Verses on the Recognition of the Lord · Chapter 1

Verses on the Recognition of the Lord — Chapter 1

ईश्वरप्रत्यभिज्ञाकारिका

Īśvarapratyabhijñākārikā


Chapter 1 5 verses

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  1. 1 kathaṃ cid āsādya maheśvarasya dāsyaṃ janasyāpy upakāram icchan … Having somehow attained servitude to the Great Lord, and wishing to benefit mankind as…
  2. 2 kartari jñātari svātmany ādisiddhe maheśvare ajaḍātmā niṣedhaṃ vā … When the Great Lord is the agent, the knower, one's own Self, established from the very…
  3. 3 kiṃ tu mohavaśād asmin dṛṣṭe 'py anupalakṣite śaktyāviṣkaraṇeneyaṃ … But because of delusion, even though he is (already) seen he goes unrecognized;
  4. 4 tathā hi jaḍabhūtānāṃ pratiṣṭhā jīvadāśrayā jñānaṃ kriyā ca … For the established existence of insentient things rests upon a living being;
  5. 5 tatra jñānaṃ svataḥsiddhaṃ kriyā kāyāśritā satī parair apy … Of these two, knowledge is self-established;