𑌅𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌰 𑌗𑍀𑌤𑌾 𑌪𑌂𑌚𑌦𑌶𑍋𑌽𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌃

𑌅𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌰 𑌗𑍀𑌤𑌾 is a 20-chapter Advaitic dialogue that keeps returning to one liberating correction: you are the awareness that knows experience, not the body-mind that is experienced. The text is direct because it speaks from the standpoint of freedom. Its purpose is not to give you a new identity called "spiritual," but to dissolve the old identity that feels bound by craving, fear, and constant self-management.

In the previous chapters, this freedom has been prepared and stabilized. Chapter 11 emphasized 𑌨𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌯 - settled conviction that ends inner argument. Chapter 12 described 𑌜𑌨𑌕's natural abiding beyond distraction and forced concentration. Chapter 13 showed freedom as ordinary ease (𑌯𑌥𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌮𑍍) where gain/loss and good/bad do not hijack the mind. Chapter 14 described a mind in which 𑌸𑍍𑌪𑍃𑌹𑌾 (longing) has melted and even anxiety about liberation can fade once the witness is known as the supreme reality.

Chapter 15 is a return to the teacher's voice with a powerful cascade of direct pointers. Many of these verses are among the most quoted in the entire text: "You are not the body," "desire and aversion are mind-properties," "the world is like waves in an ocean," "drop 𑌸𑌂𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪 and 𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪." The chapter functions like a concentrated dose of medicine: it restates the core insight in many forms so that the mind cannot easily escape into subtle doubt.

The chapters ahead will keep unfolding these themes through longer portraits, especially in the large Chapter 18 which explores freedom from many angles. But Chapter 15 is already complete in one sense: it offers the essential Advaita diagnosis (mis-identification) and the essential remedy (recognize yourself as 𑌚𑌿𑌦𑍍 - awareness - and let the mind's compulsions settle).

Seen as a whole, Chapter 15 is the chapter of "direct instruction." It insists that freedom is not postponed and not dependent on a special lifestyle. It repeatedly asks you to relocate identity from the body-mind to the witness, and to live from that recognition with simplicity, humility, and calm. The summary is simple: recognize what you are, stop feeding mental projections, and let peace be natural.

𑌅𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌰 𑌉𑌵𑌾𑌚 ॥
𑌯𑌥𑌾𑌤𑌥𑍋𑌪𑌦𑍇𑌶𑍇𑌨 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌃 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍 ।
𑌆𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌮𑌪𑌿 𑌜𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 ॥ 15-1॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌅𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌃 - the sage Ashtavakra
𑌉𑌵𑌾𑌚 - said; spoke
𑌯𑌥𑌾-𑌤𑌥𑌾 - as it is; directly; without ornament
𑌉𑌪𑌦𑍇𑌶𑍇𑌨 - by instruction; by teaching
𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌃 - fulfilled; accomplished
𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵-𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍 - one with a pure, clear mind; one whose intellect is sattvic
𑌆𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌂 𑌅𑌪𑌿 - even for a whole life; even lifelong
𑌜𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌃 - a seeker; one who wants to know
𑌪𑌰𑌃 - another kind (of person); others
𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰 - there (in that direct teaching)
𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 - becomes confused; gets bewildered

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
By such direct instruction, the one with a clear, pure intellect becomes fulfilled. But another kind of lifelong seeker can become confused by it.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This opening verse explains why the text can feel shocking. The instruction is 𑌯𑌥𑌾-𑌤𑌥𑌾 - "as it is": it does not flatter the ego, and it does not offer a long ladder of achievements. A 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵-𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿 - a mind with clarity and honesty - can hear one sentence and relax into recognition. But a mind that is attached to seeking as identity can become bewildered. Lifelong seeking can become a subtle addiction: the ego feels important because it is "on a path." Direct teaching threatens that identity by saying, in effect, "You are already what you are seeking."

This is not a criticism of sincere practice; it is a warning about the seeker-ego. Practice is necessary when the mind is restless, but the purpose of practice is to dissolve ignorance, not to build a permanent career of seeking. Chapter 15 begins by clarifying the attitude needed: simplicity, honesty, and readiness to see what is already true. When this readiness is missing, the mind turns the teaching into debate, pessimism, or avoidance.

Practice by checking whether you are addicted to becoming. Notice one place where you keep postponing peace: "After I understand more," "After I fix myself," "After life changes." Then do a short experiment: for one minute, stop trying to improve anything and simply notice awareness is present. That awareness is not a future achievement. After the minute, return to responsible action, but keep the taste of "already present." This trains the 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵 that can receive direct instruction without confusion.

𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌬𑌂𑌧𑍋 𑌵𑍈𑌷𑌯𑌿𑌕𑍋 𑌰𑌸𑌃 ।
𑌏𑌤𑌾𑌵𑌦𑍇𑌵 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌯𑌥𑍇𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌸𑌿 𑌤𑌥𑌾 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁 ॥ 15-2॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌃 - liberation
𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯-𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 - disinterest/dispassion toward sense-objects
𑌬𑌂𑌧𑌃 - bondage
𑌵𑍈𑌷𑌯𑌿𑌕𑌃 - pertaining to sense-objects
𑌰𑌸𑌃 - relish; addiction-like taste
𑌏𑌤𑌾𑌵𑌤𑍍 𑌏𑌵 - only this much; just this
𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌂 - knowledge; clear understanding
𑌯𑌥𑌾 𑌇𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌸𑌿 - as you wish
𑌤𑌥𑌾 - so
𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁 - do

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Liberation is dispassion toward sense-objects; bondage is the relish for sense-objects. This alone is the essential understanding. Do as you wish.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse is famous because it is so simple it can feel too simple. 𑌅𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌰 defines bondage and liberation in terms of relationship to 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯s (objects the mind clings to). Bondage is not the object itself; it is 𑌰𑌸 - the addictive relish that says, "Without this, I am not okay." Liberation is 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯 - not hatred, but loss of the compulsive taste. When the taste drops, the object can be present without chaining the mind.

