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Vivekachudamani 1.149

1.149 Guru to Disciple

कोशैरन्नमयाद्यैः पञ्चभिरात्मा न संवृतो भाति । निजशक्तिसमुत्पन्नैः शैवालपटलैरिवाम्बु वापीस्थम् ॥

kośairannamayādyaiḥ pañcabhirātmā na saṃvṛto bhāti | nijaśaktisamutpannaiḥ śaivālapaṭalairivāmbu vāpīstham ||

Covered by the five sheaths, beginning with the sheath of food, the Self does not shine forth, just as the water in a pond is hidden by layers of moss that grow from its own power.

अन्नमय आदि पाँच कोशों से ढका हुआ आत्मा प्रकाशित नहीं होता, जैसे तालाब का जल अपनी ही शक्ति से उत्पन्न काई की परतों से ढका रहता है।

Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ

What hides our deeper nature is not foreign to us; it grows out of our own life: body, breath, thoughts, opinions. The water is still there under the moss.

हमारे गहरे स्वरूप को ढकने वाली चीज़ें पराई नहीं हैं; वे हमारे ही जीवन से उगती हैं: शरीर, प्राण, विचार, धारणाएँ। काई के नीचे जल अब भी है।

In the Vivekachudamani, attributed to Shankaracharya, the guru begins the teaching of the five sheaths: the Self is hidden by them as pond water is hidden by moss.

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