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olusqs brahmajnAnAvalImAlA

In this work attributed to Sri Sankara the characteristics of the

person who has realized that he is Brahman are described. The aspirantfor liberation is advised to meditate on these in order to attain to thesame state.

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sakRt SravaNamAtreNa brahmajnAnam yato bhavetbrahmajnAnAvalImAlA sarveshAm mokshasiddhaye--1

1. The work entitled brahmajnAnAvalImAlA, by hearing which just onceknowledge of Brahman is attained, enables all to attain liberation.AxWqxWqxW ml m

xSllSmWqWquWqurr||2asangoham asangoham asangoham punah punahsaccidAnandarUpoham ahamevAham avyayah--2

2. Unattached am I, unattached am I, ever free from attachment of any kind; I am of the nature of Existence-Consciousness-Bliss. I am the very Self, indestructible and ever unchanging.

lirzuqW lUMUWqurr |pqllSxumWqWquWqurr ||3

nityaSuddhavimuktoham nirAkAroham avyayahbhUmAnandasvarUpoham ahamevAham avyayah--3

3. I am eternal, I am pure (free from the control of mAyA). I am everliberated. I am formless, indestructible and changeless. I am of thenature of infinite bliss. I am the very Self, indestructible and changeless.

lirW lUuW lUMUWqcri mUqllSmWqWquWqurr ||4

nityoham niravadyoham nirAkAroham acyutahparamAnandarUpoham ahamevAhamavyayah--4

4. I am eternal, I am free from blemish, I am formless, I amindestructible and changeless. I am of the nature of supreme bliss. I amthe very Self, indestructible and changeless.

zcilrmWqiqUqWqu c |AZhQllSmWqWquWqurr ||5

SuddhacaitanyarUpoham AtmArAmoham eva caakhaNDAnandarUpoham ahamevAhamavyayah--5

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5. I am pure consciousness, I revel in my own Self. I am of the nature of indivisible (concentrated) bliss. I am the very Self, indestructible andchangeless.

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zillSmWqWquWqurr ||6pratyakcaitanyarUpoham Santoham prakRteh parahSASvatAnandarUpoham ahamevAhamavyayah--6

6. I am the indwelling consciousness, I am calm (free from all agitation), Iam beyond prakrti (mAyA), I am of the nature of eternal bliss, I am thevery Self, indestructible and changeless.

iuii mUiqW qkrii mU zu | qrii mUeriUWquWqurr||7

tattvAtItah parAtmAham madhyAtItah parah SivahmAyAtItah paramjyotih ahamevAhamavyayah--7

7. I am the supreme Self, beyond all the categories (such as prakRti,mahat, ahankAra, etc.,), I am the supreme auspicious One, beyond allthose in the middle. I am beyond mAyA. I am the supreme light. I am thevery Self, indestructible and changeless.

llmuriiW cSMUWqcri | xZmxumWqWquWqurr ||8

nAnArUpavyatItoham cidAkAroham acyutahsukharUpasvarUpoham ahamevAhamavyayah--8

8. I am beyond all the different forms. I am of the nature of pureconsciousness. I am never subject to decline. I am of the nature of bliss. I

am the very Self, indestructible and changeless. qriiMrSWS qq lxiru xuS | xumMzMmWqWquWqurr ||9

mAyAtatkAryadehAdi mama nAstyeva sarvadAsvaprakASaikarUpoham ahamevAhamavyayah--9

9. There is neither mAyA nor its effects such as the body for me. I am of the same nature and self-luminous. I am the very Self, indestructible andchangeless.

ahruriiW oSl c xrWq |AllillSmWqWquWqurr ||10

guNatrayavyatItoham brahmAdInAm ca sAkshyahamanantAnandarUpoham ahamevAhamavyayah--10

10. I am beyond the three gunassattva, rajas, and tamas. I am thewitness of even Brahma and others. I am of the nature of infinite bliss. Iam the very Self, indestructible and changeless.AlirqxumW MOxj xuaxqrW

mUqiqxumWqWquWqurr||11

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antaryAmisvarUpoham kUTasthah sarvagosmyahamparamAtmasvarUpoham ahamevAhamavyayah--11

11. I am the inner controller, I am immutable, I am all-pervading. I ammyself the supreme Self. I am the very Self, indestructible andchangeless.

lwMsW lwrW xuiq xlAmUxumWqWquWqurr ||12nishkaloham nishkriyoham sarvAtmA Adyah sanAtanahaparokshasvarUpoham ahamevAhamavyayah12

12. I am devoid of parts. I am actionless. I am the self of all. I am theprimordial one. I am the ancient, eternal one. I am the directly intuitedself. I am the very Self, indestructible and changeless.

lSxmWqcsW xlil | xuxxumWqWquWqurr ||13

dvandvAdisAkshirUpoham acaloham sanAtanahsarvasAkshisvarUpoham ahamevAhamavyayah--1313. I am the witness of all pairs of opposites. I am immovable. I ameternal. I am the witness of everything. I am the very Self, indestructibleand changeless.

mlbl LuW ulbl Lu c |AMiWqpWqWquWqurr ||14

prajnAnaghana evAham vijnAnaghana eva caakartAham abhoktAham ahamevAhamavyayah--14

14. I am a mass of awareness and of consciousness. I am not a doer nor

an experiencer. I am the very Self, indestructible and changeless. lUkUxumW xukUWqu c |AmiMqxumWqWquWqurr ||15

nirAdhArasvarUpoham sarvAdhAroham eva caAptakAmasvarUpoham ahamevAhamavyayah--15

15. I am without any support, and I am the support of all. I have nodesires to be fulfilled. I am the very Self, indestructible and changeless.

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tApatrayavinirmukto dehatrayavilakshaNahavasthAtrayasAkshyasmi cAhamevAhamavyayah--16

16. I am free from the three kinds of afflictions- those in the body, thosefrom other beings and those caused by higher powers. I am different fromthe gross, subtle and causal bodies. I am the witness of the three statesof waking, dream and deep sleep. I am the very Self, indestructible andchangeless.

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