उपदेशसाहस्री (आदि शङ्कराचार्य - गद्य व पद्य भाग)

14-19] 'THOU ART THAT' 223
सदसीति फलं चोक्त्वा विधेयं साधनं यतः ।
न तदन्यत्प्रसंख्यानात्प्रसिद्धार्थमिहेष्यते ॥ १७ ॥
17. (Just as everywhere in the Vedas) the means to
an end is enjoined after stating the result¹ to be
achieved, so, here² (the result, 'Thou art That' is
stated and) the means can be nothing but this repetition
which only³ is regarded as being capable of revealing
an eternally existing thing.⁴
तस्मादनुभवायैव प्रसंचक्षीत यत्नतः ।
त्यजन्साधनतत्साध्यविरुद्धं शमनादिमान् ॥ १८ ॥
18. Therefore, practising self-control etc. and re-
nouncing everything⁵ incompatible with this end⁶ and
the means⁷ to it one should carefully practise the said
reiteration in order directly to know the Self.
नैतदेवं रहस्यानां नेतिनेत्यवसानतः ।
क्रियासाध्यं पुरा श्राव्यं न मोक्षो नित्यसिद्धतः ॥ १९ ॥
19. (Reply). This is not so; for the Upanishats
end⁸ with 'Not this, not this' (and deal with nothing⁹
else). Results to be achieved by means of actions
are heard of in the previous¹⁰ part of the Vedas but
¹ For example, 'desirous of attaining heaven a man should per-
form sacrifices.' Similarly, desirous of attaining Brahman one should
practise the said repetition. ² In the Vedântas.
³ And not sacrifices etc. ⁴ Brahman.
⁵ All actions. ⁶ The direct Knowledge of Brahman.
⁷ The said repetition.
⁸ I.e., with Brahman having duality negated from It.
⁹ I.e., they do not enjoin actions. ¹⁰ In the work portion.