The final line, "do as you wish," is not indifference. It is a mirror. If you truly understand this, your choices will change. If you still prefer bondage, you will keep feeding 𑌰𑌸. The teaching respects your agency. It also reveals the core practice: weaken the addictive taste. This aligns with earlier chapters: 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 and 𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌨𑌾 are the engine; freedom is their fading.

Practice by identifying one 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯 that has become 𑌰𑌸: phone-checking, food, praise, control, romance, being right. For one week, reduce feeding it by a small, measurable amount (e.g., delay phone by 10 minutes, skip one argument, reduce one indulgence). Observe the mind's protest. That protest is the taste. Each time it arises, pause and remember: peace is not inside the object. Over time, the taste weakens, and you begin to feel the 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯 that the verse calls liberation.

𑌵𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌮𑌹𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌂 𑌜𑌨𑌂 𑌮𑍂𑌕𑌜𑌡𑌾𑌲𑌸𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌕𑌰𑍋𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌬𑍋𑌧𑍋𑌽𑌯𑌮𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍋 𑌬𑍁𑌭𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌭𑌿𑌃 ॥ 15-3॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌵𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌮𑌿 - eloquent; skilled in speech
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌞 - wise; clever
𑌮𑌹𑌾-𑌉𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌮𑍍 - very energetic; industrious
𑌜𑌨𑌂 - a person
𑌮𑍂𑌕 - mute
𑌜𑌡 - dull; inert-like
𑌆𑌲𑌸𑌮𑍍 - lazy; unmotivated for worldly striving
𑌕𑌰𑍋𑌤𑌿 - makes
𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵-𑌬𑍋𑌧𑌃 - knowledge of truth; awakening to reality
𑌅𑌯𑌂 - this (𑌬𑍋𑌧𑍋𑌽𑌯𑌮𑍍 = 𑌬𑍋𑌧𑌃 𑌅𑌯𑌂)
𑌅𑌤𑌃 - therefore
𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌃 - abandoned
𑌬𑍁𑌭𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌭𑌿𑌃 - by those who are hungry (for worldly things)

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
This knowledge of truth makes even an eloquent, clever, highly industrious person become mute, dull, and uninterested in worldly striving. Therefore, it is abandoned by those hungry for worldly aims.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse names an uncomfortable fact: truth can make you less ambitious in the world's eyes. When the ego is fueled by performance, it values eloquence, cleverness, and constant activity. 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵-𑌬𑍋𑌧 removes the fuel by showing that the Self is already complete. Then a person may appear 𑌮𑍂𑌕 or 𑌜𑌡 not because they lost intelligence, but because the urge to display and compete has weakened. They become "lazy" only with respect to egoic striving, not with respect to integrity and responsibility.

That is why those who are still 𑌬𑍁𑌭𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁 - hungry for pleasure, power, and recognition - abandon this teaching. It threatens their source of motivation. This verse is a mirror: if you find yourself resisting these teachings, ask what hunger is being protected. The purpose is not to shame hunger, but to see it clearly so it can mature into 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌦 and 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯.

Practice by observing how much of your activity is driven by display. Where do you over-talk to look smart? Where do you over-work to feel worthy? Choose one small area and practice "quiet competence": do the work well, but reduce the performance layer. Speak less, listen more, and let results speak. Then use the freed energy for what truly matters: health, kindness, and steady practice. Over time, you become less hungry for the world's applause and more interested in inner freedom, which is exactly what this verse points to.

𑌨 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑍋 𑌨 𑌤𑍇 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑍋 𑌭𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌾 𑌨 𑌵𑌾 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 ।
𑌚𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍋𑌽𑌸𑌿 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌸𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌪𑍇𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 𑌚𑌰 ॥ 15-4॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌨 - not
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 - you
𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌃 - body
𑌨 - not
𑌤𑍇 - your
𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌃 - body
𑌭𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾 - enjoyer; experiencer as owner
𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌾 - doer as ego
𑌨 𑌵𑌾 - nor indeed
𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 - you
𑌚𑌿𑌦𑍍-𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌃 - of the nature of consciousness
𑌅𑌸𑌿 - are (𑌚𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍋𑌽𑌸𑌿 = 𑌚𑌿𑌦𑍍-𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌃 𑌅𑌸𑌿)
𑌸𑌦𑌾 - always
𑌸𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀 - witness
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌪𑍇𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌃 - independent; not needing anything
𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 - happily; at ease
𑌚𑌰 - live; move about

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
You are not the body, nor is the body truly yours. You are not the egoic doer or owner-enjoyer. You are always the witness, of the nature of pure consciousness, independent. Live at ease.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This is one of the central verses of the entire text. It attacks the root knot: identity. Bondage is largely the belief "I am the body" and "the body is mine." From that belief come fear and craving. 𑌅𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌰 says: you are the witness of the body, not the body. You are also not the egoic 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌾/𑌭𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾 that claims ownership and authorship. Actions happen and experiences occur, but the Self is the awareness in which they are known. That awareness is 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌪𑍇𑌕𑍍𑌷: it does not need an object to be whole.

