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16 THE poEMs or
sRr RAMANA MAHARSI-Il
POEMS OF SR1 rvrAHARsHr THE
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27. That
27. That knowledgn is is true
true knowledge
knowledge which transccnds
transccnds verses is
“T595 wonderful example
is aa W°"d9"f“| of h°W
example °f how 3a Wh°l9 philosophy
whole Dhi|0$0F>hV
Knowledge and ignorance
Knowledge and both equally.
ignorance both can be contained in aa small compass. Knowing this poem
compass. Knowing poem,
And this alone
alone is truth. For there isis no
is truth. there is no need
need to know anything more.
Subject or object there that can
can be known.
INVOCATORY
IN VOCATORY

28. Iflt one can only realize at

28. at Heart
What one's true nature
nature is, one then will find
1. Without Reality there cannot be
1.
Relative knowledge of Reality,
That’
That' tis lnfinite Wisdom, Truth andand Bliss.
Bliss,
Which, free from thoughts, doth dwell
freefrom within the
dwellwithin the Heart
Heart,
Without beginning and without an end.
That of all
all thought's the source..
source., Yea, verily,
29. Remanining in this state of Supreme Bliss,
29. ' The
The Heart is. How can
Heart it is. can it be
be invoked ??
Devoid
Devoid of bondage and freedom
freedom too, To
To be it in the to invoke itit !!
the Heart is to
in which one
ls found to be aa state in one is
Rapt
Rapt in
in perpetual service
perpetual of the Lord.
the 2. ‘Tis
2. 'Tis only those who fear
fear intensely death
doath
Seek
Seek refuge at the feet of the one Lord
30. By ardent quest and shedding ego's veil
30. Who is
Who is Supreme, in whom's
Supreme, in whom's notnot birth
birth nor
nor death
death.
Realize the Self, the One that's ego-less, Those who have
Those who the ego,
have lost the 'l' and
ego, ‘l’ ‘mine’
and'mine'
the sole
And function thus ; the right penance this
sole right Immortal
lmmortal are and shine
are and forth as
shine forth the Self.
as the
So teaches Bhagavan Sri Sri Ramana, How can
How the thought
can the thoughtof death recur
of death recurtothese?
to these?
Who is the SELF
Ssrn of everything that is. * * 1' 2’:

1. Because
1. is the
there is
Because there the world perceived by
world perceived by us
THE
THE FORTY
FORTY ON
ON EXISTENCE
EXISTENCE Some cause, whose
Somc common cause, whose manifesting powers
common manifesting
must be allowed by all.
Are infinite, must
(Ulladu-lvarpadu)
( U llad u-tV ar pad u )
The pictures, which consist of names and forms,
In
ln the following
following the whole of Bhagavan's teaching
toaching is con- The looker-on, the screen,
screen. also the light
tained in a concentrated form. These verses were
concentrated form. were written Which all
all illumines; these are
are but the
the Self.
at different times, afterwards being and put toge,
being arranged and
ther so
so that the
ths work now reads as
as aa coherent
coherent whole com
2. The world,
2. world, the
the individual. also God,
posed as
the three
Are the
Are three things on which
things on which religions
roligions rest ;;
posed as an entirety. The
an entirety. The Supplement was added ‘later
Supplement was .latet The
The one is cleft in three, eternal
eternal these.
many of the verses being translations from Sanskrit
Sansklit originals
as this
talk as with ego
this with ego has its birth.
has its biilh"
Such
Such talk
authors. Bhagavan,
of various authors. the majority Jnanis,
Bhagavan, like the
Transcend the ego and remain
remain as
as Self;
l
considered recundant. He never wrote
considered many words recundant. wrote much
i Of Being, this, the
the Highest State of all.
could be
because everything could in a few words.
be said in words. The 40 4tr
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3. What use isis it discussing if this world 8, No matter to what name or form you you pray,
Be
Be real
real or
or unreal,
unreal, pleasure-ground or not, 'Tis
'Tis but a
a means
means of finding the Supreme,
A concept of thethe mind or otherwise ?? Who's all-pervading.
all-pervading. May you you grow aware
realizing Self,
Transcending it and realizing Of your true Self in Him,
Self in Him, Immaculate,
lmmaculate,
Freed from and unity,
from diversity and unitY, And merge in THAT, the the Beatific
Beatific Peace
Peace !I
And killing ego,
ego. reach common goal.
reach the common For thus isis perfect Realization found !!

4. Iflf Self
Self has
has form then God
God and world as well , 9.9. The pairs
pairs of opposites, the triads too,
accordingly. Yet
Appear accordingly. 'tis true
Yet if ‘tis All
All have their source
source in something that is is real.
real.
The Self is formless, then by
The Self by whom and how Seek out this
this basis in the depths
depths of
of Heart ;;
Can any shapes known ?? Without the eye
shapes be known This
This basis found,
found, then these
tlrese will disappear.
Can there Self 's the
the Self's
there be vision ?? But the the Eye, Those only who have
have found _it know the
found.it the Truth ;;
And this same
same Eye
Eye is infinite as
as well. And such asas these will never
never bebe perplexed.

