Upadesa Undiyar verse 28

In a Zoom meeting with Sri Ramana Center, Houston, on 2nd October 2021 Michael James discusses verse 28 of Upadēśa Undiyār:

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தனாதியல் யாதெனத் தான்றெரி கிற்பின்
னனாதி யனந்தசத் துந்தீபற
      வகண்ட சிதானந்த முந்தீபற.

taṉādiyal yādeṉat tāṉḏṟeri hiṟpiṉ
ṉaṉādi yaṉantasat tundīpaṟa
      vakhaṇḍa cidāṉanda mundīpaṟa.

பதச்சேதம்: தனாது இயல் யாது என தான் தெரிகில், பின் அனாதி அனந்த சத்து அகண்ட சித் ஆனந்தம்.

Padacchēdam (word-separation): taṉādu iyal yādu eṉa tāṉ terihil, piṉ aṉādi aṉanta sattu akhaṇḍa cit āṉandam.

அன்வயம்: தான் தனாது இயல் யாது என தெரிகில், பின் அனாதி அனந்த அகண்ட சத்து சித் ஆனந்தம்.

Anvayam (words rearranged in natural prose order): tāṉ taṉādu iyal yādu eṉa terihil, piṉ aṉādi aṉanta akhaṇḍa sattu cit āṉandam.

English translation: If one knows what the nature of oneself is, then beginningless, endless and unbroken existence-awareness-happiness.

Explanatory paraphrase: If one knows what the nature of oneself is, then [what will remain existing and shining is only] anādi [beginningless], ananta [endless, limitless or infinite] and akhaṇḍa [unbroken, undivided or unfragmented] sat-cit-ānanda [existence-awareness-happiness].

Michael also discusses the Sanskrit version of this verse, namely verse 28 of Upadēśa Sāraḥ:

किंस्व रूपमि त्यात्म दर्शने ।
अव्य याऽभवाऽऽ पूर्ण चित्सुखम् ॥

kiṁsva rūpami tyātma darśanē
avya yā’bhavā” pūrṇa citsukham

पदच्छेद: किम् स्वरूपम् इति आत्म दर्शने अव्यय अभव आपूर्ण चित् सुखम्.

Padacchēda: kim svarūpam iti ātma-darśanē avyaya abhava āpūrṇa cit-sukham.

English translation: In seeing oneself, what is one’s own real nature, imperishable unborn full awareness-happiness.

Explanatory paraphrase: When one sees oneself [by investigating] what svarūpa [one’s own real nature] is, [what will exist and shine is only] avyaya [immutable and imperishable], abhava [unborn], āpūrṇa [full, whole or complete, implying what is infinite] cit-sukham [awareness-happiness].

While discussing the meaning and implication of this verse and answering questions about it Michael also refers to and/or discusses the following passages from Bhagavan’s writings:

Upadēśa Undiyār verses 14, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27

Bhagavad Gītā Sāram verse 9

Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu verses 24 and 30

Āṉma-Viddai verse 2

Upadēśa Sāram verse 20

Śrī Aruṇācala Akṣaramaṇamālai verse 43:

தானே தானே தத்துவ மிதனைத்
      தானே காட்டுவா யருணாசலா

tāṉē tāṉē tattuva mitaṉait
      tāṉē kāṭṭuvā yaruṇācalā

பதச்சேதம்: தானே தானே தத்துவம். இதனை தானே காட்டுவாய் அருணாசலா.

Padacchēdam (word-separation): tāṉē tāṉē tattuvam. itaṉai tāṉē kāṭṭuvāy aruṇācalā.

English translation: Arunachala, oneself alone, oneself alone is the reality. Show this yourself.

Explanatory paraphrase: Arunachala, oneself alone, oneself alone is the reality [or ‘oneself alone is oneself’ (‘I alone am I’) alone is the reality]. Show [me] this yourself.

Nāṉ Ār? paragraphs 1, 6 and 14

Śrī Aruṇācala Padigam verse 2

This episode can also be watched as a video: 2021-10-02 Sri Ramana Center, Houston: Michael James discusses Upadēśa Undiyār verse 28.