Rudra - Brahmavidya: Immortal I lyrics
Tracks 01. Now, Therefore...
02. Illusory Enlightenment 03. Ravenous Theories Of Deception 04. Vultures Of Slavery 05. Incredulous Void 06. Sinister Devotion 07. Harrowing Carrions Of Syllogism 08. Embryonic Theologies 09. Supposed Sages Of Sensuality 10. Hymns Of The Immortal Self 11. Advaita Samrajya 01. Now, Therefore...
Now, therefore, the enquiry into Brahman leads to the Immortal Self
It is a reasoning of a different kind not divorced from shruti and anubhava Discriminate between the rope and the snake Shun the impermanent Invigorate the Antahkarana Yearn to be Free! Athato brahmajijnasa janmadyasya yatah Shastrayonittvat tattusamanvayat* Nityanityavastu viveka Iccharahityam Shatkasampatti Mumukshutvam [Solo devan vinod] Athato brahmajijnasa janmadyasya yatah Shastrayonittvat tattusamanvayat [*Brahma Sutras] 02. Illusory Enlightenment
A non-dual experience is but a sleep in disguise
What can be learned from such a state of ignorance Stretching your limbs and mind, is karma indeed Will these actions lead you to freedom? And action is limited by nature, how that can confer freedom? It is the mind that is the seat of avidya It is knowledge alone that's needed, when you mistake the nacre for silver When will these foolish deeds end? Notpadyate vinajnanam vicharenanyasadhanai Yatha padarthabhanam hi prakashena vinakvacit* The Self is immortal by nature, can't be gained by action Attaining the Self is accomplishing the accomplished Notpadyate vinajnanam vicharenanyasadhanai Yatha padarthabhanam hi prakashena vinakvacit [Solo devan] Notpadyate vinajnanam vicharenanyasadhanai Yatha padarthabhanam hi prakashena vinakvacit The Self is immortal by nature, can't be gained by action Attaining the Self is accomplishing the accomplished [*Aparokshanubhuti] 03. Ravenous Theories Of Deception
Perception and inference are your gods
Observation is your ritual You are a believer after all with faith in your deductions Your pramanas are limited What you don't know, you'll never know until you discover that ignorance is bliss! Shrotrasya shrotram manaso manah Vaco vacam pranasya pranah chakshushashchakshuh Pratibodhaviditam matam* [Solo devan vinod] Your pramanas are limited What you don't know, You'll never know until you know that The assumed colour of the crystal is not its true nature Shrotrasya shrotram manaso manah Vaco vacam pranasya pranah chakshushashchakshuh Pratibodhaviditam matam* [*Kena Upanishad] 04. Vultures Of Slavery
Not knowing that the way out is the way in
Thousands of fools worship the feet of the scornful ones The key to freedom is in his pocket yet he claims that you are free He claims divinity but utters 'your are divine' Unquestioning faith is glorified What a holy deception Sarvashruti shiroratna virajitapadambujah Vedantambuja suryoyah tasmai shri surave namah* [Solo devan vinod] Acaryavan purushoveda** The acarya points out your innate freedom like pointing out the arundhati The one who sees non-duality as his essence And he who sees no second reality is a satguru For he has to be a Shrotriya and a brahmanishtha Sarvashruti shiroratna virajitapadambujah Vedantambuja suryoyah tasmai shri surave namah [*Skanda Purana] [**Taittiriya Upanishad] 05. Incredulous Void
[Solo devan]
It is a reasoning of a different kind not divorced from shruti and anubhava There is a supposed truth which leads you to nothingness They whisper mantras but leads you to shunya They cry that all is pain They die just like all of us in vain Kshanikavada Chedanam Om brahmane namah Reality can't be like the son of a barren woman 'cause I perceive it Their dry logic based on perception obstructs what lies beyond Why, must they deny that I am immortal! Shunyavada Chedanam Om brahmane namah Vijnanavada Chedanam Om brahmane namah [Solo devan] Om brahmane namah [Solo vinod] Om brahmane namah Kshanikavada Chedanam Om brahmane namah Shunyavada Chedanam Om brahmane namah [Solo devan] Vijnanavada Chedanam Om brahmane namah Satyamevajayate Nanrtam* Om brahmane namah [*Mundaka Upanishad] 06. Sinister Devotion
The one who sees a worshipful form in the form of a lord without
