उपदेशसाहस्री (आदि शङ्कराचार्य - गद्य व पद्य भाग)

3-9] IMPOSSIBILITY OF ONE BEING ANOTHER 153
न प्रियाप्रिय इत्युक्तेर्नादेहत्वं क्रियाफलम् ।
देहयोगः क्रियाहेतुस्तस्माद्विद्वान्क्रियास्त्यजेत् ॥ ६ ॥
6. As it is said (in the Sruti,¹) 'pleasure and pain
(do not touch one who is bodiless²)', Bodilessness³ is
not the result of actions. The cause⁴ of our connection
with a body is action. Therefore an aspirant after
knowledge should renounce actions.
कर्मस्वात्मा स्वतन्त्रश्चेन्निवृत्तौ च तथेष्यताम् ।
अदेहत्वे फलेऽकार्ये ज्ञाते कुर्यात्कथं क्रियाः ॥ ७ ॥
7. If the Self is considered to be independent with
regard to the performance of actions, It must be so with
regard to their renunciation also. Why should, there-
fore, one perform actions when the result⁵ is known to
be Bodilessness⁵ which cannot be produced by actions ?
जात्यादीन्संपरित्यज्य निमित्तं कर्मणां बुधः ।
कर्महेतुविरुद्धं यत्स्वरूपं शास्त्रतः स्मरेत् ॥ ८ ॥
8. After giving up caste etc. which are the causes
of duties a wise man should (constantly) remember
from the scriptures his own real nature which⁶ is in-
compatible with causes⁷ of duties.
आत्मैकः सर्वभूतेषु तानि तस्मिंश्च खे यथा ।
पर्यगाद्व्योमवत्सर्वं शुक्रं दीप्तिमदिष्यते ॥ ९ ॥
¹ Chh. U., 8. 12. 1. ² I.e., liberated even in life. ³ Liberation.
⁴ See verse 3, Chap. 1, Part II. ⁵ Liberation.
⁶ When known. ⁷ Caste etc., due to ignorance of the Self.