Bodhasāra · Chapter 26

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brahmacarcāviṃśatiḥ
arcālakṣā'dhikā proktā carcaiva paramātmanaḥ /
ataḥ śiṣyaprabodhāya brahmacarcā nirūpyate

ādhāraḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ tasyādhāro na kaścana /
nirādhārasvarūpaṃ cennāsti brahma tadā kvacit

adhiṣṭhānaṃ vinā kāryaṃ na tiṣṭhati kadācana /
sarvādhiṣṭhānarūpaṃ hi kathaṃ brahma na kutracit

sarvasmāttatpṛthagbrahma tviti vaktuṃ na śakyate /
yadātmakamidaṃ sarvaṃ sarvasmāttatpṛthakkatham

sarvasmādapṛthagbrahma vaktumityapi nārhasi /
sarvasmātpṛthagevedamanubhūtaṃ maharṣibhiḥ

ātmarūpamidaṃ vācyamiti tarkastvayā kṛtaḥ /
anātmarūpaṃ kiṃ nvasti svātmarūpaṃ yatastvidam

jñānasya brahma viṣaya iti vaktuṃ na śakyate /
jñānasvarūpaṃ tadbrahma jñānasya viṣayaḥ katham

jñānasvarūpamevāstu brahmeti yadi manyase /
jñeyameva na yatrāsti jñānatvaṃ tasya kīdṛśam

jñātṛsvarūpamevāstu brahmeti yadi kalpyate /
svayaṃprakāśarūpe hi jñānasyāśrayatā katham

sarvarūpamidaṃ brahma vaktuṃ kaḥ śaknuyāditi /
sadaikarūpamevedaṃ yataḥ śāśvatamucyate

ekarūpamidaṃ brahma na vaktumiti śakyate /
nirguṇaṃ tatparaṃ brahma syādekatvaṃ yato guṇaḥ

nirguṇaṃ tatparaṃ brahma nūnametadasāṃpratam /
anantenaiva gīyante hyanantā eva tadguṇāḥ

brahma nāstīti ko brūyādbhātīdaṃ yasya sattvataḥ /
tarhyasti brahmetyapi no nātaḥ sattā pṛthagyataḥ

asvarūpamidaṃ brahma vidvāniti kathaṃ vadet /
svasvarūpamidaṃ brahma pratyakṣamanubhūyate

svasvarūpamidaṃ brahma cedityapyayathātatham /
tatra ko nu svaśabdārtho yatsvarūpamidaṃ bhavet

paravyāvarttakaṃ svatvamiti cettarhi tadvada /
yatra svaparabhāvo na brahma kiṃ tatra nāsti hi

ahameva paraṃ brahma brahmāhamiti ca śruteḥ /
kathaṃ bhavedahaṃ brahmāhantā yatra na vidyate

tvameva tatparaṃ brahma tvaṃ brahmeti śrutirjagau /
tvameva tatkathaṃ brahma tvaṃtā yatra na varttate

tadbrahmeti śrutervaktuṃ tadbrahmeti na śakyate /
atyantāvyavadhāne hi parokṣamiva tatkatham

naṣṭāyāṃ mohanidrāyāṃ galite mānase muneḥ /
yacchiṣṭaṃ tatparaṃ brahma manovācāmagocaram

carcituṃ yogyayā bhūyastvanayā carcayā budhāḥ /
carcayantu paraṃ brahma tuṣyantu ca ramantu ca