5. The
5. body is aa form of
The body of five-fold
f ive-fold sheaths, 10. Ignorance
lgnorance and knowledge both depend
torm body
And the term signif ies these sheaths,
body signifies The one upon thethe other.
other. Only thus
frorn itit is there the world
Therefore apart from exist" Searching ‘for
Can they exist. 'for whom are these ?'
?'
Perceived
Perceived by any means ?? For can you say
can you you find
Until eventually you f ind their source,
The world has
has been perceived
been by any one perceived And
And reaiizing
realizing that
that it is
is the
the Self.
Self.
dwell within the body's frame ??
did not dwell
Who did ls Wisdom inin Perfection.
Porfection. RestRest in
in That
That lI
6. sense-objects that are termed the world ;; -
6. 'Tis the sense-objects 11.
11. ls
ls it not ignorance to know all
all else
And these that are
are perceived by senses five, Without attaining knowledge of the the Self,
Tis mind
mrnd alone, wotking through these five
alone, which working Who isis the
the knower of all
all other things
things ??
Can
Can know the so it, too,
the Universe, and so Ignorance
lgnorance and knowledge disappear
mind. Or can
than mind.
ls nothing more than you say
can you With the awareness of of the Real Self,
of the mind ?
That it exists in absence of Which
Which is the
the basis from
from which these two spring.
7. The
7. rise
The world and its perceiver therefore rise 12. Wisdom is that which isis devoid of both
both
And fade together, for the world's nono more
fnore Knowledgeand ignorance. Knowledge
Knowledge and ignorance. Knowledge which knows
knowe
Than
Than something
something we perceive. Where they arise,
we perceive. ls
ls not true knowledge.
knowledge. As Self shines alone,
The point in which they sink,
sink, this is the core, Without aa second-one either to
to know
From disappearance and appearance free, Or else to make
Orelse make it known, it is
is itself
‘Tis
'Trs ever Conscious, Perfect, Absolute.
Conscious, Perfect, 'tis not nescience..
The Supreme Knowledge, ‘tis
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THE oF SR1
PoEMS OF sRI RAMANA MAHARSHI
RAMANA MAI-IARSHI

18. The worlds is wise and

is real for wise ignorant ;;
and ignorant
The Self
13. The alone is
Self alone is Real, the Absolute,
Real, the Absolute,
of many is ignorance.
forms is
many forms ignorance' But where
But where Reality for ignorant
RealitY for ignorant
Knowledge
Knowledge of
world. Reality
RealitY
But even this isis nothing self.
the Self.
nothing but the ls
ls limited to world.
stuff
basic stuff
the basic
The different ornaments
The different made out
ornaments made of gold
out of golc Men of Wisdom is the
For Men
form is and
formless is
Which formless
Which in itself
and in itself complete
complete
In
In their diversity
diversitY of name and form
between the two'
be real, but gold
real, but gold they are in
they are truth'
in truth. That
That is the difference between the two.
Cannot be
V 19.
19. The argument on which of these two wins,
these two wins,
14. The 'l' appearing. then thethe'you'
‘you’ and 'he'
and ‘he’
folk
truth
the truth Free-will or destiny, for those
destiny, is for those folk
manifest. Search out the
Will also manifest. ignore. Those
Those who Self-
know Self—-
who know
same, Who their root-cause ignore.
Of the first
f irst person, realize the same,
them both'
-then
Then ego
ago disappears with all all the
the rest,
rest, The basis
The basis ofof these two-transcend them both.
these two——transcend
Think, can such
Think, can persons be
such persons caught up
be caught by these
up by these
To merge
To merge itself inin Perfect
Perfect Consciousness,
Consciousness,
in any such disputes?
disputos?
Where
Where SelfSelf alone
alone remains, revealed as
remains, revealed as One.
One' Or be involved
Or be involved in anY such

