Tripura Rahasya

Sri Datta said,

• Hemachuda was amazed at the strange discourse he had heard. He later pondered over all that Hemalekha had said.
• His disgust for earthly pleasures grew in volume and in force. He again and again discussed matters with his beloved so that he understood the ultimate truth.
• Then realizing the pure consciousness inhering as the Self to be that selfsame Tripura, he became aware of the One Self holding all, and was liberated.
• That same consciousness is the subject and also the objects, and that is all - the mobile and the immobile; all else shine in its reflected light; it shines of itself.
• Therefore, O Man, throw off delusion! Think of that consciousness which is alone, illuminating all and pervading all. Be of clear vision.
• Those holy saints Vamadeva and others having on one occasion heard these sacred words of the parrots, wondered at the wisdom of even the birds of that city* and named it the 'City of Wisdom'.
• The city is today still called by that name. Dattatreya continued: Association with the Sages, O Rama, is thus the root cause of all that is auspicious and good.
• By association with Hemalekha, all people gained jnana (wisdom). Know then, that satsanga (association with the wise) is alone the root cause of salvation.

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* Here, city refers to Prince Hemachuda's kingdom

Excerpts from Chapter 4 (The Fruits of Satsanga), Tripura Rahasya