Sloka 19, Ulladu Narpadu / Ramana Maharshi / Indian Philosophy

RAMANA MAHARSHI / ULLADU NARPADU : PART -II Sloka 19

English Translations:

1.     Truth  Revealed  / Grant Duff It is inverted, and in it there is a tiny orifice wherein is firmly seated along with desires (tendencies) etc. a darkness immense. Thereon the entire nervous system has its support. It is the seat of the vital forces, the mind and the light (of consciousness).

2.    The Forty on Existence Sadhu Arunachala (Major A.W.Chadwick)

It is inverted and its face is closed, And in its core it has a tiny hole, Inside is found a darkness most profound, Attachments and the rest are here contained, Here, too, are centered all important nerves. It is the seat of life, of mind and light.

3.    Revelation / K. Lakshmana Sarma Its mouth is closed; in the space within it there are the (chief) nerves; it is the abode of darkness: of the (acquired) mental habits, the vital forces, the mind and the Light (namely Consciousness).

Synopsis / Grant Duff The heart sustains the nervous system and the vital forces: in it also is avidya. It is the seat of the mind with the vasanas, and of consciousness.

Collected from the books published by Ramanashramam. mP: 4-2--14