past are
the past
and the
future and only seen
are only seen To see
20. To the Lord
see the as other
Lord as other than the Self
than the Self
15. The
The future
With reference to the. present. They
to thejpresent. They in turn
in turn ls but aa mere
ls but projection of the
mere projection of the mind. mind'
too. present's only true' That man
That who loses ego
man who ego first of all
f irst of all
Ars
Are present too. The present's only true.
Self'
past
for past finds the seeing Self.
his birth-place, finds the seeing
And finds his
As well to search for future or for j
of the Sell man has discovered
'Tis said that that man has discovered God.
'Tis God'
the Eternal'Present
Outside the Eternal Present of the Self
number without unit
unit one.
one. God is
Because God is none than the
other than
none other Self'
the Self.
As think to number
and space
time and exist apart
space exist from us?
apart from us ? . ‘To
'To see oneself,’ 'to see
oneself,' also ‘to Lord"
the Lord,’
see the
16. Do time 21
two bind us fast. The scriptures
The scriptures counsel. what do
But what
counsel. But they mean
do they mean ??
Iflf we are
are bodies these bind us fast.
But are
But are we bodies ? We
we bodies? We are the same,
e'er the
are e'er samo, A how to
For how
For to see
see the Self ? The Self is
the Self 7 The Self is one. one'
and everywhere, now, then and
there and everywhere, now, then and ever. ever' see oneself
lf one's unable e'en to see oneself
Here,
Here, there
For it is evident that the true Self,
true Self, How then can God ?? Nay,
see God
can one see 'tis the
Nay, ‘tis truth'
the truth,
Tninscending ttme, doth ever
and time, dwell'
evet dwell. The ego His food'
become His food.
ego must indeed become
Tri-nscending space
space and
22. God within each
shines within
God shines little intellect
each little intellect
and unaware of Self
17. Both those aware and Self flame'
And brightens it with His almighty
His almighty flame.
Call
Call body 'l'. Apart from body
APart from bodY fools
known by intellect
can He be
else can He be known by intellect
How else
See wise man,
See naught of Self; but for the wise who
man, who
Than bY the act
Than by introverting itit
act of introverting
Has known thethe Self within, ‘tis limitless,
'tis limitless,
there in
And merging there in perfect unitY
Perfect unity
Pervading all, the the rest.
the body with the rest.
of Liglits
Liglits 7?
inite, the Light
the Infinite, the Light of
With God the lnf
This is the difference between thethe two.

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THE oF SRI
PoEMs OF RAMANA MAHARSHI
SRI RAMANA THE
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23. 'Tis not the is'l';

the body says that it is ‘I’ ; Jusl as
28. Just as aa diver in
in the water sinks
There's
There's no one says that while he he was asleep To
To seek a
a treasure hidden
hidden inin its depths,
depths,
He ceased to be.
be. The single root-thought ‘l‘'l' So must you dive into the
the Heart itself.
Taking its birth, ‘tis
'tis then alone appear With breath and senses equally cortrolled
Phenomena.
Phenomena. The source of this same 'l'
same ‘I’ Find out wherefrom the the ego has its birth,
ego has
Must
Must be discovered with thethe subtlest mind. With vigilant andand lntroverted mind.
24. lnsentient the
the body ;; the
the Real
Real Self , 29.
29. 'Tis 'l', ’l',
muttering ‘I’,
'Tis not by constant muttering 'l',
Cannot
Cannot be be b_orn. Between the two springs up
b.orn. Between But seeking out the source
But diving deep and seeking
The'l-thought',
The ‘I-thought‘, still within the
the body's
body's bound
bound.' 'l-thought'; this is the
the ‘I-thought‘;
Of the quest.
the real quest.
This isis the
the knot
knot which body binds to‘to spirit, Such
Such thoughts as 'This 'l
not,' ‘I am
as ‘This II am not,’ That,'
am That,’
Called bondage, individual,
individual, ego, mind.
mind, Are but aa means to help one on the quest.quest.
The suble body and samsara
samsata too.
too. Can
Can such things of themselves
themselves make up quest ?
up the quest?
25. Of form ‘tis'tis born,
born, in form
form it has
has its
its roots, 30. Search mind by of "Who am
by quest of am II ?"
Search in
in the mind
On
On formform it lives,
lives, feeding on forms
forms it thrives, Hgart. That
the Heart. That moment
moment come,
And this way reach the
Form one to other other of these forms it flits place
in its place
and in
The ego will fall down and
In
ln constant
constant change.
change. But yet the thing
thing itself.
itsell. The one'l-l'
The one instantlY appear.
‘I-I’ will instantly '
Iflf it be
Oe sought, will quietly slip away.
sought, will
this is
Yet this but is found
ego but
is not the ego
Know it to be the formless ego-ghost.
the blazing of the Absolute. '
To be the
To
26. The ego
ego rising
rising all
all else will arise,
On
On it subsiding allall will disappear, 31. What more is tofulfil
is left to fulfil or achieve
Hence
Hence all
all is
is nothing but the ego's form. For Beatific Sages, born
born anew.
anew,
Know then,
then, O O seeker,
seeker, that the ardent quest
the'l'
The ego dead, the ‘I’ self-realized
self-realized ??
not conscious of aught else
They are not else but Self.
To find the egoego is giving up
is the giving
The man
man whose mind is upon the world
is turned upon
Of all
all attachments thatthat here
here keep us
us bound.
boqnd.
Cannot
Cannot imagine porfect
imagine such aa perfect state.
27. That state where ‘I’ no longer doth appear
'l' no appear That !"
"Thou art That
vedas :: “Thou
32. 'Tis
'Tis proclaimed
proclaimed by the the vedas
ls
ts ti'eing That truth. How reach
being That in truth. reach that state
state Without immediately discovering _
Without aa constant search ,'Where
"Where springs thisthis II ?‘
?,,I 'tis II am
What 'tis am and resting steadfast there,
'l' me
Until within the true ‘I’ me is drowned ?
?
Is
ls it not
not simple weakness to reflect
,l-thought' how
Without the merging of the ‘I-thought’ ‘Yes,
'Yes, That II am,‘ 'Not this‘
am,' ‘Not this' ?? For of aa truth
To
To realize the Self and that Self be ?? than That.
One
One is for ever nothing else than
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24 THE POEMS
THE SRI RAMANA
OF SRI
POEMS OF MAHARSHI
RAMANA MAHARSHI

