UPANISHAD MANDUKYA : Chapter-1. Agama Prakarana ( The Scriptural Treatise ) Sri Gaudapada's glossary begins : Karika Mantram-s 1 to 9. Mantram-5 : Discussion-3.

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Mandukya Upanishad :

Chapter-1. Agama Prakarana ( The Scriptural Treatise )

Sri Gaudapada's glossary begins :

Karika Slokam-s 1 to 9.

Mantram : 5.

"Trishu dhamashu yad-bhojyam
bhokta yas-ca prakirtitah
vedai-tad-ubhayam yashtu sa
bhunjano na lipyate."

trishu dhamashu - in the three planes of consciousness;
yat bhojyam - that (which is) to be enjoyed;
bhokta - the enjoyer;
ca - and;
yah prakirtitah - that who is known;
veda - knows;
ubhayam etat - both of them;
yah - who;
tu - indeed;
sah - that (person);
bhunjanah - while enjoying;
na - not;
lipyate - affected.

" One who knows both the experiencer and the experienced, just as they have been described so far, as associating with the three states of consciousness, he is not at all affected even when he is experiencing (enjoying) the respective objects of the three states."

Discussion-3.

Even cancer in his throat was to "Sri Ramakrishna Paramhamsa" nothing but a suffering of the "Vaisvanara" in him.

Thus, standing as it were apart from oneself, one could view the entire world and in perfect detachment, watch how the world impringes on himself as though it were a great tamasha ( fan-fair ) held for his own entertainment - in himself by himself!

This idea of an unbroken tranquility and peace is ponted out here by the statement : " It is not affected though experiencing the objects."

Discussion on Mantram -5 ends.

Next : Mantram : 6.

To be continued ..