ATMABODHA| VERSE 02

ATMABODHA| VERSE 02 | SRI ADI SANKARACARYA

ATMABODHA| VERSE 02 | SRI ADI SANKARACARYA

1. Of all the means to liberation , knowledge is the only direct one — as essential as fire to cooking ; without it , liberation cannot be gained .

2. As fire is the direct cause of cooking, so Knowledge , and not any other form of discipline , is the direct cause of Liberation ; for Liberation cannot be attained without Knowledge .

3. Just as the fire is the direct cause for cooking , so without Knowledge no emancipation can be had . Compared with all other forms of discipline Knowledge of the Self is the one direct means for liberation .