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Vivekachudamani
కృతికర్త:	Attributed to Adi Shankara
అనువాదకులు:	Madhavananda (1921)
దేశం:	India
భాష:	Sanskrit
ప్రక్రియ:	Hindu philosophy
విభాగం (కళా ప్రక్రియ):	Advaita Vedanta
ప్రచురణ:	Original: 8th century AD; Reprinted by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai
విడుదల:
ఆంగ్ల ప్రచురణ:	Madhavananda (1921)
పేజీలు:	503 pages

The Vivekachudamani (Sanskrit: विवेकचूडामणि) is a famous Sanskrit poem ascribed to Adi Shankara in the eighth century. It expounds the Advaita Vedanta philosophy and is in the form of 580 verses in the Shardula Vikridita metre. The Vivekachudamani describes developing Viveka—the human faculty of discrimination—as the central task in the spiritual life and calls it the crown jewel among the essentials for Moksha. The title Vivekachudamani translates to Crest Jewel of Discrimination. Through the centuries, the Vivekachudamani has been translated into several languages and has been the topic of many commentaries and expositions.

గ్రంథకతృత్వం

Reza Shah-Kazemi claims Shankara may not have been the author of the Vivekachudamani, though it is "so closely interwoven into the spiritual heritage of Shankara that any analysis of his perspective which fails to consider [this work] would be incomplete". Other scholars, however, credit Vivekachudamani to Adi Shankara in peer reviewed publications.

విషయములు

Vivekachudamani consists of 580 verses in Sanskrit. It has the form of dialogue between the master and the disciple, where the master explains to the disciple the nature of the Atman and the ways to research and know the Atman. The book takes the disciple on a step by step instructions to reach Brahman.

The text begins with salutations to Govinda, which can be interpreted either as referring to God or to his guru Sri Govinda Bhagavatpada. It then expounds the significance of Self Realisation, ways to reach it, and the characteristics of a Guru. It criticizes attachment to the body and goes to explain the various Sareeras, Kosas, Gunas, Senses and Pranas which constitute the Anatman. It teaches the disciple the ways to attain Self-realisation, methods of meditation (dhyana) and introspection of the Atman. The Vivekachudamani describes the characteristics of an enlightened human being (Jivanmukta) and a person of steady wisdom (Sthitaprajna) on the lines of Bhagavad Gita.

వ్యాఖ్యానాలు

There are two Sanskrit commentaries on this work. Sri Sri Sacchidananda Shivabhinava Nrusimha Bharati, the pontiff of Sringeri, wrote a commentary titled Vivekodaya (Dawn of Discrimination) on the first 7 verses of this work. His disciple, Sri Chandrasekhara Bharathi has written a Vyakhya or commentary on the first 515 verses of this work.

This work has been repeatedly translated into various languages, often accompanied by a commentary in the same language. English translations and commentaries include those by Swami Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood, Swami Madhavananda, and Swami Chinmayananda. Tamil translations and commentaries include those by Ramana Maharshi. Swami Jyotihswarupananda has translated the Vivekachudamani into Marathi.

ప్రముఖ శ్లోకములు

• Brahma satyam jagat mithya, jivo brahmaiva naparah

Translation: Brahman is the only truth, the world is unreal, and there is ultimately no difference between Brahman and individual self

• अर्थस्य निश्चयो दृष्टो विचारेण हितोक्तितः | न स्नानेन न दानेन प्राणायमशतेन वा ||१३|| (Arthasya niscrayo dristo vicharena hito ktitah; Na snanena, na danena pranayamashateina va)

Translation: By reflection, reasoning and instructions of teachers, the truth is known, Not by ablutions, not by making donations, nor by performing hundreds of breath control exercises.

ఆధారములు

• Usha, Brahmacharini (1990). A Brief Dictionary of Hinduism. Vedanta Press. ISBN 978-0-87481-048-6.
• Espín, Orlando O. (2007). An Introductory Dictionary of Theology and Religious Studies. Liturgical Press. ISBN 978-0-8146-5856-7. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
• Madhavananda, Swami (1921). Vivekachudamani of Sri Sankaracharya. Advaita Ashrama.
• Prabhavananda, Swami (1970). Shankara's Crest Jewel of Discrimination. Vedanta Press. ISBN 978-0-87481-038-7. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
• Ranganathananda, Swami (2008). The Message of Vivekachudamani. Advaita Ashrama. p. 624. ISBN 81-7505-308-9.
• Shah-Kazemi, Reza (2006), Paths to Transcendence: According to Shankara, Ibn Arabi & Meister Eckhart, World Wisdom
• Sri Chandrashekara Bharati (1999). Vivekachudamani (4 ed.). Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

ఇతర పఠనాలు

• Prabhavananda (1978). Shankara's crest-jewel of discrimination (3 ed.). Vedanta Press. ISBN 978-0-87481-038-7. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
• Chatterji, Mohini M. (2004). Viveka Chudamani Or Crest Jewel of Wisdom of Sri Sankaracharya. Kessinger Publishing. p. 212. ISBN 978-1-4179-8207-3.

బయటి లంకెలు

• Vivekachudamani – Multiple Translations (Johnston, Chatterji, Madhavananda)
• Vivekachudamani – Swami Madhavananda's Translation
• Complete audio with eng meaning - Part 1
• Part 2
• Part 3
• Part 4
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