Lord Dakshinamurti

vedānta ḍiṇḍimaḥ

(Vedanta Dindimah in English (IAST))

Swami Vidyaranya

The Vedanta Dindimah is a profound philosophical work attributed to the great Advaita Vedanta scholar Swami Vidyaranya. The title, which translates to The Drumbeat of Vedanta, signifies the authoritative declaration of non-dual reality. The text serves as a concise yet powerful exposition on the nature of Atman and Anatman, ultimately establishing Brahman as the singular truth. By chanting or contemplating these verses, seekers aim to dispel the illusions of the material world and gain intellectual clarity regarding their own divine identity, leading to the attainment of spiritual liberation and deep inner peace.

vedāntaḍiṇḍimāstatvamekamuddhoṣayanti yat |
āstāṃ purastāntattejo dakṣiṇāmūrtisañjñitam || 1
ātmā'nātmā padārthau dvau bhoktṛbhogyatvalakṣaṇau |
brahmevā''tmāna dehādiriti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 2
jñānā'jñāne padārthoṃ dvāvātmano bandhamuktidau |
jñānānmukti nirbandho'nyaditi vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 3
jñātṛ jñeyaṃ padārthau dvau bhāsya bhāsakalakṣaṇau |
jñātā brahma jagat jñeya miti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 4
sukhaduḥkhe padārthau dvau priyavipriyakārakau |
sukhaṃ brahma jagahuḥkha miti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ|| 5
samaṣṭivyaṣṭirūpau dvau padārthau sarvasammatau |
samaṣṭirīśvaro vyaṣṭirjīvo vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 6
jñānaṃ karma padārthau dvau vastukatrātma tantrakau |
jñānānmokṣo na karmabhya iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 7
śrotavyā'śravyarūpī dvau padārthoṃ sukhaduḥkhadau |
śrotavyaṃ brahma naivā'nya diti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ|| 8
cintyā'cintye padāthau dvau viśrānti śrāntidāyakau |
cintyaṃ brahma paraṃ nā'nya diti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ|| 9
dhyeyā'dhveye padārthau dvau dvau dhīsamādhyasamādhidau |
dhyātavyaṃ brahma naivā'nya diti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ|| 10
yogino bhogino vā'pi tyāgino rāgiṇo'pi ca |
jñānānmokṣo na sandeha iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 11
na varṇāśrama saṅketaiḥ na kopāsanādibhiḥ|
brahmajñānaṃ vinā mokṣaḥ iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 12
asatyassarvasaṃsāro rasāmāsādidūṣitaḥ |
upekṣyo brahma vijñeya miti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 13
vṛthā kriyāṃ vṛthā'lāpān vṛthāvādān manorathān |
tyatvaikaṃ brahma vijñeya miti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 14
sthito brahmātmanā jīvo brahma jīvātmanā sthitam |
iti sampaśyatāṃ mukti riti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ|| 15
jīvo brahmātmanā jñeyo jñeyaṃ jīvātmanā param |
muktista daikyavijñāna miti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 16
sarvātmanā paraṃ brahma śroturātmatayā sthitam |
nā''yāsa stava vijñaptau iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 17
aihikaṃ cā''mudhmikaṃ ca tāpāntaṃ karmasañcayam |
tyatvā brahmaiva vijñeya miti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 18
advaitadvaitavādau dvau sūkṣmasthūladaśāṃ gatau |
advaitavādānmokṣassyā diti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ ||19
karmiṇo vinivartante nivartanta upāsakāḥ|
jñānino na nivartante iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 20
parokṣā'satphalaṃ karmajñānaṃ pratyakṣasatphalam |
jñānamevā'bhyasettasmāt iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ ||21
vṛthā śramo'yaṃ viduṣā vṛthā'yaṃ-karmiṇāṃ śramaḥ |
yadi na brahmavijñānaṃ iti || vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 22
alaṃ yāgairalaṃ yogairalaṃ bhogai ralaṃ dhanaiḥ |
parasminbrahmaṇi jñāta iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ ||23
alaṃ vedairalaṃ śāstrairalamaṃ smṛtipurāṇakaiḥ |
paramātmani vijñāte iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 24
narcā na yajuṣo'rtho'sti na sānnartho'ti kaścana |
jāte brahmātmavijñāne iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 25
karmāṇi cittaśuddhyarthaṃ maikāgryārtha mupāsanam |
mokṣārthaṃ brahmavijñāna miti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 26
sañcitāgāmikarmāṇi dahyante jñānakarmaṇā |
prārabdhānubhavānmokṣa iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ|| 27
na puṇyakarmaṇā vṛddhiḥ na hāniḥ pāpakarmaṇā |
