01 - Remembering the Real 'I' | Vivekachudamani | Swami Nirviseshananda Tirtha

Gurupoornima Retreat 2024 - Discourse based on Vivekachudamani followed by Q/A
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In this series of talks, Swamiji discusses ten shlokas from Adi Shankaracharya’s Vivekachudamani. All the ten shlokas end with ‘ब्रह्म तत्त्वमसि भावयात्मनि’, where the Guru says that the shishya must contemplate with the bhava (emotion) in his mind that ‘I am Brahman’. All the ten verses give a hint about how one can contemplate upon the Brahman.
The great Rishis of yore embarked upon the enquiry to find out ‘Who am I’ and this led them to the discovery of the real ‘I’ (the real identity). They discovered that the ‘I’ is not different for different body-mind personalities. The whole universe appears in that ‘I’. This discovery of the Rishis was passed on to the subsequent generations and was confirmed by seekers and enquirers from era to era.
When one identifies with the real identity, all the knots of the heart are broken, all the doubts of the intelligence are dissolved and one will not have a sense of doership anymore. In this Supreme state, the emotional, intelligential aspects of the personality become free and the doership is dissolved and one becomes fulfilled.
Swamiji speaks about the four cardinal Mahavaakyas which are the revelation of the discovery of the Rishis. The Guru tells the pupil ‘Tat Tvam Asi’ (You are That). When the shishya attains the Truth, he declares: ‘Aham Brahmaasmi’ (I am Brahman, which is the substratum of the whole creation). A knower also declares ‘Prajnanam Brahma’ (The Ultimate substratum on which the whole universe is appearing is Knowledge). He also discovers that ‘Ayam Atma Brahma’ (This Atma is the Ultimate Brahman).
Shloka done: Vivekachudamani--254
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Verses chanted during the talk (1):
नमो नमस्ते गुरवे महात्मने
विमुक्तसङ्गाय सदुत्तमाय ।
नित्याद्वयानन्दरसस्वरूपिणे
भूम्ने सदाऽपारदयाम्बुधाम्ने ॥
namo namaste gurave mahātmane
vimukta-saṅgāya sad-uttamāya ।
nityādvayānanda-rasa-svarūpiṇe
bhūmne sadā’pāra-dayāmbudhāmne ॥
Vivekacūḍāmaṇi: 486
नमस्ते नमस्ते विभो विश्वमूर्ते
नमस्ते नमस्ते चिदानन्दमूर्ते ।
नमस्ते नमस्ते तपोयोगगम्य
नमस्ते नमस्ते श्रुतिज्ञानगम्य ॥
namaste namaste vibho viśvamūrte
namaste namaste cidānandamūrte ।
namaste namaste tapoyogagamya
namaste namaste śrutijñānagamya ॥
Vedasara Shiva Stotram 8
स्वाराज्यसाम्राज्यविभूतिरेषा
भवत्कृपाश्रीमहिमप्रसादात् ।
प्राप्ता मया श्रीगुरवे महात्मने
नमो नमस्तेऽस्तु पुनर्नमोऽस्तु ॥
svārājya-sāmrājya-vibhūtir-eṣā
bhavat-kṛpā-śrī-mahima-prasādāt ।
prāptā mayā śrīgurave mahātmane
namo namaste’stu punar-namo’stu ।।
Vivekacūḍāmaṇi: 517
नमस्तस्मै सदैकस्मै कस्मैचिन्महसे नम: ।
यदेतद्विश्वरूपेण राजते गुरुराज ते ॥
namastasmai sadaikasmai kasmaicin-mahase nama: ।
yadetad-viśvarūpeṇa rājate gururāja te ।।
Vivekachūḍāmaṇi 519
प्रज्ञानं ब्रह्म
Prajñānam Brahma
तत्त्वमसि
tat tvam asi
अहम् ब्रह्मास्मि
aham brahmāsmi
अयम् आत्मा ब्रह्म
ayam ātmā brahma
यं लब्ध्वा चापरं लाभं मन्यते नाधिकं तत: |
यस्मिन्स्थितो न दु:खेन गुरुणापि विचाल्यते ||
yaṁ labdhvā chāparaṁ lābhaṁ manyate nādhikaṁ tataḥ
yasmin sthito na duḥkhena guruṇāpi vichālyate
Bhagavad Gita 6.22
कस्मिन्नु भगवो विज्ञाते सर्वमिदं विज्ञातं भवतीति ॥
kasminnu bhagavo vijñāte sarvamidaṃ vijñātaṃ bhavatīti ॥
Mundakopanishad 1.1.3
भिद्यते हृदयग्रन्थिश्छिद्यन्ते सर्वसंशयाः ।
क्षीयन्ते चास्य कर्माणि तस्मिन्दृष्टे परावरे ॥
bhidyate hṛdayagranthiśchidyante sarvasaṃśayāḥ |
kṣīyante cāsya karmāṇi tasmindṛṣṭe parāvare ||
Mundakopanishad 2.2.8
यदा यत्कर्तुमायाति तदा तत्कुरुते ऋजुः ।
शुभं वाप्यशुभं वापि तस्य चेष्टा हि बालवत् ॥
yadā yat kartumāyāti tadā tatkurute ṛju: |
śubhaṃ vāpyaśubhaṃ vāpi tasya ceṣṭā hi bālavat ||
Aṣṭāvakra-samhitā: 18.49
वदन्ति तत्तत्त्वविदस्तत्त्वं यज्ज्ञानमद्वयम् ।
ब्रह्मेति परमात्मेति भगवानिति शब्द्यते ॥ ११ ॥
vadanti tattattvavidastattvaṃ yajjñānamadvayam ।
brahmeti paramātmeti bhagavāniti śabdyate ॥
Srimad Bhagavatam 1.2.11

