विशुद्धमन्तःकरणं स्वरूपे । निवेश्य साक्षिण्यवबोधमात्रे । शनैः शनैर्निश्चलतामुपानयन् । पूर्णं स्वमेवानुविलोकयेत्ततः ॥
viśuddhamantaḥkaraṇaṃ svarūpe | niveśya sākṣiṇyavabodhamātre | śanaiḥ śanairniścalatāmupānayan | pūrṇaṃ svamevānuvilokayettataḥ ||
Placing the purified inner instrument in one's own nature, the witness, which is pure awareness, and slowly, slowly bringing it to stillness, one should then see one's own Self as whole.
शुद्ध अंतःकरण को अपने स्वरूप, केवल बोध-मात्र साक्षी में स्थापित करके, धीरे-धीरे उसे निश्चलता की ओर ले जाते हुए, फिर अपने पूर्ण स्वरूप को ही देखना चाहिए।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Stillness comes slowly, 'little by little'; it cannot be forced. Gentle, patient settling is the method.
स्थिरता धीरे-धीरे आती है, 'शनैः शनैः'; उसे ज़बरदस्ती नहीं लाया जा सकता। कोमल, धैर्यपूर्ण ठहराव ही विधि है।
The guru continues teaching the disciple in the Vivekachudamani (attributed to Shankaracharya): he says to settle the purified mind in the witness, pure awareness, and gradually bringing it to stillness, see oneself as whole.