33. ‘I'l do
do not myself,' ‘I'l know myself,‘
not know myself,’ myself,' 38, Iflf we were
38. wero doers of these acts
aets of ours
To speak in this way is is ridiculous. Then should we havehave enjoyment of their
their fruits.
Are there two selves so so it is possible But by enquiring ‘Who
'Who is does
is it that does 7‘
?'
For the other
For one the to objectily
other to objectifY ?? And thereby realizing the true Self,
The Self is
The is one and can
can be onlyonlY one.
one, The sense of doer with three goes.
three Karmas goes.
For is not of
For is not this experience of all ??
this expetience I Eternal Liberation is that State.

34. 'Tis naught but ignorance to dispute thus thus :: I 39.

39. The thought of freedom and of bondage is
'lt is‘,
‘It is', '"Tis not,' ‘"Tis
’Tis not,‘ 'lt has
formless,' ‘It
'Tis formless,‘ form,'
has form,’ For him who thinks 'l'l am the one who's bound.‘
bound.'
"Tis "Tis two,' "Tis neither,'and
one,' ' 'Tis two.‘ ' 'Tis neither,‘ and not
' 'Tis one,‘ know
not know F:
,. _ AM
I
In tryingio find
ln trying‘to f ind out the
the one who's bound
Within the the Heart the One Reality,
RealitY' 1
There
There rests the Self alone, the Ever-Free,
Of everybody the eternal Self, li With bondage. So
With no more sense of bondage. So how can
concentrated mind and there to rest.
with concentrated
With The sense
sense of freedom
freedom still to him ??
still occur to
'Tis true accomplishment
35. 'Tis the Self
accomplishment to know the 40. Now as
40. as regards the
the Liberated State,
as That.
and rest as
The ever-realized, and 1
1 form, is formless,
That it has form, formless, or can
can be
1
All other powers are
All are like those gained in dreams.
those gained Either at will, here learn the
the solemn
solemn truth ::
Do such things last for the awakened
awakened man
rnan ? form, the
Extinction of the ego's form, the root
Would those men
men who areare rooted in the Truth :14.
;ta
I
Of all these thoughts, isis Salvation indeed.
And free from falsehood
falsehood be ensnared again ? Therefore,
Therefore, OO seeker, realize the Self.

36. For
For him who thinks
thinks the body is is the Self
The thoughts ‘I'l am
The this,' and ‘l'l am That,’
am not this,‘ That,'
search. But why should one
Are helpful in the search.
Be
Be ever dwelling on this, ‘I 'l am That,’
That,' ?? I { 11 A party of ten
ten pilgrimsiforded stream. On
pilgrims:forded aa stream. on arriving
aniving _at other
the other
,at the

One
thinks, ‘I'l am
ls there aa person thinks, am aa man,‘
man,' 7?
thought.
One ss ever That alone without the thought. 1. il
side
sido one
ono of their number
numbcr counted them to
safely, but omitting to count himself
and was
and was much distressod. Each of
much distressed.
to make sure
he found that
hirnself he
of the
tho other
8ll had
that all
sure that
that there
there were
had crossed

pilgrims following
other pilgrims
crossed
only nine
wore only nine
following his his
37. To premise that duality is
is true example counted his companions and
companions and made the same mistake.
the same mistake. So that So that
they were all persuaded that one of of their
th€ir number
number was lost. A
was lost. A wayfarer
wayfller
In while'tis
ln meditation, while 'tis unity
of their plight,
plight, realized once what
what
coming on
coming on them
them and being told of
and being realized atat once
ln Realization, never is
In is the truth. happened. He
had happened. He made them pass file before
pass in file him, whipping
before him, whipping each each inin
The tenth man
man in the story was himself turn and
turn and making
making them
them count sirokes. In
the strokes.
count the ln this
this way
way each
each ofof them
thrm
While he
he was searching for the the missing one counted
countod ten the tenth man
go discovered that the
tsn and so had been
man had th€re all
been there the
all the
And when he again. 11
he had recovered him again. time. Each wss himself.
Ecch of them found it was himself.

