MANISHA PANCHAKAM

MANISHA PANCHAKAM... II

His divine Holiness Adi Sankaracharya

English poetic translation by

Prof Dr Colonel ( retired) K Prabhakakr Rao

1

The one who is free of the illusion of outside world

And knows that the experiences while awake,

And while in sleep and also while in dream,

That Brahman is behind such all experiences and stakes

It manifests in each and every being from ant to Brahma

One who realizes these truths would be my teacher

Although he may be a Chandala or Brahmana or from any stream

And this is my firm resolve and final decision.

2

One that realizes the Brahman

Flawless, supreme, and eternal it is

Surely realizes that this entire universe we see

It is the manifestation of tiny Brahman and feels at ease

Such men realize that feeling of the world

As the result of ignorance owing to the three human traits within

He is my teacher; he may be a Chandala or Brahmana

Know this is my firm resolve and final decision.

3

Those who realize from the teachings of a learned teacher

That world is not permanent and undergoes constant change

Those who control the mind and keeps it in peace and balance

And burn the past, present and acquired deeds in the fire of knowledge

Those who dedicate the body to the cause of knowing the truth

And strive hard to know the Brahman the supreme living within

He is my teacher; he may be a Chandala or Brahmana

Know this is my firm resolve and final decision.

4

Those who realize that the one manifesting in trees animals, men and gods

And being identified with the body and the fad of me and mine

Those who realize that the Brahman illuminates the idle, stale and minds

Like clouds brightened by sun that again cover up the sun

That yet remains self illuminated and that is Brahman

As realized by one and know he is my teacher;

He may be a Chandala of lower birth or Brahmana

Know this is my firm resolve and final decision.

5

The one under bliss realizes the truth

That God Indra and others derive happiness and satisfaction

That result from smallest fraction of happiness

The one who submerges his mind in eternal happiness

And becomes a Brahman and worshipped even by Indra the king of gods

Know! He is my teacher;

He may be a Chandala or Brahmana

Know this is my firm resolve and final decision.

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