Yoga Vashishtha 1.3.1–8
(On True Knowledge)
भरद्वाज उवाच ।
जीवन्मुक्तस्थितिं व्रह्मन्कृत्वा राघवमादितः ।
क्रमात्कथय मे नित्यं भविष्यामि सुखी यथा ॥ १ ॥
श्रीवाल्मीकिरुवाच ।
भ्रमस्य जागतस्यास्य जातस्याकाशवर्णवत् ।
अपुनःस्मरणं मन्ये साधो विस्मरणं वरम् ॥ २ ॥
दृश्यात्यन्ताभावबोधं विना तन्नानुभूयते।
कदाचित्केनचिन्नाम स्वबोधोऽन्विष्यतामतः ॥ ३ ॥
स चेह संभवत्येव तदर्थमिदमाततम् ।
शास्त्रमाकर्णयसि चेत्तत्त्वमाप्स्यसि नान्यथा ॥ ४ ॥
जगद्भ्रमोऽयं दृश्योऽपि नास्त्येवेत्यनुभूयते ।
वर्णो व्योम्न इवाखेदाद्विचारेणामुनाऽनघ ॥ ५ ॥
दृश्यं नास्तीति बोधेन मनसो दृश्यमार्जनम् ।
संपन्नं चेत्तदुत्पन्ना परा निर्वाणनिर्वृतिः ॥ ६ ॥
अन्यथा शास्त्रगर्तेषु लुठतां भवतामिह ।
भवत्यकृत्रिमाज्ञानां कल्पैरपि न निर्वृतिः ॥ ७ ॥
अशेषेण परित्यागो वासनानां य उत्तमः।
मोक्षं इत्युच्यते ब्रह्मन्स एव विमलक्रमः ॥ ८ ॥
1. Bharadwaja said: "O Brahman! Kindly explain to me, step by step, how one can attain the state of a Jivanmukta (a liberated being while alive), so that I may always remain happy."
2. Sage Valmiki replied:"The illusion of this world arises like the color of the sky (which is actually colorless). Instead of remembering this illusion repeatedly, it is better to completely forget it, O noble one!"
3. "Without the Realization of the absolute nonexistence of the perceived world, True Knowledge cannot arise.
Therefore, one must diligently seek Self-Knowledge."
4. "This Supreme Knowledge can indeed be attained in this very life. This is why these scriptures have been taught. If you listen to them attentively, you will Realize the Truth; otherwise, it will not be possible."
5. "Through deep contemplation, one Realizes that even though the world appears to exist, it does not truly exist — just as color appears in the sky but is not Real."
6. "By firmly understanding that the perceived world does not exist, the mind becomes free of its perceptions. When this purification of the mind is accomplished, Supreme Realization and perfect Peace are attained."
7. "Otherwise, if one remains entangled in the pits of scriptural interpretations without Direct Realization, Realization will never come — even after countless ages."
8. "The highest renunciation is the complete abandonment of all mental impressions (vasanas). O Brahman! This alone is called Moksha, and this alone is the Supreme Pure State."
These verses emphasize that Realization (Jivanmukti) is achieved by Realizing the illusory nature of the world and seeking Self-Knowledge. The illusion of the world is compared to the false appearance of color in the sky. True Realization arises only through deep meditation, not merely by intellectual understanding of scriptures. Renouncing all mental impressions (vasanas) leads to ultimate freedom. The path to liberation requires inner purification, and those who remain lost in theoretical knowledge without direct experience will never attain True Peace.
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