः ? बुद्धिज्ञानेन्द्रियपञ्चकं  मिलित्वा यो भवति  स विज्ञानमयः कोशः vijñānamayaḥ kaḥ ?   buddhijñānendriyapañcakaṃ militvā yo bhavati sa vijñānamayaḥ kośaḥ .   What is Vijñānamayaḥ kośaḥ? The intellect and the five sense organs of perception together is the intellectual sheath. It is subtle, and pervades the former three sheaths. It controls the other three. It constitutes the intellect and the five sense organs or perception. The five senses are common to both the mental and intellectual sheaths as perception involves both the mind and the intellect.   ānandamaya kośā – The intellectual sheath   आनन्दमयः कः ? एवमेव कारणशरीरभूत अविद्यास्थमलिनसत्त्वं प्रियादिवृत्तिसहितं सत्  आनन्दमयः कोशः । एतत्कोशपञ्चकम् ।   ānandamayaḥ kaḥ ? evameva kāraṇa śarīra bhūtāvidyāstha malina sattvaṃ priyādivṛttisahitaṃ sat ānandamayaḥ kośaḥ . etatkośapañcakam .   What is Anandamaya kośaḥ? Established in ignorance, which is of the form of the causal body, of impure nature, united with thoughts like priya etc., is the bliss sheath. These are the five sheaths.   pañcakośātita – Beyond the five sheaths     मदीयं शरीरं मदीयाः प्राणाः मदीयं मनश्च मदीया बुद्धिर्मदीयं अज्ञानमिति स्वेनैव ज्ञायते तद्यथा मदीयत्वेन ज्ञातं कटककुण्डल गृहादिकं स्वस्माद्भिन्नं तथा पञ्चकोशादिकं स्वस्माद्भिन्नम् मदीयत्वेन ज्ञातमात्मा न भवति ॥   madīyaṃ śarīraṃ madīyāḥ prāṇāḥ madīyaṃ manaśca madīyā buddhirmadīyaṃ ajñānamiti svenaiva jñāyate tadyathā madīyatvena jñātaṃ kaṭakakuṇḍala gṛhādikaṃ svasmādbhinnaṃ tathā pañcakośādikaṃ svasmādbhinnam madīyatvena jñātamātmā na bhavati ..   Just as bangles, earrings, house etc., known as ‘mine are all other than knower ‘me’, so too, the five sheaths etc., are known by the self as my body, my pranas, my mind, my intellect, and my knowledge and are therefore not the self.

  3. 5 Jul

    Sadhana Panchakam -2

    वाक्यार्थश्च विचार्यतां श्रुतिशिरः पक्षः समाश्रीयतां दुस्तर्कात्सुविरम्यतां श्रुतिमतस्तर्कोऽनुसन्धीयताम्‌। ब्रह्मास्मीति विभाव्यताम् अहरहर्गर्वः परित्यज्यतां देहेऽहंमतिरुझ्यतां बुधजनैर्वादः परित्यज्यताम्‌ ॥ ३ ॥   vākyārthaśca vicāryatāṃ śrutiśiraḥpakṣaḥ samāśrīyatāṃ dustarkātsuviramyatāṃ śrutimatastarko'nusandhīyatām . brahmāsmīti vibhāvyatām aharahargarvaḥ parityajyatāṃ dehe'hammatirujjhyatāṃ budhajanairvādaḥ parityajyatām || 3 ||   || TRANSLATION 1 ||   17 . Reflect upon the meaning of the Upanishadic teachings. 18 . Take refuge/ Embrace the vision of scriptures. 19 . Give up erroneous arguments . 20 . Dwell upon the discriminative rationale of scriptures 21 . Meditate upon " I AM BRAHMAN " . 22 . Day by day, give your pride, vanity, and arrogance. 23 . Give up the delusory misconception — " I am the body " . 24 . Give up totally the tendency to argue with wise people . VERSE 4    क्षुद्व्याधिश्च चिकित्स्यतां प्रतिदिनं भिक्षौषधं भुज्यतां स्वाद्वन्नं न तु याच्यतां विधिवशात्प्राप्तेन सन्तुष्यताम्‌। शीतोष्णादि विषह्यतां न तु वृथा वाक्यं समुच्चार्यतां औदासीन्यमभीप्स्यतां जनकृपानैष्ठुर्यमुत्सृज्यताम्‌ ॥ ४ ॥   kṣudvyādhiśca cikitsyatāṃ pratidinaṃ bhikṣauṣadhaṃ bhujyatāṃ svādvannaṃ na tu yācyatāṃ vidhivaśāt prāptena santuṣyatām . śītoṣṇādi viṣahyatāṃ na tu vṛthā vākyaṃ samuccāryatā- audāsīnyamabhīpsyatāṃ janakṛpānaiṣṭhuryamutsṛjyatām || 4 ||   || TRANSLATION 1 ||   25 . Consider hunger as an illness and treat it.  26 . Treat hunger with food as medicine- Eat it as Bhiksha. 27 . Do not seek delicious food . 28 . Be content upon whatever comes to you . 29 . Endure all the pairs of opposites : heat, cold, pleasures, pain etc. 30. Do not engage in useless talk . 31 . Cultivate indifference and avoid groupism. 32 . Save yourself from the meshes of other peoples' kindness .

