Chapter 10

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ātmanaḥ saṃsārabaṃdho dehādhyāsādastīti bodhanaṃ |
jagatomithyātva nirūpaṇaṃ ca |
atha daśamo'dhyāyaḥ |
mayoditeṣvavahitaḥ svadharmeṣu madāśrayaḥ |
varṇāśramakulācāramakāmātmā samācaret || 1 ||
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anvīkṣeta viśuddhātmā dehināṃ viṣayātmanām |
guṇeṣu tattvadhyānena sarvārambhaviparyayam || 2 ||
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suptasya viṣayāloko dhyāyato vā manorathaḥ |
nānātmakatvādviphalastathā bhedātmadhīrguṇaiḥ || 3 ||
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nivṛttaṃ karma seveta pravṛttaṃ matparastyajet |
jijñāsāyāṃ sampravṛtto nādriyetkarmacodanām || 4 ||
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yamānabhīkṣṇaṃ seveta niyamānmatparaḥ kvacit |
madabhijñaṃ guruṃ śāntamupāsīta madātmakam || 5 ||
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amānyamatsaro dakṣo nirmamo dṛḍhasauhṛdaḥ |
asatvaro'rthajijñāsuranasūyuramoghavāk || 6 ||
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jāyāpatyagṛhakṣetra svajanadraviṇādiṣu |
udāsīnaḥ samaṃ paśyansarveṣvarthamivātmanaḥ || 7 ||
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vilakṣaṇaḥ sthūlasūkṣmāddehādātmekṣitā svadṛk |
yathāgnirdāruṇo dāhyāddāhako'nyaḥ prakāśakaḥ || 8 ||
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nirodhotpattyaṇubṛhannānātvaṃ tatkṛtānguṇān |
antaḥ praviṣṭa ādhatta evaṃ dehaguṇānparaḥ || 9 ||
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yo'sau guṇairviracito deho'yaṃ puruṣasya hi |
saṃsārastannibandho'yaṃ puṃso vidyācchidātmanaḥ || 10 ||
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tasmājjijñāsayātmānamātmasthaṃ kevalaṃ param |
saṅgamya nirasedetadvastubuddhiṃ yathākramam || 11 ||
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ācāryo'raṇirādyaḥ syādantevāsyuttarāraṇiḥ |
tatsandhānaṃ pravacanaṃ vidyāsandhiḥ sukhāvahaḥ || 12 ||
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vaiśāradī sātiviśuddhabuddhirdhunoti māyāṃ guṇasamprasūtām |
guṇāṃśca sandahya yadātmametatsvayaṃ ca śāmyatyasamid yathāgniḥ || 13 ||
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athaiṣāṃ karmakartṝṇāṃ bhoktṝṇāṃ sukhaduḥkhayoḥ |
nānātvamatha nityatvaṃ lokakālāgamātmanām || 14 ||
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manyase sarvabhāvānāṃ saṃsthā hyautpattikī yathā |
tattadākṛtibhedena jāyate bhidyate ca dhīḥ || 15 ||
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evamapyaṅga sarveṣāṃ dehināṃ dehayogataḥ |
kālāvayavataḥ santi bhāvā janmādayo'sakṛt || 16 ||
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tatrāpi karmaṇāṃ karturasvātantryaṃ ca lakṣyate |
bhoktuśca duḥkhasukhayoḥ ko nvartho vivaśaṃ bhajet || 17 ||
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na dehināṃ sukhaṃ kiñcidvidyate viduṣāmapi |
tathā ca duḥkhaṃ mūḍhānāṃ vṛthāhaṅkaraṇaṃ param || 18 ||
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yadi prāptiṃ vighātaṃ ca jānanti sukhaduḥkhayoḥ |
te'pyaddhā na viduryogaṃ mṛtyurna prabhavedyathā || 19 ||
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ko'nvarthaḥ sukhayatyenaṃ kāmo vā mṛtyurantike |
āghātaṃ nīyamānasya vadhyasyeva na tuṣṭidaḥ || 20 ||
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śrutaṃ ca dṛṣṭavadduṣṭaṃ spardhāsūyātyayavyayaiḥ |
bahvantarāyakāmatvātkṛṣivaccāpi niṣphalam || 21 ||
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antarāyairavihito yadi dharmaḥ svanuṣṭhitaḥ |
tenāpi nirjitaṃ sthānaṃ yathā gacchati tacchṛṇu || 22 ||
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iṣṭveha devatā yajñaiḥ svarlokaṃ yāti yājñikaḥ |
bhuñjīta devavattatra bhogāndivyānnijārjitān || 23 ||
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svapuṇyopacite śubhre vimāna upagīyate |
gandharvairviharanmadhye devīnāṃ hṛdyaveṣadhṛk || 24 ||
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strībhiḥ kāmagayānena kiṅkiṇījālamālinā |
krīḍanna vedātmapātaṃ surākrīḍeṣu nirvṛtaḥ || 25 ||
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tāvatsa modate svarge yāvatpuṇyaṃ samāpyate |
kṣīṇapuṇyaḥ patatyarvāganicchankālacālitaḥ || 26 ||
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yadyadharmarataḥ saṅgādasatāṃ vājitendriyaḥ |
kāmātmā kṛpaṇo lubdhaḥ straiṇo bhūtavihiṃsakaḥ || 27 ||
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paśūnavidhinālabhya pretabhūtagaṇānyajan |
narakānavaśo janturgatvā yātyulbaṇaṃ tamaḥ || 28 ||
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karmāṇi duḥkhodarkāṇi kurvandehena taiḥ punaḥ |
dehamābhajate tatra kiṃ sukhaṃ martyadharmiṇaḥ || 29 ||
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lokānāṃ lokapālānāṃ madbhayaṃ kalpajīvinām |
brahmaṇo'pi bhayaṃ matto dviparārdhaparāyuṣaḥ || 30 ||
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guṇāḥ sṛjanti karmāṇi guṇo'nusṛjate guṇān |
jīvastu guṇasaṃyukto bhuṅkte karmaphalānyasau || 31 ||
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yāvatsyādguṇavaiṣamyaṃ tāvannānātvamātmanaḥ |
nānātvamātmano yāvatpāratantryaṃ tadaiva hi || 32 ||
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yāvadasyāsvatantratvaṃ tāvadīśvarato bhayam |
ya etatsamupāsīraṃste muhyanti śucārpitāḥ || 33 ||
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kāla ātmāgamo lokaḥ svabhāvo dharma eva ca |
iti māṃ bahudhā prāhurguṇavyatikare sati || 34 ||
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śrīuddhava uvāca |
guṇeṣu vartamāno'pi dehajeṣvanapāvṛtaḥ |
guṇairna badhyate dehī badhyate vā kathaṃ vibho || 35 ||
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kathaṃ varteta viharetkairvā jñāyeta lakṣaṇaiḥ |
kiṃ bhuñjītota visṛjecchayītāsīta yāti vā || 36 ||
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etadacyuta me brūhi praśnaṃ praśnavidāṃ vara |
nityabaddho nityamukta eka eveti me bhramaḥ || 37 ||
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