nityāsaṅgātmaniṣṭhānāmiti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ|| 28
dṛgdṛśyau dvau padārthau tau parasparavilakṣaṇau |
dṛgbrahma dṛśyaṃ māyā syāditi vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 29
avidyopādhiko jīvo māyopādhika īśvaraḥ |
māyā'vidyāguṇātītaḥ iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 30
buddhipūrvā'buddhipūrvakṛtānāṃ pāpakarmaṇām |
prāyaścittamahojñāna miti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 31
sākāraṃ ca nirākāraṃ nirguṇaṃ ca guṇātmakam |
tattvaṃ tatparamaṃ brahma iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 32
dvijatvaṃ vidhyanuṣṭhānāt vipratvaṃ vedapāṭhataḥ |
brāhmaṇyaṃ brahmavijñānāt iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 33
sarvātmanā sthitaṃ brahma sarvaṃ brahmātmanā sthitam |
na kāryaṃ kāraṇādbhinna miti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 34
sattāsphuraṇasaukhyāni bhāsante sarvavastuṣu |
tasmādbrahmamayaṃ sarva miti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 35
avasthātritayaṃ yasya krīḍābhūmitayā sthitam |
tadeva brahma jānīyāt iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ|| 36
yannā''dau yaśca nā'styante tanmadhye bhātamapyasat |
ato mithyā jagatsarvamiti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 37
yadastyādau yadastyante yanmadhye bhāti tatsvayam |
praukamidaṃ satya miti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 38
puruṣārthatrayāviṣṭāḥ puruṣāḥ paśavo dhṛvam |
mokṣārthī puruṣaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 39
ghaṭakuḍyādikaṃ sarvaṃ mṛttikāmātrameva ca |
tathā brahma jagatsarva miti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 40
ṣaṇṇihatya trayaṃ hitvā dvayaṃ bhisvā'khilāgatim |
ekaṃ buddhā''śrute mokṣa miti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 41
bhitvā ṣaṭ pañca bhittvā'tha bhiśvā'tha caturakhikam |
dvayaṃ hitvā śrayedeka miti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 42
deho nāha mahaṃ dehī dehasākṣīti niścayāt |
janmamṛtyupahīṇo'sau iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 43
prāṇonāhamahaṃ devaḥ prāṇassākṣīti niścayāt |
kṣutpipāsopaśānti ssyāt iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 44
mano nā'ha mahaṃ devo manassākṣīti niścayāt |
śokamohāpahānirasyāt vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 45
buddhirnā'hamahaṃ devo buddhisākṣīti niścayāt |
kartṛbhāvanirvṛttissyāt iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 46
nājñānaṃ syāmahaṃ devo'jñānasākṣīti niścayāt |
sarvānarthanivṛttisyāt iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 47
ahaṃ sākṣīti yo vidyāt vivicyaivaṃ puna: punaḥ |
sa eva mukto'sau vidvān iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 48
nāhaṃ māyā na tatkāryaṃ na sākṣī paramo'smyaham |
iti nissaṃśayajñānāt muktirve vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 49
nā'haṃ sarva mahaṃ sarvaṃ mayi sarvamiti sphuṭam |
jñāte tatve kuto duḥkha miti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 50
dehādipañcakośasthā yā sattā pratibhāsate |
sā sattāsstmā na sandeha iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 51
dehādipañcakośasthā yā sphūrti ranubhūyate |
sā sphūrtirātmā naivā'nya diti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 52
dehādipañcakośasthā yā prītiranubhūyate |
sā prītirātmā kūṭasthaḥ iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 53
vyomādipañcabhūtasthā yāsattā bhāsate nṛṇām |
sā sattā paramaṃ brahma iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 54
vyomādipañcabhūtasthā yā cidekā'nubhūyate |
sā cideva paraṃ brahma iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 55
vyomādipañcabhūtasthā yā prītiranubhūyate |
sāprītireva brahma syāt iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 56
dehādikośagā sattā yā sā vyomādibhūtagā |
māno'bhāvānna tadbhedaḥ iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 57
dehāvikośagā sphūrtiryā sā vyomādibhūtagā |
māno'bhāvā na tadbheda iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 58
dehādikośagā prītiryā sā vyomādibhūtagā |
mānā'bhāvā nna tadbheda iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ|| 59
saccidānandarūpatvāt brahmaivā'tmā na saṃśayaḥ|
pramāṇakoṭisaṅghānāt iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ||60
na jīvabrahmaṇorbhedaḥ sattārūpeṇa vidyate|
sattābhede na mānaṃ syāt iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ||61
na jīvabrahmaṇorbhedaḥ sphūrtirūpeṇa vidyate |