This is not a license for irresponsibility. It is a way to remove inner strain. When you stop carrying doer-identity, you act more cleanly. When you stop carrying owner-identity, you relate with less anxiety. The verse ends with practical instruction: 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 𑌚𑌰 - live at ease. Ease does not mean avoidance; it means action without inner bondage.

Practice by using this verse in micro-moments. When you feel triggered, locate the identity-claim: "I am being disrespected," "my security is threatened," "my image is at stake." Then ask: "What is aware of this claim?" Rest as that for two breaths. After that, respond wisely: speak, set a boundary, or take a step. Also practice body-relationship: care for the body as an instrument, not as the Self. This shifts life from constant defense to grounded responsibility, which is the living meaning of the verse.

𑌰𑌾𑌗𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑍌 𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍌 𑌨 𑌮𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌕𑌦𑌾𑌚𑌨 ।
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑍋𑌽𑌸𑌿 𑌬𑍋𑌧𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 𑌚𑌰 ॥ 15-5॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌰𑌾𑌗 - attachment; craving
𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑍌 - aversion; hatred
𑌮𑌨𑍋-𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍌 - properties of the mind
𑌨 - not
𑌮𑌨𑌃 - mind
𑌤𑍇 - your
𑌕𑌦𑌾𑌚𑌨 - ever; at any time
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌃 - free of mental constructs
𑌅𑌸𑌿 - you are (𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑍋𑌽𑌸𑌿 = 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌃 𑌅𑌸𑌿)
𑌬𑍋𑌧-𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 - whose nature is awareness
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌃 - unchanging; not disturbed inwardly
𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 - happily; at ease
𑌚𑌰 - live

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Attachment and aversion are properties of the mind; you are not the mind at any time. You are awareness itself, free of mental constructs and inwardly unchanging. Live at ease.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse names the mechanism of emotional bondage. 𑌰𑌾𑌗 and 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷 feel personal: "I love this," "I hate that." But the verse says they are 𑌮𑌨𑍋-𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮 - mind-properties. They are patterns that arise due to conditioning, memory, and interpretation. When you identify as the mind, these patterns feel like "me." When you recognize yourself as the witness, the patterns are seen as movements, not identity. That recognition is 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪 in a practical sense: fewer mental divisions and narratives.

This does not mean the mind never prefers or avoids. It means preference is not compulsive and avoidance is not hatred. You can choose what is wholesome without inner violence. The verse says you are 𑌬𑍋𑌧-𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 - awareness-nature - and therefore 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌰 in essence. Experiences change, but awareness is not damaged by them. That is the basis for calm living.

Practice by working with one rAga/dvESha pattern. When you feel strong attraction or aversion, pause and label it: "𑌮𑌨𑍋-𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮." Feel it in the body and notice it is being known. Then ask: "Who is the knower?" Rest as that for two breaths. After that, choose a clean action: if attraction is unhealthy, delay; if aversion is unkind, soften. Over time, this turns emotional life from compulsion into discernment, which is the practical meaning of this verse.

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌚𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌚𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌿 ।
𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌹𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍋 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑍀 𑌭𑌵 ॥ 15-6॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵-𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍇𑌷𑍁 - in all beings
𑌚 - and
𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌮𑍍 - the Self
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵-𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 - all beings
𑌚 - and
𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌿 - in the Self
𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌯 - having known; realizing
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍-𑌅𑌹𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌃 - without ego
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍-𑌮𑌮𑌃 - without possessiveness; without "mine"
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 - you
𑌸𑍁𑌖𑍀 - happy; at ease
𑌭𑌵 - be

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Knowing the Self in all beings and all beings in the Self, be free of ego and possessiveness, and be at ease.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse expresses non-duality in a way that becomes ethics. When you see the same awareness as the inmost reality of all, the ego's separation story weakens. Then 𑌅𑌹𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌰 (ego) and 𑌮𑌮𑌤𑌾 (mine-ness) naturally reduce. This does not erase individuality or practical roles; it erases the inner hardness that comes from taking separateness as ultimate. The result is a mind that can relate with less defensiveness and more honesty.

In daily relationships, this is transformative. Much conflict is fueled by egoic ownership: "my way," "my credit," "my partner must behave," "my child must reflect my identity." When the sense of "mine" softens, love becomes less controlling. You can still set boundaries, but you do not need to dominate. You can still achieve, but you do not need to crush others. This is how Advaita becomes practical: it changes the emotional posture behind action.

Practice by choosing one relationship and reducing one form of possessiveness. It could be letting someone disagree without taking it personally, giving credit freely, or allowing others to live their own pace. Also practice one minute of non-dual contemplation: look at a person and remember, "The same awareness knows both this body-mind and that body-mind." Then act from that remembrance: speak truthfully without cruelty, listen without preparing your defense, and do one small kindness without needing recognition. Over time, this makes the verse lived rather than theoretical.

𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌰𑌤𑌿 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌦𑌂 𑌤𑌰𑌂𑌗𑌾 𑌇𑌵 𑌸𑌾𑌗𑌰𑍇 ।
𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌨 𑌸𑌂𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍋 𑌭𑌵 ॥ 15-𑍭॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌂 - the universe; the world
𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌰𑌤𑌿 - shines; appears
𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰 - in which; where
𑌇𑌦𑌮𑍍 - this
𑌤𑌰𑌂𑌗𑌾𑌃 - waves
𑌇𑌵 - like
𑌸𑌾𑌗𑌰𑍇 - in the ocean
𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍 - reality; truth
𑌏𑌵 - alone; indeed
𑌨 - not
𑌸𑌂𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌃 - doubt
𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍-𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍇 - O embodiment of consciousness
𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌃 - free from fever; unagitated
𑌭𑌵 - be

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
In that reality where this universe shines like waves in an ocean, that alone is the truth - no doubt. O embodiment of consciousness, be free from fever and agitation.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The ocean-wave metaphor appears again because it is both poetic and precise. Waves are real as appearances, yet not separate from water. Likewise, the world appears with vivid detail, yet it is not separate from awareness. When you understand this, the world stops feeling like a second power that can threaten the Self. The verse addresses you as 𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍-𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿 - consciousness embodied - to remind you that awareness is not distant. It is what you are.

