Vivekachudamani 356
कुर्वन्नित्यं कलयति यतिः स्वस्य सर्वात्मभावम् ।
तेनाविद्यातिमिरजनितान्साधु दग्ध्वा विकल्पान्
ब्रह्माकृत्या निवसति सुखं निष्क्रियो निर्विकल्पः ॥ ३५६ ॥
śānto dāntaḥ paramuparataḥ kṣāntiyuktaḥ samādhiṃ
kurvannityaṃ kalayati yatiḥ svasya sarvātmabhāvam |
tenāvidyātimirajanitānsādhu dagdhvā vikalpān
brahmākṛtyā nivasati sukhaṃ niṣkriyo nirvikalpaḥ ||
(Sankaracarya's Vivekachudamani 356)
Serene, self-controlled, withdrawn from sense-objects, steadfast in forbearance, practicing one-pointed absorption, the seeker experiences his Self as the Self of all. Destroying, by these means, all imaginations born of the darkness of ignorance, the seeker lives blissfully as Brahman, free from (egocentric) actions and all imaginations.
The six enemies: (Shad-urmi)* - They are the six sorrows common to all men which rise one above the other, like waves, and toss a man about on the waters of their tumultuous restlessness. They are (1)Hunger, (2)Thirst, (3)Revulsion for object producing sorrow, (4) Delusory fascination for pleasurable objects, (5) Old age, and (6) Death. That which is not conquered by, which has no contact with (A-yogi) these six waves of sorrow in life, is the infinite consciousness.
Shad-six fold; Urmi-waves; enemies; Hunger and thirst, grief and delusion, decay and death-these are the "six-fold waves" of sorrow that irresistibly rise in rise in every bosom, against which there us no known insurance in the material world of wealth and power, law and authority.
Although the intelligence may be shrouded by the veil of ignorance still it has been seen that there are those whose consciousness becomes awakened upon receiving Vedic knowledge. The veil of ignorance is due to the endless mass of accumulated reactions to previous actions in incessant lifetimes since time immemorial. Atma tattva or realization of the soul and soul related knowledge derived from the Vedic scriptures and imbibed from the teachings of the spiritual master increases virtue and quality in one's daily life and is exceedingly pure. For this it is necessary to achieve innate extraordinary intelligence or supra-consciousness which becomes resplendent like the sun unlimited and expansive, illuminating all things by the reality of their exact nature. The word jnanam meaning by knowledge and atmanah denoting plurality of souls confirms that by such knowledge one realises the Supreme Being. It should not be contended that the plurality of unlimited atmas is upadhi or limited because no trace of limitation can exist once one's ignorance has been dispelled by atma tattva. Spiritual intelligence in itself is an attribute of one who possesses and is dependent upon existence. The atma which is eternal is not an attribute and is independent in relation to existence. The analogy of the sun as an illuminator is to illustrate the relation between cognizance and cognition or the relationship between the knower and the known shown by the sun as the source of light and emanation of light. Hence it can be discerned that in samsara or the endless cycle of birth and death in the conditioned state there is extreme limitation due to karma or reactions to actions and in moksa or the emancipated state there is an absence of limitation due to a lack of karma.
Although the intelligence may be shrouded by the veil of ignorance still it has been seen that there are those whose consciousness becomes awakened upon receiving Vedic knowledge. The veil of ignorance is due to the endless mass of accumulated reactions to previous actions in incessant lifetimes since time immemorial. Atma tattva or realization of the soul and soul related knowledge derived from the Vedic scriptures and imbibed from the teachings of the spiritual master increases virtue and quality in one's daily life and is exceedingly pure. For this it is necessary to achieve innate extraordinary intelligence or supra-consciousness which becomes resplendent like the sun unlimited and expansive, illuminating all things by the reality of their exact nature. The word jnanam meaning by knowledge and atmanah denoting plurality of souls confirms that by such knowledge one realises the Supreme Being. It should not be contended that the plurality of unlimited atmas is upadhi or limited because no trace of limitation can exist once one's ignorance has been dispelled by atma tattva. Spiritual intelligence in itself is an attribute of one who possesses and is dependent upon existence. The atma which is eternal is not an attribute and is independent in relation to existence. The analogy of the sun as an illuminator is to illustrate the relation between cognizance and cognition or the relationship between the knower and the known shown by the sun as the source of light and emanation of light. Hence it can be discerned that in samsara or the endless cycle of birth and death in the conditioned state there is extreme limitation due to karma or reactions to actions and in moksa or the emancipated state there is an absence of limitation due to a lack of karma.
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