sphūrtibhede na mānaṃ syāt iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ ||62
na jīvabrahmaṇorbhedaḥ priyarūpeṇa vidyate |
priyabhede na mānaṃ syāt iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 63
na jīvabrahmaṇorbhedo nānā rūpeṇa vidyate |
nāmno rūpasya mithyātvāt iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 64
na jīvabrahmaṇorbhedaḥ piṇḍabrahmāṇḍabhedataḥ |
vyaṣṭessamaṣṭerekatvāt iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 65
brahma satyaṃ jaganmithyā jīvo brahmaiva nā¶ḥ |
jīvanmuktastu tadvidvān iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 66
na nāmarūpe niyate sarvatra vyabhicārataḥ |
anāmarūpaṃ sarvaṃ syāt iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 67
anāmarūpaṃ sakalaṃ sanmayaṃ cinmayaṃ param |
kuto bhedaḥ kuto bandhaḥ iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 68
na tattvātkathyate loko nāmādyairvyabhicārataḥ|
vaṭurjaraṭha ityādyai riti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 69
nāmarūpātmakaṃ viśvamindrajālaṃ vidurbudhāḥ |
anāmatvādayuktatvāt iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 70
abhedadarśanaṃ mokṣaḥ saṃsāye bhedadarśanam |
sarvavedāntasiddhāntaḥ iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 71
na matābhiniveśitvāt na bhāṣāveśamātrataḥ |
mukti rvinā''tmavijñānāt iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 72
na kāsyapratiṣiddhābhiḥ kriyābhi mokṣavāsanā |
īśvarānugrahātsā syāt iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 73
avijñāte janma naṣṭaṃ vijñāte janma sārthakam |
jñāturātmā na dūre syāt iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 74
daśamasya parijñānenā''yāso'sti yathāḥ tathā |
svastha brahmātmavijñāne iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 75
upekṣyopādhikān doṣān gṛhyante viṣamā yathā |
upekṣya dṛśyaṃ ya dbrahma iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 76
sukhamalpaṃ bahuḥ kleśoviṣayamāhiṇāṃ nṛṇām |
anantaṃ brahmaniṣṭhānāṃ iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 77
dhanairvā dhanadaiḥ putraiḥ dārāgārasahodaraiḥ |
dhṛvaṃ prāṇaharairduḥkhaṃ iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ|| 78
supte rutthāya suptyantyaṃ brahmaikaṃ pravicintyatām |
nātidūre nṛṇāṃ mṛtyuḥ iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 79
pañcānāmapikośānāṃ māyā'narthāvyayocitā |
tatsākṣi brahma vijñāna miti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 80
daśamatvaparijñāne nanajñasya yathā sukham |
tathā jīvasya satprāptau iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ|| 81
navabhyo'sti paraṃ pratyaknasa veda paraṃ param |
tadvijñānādbhavetturyā mukti rvedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 82
navā''bhāsānavajñatvāt navopādhīnnavātmanā |
mithyā jñātvā'vaśiṣṭe tu maunaṃ vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ|| 83
parame brahmaṇi svasmin pravilāpyā'khilaṃ jagat |
gāyanadvatamānandaṃ āste vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 84
pratilomānulomābhyāṃ viśvāropāpavādayoḥ |
cintane śiṣyate tatvaṃ iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 85
nāmarūpābhimānasthāt saṃsārasarvadehinām |
saccidānandadṛṣṭistyāt muktirvedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 86
sacidānandasatyatve mithyātve nāmarūpayoḥ|
vijñāte kimidaṃ jñeyaṃ
iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 86 sālambanaṃ nirālambaṃ sarvālambāvalambitam | ālambenā'khilālamba miti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ|| 88 na kuryā nna vijānīyāt sarvaṃ brahmetyanusmaran | yathā sukhaṃ tathā tiṣṭhet iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ|| 89 svakarmapāśavaśagaḥ prājño'nyo vā jano dhruvam | prājñassukhaṃ nayetkāla miti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ|| 90 na vidvān santape cittaṃ karaṇākaraṇe dhruvam | sarvamātmeti vijñānāt iti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ. || 91 naivāssbhāsaṃ spṛśetkarmamithyopādhimapi svayam | kuto'dhiṣṭhānamatyacchamiti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ|| 92 aho'smāka malaṃ mohairātmā brahmeti nirbhayam | śrutibherīravo'dyā'pi śrūyate śrutirañjanaḥ || 93 vedāntabherījhavāraḥ prativādibhayaṅkaraḥ | śrūyatāṃ brāhmaṇaiḥ śrīmaddakṣiṇāmūrtyanugrahāt || 94 iti śrīmatparamahaṃsa parivrājakācārya śrīmacchaṅkara- bhagavatpūjyapādakṛtiṣu vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ||

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