The instruction 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌃 𑌭𑌵 is practical. 𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌰 is fever - not only physical, but the inner fever of restlessness, anxiety, and craving. The fever comes from taking waves as ultimate and taking yourself as a fragile wave among waves. When you remember you are the ocean, the fever drops. This is not escapism; it is clarity. You still meet the waves, but with less panic.

Practice by using the ocean reminder in one stressful moment per day. When you feel heated, pause and ask: "Am I identifying as a wave right now?" Notice the wave-thought: "This must go my way." Then remember: awareness is the ocean. Take two slow exhales and let the body cool. After that, take the appropriate action - speak, plan, or step back - but from the cooler place. Over time, this trains 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌰: not absence of life, but absence of inner fever.

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌸𑍍𑌵 𑌤𑌾𑌤 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌸𑍍𑌵 𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌂 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌵 𑌭𑍋𑌃 ।
𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍋 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍇𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌃 ॥ 15-𑍮॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌸𑍍𑌵 - have faith; trust
𑌤𑌾𑌤 - dear one; child
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌸𑍍𑌵 - have faith (repeated for emphasis)
𑌨 𑌅𑌤𑍍𑌰 - not here; not in this teaching
𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌂 - delusion; confusion
𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌵 - do; make
𑌭𑍋𑌃 - O! (address)
𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨-𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌃 - whose nature is knowledge/awareness
𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 - the Lord; the blessed one
𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 - the Self
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 - you
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍇𑌃 - beyond nature (𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿)
𑌪𑌰𑌃 - beyond; transcendent

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Have faith, dear one, have faith; do not create confusion here. You are the blessed Self whose nature is awareness, beyond nature.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse is a compassionate instruction about attitude. Direct Advaita can be misheard as nihilism ("nothing matters") or as bypass ("I am free, so I can ignore ethics"). 𑌅𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌰 says: do not create 𑌮𑍋𑌹 here. Have 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾 - trust - not blind belief, but trust that the teaching is pointing to a real, practical freedom. The repetition "Sraddhasva" is like holding the student's hand as the ego trembles.

The verse also reminds you of your dignity: 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 is 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨-𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪 - awareness-nature - and it is 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿-𑌪𑌰, beyond the changing field. This is the source of courage. Without this dignity, the mind may cling to familiar suffering because it is known. Faith here means: be willing to let go of old identities and trust the possibility of inner freedom.

Practice by strengthening SraddhA in a grounded way. Choose one simple daily contemplation: read one verse, then sit quietly for five minutes, and look for the witness. When doubt arises, do not argue with it; return to experience: awareness is present. Also connect faith to ethics: practice one act of truthfulness or non-harm each day, because a mind that lies to itself cannot receive clarity. Over time, this builds the kind of 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾 that is stable and practical, not sentimental.

𑌗𑍁𑌣𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑌂𑌵𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿𑌤𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌚 ।
𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌨 𑌗𑌂𑌤𑌾 𑌨𑌾𑌗𑌂𑌤𑌾 𑌕𑌿𑌮𑍇𑌨𑌮𑌨𑍁𑌶𑍋𑌚𑌸𑌿 ॥ 15-𑍯॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌗𑍁𑌣𑍈𑌃 - by the guNas (qualities of nature)
𑌸𑌂𑌵𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿𑌤𑌃 - wrapped; encased
𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌃 - body
𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌤𑌿 - stands; remains
𑌆𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌿 - comes
𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌿 - goes
𑌚 - and
𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 - the Self
𑌨 𑌗𑌂𑌤𑌾 - does not go
𑌨 𑌆𑌗𑌂𑌤𑌾 - does not come
𑌕𑌿𑌂 - why?
𑌏𑌨𑌮𑍍 - this (body)
𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌶𑍋𑌚𑌸𑌿 - do you grieve over; lament

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The body, wrapped by the guNas, stands, comes, and goes. The Self neither goes nor comes. Why do you grieve over the body?

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse directly addresses fear and grief around bodily change. The body is governed by 𑌗𑍁𑌣s - the dynamics of nature - and therefore it moves through birth, growth, decline, and death. That is its nature. 𑌅𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌰 says the Self is not a traveler in that way. Awareness does not "come" into existence with the body and does not "go" out of existence with the body. Therefore, grieving as if the Self were threatened is based on mis-identification.

This does not deny the human experience of loss. It clarifies what is lost: a form changes, a relationship changes, a body changes. But the witness is unchanged. When you remember this, grief can be held without panic. It also changes how you care for the body: you care for it responsibly, but you stop worshipping it as the Self. That shift reduces anxiety and makes life more dignified.

Practice by applying this when you face bodily insecurity: illness, aging, fatigue, appearance anxiety. Notice the fear and ask: "What exactly is changing?" Name it: sensation, diagnosis, image, function. Then ask: "What is aware of this?" Rest as that awareness for two breaths. After that, do the practical care: doctor visit, rest, exercise, conversation. This integrates wisdom with responsibility. Over time, you feel what the verse is saying: the body is in motion; awareness is not a traveler.

𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌤𑍁 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌂 𑌗𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌵 𑌵𑌾 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌃 ।
𑌕𑍍𑌵 𑌵𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌃 𑌕𑍍𑌵 𑌚 𑌵𑌾 𑌹𑌾𑌨𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵 𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌿𑌣𑌃 ॥ 15-10॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌃 - body
𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌤𑍁 - let it remain
𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪-𑌅𑌂𑌤𑌮𑍍 - until the end of an aeon
𑌗𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌤𑍁 - let it go
𑌅𑌦𑍍𑌯 𑌏𑌵 - today itself
𑌵𑌾 - or
𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌃 - again; else
𑌕𑍍𑌵 - where?
𑌵𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌃 - increase; gain
𑌕𑍍𑌵 - where?
𑌹𑌾𑌨𑌿𑌃 - loss; decrease
𑌤𑌵 - for you
𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍-𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰-𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌿𑌣𑌃 - whose nature is pure consciousness

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Let the body last until the end of an age, or let it go today itself - where is gain or loss for you, whose nature is pure consciousness?

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse is radical because it targets the fear of death and the fear of change. It says: whether the body continues for long or ends now, the Self is not increased or decreased. That is what 𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍-𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰 means: awareness is not measured by duration. The mind usually measures worth by time: "I need more years; I need more experiences." This verse breaks that measurement by pointing to a dimension that is not in time.

This does not mean you become careless about life. It means you stop treating life-span as your ultimate identity. When you remember the witness, you can cherish life without clinging. That reduces fear and makes you live more honestly. Many people waste years in anxiety about losing years. The verse invites the opposite: recognize what is not lost, then live well.

Practice by bringing this to the fear of endings. When you fear an ending - a project ending, a relationship phase changing, a life stage closing - notice the contraction and ask: "What exactly is threatened?" Often it is an identity-image. Then remember 𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍-𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰: awareness remains. After two breaths, take one action aligned with meaning: speak what is true, spend time with someone you love, do the work that matters, or rest. This turns the verse into lived courage: you stop postponing life due to fear of losing it.

𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑍍𑌯𑌨𑌂𑌤𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌂𑌭𑍋𑌧𑍌 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌵𑍀𑌚𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌉𑌦𑍇𑌤𑍁 𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌨 𑌤𑍇 𑌵𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌨 𑌵𑌾 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌤𑌿𑌃 ॥ 15-11॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌿 - in you
𑌅𑌨𑌂𑌤-𑌮𑌹𑌾-𑌅𑌂𑌭𑍋𑌧𑍌 - in the infinite great ocean
𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵-𑌵𑍀𑌚𑌿𑌃 - the wave of the world
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌤𑌃 - naturally
𑌉𑌦𑍇𑌤𑍁 - may it rise
𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌆𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍁 - may it set; may it go to rest
𑌨 - not
𑌤𑍇 - for you
𑌵𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌃 - increase
𑌨 - nor
𑌵𑌾 - indeed
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌤𑌿𑌃 - loss; damage

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
In you, the infinite great ocean, the wave of the world rises and sets naturally. For you there is no gain and no loss.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse repeats the ocean stance to make it unforgettably practical. Experiences rise and set like waves: moods, events, success and failure. When you identify as a wave, you live in gain/loss. When you identify as the ocean, the waves are not denied but they do not define you. The verse says: let the wave rise; let it set. The Self is not improved or harmed by either.

This is one of the most useful perspectives for modern stress. Many people treat every wave as a referendum on their worth: one bad meeting feels like "I am failing"; one success feels like "I must keep this forever." Both are agitation. The ocean view creates room: you can learn from failure without collapse and enjoy success without clinging. It is a psychological training, not just metaphysics.

Practice by using waves consciously. When a "good wave" comes, enjoy it but do not build identity on it; end it deliberately (stop at a planned time, step away, rest). When a "bad wave" comes, respond to it but do not catastrophize; take one sensible step, then return to the witness. You can also train with transitions: before opening email or social media, take one breath and remember the ocean. This makes the verse a living tool for steadiness.

𑌤𑌾𑌤 𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍋𑌽𑌸𑌿 𑌨 𑌤𑍇 𑌭𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍 ।
𑌅𑌤𑌃 𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌕𑌥𑌂 𑌕𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌹𑍇𑌯𑍋𑌪𑌾𑌦𑍇𑌯𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌨𑌾 ॥ 15-12॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌤𑌾𑌤 - dear one; child
𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍-𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰-𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌃 - whose nature is pure consciousness
𑌅𑌸𑌿 - you are (𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍋𑌽𑌸𑌿 = 𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍-𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰-𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌃 𑌅𑌸𑌿)
𑌨 - not
𑌤𑍇 - for you
𑌭𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌮𑍍 - separate
𑌇𑌦𑌮𑍍 - this
𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍 - world
𑌅𑌤𑌃 - therefore
𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌯 - for whom?
𑌕𑌥𑌂 - how?
𑌕𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰 - where?
𑌹𑍇𑌯-𑌉𑌪𑌾𑌦𑍇𑌯-𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌨𑌾 - imagining "reject/accept" as ultimate

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Dear one, you are pure consciousness; this world is not separate from you. Therefore, for whom, how, and where can there be the imagining of "reject this" and "accept that" as ultimate?

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse connects non-duality to emotional freedom. If the world is not separate from awareness, then the world cannot be treated as an external enemy or savior. 𑌹𑍇𑌯-𑌉𑌪𑌾𑌦𑍇𑌯 is the mind's compulsive sorting. Sorting is useful for functioning, but compulsive sorting is bondage. When non-separation is recognized, sorting becomes calmer and less absolute. You can still choose what is wholesome, but you do not need to hate what is unwholesome or cling to what is pleasant.

