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Vivekachudamani 1.399

1.399 Guru to Disciple

असत्कल्पो विकल्पोऽयं विश्वमित्येकवस्तुनि । निर्विकारे निराकारे निर्विशेषे भिदा कुतः ॥

asatkalpo vikalpo'yaṃ viśvamityekavastuni | nirvikāre nirākāre nirviśeṣe bhidā kutaḥ ||

This distinction called 'the universe', in the one reality, is like something unreal. In the changeless, the formless, the attributeless, where could difference come from?

एक ही वस्तु में 'विश्व' नाम का यह भेद असत् कल्पना जैसा है। निर्विकार, निराकार, निर्विशेष में भेद कहाँ से हो सकता है?

Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ

The many-ness we see is not the last word. Under all the differences that divide people lies one reality that is not divided.

हम जो अनेकता देखते हैं, वह अन्तिम सत्य नहीं। लोगों को बाँटने वाले सारे भेदों के नीचे एक अविभाजित सत्य है।

The guru, continuing his teaching to the disciple, begins a series of verses with the refrain 'where could difference come from?', calling the universe an unreal imagining in the one reality.

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