Select Works of Sri Sankaracharya
SELECT WORKS

Him Whom, as stated at the end of the Taittiriya-Upanishad, Bhrigu, taught by his father, realised as the witness in everything after having determined within. himself "I am

the Brahman beyond these five sheaths of taste, etc. [**]",--that Hari, the destroyer of the darkness of samsara, I praise. (20)

Him by Whose inspiration, by Whose power, [*+] and on Whom depending, the knower of the field [*++] directs the active principle in all creatures, and by Whose power [***] is impelled the self that is the doer and enjoyer in this world,--that Hari, the destroyer of the darkness of samsara, I praise. (21)

Him, the one Supreme SELF, Who created all this indescribable universe and Who fully permeates every part of that creation, being identical therewith, and thus becomes all that is manifest and unmanifest,--that Hari, the destroyer of the darkness of samsara, I praise. (22)

Him Whom, by the help of the Vedantas, the sciences treating of the self, the Puranas, the cults of Vishnu-worship and other sciences, many have realised as the Supreme Lord within their own selves and, knowing thus, have merged themselves into Him,--that Hari, the destroyer of the darkness of samsara, I praise. (23)

Him, the resplendent Lord, Who is speedily realisable even in this world by those who strive to seek him by means of faith, devotion, meditation, self-control and other expedients, but Who is hard to realise even through hundreds of lives for those who are devoid of those expedients,--that Hari, the destroyer of the darkness of samsara, I praise. (24)

Him, the indescribable glory . of Whose manifestation has been defined by the Vedic seers in the passage "All this indeed is Brahman", that is, all this, being born of Him, being in Him and dissolving in Him, is identical with Him, like the waves of the ocean,--that Hari, the destroyer of the darkness of samsara, I praise. (25)

Him Who is realised by intense devotion as the unborn and indestructible principle, the pure intelligence residing as Witness in the heart, and by meditating "I am in Him", as taught in the Gita and in the manner laid down therein,--that Hari, the destroyer of the darkness of samsara, I praise. (26)

Him, the Infinite, Who, assuming the condition of the individual self and dwelling in nature, incessantly enjoys the objects of enjoyment through the five gateways of the senses, and Who, though one, appears as different in different bodies like the moon reflected in the

waters,--that Hari, the destroyer of the darkness of samsara, I praise. (27)

Him Who is named Purusha and Who is realised, even in this world, as "He who is I is that Supreme Lord and I am verily He" by those who intelligently investigate the teachings of Vyasa [**] and understand the distinction between the field and the knower of the field, [*+]--that Hari, the destroyer of the darkness of samsara, I praise. (28)