उपदेशसाहस्री (आदि शङ्कराचार्य - गद्य व पद्य भाग)

118-125] ‘ THOU ART THAT ’ 255
आधिभेदाद्यथा भेदो मणेरवगतेस्तथा ।
अशुद्धिः परिणामश्च सर्वं प्रत्ययसंश्रयात् ॥ १२२ ॥
122. Just as a jewel differs in colour owing to the
proximity of (coloured) things, so, Consciousness differs
(according to different modifications of the mind super-
imposed on It). Impurities and changes in the Self
are all due to Its connection with these modifications.
प्रथनं ग्रहणं सिद्धिः प्रत्ययानामिहान्यतः ।
आपरोक्ष्यात्तदेवोक्तमनुमानं प्रदीपवत् ॥ १२३ ॥
123. The modifications of the intellect are mani-
fested, known and endowed with existence¹ by another,
i.e. the Self which is immediately known and different
from them. It is inferred with the help of the example
of a lamp.²
किमन्यद्ग्राहयेत्कश्चित्प्रमाणेने तु केनचित् ।
विनैव तु प्रमाणेन निवृत्त्यान्यस्य शेषतः ॥ १२४ ॥
124. Does one make another accept the Self by
means of a positive evidence or without one by
merely negating the non-Self and leaving over the Self
only ? ³
शब्देनैव प्रमाणेन निवृत्तिश्चेदिहोच्यते ।
अध्यक्षस्याप्रसिद्धत्वाच्छून्यतैव प्रसज्यते ॥ १२५ ॥
¹ Kath. U. 5. 15. ² The discussion begun here ends in verse 140.
³ After stating that the Self is proved by positive evidence
in verse 123 the author refutes in verses 124-140 the doctrine that
It is proved by negative evidence only.