Day 189 – From Reflection to Firm Knowledge

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Sādhana Pañcakam – Verse 3 (Third Verse) Sanskrit वाक्यार्थश्च विचार्यतां श्रुतिशिरः पक्षः समाश्रीयताम् । दुस्तर्कात् सुविरम्यतां श्रुतिमतस्तर्कोऽनुसन्धीयताम् । ब्रह्मास्मीति विभाव्यतामहरहर्गर्वः परित्यज्यताम् । देहेऽहंमति रुज्यतां बुधजनैर्वादः परित्यज्यताम् ॥ Our journey through the Sādhana Pañcakam now enters the third verse. In the first verse, Ādi Śaṅkarācārya taught us how to prepare our life. In the second verse, he taught us how to prepare the mind. Now, in the third verse, he teaches us how to enquire into the Truth, remove ignorance, and steadily abide in Self-knowledge. These eight instructions transform a sincere seeker into a mature Vedāntin. Hari aum!