Tattva Bhoda -6

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आत्मा कः ? स्थूलसूक्ष्मकारणशरीराद्व्यतिरिक्तः पञ्चकोशातीतः सन् अवस्थात्रयसाक्षी सच्चिदानन्दस्वरूपः सन् यस्तिष्ठतिस आत्मा । Aatmaa kah? What is the Self? Sthoola sookshma kaarana shareeraad vyatiriktah; Pancha kosha ateetah; Avasthaa traya saakshee; Satchidaananda swaroopah san; Yah tishthati sah aatmaa. The gross, subtle and the causal – other than these 3 bodies; Beyond the five sheaths; The Witness of the three states of consciousness; Of the nature of Existence-Knowledge-Bliss. स्थूलशरीरं किम् ? पञ्चीकृतपञ्चमहाभूतैः कृतं सत्कर्मजन्यं सुखदुःखादिभोगायतनं शरीरम् अस्ति जायते वर्धते विपरिणमते अपक्षीयते विनश्यतीति षड्विकारवदेतत्स्थूलशरीरम् । sthūlaśarīraṃ kim ? pañcīkṛtapañcamahābhūtaiḥ kṛtaṃ satkarmajanyaṃ sukhaduḥkhādibhogāyatanaṃ śarīram asti jāyate vardhate vipariṇamate apakṣīyate vinaśyatīti ṣaḍvikāravadetatsthūlaśarīram Sthoola shareeram kim? What is the Gross Body? Panchi-krita panchamahaa bhootaih kritam, satkarma janyam; That which is made up of the 5 great elements that have undergone the process of Grossification; born as a result of good actions of the past; Sukha duhkha-aadi, bhoga ayatanam shareeram; for experiences such as joy, sorrow, etc. – the counter to experience these; Asti, jaayate, vardhate, vipareenamate, apaksheeyate, vinashyati To exist, be born, to grow, to mature, to decay and to die – iti shad vikaaravat; etat sthoola shareeram. subject to these six modifications. This is the Gross Body. Asti (Existence): This is confirmed by the ‘presence’ in the womb. ii) Jayate (Birth): The child emerges into the outer world. iii) Vardhate (Growth): With nourishment and Prana the body grows to maturity. iv) Viparinamate (Maturity): It becomes an adult body. v) Apakshiyate (Decay): The withdrawal phase begins (hair greys, sight weakens,etc) vi) Vinashyati (Death): The elements return to where they came from