उपदेशसाहस्री (आदि शङ्कराचार्य - गद्य व पद्य भाग)

102 A THOUSAND TEACHINGS [CHAP. VIII
intellects. I am not capable of being rejected ¹ or ac-
cepted.² Therefore I am the supreme Brahman.
विकारित्वमशुद्धत्वं भौतिकत्वं न चात्मनः ।
अशेषबुद्धिसाक्षित्वाद् बुद्धिवच्चाल्पवेदना ॥ ३ ॥
3. As It is the witness of all intellects (and their
modifications) the Self is not of limited knowledge
like the intellects and has no change, impurity or
material nature in It.
मणौ प्रकाश्यते यद्वद्रक्ताद्याकारतातपे ।
मयि संदृश्यते सर्वमातपेनेव तन्मया ॥ ४ ॥
4. Just as in the presence of sunlight colours such
as red etc., (of flowers and other things) are manifested
in a jewel,³ so, all objects are seen (in the intellect ⁴) in
My Presence.⁵ All things are, therefore, illumined by
Me like sun-light.
बुद्धौ दृश्यं भवेद् बुद्धौ सत्यां नास्ति विपर्यये ।
द्रष्टा यस्मात्सदा द्रष्टा तस्माद् द्वैतं न विद्यते ॥ ५ ॥
5. Objects of knowledge exist in the intellect as
long as it is there (in waking and dream) ; but they do
not exist in the opposite case (i.e., when the intellect is
¹ None can say that the Self is not the witness or not at any
place as It is All-knowing and All pervading.
² No one can make the Self an object of one's knowledge or
bring It into existence by any action as It always exists.
³ Crystal etc. ⁴ The intellect is not the illuminator.
⁵ Changeless like sunlight.
⁶ For there is no evidence that non-conscious things exist when
unknown.