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Vivekachudamani 1.215

1.215 Guru to Disciple

तत्साक्षिकं भवेत्तत्तद्यद्यद्येनानुभूयते । कस्याप्यननुभूतार्थे साक्षित्वं नोपयुज्यते ॥

tatsākṣikaṃ bhavettattadyadyadyenānubhūyate | kasyāpyananubhūtārthe sākṣitvaṃ nopayujyate ||

Whatever is experienced by something has that as its witness. Where something is not experienced by anyone, witnessing does not apply.

जो-जो वस्तु जिसके द्वारा अनुभव की जाती है, उसका साक्षी वही होता है। जो किसी के भी अनुभव में न आए, वहाँ साक्षीपन लागू नहीं होता।

Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ

Everything you know about, your body, mood, thoughts, is known by you. That knowing presence is a fact of experience, not a belief.

आप जो कुछ भी जानते हैं, शरीर, मनोदशा, विचार, उसे आप जानते हैं। वह जानने वाली उपस्थिति अनुभव का तथ्य है, कोई मान्यता नहीं।

The guru explains what being a witness means.

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