This verse also guards against a common misunderstanding: thinking Advaita erases discernment. It erases compulsion, not intelligence. In fact, discernment becomes cleaner when fear is reduced. You can say no without hatred, and yes without clinging. That is a sign that the teaching has landed beyond concept.

Practice by noticing one "must reject/must obtain" story today. When it arises, ask: "Is this discernment or compulsion?" Discernment is quiet; compulsion is urgent. Return to the witness for two breaths, then choose the wise action without drama. Over time, the mind learns to operate without feverish sorting, and the verse becomes lived: choices happen, but bondage does not.

𑌏𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌯𑍇 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌚𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌶𑍇𑌽𑌮𑌲𑍇 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌿 ।
𑌕𑍁𑌤𑍋 𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮 𑌕𑍁𑌤𑍋 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 𑌕𑍁𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌰 𑌏𑌵 𑌚 ॥ 15-13॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌏𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍 - in the one
𑌅𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌯𑍇 - imperishable
𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑍇 - peaceful
𑌚𑌿𑌦𑍍-𑌆𑌕𑌾𑌶𑍇 - in the space of consciousness
𑌅𑌮𑌲𑍇 - in the stainless; pure (𑌚𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌶𑍇𑌽𑌮𑌲𑍇 = 𑌚𑌿𑌦𑍍-𑌆𑌕𑌾𑌶𑍇 𑌅𑌮𑌲𑍇)
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌿 - in you
𑌕𑍁𑌤𑌃 - from where? how can there be?
𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮 - birth
𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 - action (as binding)
𑌅𑌹𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌃 - ego-sense
𑌏𑌵 𑌚 - and indeed

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
In you, the one imperishable, peaceful, stainless space of consciousness, how can there be birth, binding action, or ego at all?

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse points to the level-shift of Advaita. At the level of the body-mind, birth and action are real as experiences. But at the level of awareness itself - the 𑌚𑌿𑌦𑍍-𑌆𑌕𑌾𑌶 - there is no birth, no binding 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮, and no ego. The ego is a thought-structure that arises in the mind; it is not an attribute of awareness. When you see this, the burden of "my fate" begins to loosen. You still act responsibly, but you stop feeling metaphysically trapped.

The phrase "space of consciousness" is helpful because space is not stained by what appears in it. A room can contain perfume or smoke, yet space itself is untouched. Similarly, awareness can contain thoughts of ego, stories of 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮, fear of birth and death - but awareness itself is 𑌅𑌮𑌲, unstained. This is the heart of the teaching: you are not the contents; you are the context.

Practice by separating content from context. When you feel caught in a story ("I am doomed," "I am bound," "I am guilty"), recognize it as content. Then ask: "What is the context in which this content appears?" Rest as that context for a few breaths. After that, take the next practical step in life. Over time, this reduces the hypnotic power of the ego-story and makes the verse more than poetry: you begin to feel freedom as context.

𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌸𑌸𑍇 ।
𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌕𑍍 𑌭𑌾𑌸𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌤𑍍 𑌕𑌟𑌕𑌾𑌂𑌗𑌦𑌨𑍂𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥ 15-14॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌯𑌤𑍍 - whatever
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 - you
𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿 - see
𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰 - there; in that
𑌏𑌕𑌃 - one alone
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌏𑌵 - you alone
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌸𑌸𑍇 - appear; shine as
𑌕𑌿𑌂 - what?
𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌕𑍍 - separate
𑌭𑌾𑌸𑌤𑍇 - appears
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌤𑍍 - from gold
𑌕𑌟𑌕 - bracelet
𑌅𑌂𑌗𑌦 - armlet
𑌨𑍂𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌮𑍍 - anklet

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Whatever you see, in that you alone appear. What separate thing appears from gold as bracelet, armlet, or anklet?

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The gold-ornament metaphor teaches non-difference (𑌅𑌭𑍍𑌹𑍇𑌦) with clarity. Ornaments differ in name and form, but their substance is gold. Likewise, experiences differ in name and form, but their "substance" is awareness: they are known in consciousness and cannot be separated from it. The verse says: wherever you look, you - as awareness - are what is shining as the appearance. This is not personal ego; it is the universal witness.

This metaphor also helps with emotional reactivity. When you treat forms as separate realities, you get threatened by them. When you see them as expressions of a deeper substance, fear reduces. It does not eliminate practical distinctions - you still treat a bracelet differently from an anklet - but the inner panic reduces because you stop treating difference as separation. That is why the metaphor is so widely used in Advaita.

Practice by applying this in a charged situation. When someone criticizes you, or when you fear loss, notice how quickly the mind makes the form feel like an enemy. Then do a two-breath reminder: "This too is an appearance in awareness." You can even visualize it as gold taking a temporary shape. After two breaths, respond intelligently: clarify, apologize, or set a boundary. The point is not to deny the form; it is to stop being psychologically enslaved by it.

𑌅𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌮𑌯𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌹𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌗𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌜 ।
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌨𑌿𑌃𑌸𑌂𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑍀 𑌭𑌵 ॥ 15-15॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌅𑌯𑌂 - this
𑌸𑌃 - that (𑌸𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌮𑍍 = 𑌸𑌃 𑌅𑌹𑌮𑍍)
𑌅𑌯𑌂 - this
𑌨 - not
𑌅𑌹𑌮𑍍 - I
𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌗𑌮𑍍 - division
𑌇𑌤𑌿 - thus
𑌸𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌜 - abandon completely
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍 - all
𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 - the Self
𑌇𑌤𑌿 - thus
𑌨𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯 - having decided firmly
𑌨𑌿𑌃-𑌸𑌂𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌃 - without mental projections; without intention-driven fantasy
𑌸𑍁𑌖𑍀 - happy; at ease
𑌭𑌵 - be

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Completely abandon the division "I am that" and "I am not this." Decide firmly that all is the Self; be free of projections and be at ease.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse addresses the mind's habit of constructing identity through division. The ego keeps saying "I am this kind of person" and "I am not that kind of person." Even spiritual identity is built this way: "I am a seeker," "I am not worldly," "I am advanced," "I am not like them." 𑌅𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌰 says: abandon the whole division. Not by pretending differences do not exist, but by removing the identity-glue that makes differences into bondage.