  4. 4 Jul

    Sadhana Panchakam-1

    Verse 1 and 2    VERSE 1    वेदो नित्यमधीयतां तदुदितं कर्म स्वनुष्ठीयतां तेनेशस्य विधीयताम् अपचितिः काम्ये मतिस्त्यज्यताम्‌। पापौघः परिधूयतां भवसुखे दोषोऽनुसन्धीयतां आत्मेच्छा व्यवसीयतां निजगृहात्तूर्णं विनिर्गम्यताम्‌ ॥ १ ॥   vedo nityamadhīyatāṃ taduditaṃ karma svanuṣṭhīyatāṃ teneśasya vidhīyatām apacitiḥ kāmye matistyajyatām . pāpaughaḥ paridhūyatāṃ bhavasukhe doṣo'nusandhīyatām ātmecchā vyavasīyatāṃ nijagṛhāttūrṇaṃ vinirgamyatām || 1 ||   TRANSLATION    01 . Study the Vedas daily . 02 . Perform diligently the duties ordained by them . 03 . Dedicate all those actions to GOD . 04 . Turn your mind away from desires. 05 . Cleanse yourself of sins 06 . Know the limitations of worldly pleasures.  07 . Strive to discover your true Self. 08 . Escape from the attachment of your home . VERSE 2    सङ्गः सत्सु विधीयतां भगवतो भक्तिर्दृढाऽऽधीयतां शान्त्यादिः परिचीयतां दृढतरं कर्माशु सन्त्यज्यताम्‌। सद्विद्वानुपसृप्यतां प्रतिदिनं तत्पादुका सेव्यतां ब्रह्मैकाक्षरमर्थ्यतां श्रुतिशिरोवाक्यं समाकर्ण्यताम्‌ ॥ २ ॥   saṅgaḥ satsu vidhīyatāṃ bhagavato bhaktirdṛḍhā''dhīyatāṃ śāntyādiḥ paricīyatāṃ dṛḍhataraṃ karmāśu santyajyatām . sadvidvānupasṛpyatāṃ pratidinaṃ tatpādukā sevyatāṃ brahmaikākṣaramarthyatāṃ śrutiśirovākyaṃ samākarṇyatām || 2 ||    TRANSLATION 1    09 . Seek company of wise people. 10 . Cultivate deep devotion to GOD . 11 . Cultivate virtues such as quietude. 12 . Give up actions that are not required any longer for spiritual growth . 13 . Approach a wise teacher to learn . 14 . Everyday serve The Teacher . 15 . Seek the meaning of OM, the Immutable. (Ask for Brahma Vidya) 16 . Listen in depth to the scriptures.

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Self is absolute existence, absolute knowingness and absolute happiness. The real nature of self is Sat, Chit, Ananda. Let us explore the ancient scriptures, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, Brahma Sutra and Prakarana Granthas as taught by our teachers in this podcast. Let the light of knowledge remove the darkness of ignorance for everyone. Let the plurality, duality be dismissed and absolute oneness be understood. This will be a multilingual podcast with episodes in English, Tamil and Sanskrit. எங்கும் நிறைந்த இருப்பாய், மங்காத சித்தாய் பொங்கும் ஆநந்த பொலிவான மெய்ப்பொருளை, ஆத்மாவை, தங்கு தடையில்லா தத்துவத்தை, இரண்டற்ற ஒன்றான அத்வைத கருத்துக்களை இந்த வலையொலிப் பதிவில் பகிர்ந்துகொள்வோம். உபநிடதங்கள், பகவத் கீதை, ப்ரம்மசூத்ர கருத்துக்களையும், வேதாந்த நூல்களையும் ஆராய்வோம். வாழையடி வாழையாய் வந்த இந்த அறிவொளியில், அறியாமை இருள் அகலட்டும். இந்த வலையொலி ஆங்கிலம், தமிழ், மற்றும் வடமொழியில் ஒலிக்கும் .