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10. Saddharshanam - Where is ignorance located?

 Verse 10

அறியாமை விட்டறிவின் ராமறிவு விட்டவ்

வறியாமை யின்றாகு மந்த வறிவு

மறியா மையுமார்க்கென் றம்முதலாந் தன்னை

யறியு மறிவே யறிவு

பதம் பிரித்தல்

அறியாமை விட்டு அறிவு இன்று ஆம் அறிவு விட்டு

அவ்வறியாமை இன்று ஆகும்; 'அந்த அறிவும்

அறியாமையும் ஆர்க்கு என்று அம்முதலாம் தன்னை

அறியும் அறிவே அறிவு

विद्या कथं भाति न चेदविद्या

विद्यां विना किं प्रविभात्यविद्या।

द्वयं च कस्येति विचार्य मूल -

स्वरूपनिष्ठा परमार्थविद्या ॥ १०


Where is ignorance located ?

All that is there is dyads and triads

All things have two or more sides

Yājñavalkya expresses to Janakā

Sanatkumara  explains  to Naradā 


What is not Bhumā is explained first 

Finite things are one by one negated 

A huge black hole also undergoes fatality

Small and finite is always subject to mortality


The bars of the duality arrest the humanity 

Dismantling the bars brings out the sanity

Finite things are like 'fire' asks for more 

That's why was named 'Analā' by sages of yore


Like the search for eyeglasses that is on the head

Freedom is searched when one already has it

Happiness is wanted all the time by everyone

Querying the source provides the ultimate spin


One gets manifested as multiple things

Though grammatically wrong  it is IS

It is the truth that shines day and night

Now is 'Now', and is free of from fight 


Without ignorance there is no knowledge

Without Knowledge there is no ignorance 

Scholars go around so they can show off

Knowledge needs ignorance to shine off


Where is ignorance located ?

This has been debated for centuries

Vachaspati Mishra thought it is in  Jivā

Prakashatmamati said it is in Brahman


'As though' we have ignorance 

'As though' we remove with knowledge

'As though' it is taught  day after day 

'As though' poem is written class after class


Swamini Svatmavidyanada class 18 



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