And he worships, sings and dances to enjoy bliss within His love enduring, his faith consuming the potential of freedom Bound by love, dependent on faith and mistaken freedom Taste the nectar within, not the water of this mirage That which appears as far without, is within There is no lord in the Universe other than the Atma In bhakti there is no atmatrpti, Parabhakti is indeed Atma anubhava There is no Lord in the Universe other than the Atma [Solo devan vinod] Yas tvatma rattirevasyat atmatrptashcamanava Atmanyeva ca santushtah tasya karyam na vidyate* Taste the nectar within, not the water of this mirage That which appears as far without, is within There is no lord in the Universe other than the Atma In bhakti there is no atmatrpti, Parabhakti is indeed Atma anubhava [*Bhagavad Gita] 07. Harrowing Carrions Of Syllogism
Mind creates a subjective notional world
Limited by knowledge we see what we want to see The mind can't see beyond its thought constructs The lack of a valid pramana leads to self-deception Destroy your world by seeing yourself as the essence of the universe [Solo vinod] Like the eye which can't see itself, the I can't see the inner I Without shabda, you can't know your Self Without shruti, you can't see your Self Manobuddhyahankaracittani naham Na ca vyomabhumir na tejo na vayu Cidanandarupa shivoham shivoham* Destroy your world by seeing yourself as the essence of the universe Like clay in the pot, see yourself as the essence of the universe [Solo vinod] Vain reasoning is a bottomless pit Inflates the non-self with conceit Shabda alone leads the mind beyond the limit of thoughts To the self which is beyond logic and reason Aham nirvikalpo nirakararupa Vibhutvacca sarvatra sarvendriyanam Na casangato naiva na muktirna bandha Cidanandarupa shivoham shivoham* [*Nirvana Shatkam] 08. Embryonic Theologies
Where is your saviour now?
Is he up in the skies? Are you a seeker? Are you a believer? Seeking salvation when you are already Free is like a wave wanting to be water! [Solo devan] I am that God in Truth Everything else is Mithya There is no formless God That resides in Paradise There is no holy Book All are but Lies! Nothing compares to the Self The Self that witnesses the Universe [Solo devan vinod] There is only the Self Supreme Which is eternal Which is Absolute and That I am Nothing compares to the Self The Self that witnesses the Universe I am the God in Truth Everything else is Mithya 09. Supposed Sages Of Sensuality
You see divinity in the other but not seeing it within oneself
The art of love deceives the heart which knows no reason What is within cannot be sought through another body Fools believe that maithuna leads to Brahman You are not the body that you depend on You are like a lotus leaf that's untouched by water Naham prana Naham Kama Deluded by pleasures Obsessed with sensations Addicted to ecstasy Love hides your inadequacy [Solo devan] 10. Hymns Of The Immortal Self
Why! Do you enslave yourself!
They have made you a pauper by making you lose what has been always yours Can't you see that there are many who want you on your knees? Praise the Self that you are You need no proof for your existence That you are free, is known to you but covered by ignorance Anandam brahmano vidvan na bibheti kadacana* [Solo devan] You are not a sinner! You are not a slave! The feebleness you are is not your nature, but it belongs to the creeds that enslave You see yourself as the space limited by walls but what you are is the all pervasive space Asangoham Asangoham Asangoham Eternal! That's what you are The witness to the changing phenomena Knowledge is your nature Deathlessness is your abode You have no soul to purify You need no redemption You need no salvation Cause you are the Master of this Universe Anandam brahmano vidvan na bibheti kadacana [Solo vinod] [*Taittiriya Upanishad] 11. Advaita Samrajya
There is no other, no second thing when I am the only reality
The universe, known and unknown, is a manifestation of Brahman That reality revealed by the Shruti and echoed by the Smrti Confirmed by my self experience, beyond disputations Like the One Sun, But many reflections, I am that one Light In my vision there is only I, that which is the parabrahman There is no experience other than the Self What can displace the vision that conforms to the sole Existence! What can negate that which is self-established! Nitya Shuddha Buddha Mukta Atmasvarupam Nitya Shuddha Buddha Mukta Ishvarasvabhavam Advaita Samrajya [Solo vinod devan] I am the Light of Lights, I am the God of Gods I am the very satyam on which the universe rests In me you exist. In reality you don't exist at all I lend my existence to this world phenomenon Nitya Shuddha Buddha Mukta Atmasvarupam Nitya Shuddha Buddha Mukta Ishvarasvabhavam |