उपदेशसाहस्री (आदि शङ्कराचार्य - गद्य व पद्य भाग)

206 A THOUSAND TEACHINGS [CHAP. XVII
particular determinations. But when the desires ¹ of a
man of Self-knowledge vanish he becomes immortal.²
आत्मरूपविधेः कार्यं क्रियादिभ्यो निवर्तनम् ।
न साध्यं साधनं वाऽऽत्मा नित्यतृप्तः स्मृतेर्मतः ॥ ४९ ॥
49. The outcome of the ascertainment of the real
nature of the Self is cessation from actions etc. and from
having an end or a means. (For) It is, according to
the Smriti,³ eternally contended.
उत्पाद्याप्यविकार्याणि संस्कार्यं च क्रियाफलम् ।
नातोऽन्यत्कर्मणा कार्यं त्यजेत्तस्मात्ससाधनम् ॥ ५० ॥
50. The results of actions are the production,
acquisition, transformation and purification of something.
They produce no other results. All actions with their
accessories ⁴ should, therefore, be given ⁵ up.
तापान्तत्वाद‍नित्यत्वादात्मार्थत्वाच्च या बहिः ।
संहृत्यात्मनि तां प्रीतिं सत्यार्थी गुरुमाश्रयेत् ॥ ५१ ॥
शान्तं प्राज्ञं तथा मुक्तं निष्क्रियं ब्रह्मणि स्थितम् ।
श्रुतेराचार्यवान्वेद तद्विद्धीति स्मृतेस्तथा ॥ ५२ ॥
51, 52. One desirous of attaining Truth should with-
draw into the Self the love that he has for external
¹ For these are in the mind and such a man gives up his
identification with it on the strength of Self-knowledge.
² Brahman. ³ Bh. Gîtâ, 4. 20.
⁴ Wife, children, wealth, sacred tuft of hair and holy thread.
⁵ By one who aspires after liberation which by its nature cannot
be the result of any action.