Tattva Bodha: Introductory Verses of Adi Shankaracharya
Complete lyrics with original text, transliteration, and meaning, 4 sections
Tattva Bodha Adi Shankaracharya Introduction None Spiritual practice
Mangalacharanam (Invocation)
Original
ॐ श्री गुरुभ्यो नमः। श्रीमत् आदिशङ्कराचार्यचरणौ प्रणमामि।
Transliteration
Om Shri Gurubhyo Namah. Shrimad Adi Shankaracharya charanau pranamami.
Meaning / Translation
Salutations to the venerable Gurus. I bow down at the lotus feet of the illustrious Adi Shankaracharya.
The Definition of Tattva Bodha
Original
तत्त्वबोधः आत्मतत्त्वस्य ज्ञानम्।
Transliteration
Tattva-bodhah Atma-tattvasya jnanam.
Meaning / Translation
Tattva Bodha is the profound knowledge regarding the true essence of the Self.
The Purpose of Inquiry
Original
अविद्यानाशाय आत्मज्ञानप्राप्तये च तत्त्वबोधः।
Transliteration
Avidya-nashaya Atma-jnana-praptyaye cha Tattva-bodhah.
Meaning / Translation
The purpose of Tattva Bodha is the destruction of ignorance (Avidya) and the attainment of the realization of the Self.
The Nature of Reality
Original
यत् सत्यं सर्वदा विद्यते, तत् तत्त्वम्।
Transliteration
Yat satyam sarvada vidyate, tat tattvam.
Meaning / Translation
That which is eternally true and exists at all times, that is the Reality (Tattva).