"All is the Self" is the non-dual decision (𑌨𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌯). But the verse immediately adds 𑌨𑌿𑌃-𑌸𑌂𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪: freedom from projection. Without this, "all is Self" remains a slogan while the mind continues to project fears and desires. When projection drops, the same world can be lived without inner war. The first step is seeing the identity-making habit in real time.

Practice by catching one identity-division today. Notice when you say, "I am the kind of person who..." or "I am not the kind of person who..." Pause and ask: "Who is aware of this label?" Rest as that awareness for two breaths. Then act from clarity rather than from label-defense. Over time, labels become lighter, relationships become less defensive, and the verse becomes true: you live with fewer projections.

𑌤𑌵𑍈𑌵𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌤𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌨𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰𑍀 𑌨𑌾𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰𑍀 𑌚 𑌕𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌨 ॥ 15-16॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌤𑌵 𑌏𑌵 - of you alone; for you alone
𑌅𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌤𑌃 - from ignorance
𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌂 - the world
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 - you
𑌏𑌕𑌃 - one
𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌤𑌃 - in absolute truth
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍋 - other than you
𑌨 𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 - is not
𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰𑍀 - one bound in 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰
𑌨 𑌅𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰𑍀 - nor one free from 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰
𑌚 - and
𑌕𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌨 - anyone

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Because of your ignorance, the world appears. In absolute truth you are the one alone. There is no one other than you who is bound or free.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse is pure Advaita: the entire drama of world and bondage arises from mis-identification. "From your ignorance" does not mean you are personally guilty; it means the appearance of separateness depends on not recognizing the Self. In absolute truth (𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥), there is only one reality. Therefore, the categories "bound person" and "free person" are provisional. They belong to the level of appearance. This is why the text can sound radical: it is pointing from the standpoint of the Self, not from the standpoint of the story.

This teaching can be misused if taken intellectually. The right effect is humility, not arrogance. If there is only one reality, there is no basis for egoic superiority. There is also no basis for despair. The verse removes both pride and self-hatred by relocating the whole drama to ignorance, not to the Self. The practical takeaway is: stop feeding the story of separateness.

Practice by noticing where you reinforce separateness. It might be in blame ("they are the problem"), in pride ("I am better"), or in self-hatred ("I am broken"). Each reinforces a separate "me." When it arises, return to the witness for two breaths and remember: the story is known, therefore it is not the knower. Then take a clean, humane action: set a boundary, apologize, or rest. This is how the verse becomes lived: separateness loses fuel, and life becomes simpler.

𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌨 𑌕𑌿𑌂𑌚𑌿𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌯𑍀 ।
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌨𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍋 𑌨 𑌕𑌿𑌂𑌚𑌿𑌦𑌿𑌵 𑌶𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 ॥ 15-1𑍭॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿-𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍 - mere illusion; only mistaken appearance
𑌇𑌦𑌮𑍍 - this
𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌂 - universe; world
𑌨 𑌕𑌿𑌂𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍 - nothing (independent)
𑌇𑌤𑌿 - thus
𑌨𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌯𑍀 - one of firm conviction
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌨𑌃 - free of latent tendencies
𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿-𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌃 - awareness alone; mere shining knowing
𑌨 𑌕𑌿𑌂𑌚𑌿𑌦𑍍 𑌇𑌵 - as if nothing
𑌶𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 - becomes calm

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
One who is firmly convinced that this world is mere illusion and nothing independent becomes free of tendencies; resting as awareness alone, the mind settles as if nothing.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse repeats the earlier theme of "nothingness" in a precise sense: the world is not a second, independent reality that can bind the Self. Calling it 𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿 points to misreading: the problem is not perception, but the belief of separateness. When conviction becomes steady (𑌨𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌯), the mind stops feeding 𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌨𑌾 patterns that keep the story alive. Then awareness is felt as 𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿 - simple shining knowing.

It is important to hear this without turning it into denial. The world appears; you still act responsibly. But the world is not your identity. This is what allows the "as if nothing" peace: events may still occur, but the inner obsession reduces. The chapter keeps returning to the same practical fruit: reduced craving and reduced inner fever.

Practice by applying the rope-snake method to one fear. When fear arises, ask: "What am I misreading?" Often the misreading is an identity-claim: "If this happens, I will not be okay." Return to the witness for two breaths, then act. Also train 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌨𑌤𑌾 by reducing one habitual feeding: less doom-scrolling, less rehearsal of old hurt, less checking for validation. Each reduction weakens the illusion's fuel. Over time, the mind naturally settles more often.

