Ribhu-gita Reading 7.1: Undivided Unitary Essence

This Introduction is for those who may encounter this series but are new to Ribhu-gita. Ribhu-gita was one of Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi's favorite traditional spiritual works. It forms the sixth section of the Sanskrit work known as Śiva-Rahasya. It is the teachings of Lord Siva in Mount Kailas to His devotee Ribhu, from whom the Gita derives its name.

Bhagavan Ramana often referred to the Ribhu-gita in his talks with devotees and seekers, and he is reported to have said that if one repeatedly read Chapter 26 of the Ribhu-gita one could pass spontaneously into samādhi, the natural state of Self-realization.

Bhagavan Ramana first attendant, Palaniswami had brought a copy of Ribhu-gita to Bhagavan's attention. Later in life Bhagavan related how surprised he was at the time to hear an exact description of his own state recited in the Ribhu-gita and that it had been experienced by others and was the bliss of the Self sought after by all true seekers.

Transcript

I shall explain to you that which is exceedingly marvelous,

Hard to obtain in all the worlds,

And cream of the Vedas and Shastras.

Indeed,

It is ever rare.

Mantra is undivided unitary essence.

Its result is undivided unitary essence.

The individual is undivided unitary essence.

Action is undivided unitary essence.

Earth is undivided unitary essence.

Water is undivided unitary essence.

Scent is undivided unitary essence.

The Shastras are undivided unitary essence.

The Vedas are undivided unitary essence.

Brahman is undivided unitary essence.

Religious vows are undivided unitary essence.

Vishnu is undivided unitary essence.

Shiva is undivided unitary essence.

Brahman is undivided unitary essence.

The Celestials are undivided unitary essence.

Everything is undivided unitary essence.

Imminent Self is undivided unitary essence.

Imminent Self is undivided unitary essence.

Guru is undivided unitary essence.

The Spoken Matter is undivided unitary essence.

Efulgence is undivided unitary essence.

The Body is undivided unitary essence.

The Mind is undivided unitary essence.

Science is undivided unitary essence.

Pleasure is undivided unitary essence.

Knowledge is undivided unitary essence.

The Inconsumable is undivided unitary essence.

The Permanent is undivided unitary essence.

The Beyond is undivided unitary essence.

The Infinitesimal is undivided unitary essence.

I am from undivided unitary essence.

Existence is undivided unitary essence.

Non-existence is undivided unitary essence.

The Other is from undivided unitary essence.

The Transcendent is from undivided unitary essence.

The Gross is from undivided unitary essence.

People are undivided unitary essence.

The Subtle is undivided unitary essence.

Complementaries are undivided unitary essence.

One Being is undivided unitary essence.

Strength is undivided unitary essence.

The All-pervading Vishnu is undivided unitary essence.

Weapons are undivided unitary essence.

Non-existence is undivided unitary essence.

You are from undivided unitary essence.

Verily,

The undivided unitary essence alone is.

This is from undivided unitary essence.

Knowledge is from undivided unitary essence.

The Existent is undivided unitary essence.

The Merged is undivided unitary essence.

Father is undivided unitary essence.

Devotees are undivided unitary essence.

Husband is undivided unitary essence.

Mother is undivided unitary essence.

The Sovereign Lord is undivided unitary essence.

The Trunk is undivided unitary essence.

The Head is undivided unitary essence.

The Nose is undivided unitary essence.

The Exterior is undivided unitary essence.

The All-Full is undivided unitary essence.

The Immortal is undivided unitary essence.

The Ear is undivided unitary essence.

The Home is undivided unitary essence.

The Confidential is undivided unitary essence.

Shiva is undivided unitary essence.

Name is undivided unitary essence.

The Sun is undivided unitary essence.

The Moon is undivided unitary essence.

The Guru is undivided unitary essence.

The Witness is undivided unitary essence.

The Friend is undivided unitary essence.

The Relative is undivided unitary essence.

I am the undivided unitary essence.

The King is undivided unitary essence.

The City is undivided unitary essence.

Sovereignty is undivided unitary essence.

The Lord is undivided unitary essence.

Mantra is undivided unitary essence.

Japa is undivided unitary essence.

Contemplation is undivided unitary essence.

The State is undivided unitary essence.

The Comprehended is undivided unitary essence.

The Great One is undivided unitary essence.

Light is undivided unitary essence.

The Supreme is undivided unitary essence.

The Enjoyed is undivided unitary essence.

Oblation is undivided unitary essence.

Fire Sacrifice is undivided unitary essence.

Victory is undivided unitary essence.

Heaven is undivided unitary essence.

One's Self is undivided unitary essence.

There is nothing anywhere apart from the form that is undivided unitary essence.

Japa is undivided unitary essence.

Reviews

I want to listen to this again and again....

This meditation is undivided unitary essence.