Sloka 240
Sloka 240
Original Text:
यत्र भ्रान्त्या कल्पित तद्विवेके तत्तन्मात्रं नैव तस्माद्विभिन्नम् । स्वप्ने नष्टं स्वप्नविश्वं विचित्रं स्वस्माद्भिन्नं किन्नु दृष्टं प्रबोधे ॥ २५३ ॥
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- **Transliteration:**
Yatra bhrāntyā kalpita tadviveke tattanmātraṁ naiva tasmādvibhinnam | Svapne naṣṭaṁ svapna-viśvaṁ vicitraṁ svasmādbhinnam kinnu dṛṣṭaṁ prabodhe || 253 ||
- **Translation:**
Where, due to delusion, something is imagined, upon realization of its true nature, that object is not found to be different from one's self. In the dream state, the entire varied world disappears; upon waking, do we perceive anything separate from our own self?
- **Word Meanings:**
* यत्र (yatra) - where * भ्रान्त्या (bhrāntyā) - due to delusion * कल्पित (kalpita) - imagined * तद्विवेके (tadviveke) - upon realization of its true nature * तत् (tat) - that * तन्मात्रं (tattanmātraṁ) - that alone * नैव (naiva) - not at all * तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that * विभिन्नम् (vibhinnam) - separate * स्वप्ने (svapne) - in the dream * नष्टं (naṣṭaṁ) - disappeared * स्वप्नविश्वं (svapna-viśvaṁ) - the dream world * विचित्रं (vicitraṁ) - varied * स्वस्मात् (svasmāt) - from oneself * भिन्नं (bhinnam) - separate * किन्नु (kinnu) - is it indeed * दृष्टं (dṛṣṭaṁ) - seen * प्रबोधे (prabodhe) - upon awakening
- **Commentary:**
This sloka provides a deep insight into the nature of reality and perception, as espoused in Vedantic philosophy. It highlights the concept of Maya or illusion, through which the world, as perceived in a state of ignorance or delusion, appears separate from the self. However, upon the realization of true knowledge (viveka), it is understood that the perceived multiplicity is merely an imagination or projection of the mind and is not distinct from one's true essence.
The analogy of the dream state is central here. In a dream, a whole universe with all its diversity is perceived, but upon waking, the dream world vanishes, revealing that nothing in the dream was separate from the dreamer's mind. Similarly, the awakened state of self-realization shows that the perceived world, with all its differences, is not truly separate from the Self (Atman). This emphasizes the illusory nature of the world and underscores the importance of Self-knowledge or Atma-jnana as the means to transcend illusion and realize the oneness of all existence, the core tenet of Advaita Vedanta.
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