𑌏𑌕 𑌏𑌵 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌂𑌭𑍋𑌧𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍀𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌭𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 ।
𑌨 𑌤𑍇 𑌬𑌂𑌧𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍋 𑌵𑌾 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 𑌚𑌰 ॥ 15-1𑍮॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌏𑌕𑌃 𑌏𑌵 - one alone
𑌭𑌵-𑌅𑌂𑌭𑍋𑌧𑍌 - in the ocean of being; in existence
𑌆𑌸𑍀𑌤𑍍 - was
𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 - is
𑌭𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 - will be
𑌨 - not
𑌤𑍇 - for you
𑌬𑌂𑌧𑌃 - bondage
𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 - is
𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌃 - liberation
𑌵𑌾 - or
𑌕𑍃𑌤-𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌃 - done-with-doing; fulfilled; accomplished
𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 - happily; at ease
𑌚𑌰 - live

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
In the ocean of being, the One alone was, is, and will be. For you there is neither bondage nor liberation. Being fulfilled, live at ease.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse expresses the non-dual absolute: there is one reality across time - past, present, future. From that standpoint, the duality of bondage and liberation is provisional. It exists only as a description of ignorance and knowledge in the mind, not as a change in the Self. That is why the verse says: for you, there is no bondage and no liberation. It is a way of saying: stop treating freedom as an event that must be added to you.

The phrase 𑌕𑍃𑌤-𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯 is also important. It means "done with doing" - not lazy, but complete. When the mind is no longer trying to earn wholeness, it becomes simpler. This is the peace that Chapter 15 keeps pointing to: the Self is already whole, and therefore you can live without inner negotiation.

Practice by noticing where you treat liberation as a future prize. Perhaps you think, "After I fix my mind, then I will live." Experiment with reversing it: live now from the witness and let the mind settle as consequence. Each day, take five minutes to rest as awareness without goal. Then do your ordinary duties with less self-importance and less self-attack. This turns the verse into a lifestyle: less striving to become, more clarity in being.

𑌮𑌾 𑌸𑌂𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌾𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍋𑌭𑌯 𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌯 ।
𑌉𑌪𑌶𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌂𑌦𑌵𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍇 ॥ 15-1𑍯॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌮𑌾 - do not
𑌸𑌂𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪 - projection; intention; mental resolve
𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌾𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍍 - by doubts/alternatives; by mental branching (𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪)
𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌂 - mind
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍋𑌭𑌯 - agitate; disturb
𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌯 - O consciousness; O one of the nature of awareness
𑌉𑌪𑌶𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯 - having calmed; pacifying
𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 - happily; at ease
𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠 - stand; abide
𑌸𑍍𑌵-𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌿 - in your own Self
𑌆𑌨𑌂𑌦-𑌵𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍇 - whose nature is bliss; embodiment of bliss

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O one of the nature of consciousness, do not agitate the mind with projections and doubts. Calm it, and abide happily in your own Self, whose nature is bliss.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse gives a direct mental instruction: stop disturbing the mind with 𑌸𑌂𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪 and 𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪. 𑌸𑌂𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪 is projection: planning, fantasizing, rehearsing, demanding. 𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪 is mental branching: doubt, second-guessing, endless alternatives. Both create 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍋𑌭 - agitation. The verse addresses you as 𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌯 to remind you: you are not the agitation; you are the awareness in which agitation appears.

The positive instruction is 𑌉𑌪𑌶𑌮: calm the mind. In Advaita, this calming is not achieved by violence; it is achieved by seeing the root mistake and withdrawing fuel. When identity is shifted to the Self, the mind's projections lose urgency. Then abiding in the Self is experienced as 𑌆𑌨𑌂𑌦 - not necessarily excitement, but deep okayness.

Practice by choosing one daily window to reduce 𑌸𑌂𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪-𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪. For example: during a commute, a meal, or a walk, do not plan or rehearse. Notice thoughts arise and let them pass. If the mind insists, ask: "Is this a projection or a useful step?" If useful, write it down later; if projection, drop it now. Then rest as awareness for a few breaths. This practice makes the verse practical: the mind becomes less agitated, and the Self becomes more obvious as the stable ground.

𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌜𑍈𑌵 𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌮𑌾 𑌕𑌿𑌂𑌚𑌿𑌦𑍍 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌿 𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌯 ।
𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤 𑌏𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌿 𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍃𑌶𑍍𑌯 𑌕𑌰𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿 ॥ 15-20॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌜 𑌏𑌵 - abandon indeed; drop
𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌂 - meditation (as a project)
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌰 - everywhere
𑌮𑌾 - do not
𑌕𑌿𑌂𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍 - anything
𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌿 - in the heart (mind)
𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌯 - hold; cling to
𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 - the Self
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 - you
𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌏𑌵 - already free
𑌅𑌸𑌿 - are
𑌕𑌿𑌂 - what?
𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍃𑌶𑍍𑌯 - having reflected; having thought
𑌕𑌰𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿 - will you do?

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Drop meditation as a project; do not cling to anything in the heart. You are the Self, already free. After thinking, what will you do?

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This closing verse is the sharp edge of the text. It does not condemn meditation; it condemns meditation-as-ego-project. When meditation becomes another possession - "my practice, my attainment" - it reinforces the seeker identity. 𑌅𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌰 says: drop it. Drop clinging to anything in the heart. Why? Because you are already free as the Self. The verse is trying to cut the final knot: the need to hold onto something, even a spiritual something.

This instruction must be received with maturity. If your mind is restless, practice is useful. But the purpose of practice is to dissolve ignorance, not to become a permanent project. When recognition is clear, practice becomes lighter and more natural. The verse is pointing to effortless living from the witness: not holding, not chasing, not needing to "do" liberation.

Practice by turning meditation into recognition rather than achievement. Sit for five minutes and do not try to produce a special state. Simply notice awareness is already present. If thoughts arise, let them arise; do not wrestle. After five minutes, return to your day and practice non-clinging: do one action without seeking validation, and let one craving pass without feeding it. Over time, meditation becomes less of a project and more of a reminder of what you already are. That is the peace the chapter ends with.

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