BHAJA GOVINDAM - 9 Swami Adi Sri Sankaracharyaji.

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Friday, August 05, 2022. 08:00. 

“Hammer Blows to Delusion” Composed by Sri Swami Adi Sankaracharyaji.

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Slokam-9.

"Satsaṅgatve nissaṅgatvaṁ nissaṅgatve nirmohatvam |

nirmohatve niścalatattvaṁ niścalatattve jīvanmuktiḥ."|| 9 ||

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Word Meaning:

satsaṅgatve - through the company of the good, 

nissaṅgatvaṁ - (there arises) non-attachment, 

nissaṅgatve - through non-attachment, 

nirmohatvam - (there arises) freedom from delusion, 

Nirmohatve - through the freedom from delusion, 

niścala - Immutable, 

tattvaṁ – Reality,

niścalatattve - through the Immutable Reality, 

jīvanmuktiḥ - (comes) the state of 'liberated-in-life'.

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Commentary:

The company of the good weans one away from false attachments; from non-attachment comes freedom from delusion, when the delusion ends, the mind becomes unwavering and steady and from an unwavering and steady mind comes Jeevat Mukti (liberated in life).

 Through previous slokas Bhagavan Adi Sankaracharya through the Pratipaksha Bhavana indicated to us how to detach from sensual and worldly pleasures. 

 Bhagavan Sankaracharya having understood the practical difficulty of the beginners in devotion, has given a ladderofprogress, by carefully climbing which, a seeker can comfortably reach the pinnacle of perfection.

1. Stay in the company of good - those that are seeking & spreading the knowledge of “Truth”. Unless we change our environment we mingle with, we can’t start the process of detachment. (Car we drive goes where our eyes see.. ) .. (satsaṅgatve)

2. Through that knowledge and in the company of good one slowly need to renounce the sensual and worldly pleasures. (nissaṅgatvaṁ)

3. The knowledge and detachment gradually removes our delusion that this worldly object provide happiness. (nirmohatvam)

4. Once the delusion is removed, one develops the firm understanding of oneself and inches towards GOD / 
Realization, he/she gets liberated-in-life (niścalatattve jīvanmuktiḥ)

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Next-Slokam #10

To be continued...

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