उपदेशसाहस्री (आदि शङ्कराचार्य - गद्य व पद्य भाग)

264 A THOUSAND TEACHINGS [CHAP. XVIII
is different from them, so, the Knower is different from
things known.
अध्यक्षस्य दृशेः कीदृक्संबन्धः संभविष्यति ।
अध्यक्षेग¹ तु दृश्येन मुक्त्वान्यो द्रष्टृदृश्यताम् ॥ १५३ ॥
अध्यक्षेण कृता दृष्टिर्दृश्यं व्याप्नोत्यथापि वा ।
नित्याध्यक्षकृतः कश्चिदुपकारो भवेद्धियाम् ॥ १५४ ॥
153, 154. What other relation except that of the
seer and the seen can there be between the Self, the
Witness and the modifications of the intellect witnessed
by It ?
(Question :) Does the consciousness of the Self
pervade the modifications (really² or apparently) ?
(Answer). If apparently, the eternal Self must be
of some utility³ to the intellect.
स चोक्तस्तन्निभत्वं प्राक्संव्याप्तिश्च घटादिषु ।
यथालोकादिसंव्याप्तिर्व्यञ्जकत्वाद्धियस्तथा ॥ १५५ ॥
155. It has been said before⁴ that the benefit
derived from (the proximity of) the Self by the intellect
is that it appears conscious like the former. Being a
revealer the intellect⁵ pervading objects like light and
so on pervading jars etc.
आलोकस्थो घटो यद्वद्बुद्ध्यारूढो भवेत्तथा ।
धीव्याप्तिः स्याद्घटारोहो धियो व्याप्तौ क्रमो भवेत् ॥ १५६ ॥
¹ The reading should perhaps be अध्यक्षेण.
² Real pervasion is impossible as the Self is changeless.
³ See the following verse. ⁴ Verse 87 above.
⁵ The Self is thus related to external objects through Its reflection.