Ome, Shri Harim Paramanandam, Upadeh Starram Ishwaram,

Vyapakam, Sarvoloqanaam, Karnam Tamm Namamamamamamamamam tam namyaam. Verse number 135. Cariae caranatayata, caranee not carriata,

caronet

caran'ttvantathe tautchhet,

caran atvam tato gachhetchet,

Kariabhavhavh, vicharata.

Kariah bhawe vicharata.

So the cause exists in and through the effect, but the effect does not exist in the cause.

Therefore, the causality of the cause is lost.

Because of the non-existence of the effect and all of this we see through

Vichara, a philosophical inquiry. Now what does this mean? It sounds profound but also

puzzling. The teachings have been given we are almost at the end of the text so

all the teachings have been given and And before concluding, Shankaracharya gives us, it's as if the source code of Adwaita Vedant, you know.

The basic methodology, what exactly happens when Adwaita Vedant is taught?

The basic methodology of teaching Adwaita Vedantha, he is giving us this.

That's the last topic. To understand this, we will use the familiar example of the pot, clay and pot. So let's take that example in four stages. When we understand the

example, remember it's not about pots, not about clay. It's about Brahman and this world that we

experience. Our real nature and what we experience ourselves to be, or what we think we are right now.

It's about that, about the ultimate reality and this universe.

But the pot example is used.

Let's first understand this verse in terms of the pot example.

And the pot example actually will be mentioned by Shankaracharya and the next verse itself. He says use the example of the clay and the pot to understand what I've

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