Section 2 82

आत्मज्ञान की मुख्य बाधा अहंकार को दूर करो | Remove ego, the main obstacle to Self-Knowledge

Summary (in English)

These slokas collectively underscore the significance of eliminating ego (ahaṅkāra) to achieve self-knowledge and liberation. Ego is depicted as a primary obstacle that distorts perception and binds individuals to the cycle of birth and death. The slokas emphasize the importance of overcoming ego-associated identifications through self-discipline, knowledge, and discernment. Once ego is subdued, one experiences their natural state of bliss, purity, and self-luminosity akin to the ever-joyful and infinite Self. This process involves the dissolution of mental constructs and disturbances, facilitating a profound realization of oneness with Brahman. The teachings advocate for vigilance and mindfulness in maintaining this state, as ego can revive if not carefully managed.

सारांश

ये श्लोक अहंकार को आत्मज्ञान में मुख्य बाधा के रूप में चित्रित करते हैं। अहंकार व्यक्तियों को जन्म और मृत्यु के चक्र में बांधता है और उनके दृष्टिकोण को विकृत करता है। अहंकार आधारित पहचानों को अनुशासन, ज्ञान और विवेक के माध्यम से दूर करने की महत्वता पर यह श्लोक जोर देते हैं। जब अहंकार को वश में कर लिया जाता है, तब व्यक्ति अपनी स्वाभाविक आनंदमय, शुद्ध और आत्मप्रभित अवस्था का अनुभव करता है। यह प्रक्रिया मानसिक संरचनाओं और विघ्नों के विघटन को शामिल करती है, जो ब्रह्म के साथ एकता के गहन एहसास की सुविधा प्रदान करती है। ये शिक्षाएँ इस स्थिति को बनाए रखने में सतर्कता और ध्यान का महत्व अपेक्षित करती हैं, क्योंकि यदि सावधानी नहीं बरती जाती तो अहंकार पुनः जाग सकता है।

Important Concepts (महत्वपूर्ण अवधारणाएँ)

• ahaṅkāra (अहंकार)
• prathama-vikāra (प्रथमविकार)
• durātman (दुरात्मन)
• mukti-vārtā (मुक्तिवार्ता)
• svarūpa (स्वरूप)
• sadānanda (सदानन्द)
• svayaṁप्रभ (स्वयंप्रभ)
• vikalpa (विकल्प)
• adhyāsa (अध्यास)
• saṁसार (संसार)
• tattva (तत्त्व)
• cidātman (चिदात्मन)
• ātma-sāmrāj्य-सुख (आत्म साम्राज्य सुख)
• paramārtha-lābhā (परमार्थ लाभ)

Topics

• Elimination of ego for self-knowledge
• Ego as an obstacle in spiritual growth
• Concept of svarūpa and realization of Brahman
• Vigilance in spiritual practice

Categories (वर्गीकरण)

• Understanding and overcoming obstacles
• The role of ego in spiritual liberation
• Realization and state of blissful self-awareness

S-V-O Tuples or Propositions as Text

Subject-Verb-Object (S-V-O) Tuples

Subject	Verb	Object
Ego (ahaṅkāra)	is	obstacle to self-knowledge
Ego	causes	transformation and distortion (vikāra)
Individual	cannot achieve	liberation (mukti)	with ego presence
Wise one (dhīraḥ)	uses	sword of knowledge (vijñāna)	to sever ego
Yogi	must eliminate	trace of ego (ahantā)
Seeker	realizes	truth 'I am this'	with discernment (viveka)
Subject ('I'-sense)	causes	misapprehension of transmigration
Ego	must be severed	for self-sovereignty bliss
Individual	remains	absorbed in Brahman	without ego
Ego	can revive	with mind's contemplation

Slokas & Translations

Sloka 298

सन्त्यन्ये प्रतिबन्धाः पुंसः संसारहेतवो दृष्टाः ।
तेषामेवं मूलं प्रथमविकारो भवत्यहंकारः ॥ २९८ ॥

Translation: Among the obstacles that man faces, the root cause leading to the first transformation is ego.

Sloka 299

यावत्स्यात्स्वस्य संबन्धोऽहंकारेण दुरात्मना ।
तावन्न लेशमात्रापि मुक्तिवार्ता विलक्षणा ॥ २९९ ॥

Translation: As long as an individual's association with the egoistic nature persists, the subject of liberation is not even remotely possible.

Sloka 300

अहंकारग्रहान्मुक्तः स्वरूपमुपपद्यते ।
चन्द्रवद्विमलः पूर्णः सदानन्दः स्वयंप्रभः ॥ ३00 ॥

Translation: Freed from the grasp of ego, one attains their true nature: pure, complete, ever-joyful, and self-luminous like the moon.

