Vivekachudamani

Vivekachudamani (“The Crest-Jewel of Discrimination”) is a famous philosophical work in the Advaita Vedanta tradition, attributed to Adi Shankara. It is written in the form of a dialogue between a teacher and a student, where the teacher explains the nature of the Self (Atman) and the path to liberation (Moksha) through discrimination (viveka) and dispassion (vairagya).

Thematic Notes

• The Three Rare Graces (Verse 3)
• Qualifications of a Seeker (Verses 16–27)
• Bhakti and the Path of Liberation (Verses 30, 31, 51)
• The Three Gunas of Maya (Verses 105–106, 108–119)
• The Innermost Self (Atman) (Verses 125, 127–131)
• Meditations on Tat Tvam Asi (Verses 225, 237–263)
• Strategies for Overcoming Superimposition (Verses 267–458)
• Characteristics of a Jivanmukta (Verses 317, 429–430)
• Sudden Awakening (Verses 482–513)

References: Vedanta