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SUPPLEMENT To THE
SUppLEMENT TO rHE FORTY
FoRTy VERSES vERsEs 27
27

4. The
The fiercest
f iercest heat
heat is cooled by the moon's
moon,s rays;
rays ;
And destitution can
can be
be warded off
SUPPLEMENT
SUPPLEMENT to
TO THE
THE FORTY
FORTY VERSES
VERSES By the
the Kalpaka tree ;; while sins
sins are
are cleansed
cleansed
By Holy Ganges.
By Ganges. These three disappear
disappear
BENEDICTORY
BENEDICTORY By
By the
the mere vision of aa Man
Man of Light.
Light.
Oh,
Oh, what is equal
equal unto such
such aa One
One 7?
ln what
In what does all exist ?
all this Universe exist?
What is all this, from what does itit arise ??
is all 5. The
5. The bathing waters that so so sacred are,
are,
what and by all appear
appear ?? 1 The
The images of God in
For
For what by what does it all
vvhat does in mud and stone,
does it consist ?? lt
Of what does It is the Self Are no way
way equal to thethe Holy
Holy Ones.
Ones.
cause. That
Alone the cause. That is the Real
is the Real Truth. their efficacy aa long time takes
For their takes
This treasure guard within
safely guard
treasure safely the Heart.
within the And needs
And needs devoted
devoted service.
service. While thethe look
,1, * >l< *
who's Holy purifies at
Of One who's’ at once.
bnco.

6. ‘Who
6. 'Who then is is God 7' ‘The witness of
?',The of the
the mind.’
mind.'
1. By
By association
association with
uuith the Holy Ones
the Holy 'My mind is
‘My is witnessed by myself,
nryself, the
the soul.‘
soul.,
drop away,
Attachments drop and so
auray, and so are killed
‘So
'So you are God.‘
God.' The Scriptures also
also state
state
The tendencies of of mind. When these are gone There
There is
is but oneone God,
God, witness
witness of the All,
All,
within the
A fixity within found,
the Self is found. Hidden inin all
all Creation,
Creation, Absolute,
Absclute,
Liberation, while
And Liberation. yet living,
r,nrhiie yet gained'
livirrg, gained. .lt All, the
Pervading All, the lnner»Self
lnner-Self of All.
Therefore the Holy Ones
the Holy seek out and serve.
Ones seek
7. ‘What
7. 'What gives you light ?, ‘It
you light?‘ ,lt is
is the
the sun
sun byby day,
day.
2. By association with the Great
By such association ,'Tis
to seek the Self.
within to A lamp
A night.' "Tis what
lamp by night.‘ rvhat light
light knows this this light
light ??
The mind
mind is
is turned within
such clear
Through such cleer quest the Supreme State fourid
State is found
0
Itr y 'lt isis the eye.‘
‘It eye.' ‘What
'What light
light knows
knows thisthis again
again ?‘ ?,
That can never be attained
Stote can
That Supreme State
The light of mind.’
'The 'What knows the
mind.' ‘What the light
light of
of mind
mind ??,
By conning books. through teachers, nor by acts
By
'Oh, that
‘Oh. that is l.' The Guru
is l.‘ Guru then replies:
replies :
However good, nor
Howover good. nor any other means. ‘As
'As such thou Lights., ‘I,l AM.’
thou art the Light of Lights.‘ AM.,
8. In
ln the
the Heart-Cave's centre
centre Brahman
Brahman ever
sver shines,
shines,
3. Iflf such association can
can be
be had,
What is is the ptactices
of Yogic practices
the use of
There all
There all alone as'l l,' self-aware.
as 'l I,’ self-aware.
Realize this firm
f irm adherence inin the Self,
Or
Or other disciplines to gain one's end
to gain end ?7
Entering the Heart by diving deep within
the
Would anybody want want toto use
use aa fan
Through Self-enquiry; or or by breath-control
By
By means
means of which to make aa cooling draughtdraught
Causing the
tho mind to to sink within the
the Self.
Self.
E'en
E'en when aa coolcool breeze from
f rom the South Sea blow ??
Sea blew
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sUPPLEMBNT TO
To THE
rHE FORTY vERSEs
FoRTY VERSES 29
29
28 THE POEMS
THE POBMS OF SRI RAMANA
OF SR1 MAHARSHI
RAMANA MAI-IARSHI

14.
14. The search to find to whom pertain Karma,
whom pertain Karma,
9. Within
Within the lotus of thethe Heart is found
pure Vibhakti, Viyoga
Vibhakti, Viyoga and
and Ainana,
Awareness that isis motionless and pure
Jnana, each
ls Yoga' Jnana,
ls Karma, Bhakti, Yoga, each
And
And is 'l'. How
is in form of ‘I’. How isis it found ??
turn.
Of these itself in turn. Enquiring thus
in Enquiring
ego. 'Tis
By warding off the ego. 'Tis by
bY that
And ego vanishing, to be
vanishiitg, the Self,
be the
You
You can attain the knowledge and will find
eight, is Real.
alone is
surelY lead.
Which never had
had these Real.
To
To Liberation it will surely
15. Some people strive all
15. powers to attain,
all powers
10. The
The body is inert like any
body is anY pot
Pot
It is
It not ‘I’,
is not lot consciousness
'l', for it lacks.
consciousness itlacks. Not knowing that they are themselves but tools
While ‘I’'l' exist even in formless sleep, Force Divine .' 'Tis
Of Cosmic Force liko the tale
'Tis like
Do all admit. Within
all admit. the
Within the Heart of him
of him Of the poor so
man, so lame he
he could not walk,
not
Who seeks,
seeks, ‘Who,'Who, whence am | ?'and therein,
stays therein,
whence am I ?’ and stays Who said to his companions,
companions, "Hold me mo up,
Lord Arunachala shines forth as
as ‘|‘.
'1'. And then see l'll dominate the
see how I'll tho foe."