Sloka 301

यो वा पुरे सोऽहमिति प्रतीतो
बुद्ध्या प्रकॢप्तस्तमसातिमूढया ।
तस्यैव निःशेषतया विनाशे
ब्रह्मात्मभावः प्रतिबन्धशून्यः ॥ ३०१ ॥

Translation: When the identification of 'I am he' created by the deluded intellect is completely destroyed, the realization of Brahman as one's own true nature remains unimpeded.

Sloka 302

ब्रह्मानन्दनिधिर्महाबलवताहंकारघोराहिना
संवेष्ट्यात्मनि रक्ष्यते गुणमायाइश्चण्डेस्त्रिभिर्मस्तकैः ।
विज्ञानाख्यमहासिना श्रुतिमता विच्छिद्य शीर्षत्रयं
निर्मूल्याहिमिमं निधिं सुखकरं धीरोऽनुभोक्तुंक्षमः ॥ 30२ ॥

Translation: The wise one is capable of experiencing the blissful treasure of Brahman by cutting off the three heads of the serpent of ego with the great sword of knowledge.

Sloka 303

यावद्वा यत्किंचिद्विषदोषस्फूर्तिरस्ति चेद्देहे ।
कथमारोग्याय भवेत्तद्वदहन्तापि योगिनो मुक्त्यै ॥ ३0३ ॥

Translation: As long as there is even a trace of poison in the body, how can health be attained? Similarly, ego must be eliminated for liberation in a yogi.

Sloka 304

अहमोऽत्यन्तनिवृत्त्या तत्कृतनानाविकल्पसंहृत्या ।
प्रत्यक्तत्त्वविवेकादिदमहमस्मीति विन्दते तत्त्वम् ॥ ३०४ ॥

Translation: By complete cessation of the ego and dissolution of various distinctions created by it, through the discernment of the inner self, one realizes the truth "I am this."

Sloka 305

अहंकारे कर्तर्यहमिति मतिं मुञ्च सहसा
विकारात्मन्यात्मप्रतिफलजुषि स्वस्थितिमुषि । 
यदध्यासात्प्राप्ता जनिमृतिजरादुःखबहुला
प्रतीचश्चिन्मूर्तेस्तव सुखतनोः संसृतिरियम् ॥ ३0५ ॥

Translation: Abandon the notion of 'I' in the doer, as the self is falsely reflected in the fluctuating mind, leading to the cycle of birth and death, originating from the pure consciousness which is your essence of bliss.

Sloka 306

सदैकरूपस्य चिदात्मनो विभोर्
आनन्दमूर्तेरनवद्यकीर्तेः ।
नैवान्यथा क्वाप्यविकारिणस्ते
विनाहमध्यासममुष्य संसृतिः ॥ ३०६ ॥

Translation: There is no transmigration for the ever-uniform, conscious, and infinite Self, the embodiment of bliss and without blemish, except through the misapprehension of 'I'.

Sloka 307

तस्मादहंकारमिमं स्वशत्रुं
भोक्तुर्गले कण्टकवत्प्रतीतम् ।
विच्छिद्य विज्ञानमहासिना स्फुटं
भुङ्क्ष्वात्मसाम्राज्यसुखं यथेष्टम् ॥ ३०७ ॥

Translation: Thus, sever this ego, your enemy, which is like a thorn in your throat, with the great sword of knowledge; then enjoy the bliss of self-sovereignty as you wish.

Sloka 308

ततोऽहमादेर्विनिवर्त्य वृत्तिं
संत्यक्तरागः परमार्थलाभात् ।
तूष्णीं समास्स्वात्मसुखानुभूत्या
पूर्णात्मना ब्रह्मणि निर्विकल्पः ॥ ३०८ ॥

Translation: Thus, having withdrawn attachment from the beginning and attained the ultimate reality, I remain silently in self-bliss and completely absorbed in undifferentiated Brahman.

Sloka 309

समूलकृत्तोऽपि महानहं पुनः
व्युल्लेखितः स्याद्यदि चेतसा क्षणम्। 
संजीव्य विक्षेपशतं करोति
नभस्वता प्रावृषि वारिदो यथा ॥ ३०९ ॥

Translation: Even when thoroughly uprooted, the great ego, if momentarily recalled by the mind, revives and creates numerous distractions, just like a cloud rising again with the winds in the monsoon.

Sloka 310

निगृह्य शत्रोरहमोऽवकाशः
क्वचिन्न देयो विषयानुचिन्तया । 
स एव संजीवनहेतुरस्य
प्रक्षीणजम्बीरतरोरिवाम्बु ॥ ३१० ॥

Translation: The opportunity for arrogance of the enemy should never be given through contemplation of sense objects; it alone is the cause of revival, like water to a withered lemon tree.