Nityasadhana
Prakarana Granthas of Adi Shankaracharya · Vivekachudamani (Crest-Jewel of Discrimination)

Vivekachudamani: Discrimination between the Real and Unreal

8 Sacred Verses · ~45 min recitation
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Adi Shankaracharya says:

sarvavedāntasiddhāntagocaraṃ‍​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​ tamagocaram | govindaṃ paramānandaṃ sadguruṃ praṇato'smyaham || 1 ||

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Adi Shankaracharya says:

jantūnāṃ‍​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​ narajanma durlabhamataḥ puṃstvaṃ tato vipratā tasmād vaidikadharmamārgaparatā vidvattvamasmātparam | ātmānātmavivecanaṃ svanubhavo brahmātmanā saṃsthiti- rmuktirno śatakoṭijanmasu kṛtaiḥ puṇyairvinā labhyate || 2 ||

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Adi Shankaracharya says:

durlabhaṃ‍​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​ trayamevaitad devānugrahahetukam | manuṣyatvaṃ mumukṣutvaṃ mahāpuruṣasaṃśrayaḥ || 3 ||

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Adi Shankaracharya says:

brahma‍​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​ satyaṃ jaganmithyetyevaṃrūpo viniścayaḥ | so'yaṃ nityānityavastuvivekaḥ samudāhṛtaḥ || 20 ||

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Adi Shankaracharya says:

asti‍​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​ kaścit svayaṃ nityamahaṃpratyayalambanaḥ | avasthātrayasākṣī san pañcakośavilakṣaṇaḥ || 125 ||

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Adi Shankaracharya says:

tatvamasyādivākyeṣu‍​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​ lakṣyārthaḥ pratipādyate | jahatsvārthābhidhāvṛttyā caitanyasyaikatā vibhoḥ || 241 ||

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Adi Shankaracharya says:

na‍​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​ me deho na me prāṇo na me buddhirahaṅkṛtiḥ | na me manaścendriyāṇi saccidānando'smyahaṃ sadā || 479 ||

580
Adi Shankaracharya says:

saṃsārādhvani‍​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​ tāpabhānukiraṇaprodbhūtadāhavyathā- khinnānāṃ jalakāṅkṣayā marubhuvi bhrāntyā paribhrāmyatām | atyāsannasudhāmbudhiṃ sukhakaraṃ brahmādvayaṃ darśaya- ntyeṣā śaṅkarabhāratī vijayate nirvāṇasandāyinī || 580 ||

Round #2