11. He who is in Brahman,

is born in source,
Brahman, his true source. 16. the Mind
16. Because the Stillness of the Minci alone
By
By ardent searching wherefrom he he was boln.
born. ls ever-present Liberation, how
ls
'Tis
'Tis that one only who is really born.
is really mindsthatdwellon
Can those whose mindsthatdwell powerE,
on wondrous powers,
And he Saints,
he is always born, the Lord of Saints. Which cannot be obtained inind's act,
obtained without mind's
The
The Ever-New. mind,
So. with one-pointed mind,
Ever-New. So, Merge in the
the Bliss
Bliss of Freedom, that itself
thy search
Pursue thy incessantly.
search for Self incessantly. kind of mental
ls rid of every kind mental stir ??

Cast off the sense ‘I'l am

12. Cast am this body‘d shell,'
body'd shell,‘ 16a.
16a. Even the conjurer
coniurer has
has the power, my son,
the power,
Seek always the
the real Bliss'
Ceaseless Bliss.
real Self of Ceaseless entirely undeceived,
To remain himself entirely
That
That man
man who strives the Self to to realize
realize While imposing on the people of the world.
Through the the body, he
the perfection of the he Whereas the
the Siddha self-deluded is,
Mistakes an alligator for aa log
Mistakes an Imposing people of the world,
lmposing on the people
the stream.
on it hopes to cross the
And seated on stream. How very
very wonderful
wonderf ul aa thing is this I!

13. Alms, penance, sacrifice, one's duty done,

sactifice, one's 17.
17. The burden
burden of earth borne by God;
earth is borne
Yoga, devotion, heaven, state,
heaven, the changeless state. The ego that pretends bear it too
to bear
Quietude,
Ouietude, non-lying, silence, grace, the truth, ls
ls like the figure sculptured on towsr
on the tower
The deathless death,
death, renunciation, bliss, That seems to bear the weight.
weight. Whose i!
fault is it
Wisdom and freedom
freedom are no more than this :: Iflf anyone, while travelling by train,
Discarding of the body-consciousness.
body-consciousness. Keeps his luggage on on his
his head
head and pain 7?
and so feels pain
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30 THE OF SR1
TFTE POEMS OF SRI RAMANA ]IIAHARSIII
RANTANA MAHARSHI
SUPPLEMENT'TO
SUPPLEMENT TI{E TORTY
TO THE I'ORTY VERSES
VFRSES 3l

the paps.
23. "Entire
"Entire in
in it resides ;; the
the mirror where
18. Above the
tha abdomen,
abdomen, between the paps,
Creation isis reflected
reflected ;; the store-house
store-house
And in the
the region
region of the
the chest are
ale found
organs. On
Six different coloured organs. On the
the right
Of all 'tis. This-Consciousness
all that's precious ‘tis. This-Consciousness
is placed All alone is
Allalone is Heart of All, no portion it
One
One like aa water-lily bud is
Of any organ
organ in the
the body found,
Two fingers from the middle
middle of the
the chest.
chest,
Inert
lnert like
like any
any pot and perishable.
This is the organ which is called the the Heart.
19. Itlt is
is inverted and
and its face
face isis closed, 24.
24. "Therefore control
control of tendencies of mind
mind
And in its core has aI tiny hole.
core it has hole" And the life-current are
are effected thus ::
Inside
lnside is found aa darkness most most profound, By merging of the mind entirely
Attachments and the rest are are here contained.
contained, Within Pure
Pure Consciousness.
Consciousness, which
which is
is the
the Heart
Heart.',
Here.
Here, too, are centred all all important nerves.
ItIt is the seat of life.
life, of mind andand light.
25. "Ward off all
all attachments
attachments of of the mind
mino
20. The Lord who shines as 'l' within the
as ‘I’ the Heart By
By being so
so perennially firm
f irm

ls
ls praised asas Lord
Lord Guhesa.
Guhesa. Meditate :: Within the
the Heart and meditating therethere
‘Lord
'Lord of the Cave am am l‘l' incessantly, Unceasingly
Unceasingly :: "Siva
"Siva am
am I,l, who is
is
And rest
rest in
in That as
as in thy body-sense,
body-sense, Eternal
Eternal Consciousness,
Consciousness, the
the Ever-Free,
Ever-Free,
By strength of this the
the body-myth will flee Devoid of any kind of attribute.“
attribute.,,
As darkness is dispersed by blazing Sun.
26.
26. “Having
"Having looked into the the three states of
of life,
21. Then Rama asked
asked:: '0 'O Sage, what is
is that He
Heart
3" In
ln Heart hold
hold fast unto
unto the
the State Supreme
Of all
all the beings ofof the Universe, in which
Universe, in That
That really is, but in
is, but play I!
in the world e'er play
Great mirror isis reflected
ref lected everything 7? "" That
That inin the
the Heart you've known, that that basis is
Vasishta answered him :: “Dear"Dear aspirant I! all appearance ;; holding to
Of all to That
I'hat
All beings
beings have
have two hearts,
hearts, essential
essential one, Play
Play in
in the world
world intn any you like I!
any way you
The other nonessential.
non-essential. Learn from me. me.