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Verses chanted during the talk (2):
जातिनीतिकुलगोत्रदूरगं
नामरूपगुणदोषवर्जितम् ।
देशकालविषयातिवर्ति यद्
ब्रह्म तत्त्वमसि भावयात्मनि ॥
jātinītikulagotradūragaṃ
nāmarūpaguṇadoṣavarjitam |
deśakālaviṣayātivarti yad
brahma tattvamasi bhāvayātmani ||
Vivekacūḍāmaṇi: 254
यत्परं सकलवागगोचरं
गोचरं विमलबोधचक्षुषः ।
शुद्धचिद्घनमनादि वस्तु यद्
ब्रह्म तत्त्वमसि भावयात्मनि ॥
yatparaṃ sakalavāgagocaraṃ
gocaraṃ vimalabodhacakṣuṣaḥ |
śuddhacidghanamanādi vastu yad
brahma tattvamasi bhāvayātmani ||
Vivekacūḍāmaṇi: 255
षड्भिरूर्मिभिरयोगि योगिहृद्
भावितं न करणैर्विभावितम् ।
बुद्ध्यवेद्यमनवद्यमस्ति यद्
ब्रह्म तत्त्वमसि भावयात्मनि ॥
ṣaḍbhirūrmibhirayogi yogihṛd
bhāvitaṃ na karaṇairvibhāvitam |
buddhyavedyamanavadyamasti yad
brahma tattvamasi bhāvayātmani ||
Vivekacūḍāmaṇi: 256
भ्रान्तिकल्पितजगत्कलाश्रयं
स्वाश्रयं च सदसद्विलक्षणम् ।
निष्कलं निरुपमानवद्धि यद्
ब्रह्म तत्त्वमसि भावयात्मनि ॥
bhrāntikalpitajagatkalāśrayaṃ
svāśrayaṃ ca sadasadvilakṣaṇam |
niṣkalaṃ nirupamānavaddhi yad
brahma tattvamasi bhāvayātmani ||
Vivekacūḍāmaṇi: 257
जन्मवृद्धिपरिणत्यपक्षय
व्याधिनाशनविहीनमव्ययम् ।
विश्वसृष्ट्यवविघातकारणं
ब्रह्म तत्त्वमसि भावयात्मनि ॥
janmavṛddhipariṇatyapakṣaya
vyādhināśanavihīnamavyayam |
viśvasṛṣṭyavavighātakāraṇaṃ
brahma tattvamasi bhāvayātmani ||
Vivekacūḍāmaṇi: 258
अस्तभेदमनपास्तलक्षणं
निस्तरङ्गजलराशिनिश्चलम् ।
नित्यमुक्तमविभक्तमूर्ति यद्
ब्रह्म तत्त्वमसि भावयात्मनि ॥
astabhedamanapāstalakṣaṇaṃ
nistaraṅgajalarāśiniścalam |
nityamuktamavibhaktamūrti yad
brahma tattvamasi bhāvayātmani ||
Vivekacūḍāmaṇi: 259 |
एकमेव सदनेककारणं
कारणान्तरनिरास्यकारणम् ।
कार्यकारणविलक्षणं स्वयं
ब्रह्म तत्त्वमसि भावयात्मनि ॥
ekameva sadanekakāraṇaṃ
kāraṇāntaranirāsyakāraṇam |
kāryakāraṇavilakṣaṇaṃ svayaṃ
brahma tattvamasi bhāvayātmani ||
Vivekacūḍāmaṇi: 260
निर्विकल्पकमनल्पमक्षरं
यत्क्षराक्षरविलक्षणं परम् ।
नित्यमव्ययसुखं निरञ्जनं
ब्रह्म तत्त्वमसि भावयात्मनि ॥
nirvikalpakamanalpamakṣaraṃ
yatkṣarākṣaravilakṣaṇaṃ param |
nityamavyayasukhaṃ nirañjanaṃ
brahma tattvamasi bhāvayātmani ||
Vivekacūḍāmaṇi: 261
यद्विभाति सदनेकधा भ्रमान्
नामरूपगुणविक्रियात्मना ।
हेमवत्स्वयमविक्रियं सदा
ब्रह्म तत्त्वमसि भावयात्मनि ॥
yadvibhāti sadanekadhā bhramān
nāmarūpaguṇavikriyātmanā |
hemavatsvayamavikriyaṃ sadā
brahma tattvamasi bhāvayātmani ||
Vivekacūḍāmaṇi: 262
यच्चकास्त्यनपरं परात्परं
प्रत्यगेकरसमात्मलक्षणम् ।
सत्यचित्सुखमनन्तमव्ययं
ब्रह्म तत्त्वमसि भावयात्मनि ॥
yaccakāstyanaparaṃ parātparaṃ
pratyagekarasamātmalakṣaṇam |
satyacitsukhamanantamavyayaṃ
brahma tattvamasi bhāvayātmani ||
Vivekacūḍāmaṇi: 263
प्रबुद्धं विमुक्तं विकारादिहीनं
प्रसन्नं सदा नित्यबोधस्वरूपम् |
परं निश्चलं निर्गुणं सर्वरूपं
भजेऽहं सदानुस्मरामि प्रणौमि ||
prabuddhaṃ vimuktaṃ vikārādihīnaṃ
prasannaṃ sadā nityabodhasvarūpam |
paraṃ niścalaṃ nirguṇaṃ sarvarūpaṃ
bhaje'haṃ sadānusmarāmi praṇaumi ||

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