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The Grandeur of the Path of Knowledge

(Chapter 18)

Chapter 18: On the Accomplishment of Wisdom, Its Nature and Supreme State

Chapter Quiz

Verse 1

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O Bhārgava, thus indeed that consciousness is described as objectless. The states of its realization are heard in many ways, indeed.

Verse 2

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People deluded by illusion do not know due to lack of discernment. That state is realized by subtle vision, indeed, not otherwise, anywhere.

Verse 3

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What use is much talking to you, O Rāma? Listen, I speak the essence. The object is known by the mind; therefore, the mind is not known.

Verse 4

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Thus, the mind also, free from objects, could be. That mind, free from objects, is called awareness.

Verse 5

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By the nature of realization, that is always known indeed. Dependence on other realizations would be blindness from instability.

Verse 6

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O Bhārgava, how do you see any object, yet do not shine? If you do not shine, then how is your question?

Verse 7

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Oh, being like a sky-flower, how do you desire benefit? How can I help your self? Reflect on this.

Verse 8

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If you say you do not know me generally shining specifically, O Rāma, indeed your form is general and unchanging.

Verse 9

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Without a trace of specificity, this much indeed is your form. Oh, knowing even, you are very much confused again in vain.

Verse 10

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The illuminator of everything may be a specific object; therefore, by yourself, you shine as a general form, indeed.

Verse 11

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If you shine by body, etc., as self, listen, I tell you: you shine as the body-self by conception, indeed, not otherwise.

Verse 12

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Consider with subtle vision, in the conception of another as body, whether it appears as your bodiness; and that body also becomes yours.

Verse 13

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Thus, whatever body is conceived, that indeed becomes yours; by that, you would be all-pervading. How could you be only the body-self?

Verse 14

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Therefore, your visible form would not be by variation. Therefore, you are of the form of pure seeing, not ever the seer or seen.

Verse 15

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That self-luminous form, devoid of any trace of distinction, is filled with manifold diversity of body, place, time, and differences.

Verse 16

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Therefore, by abandoning conception alone, perceive the form of your own self, remaining beyond, situated in pure consciousness.

Verse 17

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Thus, once perceived, that which is situated without attribute, that ignorance, the cause of all transmigration, dissolves.

Verse 18

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Liberation is not in the sky, netherworld, or on earth; it is indeed the manifestation of the pure self by abandoning conception.

Verse 19

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That is never unattained by being the self-nature; only by the removal of mere delusion is fulfillment.

Verse 20

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Another liberation, separate from the self-nature, is not conceivable, as it would be perishable due to being created; indeed, it would be like a hare's horn.

Key Takeaways & AI Summary

This chapter explores the profound teachings of The Grandeur of the Path of Knowledge. It includes 168 verses detailing core themes like "", "", "".A sacred Shakta text revealing the supreme mystery of Tripura (the Divine Mother) — a dialogue between Dattatreya and Parashurama on consciousness, creation, and liberation.