ATMABODHA | VERSE 01

ATMABODHA | VERSE 01 | SRI ADI SANKARACARYA

22 March 2013 at 01:36

ATMABODHA | VERSE 01 | SRI ADI SANKARACARYA

1. This — Atma Bodha — is meant to fulfill the want of the seekers of liberation who , by their prolonged tapas , have already cleansed themselves of impurities and become mentally peaceful and free from desires .

2. I am composing the Atmabodha , or Self-Knowledge , to serve the needs of those who have been purified through the practice of austerities, and who are peaceful in heart , free from cravings , and desirous of Liberation .

3. I am composing the ATMA-BODHA , this treatise of the Knowledge of the Self , for those who have purified themselves by austerities and are peaceful in heart and calm , who are free from cravings and are desirous of liberation