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Translations of the Tamil and Sanskrit writings of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi and articles discussing the philosophy and practice of self-investigation (ātma-vicāra) and self-surrender (ātma-samarpaṇa) as taught by him, written by Michael James and forming an extension of his main website: sriramanateachings.org

Wednesday, 1 October 2025

Śrī Aruṇācala Aṣṭakam verse 2: When investigating within the mind who he who saw is, I saw what remained when he who saw was completely non-existent

This article is also available in a clearer and more easily readable format on my main website:
Śrī Aruṇācala Aṣṭakam verse 2: When investigating within the mind who he who saw is, I saw what remained when he who saw was completely non-existent

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In continuation of my previous two articles, Śrī Aruṇācala Aṣṭakam: Tamil text, transliteration and translation and Śrī Aruṇācala Aṣṭakam verse 1: When, by its wonderful act of grace, Arunachala enchanted and pulled my mind close, I saw as this is acalam, in this article I will explain and discuss the meaning and implications of the second verse:

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Labels: Arunachala, Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi, God, grace, guru, Nāṉ Yār? (Who am I?), self-investigation (ātma-vicāra), Śrī Aruṇācala Akṣaramaṇamālai, Śrī Aruṇācala Aṣṭakam, Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu

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The Philosophy and Practice of the Spiritual Teachings of Bhagavan Sri Ramana

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Bhagavan Sri Ramana

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Translations of the writings of Bhagavan Sri Ramana

  • Nāṉ Ār? (Who am I?)
  • Upadēśa Undiyār (The Essence of Spiritual Instructions)
  • Upadēśa Sāraḥ (The Sanskrit version of Upadēśa Undiyār)
  • Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu (Forty Verses on What Is)
  • Upadēśa Kaliveṇbā (the extended version of Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu)
  • Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu Anubandham (the supplement to Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu)
  • Appaḷa Pāṭṭu (The Appaḷam Song)
  • Āṉma-Viddai (The Science of Knowing Oneself)
  • Aruṇācala Tattuvam and Dīpa-Darśaṉa Tattuvam (The Reality of Arunachala and Seeing Deepam)
A more detailed list of these translations is available on the Translations page of my main website.

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Index of Topics

  • 1898 note for his mother (14)
  • ahaṁ-sphuraṇa (7)
  • ahiṁsā (2)
  • ajāta (18)
  • Āṉma-Viddai (34)
  • Appaḷa Pāṭṭu (4)
  • Arunachala (41)
  • Bhagavad Gītā (8)
  • Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi (417)
  • bhakti (devotion) (55)
  • cit-śakti (5)
  • consciousness (77)
  • dream (102)
  • effort (46)
  • ego (215)
  • Ēkāṉma Pañcakam (22)
  • God (66)
  • grace (36)
  • guru (30)
  • Guru Vācaka Kōvai (60)
  • Happiness and the Art of Being (72)
  • just being (summa iruppadu) (44)
  • karma (19)
  • kuṇḍalinī (2)
  • manōnāśa (annihilation of mind) (29)
  • māyā (26)
  • Nāṉ Yār? (Who am I?) (212)
  • philosophy of Sri Ramana (152)
  • practice taught by Sri Ramana (193)
  • Sādhanai Sāram (3)
  • sat-sanga (9)
  • self-forgetfulness (16)
  • self-investigation (ātma-vicāra) (360)
  • self-love (23)
  • self-surrender (66)
  • silence (mauna) (10)
  • sleep (78)
  • śravaṇa-manana-nididhyāsana (8)
  • Śrī Aruṇācala Akṣaramaṇamālai (35)
  • Śrī Aruṇācala Aṣṭakam (25)
  • Śrī Aruṇācala Navamaṇimālai (8)
  • Śrī Aruṇācala Padikam (12)
  • Śrī Aruṇācala Pañcaratnam (9)
  • Śrī Aruṇācala Stuti Pañcakam (10)
  • Sri Muruganar (27)
  • Sri Sadhu Om (45)
  • Sri Sivaprakasam Pillai (4)
  • The Path of Sri Ramana (15)
  • The Truth of Otherness (6)
  • transitive awareness (suṭṭaṟivu) (14)
  • Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu (216)
  • Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu Anubandham (18)
  • Upadēśa Mañjari (4)
  • Upadēśa Nūṉmālai (9)
  • Upadēśa Sāram (6)
  • Upadēśa Taṉippākkaḷ (27)
  • Upadēśa Undiyār (180)
  • Vicāra Saṅgraham (3)

Videos and Audios

All the currently available videos of Michael James discussing the teachings of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi can be viewed on his YouTube channel:
Sri Ramana Teachings
There are currently more than seven hundred videos on this channel, organised into the following thirty-five playlists:
  1. Sri Ramana Teachings: all videos (in reverse chronological order)

  2. Sri Ramana Jayanti, Aradhana and Advent celebrations

  3. ஸ்ரீ அருணாசல அக்ஷரமணமாலை (Śrī Aruṇācala Akṣaramaṇamālai): The Marriage Garland of Syllables for Arunachala

  4. ஸ்ரீ அருணாசல நவமணிமாலை (Śrī Aruṇācala Navamaṇimālai): The Necklace of Nine Gems for Arunachala

  5. ஸ்ரீ அருணாசல பதிகம் (Śrī Aruṇācala Padigam), Eleven Verses to Arunachala

  6. ஸ்ரீ அருணாசல அஷ்டகம் (Śrī Aruṇācala Aṣṭakam): Eight Verses to Arunachala

  7. ஸ்ரீ அருணாசல பஞ்சரத்னம் (Śrī Aruṇācala Pañcaratnam): The Five Gems to Arunachala

  8. அருணாசலரமணன் (Aruṇācalaramaṇaṉ)

  9. நானார்? (Nāṉ Ār?): Who am I?

  10. உள்ளது நாற்பது (Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu): Forty Verses on What Is

  11. உள்ளது நாற்பது அனுபந்தம் (Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu Anubandham): Supplement to Forty Verses on What Is

  12. உபதேச வுந்தியார் (Upadēśa Undiyār): The Essence of Spiritual Instructions

  13. उपदेश सारः (Upadēśa Sāraḥ): The Essence of Spiritual Instructions

  14. ஆன்ம வித்தை (Āṉma-Viddai): The Song on the Science of Self

  15. அப்பளப் பாட்டு (Appaḷa-p-Pāṭṭu): The Appaḷam Song

  16. ஏகான்ம பஞ்சகம் (Ēkāṉma Pañcakam): Five Verses on Oneself, the One

  17. Miscellaneous verses composed by Bhagavan Ramana

  18. The note that Bhagavan wrote for his mother in December 1898

  19. Eight key points of Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu (and of all Bhagavan’s teachings)

  20. The five sheaths and three states

  21. Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK: general discussions

  22. Sri Ramana Center, Houston: general discussions

  23. Discussions with Ramana Kendra, Delhi

  24. Discussions with Sri Ramana Satsang group, Bay Area, California

  25. Discussions with Sri Ramana Satsang, Connecticut

  26. Discussions with Boston Ramana Satsang

  27. Discussions with Yo Soy Tu Mismo

  28. Discussions with San Diego Ramana Satsang

  29. Discussions with Chicago Ramana devotees

  30. Discussions with Ramana group, Helsinki

  31. Discussions with Seattle Ramana Satsang

  32. Sadhu Om and his songs

  33. Open air discussions

  34. Miscellaneous discussions

  35. Interviews on other channels
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