Sanskrit · Devanagari
अध्यात्मज्ञाननित्यत्वं तत्त्वज्ञानार्थदर्शनम्। एतज्ज्ञानमिति प्रोक्तमज्ञानं यदतोऽन्यथा ॥
Sanskrit · IAST
adhyātmajñānanityatvaṃ tattvajñānārthadarśanam etajjñānamiti proktamajñānaṃ yadato.anyathā
English witness
Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882constancy in knowledge of the relation of the individual self to the supreme perception of the object of knowledge of the truth this is called knowledge that is ignorance which is opposed to this.
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Śaṅkarācārya
।।13.12।। --,अध्यात्मज्ञाननित्यत्वम् आत्मादिविषयं ज्ञानम् अध्यात्मज्ञानम्? तस्मिन् नित्यभावः नित्यत्वम्। अमानित्वादीनां ज्ञानसाधनानां भावनापरिपाकनिमित्तं तत्त्वज्ञानम्? तस्य अर्थः मोक्षः संसारोपरमः तस्य आलोचनं तत्त्वज्ञानार्थदर्शनम् तत्त्वज्ञानफलालोचने हि तत्साधनानुष्ठाने प्रवृत्तिः स्यादिति। एतत् अमानित्वादितत्त्वज्ञानार्थदर्शनान्तमुक्तं ज्ञानम् इति प्रोक्तं ज्ञानार्थत्वात्। अज्ञानं यत् अतः अस्मात् यथोक्तात् अन्यथा विपर्ययेण। मानित्वं दम्भित्वं हिंसा अक्षान्तिः अनार्जवम् इत्यादि अज्ञानं विज्ञेयं परिहरणाय? संसारप्रवृत्तिकारणत्वात् इति।।यथोक्तेन ज्ञानेन ज्ञातव्यं किम् इत्याकाङ्क्षायामाह -- ज्ञेयं यत्तत् इत्यादि। ननु यमाः नियमाश्च अमानित्वादयः। न तैः ज्ञेयं ज्ञायते। न हि अमानित्वादि कस्यचित् वस्तुनः परिच्छेदकं दृष्टम्। सर्वत्रैव च यद्विषयं ज्ञानं तदेव तस्य ज्ञेयस्य परिच्छेदकं दृश्यते। न हि अन्यविषयेण ज्ञानेन अन्यत् उपलभ्यते? यथा घटविषयेण ज्ञानेन अग्निः। नैष दोषः? ज्ञाननिमित्तत्वात् ज्ञानमुच्यते इति हि अवोचाम ज्ञानसहकारिकारणत्वाच्च --,
d28192a76451…Rāmānuja
13.12 'Adhyatma-jnana' is the knowledge that pertains to the self. Reflection for the attainment of knowledge of the truth, namely, being always intent in the thought having for its object the knowledge of the truth. 'Knowledge' is that by which the self is realised. The meaning is that it is the means for the knowledge of the self. The group of attributes mentioned before, beginning with modesty etc., are those that are favourable for the knowledge of the self in association with the body. All the evolutes of Ksetra, which are different from those mentioned above, constitute ignorance, as they are antagonistic to the knowledge of the self. Now, the nature of Ksetrajna, characterised as the knower in the stanza, 'He who knows it' (13.1), is examined:
ad8d4e3c0b5a…Swami Sivananda
13.12 अध्यात्मज्ञाननित्यत्वम् constancy in Selfknowledge? तत्त्वज्ञानार्थदर्शनम् perception of the end of true knowledge? एतत् this? ज्ञानम् knowledge? इति thus? प्रोक्तम् declared? अज्ञानम् ignorance? यत् which? अतः from it? अन्यथा opposed.Commentary The liberated sage has constant awareness of the Self. He knows that knowledge of the Self alone is permanent and all other learning relating to this world is ignorance. He knows that the knowledge which leads to the realisation of the Self is the only truth.These attributes beginning with humility are declared to be knowledge? because they are conducive to knowledge they are the means to knowledge. They are secondary or auxiliary causes of knowledge. The fruit of this knowledge of the Self is deliverance from the round of births and deaths. The spiritual aspirant should always keep the end of knowledge in view. Only then will he attempt to develop the various virtues which are conducive to the attainment of knowledge of the Self. What is opposed to knowledge? viz.? lust? anger? greed? pride? hypocrisy? attachment? cunningness? diplomacy? injuring others? is ignorance. These evil traits which are the products of ignorance bind a man to Samsara. If you wish to attain the knowledge of the Self you will have to eradicate these evil traits which stand as stumbling blocks on the path of salvation. If you cultivate the opposite virtues? the evil traits will die by themselves just as the plants which are deprived of water in a garden die by themselves. It is difficult to eradicate the evil traits by fighting against them.
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