22. IfThat heart which is

"That is located in the
the chest 27. "With feigned enthusiasm
enthusiasm and pretended joy;
ls
ls non-essential.
non-essential. Of body ‘tis 'tis aa part. With mimic anger ;; seeming to
to be
be sad;
sad ;
That
That which persists as
as Consciousness Itself
ltself all work indifferently, so
Doing all so play
play I!
Essential is. Although within,
Essential is. within, without, Free from
from all
all bonds and of one-pointed mindmind
Interior.
lnterior, exterior,
exterior, ‘tis
'tis not. In
ln the three states of
of life.
life, play in
in the world
That is
is the Real
Real Heart.
Heart. The Universe. Though seemingly preoccupied with work I! ""
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32 THE
THE POEMS
POEMS or
OF SRI
SRI RAMANA
RA]\'IANA MAHARSHI ' SUPPLEMENT
SUPPLEMENT TO
TO ‘me
f'IIE FORTY
FOR'I'Y vrsnsns
VERSES 33-l
-1

28 He, victorY has

He, who the final victory has won 33, To
To say for Jnanis there's
there's no
no Sanchita
Sanchita
His senses
His senses o'er by dint of Wisdom's power,
Wisdom's power, Or
Or Agamya Karma
Karma butbut there's still
ls ever fixed of the
in knowledge of
f ixed in the Truth.
Truth' Prarabdha, is
is aa sop
sop for the
the unwise.
Self-realized
Self-realized that man. He
that man. has become
He has become As none of his three
three wives remains "*if"".
remainr au "wife"-
The thunder-bolt of Knowledge, who
h€ro who
Knowledge, hero When
When husband's
husband's dead,
dead, no
no Karma
Karnta will
will remain
remain
the conqueror
Has destroyed time, the conqueror ofof death.
death. For
For him whose sense
sense of doership is is lost.
29. In
ln the same mannel as
sarne manner loveliness
the loveliness
as the 34. The
The bondage of
of the
the ignorant consists
consists
And other charcteristics tree
charcteristics of aa tree children. In
Of wife and children. ln the
rhe mind of those
those
Increase
lncrease with the arrival the Spring.
arrival of the Spring. With too much
mr:ch learning
learning bondage
bondage is
is not one
power and intellect
So also will the power But
But many families of countless books,
books,
grow in
person grow
And lustre of aa person in strength
strength Which they have studied and which now remain
iemain
After his of the
his realization of Truth.
the Truth. An
An obstacle in
in Liberation's way.
way.
absent-minded man
30. As aa completely absent-minded man 35. To those not trying
trying to find out wherefrom
to listen to
Appears to told,
to aa story told. Themselves, who are well-lettered,
woll-lettered. come and
and thus
thus
So the curbed mind is still amidst all all work.
work. Wipe from their foreheads the dire
Wipe dire marks of
marks of fate,
fate,
the mind soaked in
Whereas the in attachments toils
attachments toils What good can do ? Such people are,
can learning do? are,
Though not engaged in work, as as one who sleeps.
one who sleeps, Lord Arunachala, but gramophones.
gramophones,
hill and tumbles down.
Dreams that he climbs aa hill down. Out of whose mouths noise meaningless
meaningless proceeds.
proceeds.
garaging
31. As are the movement, stopping, garaging 36. Happier the illiterate
illiterate than
than they
Of a conveyance
conveYance to a
a man
man who sleeps Who having
having learning yet cannot Winvvin Peace.
Pedce.
While they are
are happening. peacefully within.
happening, peacefully within, For from the ghost of of arrogance they're saved;
So work. At-one-ment, sleep are
are to a Man
a Man From the distracted mind and rolling
rolling tongue;
Of Wisdom, inin repose within his frame, From search
search for praise and pelf they're also
also saved.
saved.
. His mortal body-vehicle on earth.
His mortal earth' Yea,
Yea, many are
are the things
things they've saved
saved themselves.

32. He who is living in the threefold state 37. Though for aa man
man the world is
is nothing more
more
Of waking, sleep and dreaming, calls that state
and dreaming. Than just straw; though
though he, at
at his
his command.
command,
Termed the ‘beyond’ or
'beyond' even 'wakeful sleep’,
even 'wakeful sleep', Has a deep knowledge of the sacred lore ;;
The Fourth State. It
Fourth State. lt alone is Real. In Itlt I
is Real. ln He scarce can save
save himself from the dread chains
The others come and go
go and so are
are naught.
naught. Of flattery, that cursed prostitute, ~
The Real
Real is Absolute, transcending
transcending all. Which fetter him securely toto her use.
use.
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34
34 THE POEMS
THE ol- SR1
PoENts OF RAMANA MAllARStll
sRl RAMANA MAHAKSHI

38. Who
38. Who else is there apart
etse is rom one's
apart ffrom true self?
one's true self ? THE SONG
SONG OF
OF THE
THE POPPADUM
POPPADUM
matters
What matters what
What it what other people say
people say ??
'Tis just as
as if one praised
praised or or blamed oneself'
blamed oneself. Poppadum
Poppadum is aa thin,
thin. light,
light, round wafer-likefood, usually
'Tis
So feel that
So never feel that
never thou art separate,
art separate.
made gram. lt isis fried
black gram.
made of black fned and is much
and is relished by
much relished
Nor swerve from That, thine own Reality,
thine own Reality, the inhabitants of
the of India.
lndia. This grven here
This recipe given is common
here is comnron
But always stand thou steadfast in
in the '1"
the 'l'. lndia. The poem
in South India.
in poem was
was spontaneously composed
by Maharshi
Maharshi one dayday when hishis aged was actually
nrother was
aged mother
39. The idea
39. idea of non—duality must be
non-dualitY must be engaged
engaged inin making
moking some and invited
some and invited him to help
him to her in
help her
Guarded within the Heart ; but
the Heart; shown
but never shown preparation. Maharshi
the preparation. then composed
Maharshi then composed thisthis poem for
ln act. But even though
ln the least outward act. her benef it as the best way of helping her.
her benefit her. The
The composition
composttion
To
To the three worlds, son, itit may
my son,
wotlds, my apply,
may apply, motaphorically instructs
metaphorically the aspirant
inslructs the how to
aspirant how to dispel
dispel his
In
ln dealing with our Guru we must heed heed ignorance.
Ignorance.
That it on
That on no be employed.
must be
no account must employed.
1. No
1. No need about the the world to roam
world to roarn
proclaim with no
no uncertain voice
uncertain voice And suffer ffrom
rom depression;
depression ;
40, Lat
40. Let me
me proclaim
The
The essence of Vedantha and the pith
and the pith Make poppad um within
Maka poppadum tl'e home
within the
schools. Let ego die die According toto the
the lesson
all the other schools.
Of all "Thou art That", without compare,
And
And let thyself be That
be That!I There then is left
is Of
Of "Thou
Pure Consciousness,
Consciousness' the Self that is the
Self that the 'l‘; 'l' ; The Unique Word,‘
Word,t unspoken
sole Reality.
And this itself's the sole Reality. Of who is
Of Him who is the Adept-Sage,
The great Apotheosis,
The great
-.:l1. ‘6*** 1: * I\' With his eternal
With eternal heritage
That Being-Wisdom~Bliss
Being-Wisdom-Bliss is.
NOTE:
NOTE The first
: The part of
first part lhe Ulla:/u-NuI'])a¢/ll
ol the consists entirely
Ulladu-Narpatlu consists entirely
of original versel by Sri
verses by thagavan' Of
Sri Bhagavan. verses 8,
supplsmant verses
C\l the supplement 8, 10,
10, 11.
11' Make poppadum and fry;;
and after making fry
13,14.15.16,17,31,
13.14.15, 32,33,
16,17, 31, 32, 35,36,38
33, 35, and the
36, 38 and first two
the first two lines of verse
linss of verse Eat,
Eat, so
so your you may satisfy.
cravings you
five lines of
original. The first five
12 are original. of versa aro aa translation
2O are
verse 20 translation adapted
sdapted
from several vetses and the
several verses tho last original. All
line is original.
la3t line All the
the rest the verses
rost of the verses 2. The
2. grain which
The grain is the black gram's yield,
which is
are from various works.
rre translations from The so-called
so-called self or ego,
NOTE TO TO VERSE 33:33: The The thr6e Karmus or
three Karmas or actions
actions are
are Pmrabdha,
Prarabdha, Grown in the
the body's fertile field
Agani: those
snd Agami:
Sanchita and
Sanchita thote actions have begun
actions that have begun to fruit in the
to bear fruit
birth; those which will bear
prcsent birth;
present fruit later;
bear fruit thosc at
and those
lator; and prasent being
at present boing
accumulated to to bear fruit in the futute, Or
the future. Ot Prurabdha,
Pruraln//za. fruits of of previous
Karma eaten in
Karma eaten in his
his lite; Agami, seeds
life ; Agami, seeds gathered whilc so
gathered while so eating;
such soeds
Sanchilu, such
Sanchitu, which sown
seeds which will sprout
sown will sprout inin the futurc becoming
the future r i.e, Stillness.
li.e, ln the
Stillness. ln the higher philosophy Stillness
lndian philosophy
highe! Indian Stillness is
Prarabzllra
Prarubdhu in the next life.
in the prradoxically the
paradoxically th€ speech
speech of the
the Eternal
Et8rnal Spirit. -