उपदेशसाहस्री (आदि शङ्कराचार्य - गद्य व पद्य भाग)

201-207] 'THOU ART THAT' 279
204. Pain is a property belonging to the intellect.¹
How can it, therefore, belong to the Innermost Self
which is of the nature of Pure Consciousness and not
connected with pain ?
दृशिरेवानुभूयेत स्वेनैवानुभवात्मना ।
तदाभासतया जन्म धियोऽस्यानुभवः स्मृतः ॥ २०५ ॥
205. The Witness is known by Itself² which is of
the nature of knowledge only. It is the birth of
the modification of the intellect pervaded by the reflec-
tion of Consciousness that is what is known to be
the knowledge³ of the Self.
अशनायादिनिर्मुक्तः सिद्धो मोक्षस्त्वमेव सः ।
श्रोतव्यादि तवेत्येतद्विरुद्धं कथमुच्यते ॥ २०६ ॥
206. How can you speak of the hearing⁴ etc. (of
the Self) on your part which is a contradiction⁵ when
you are (taught to be) the eternally existing Liberation⁶
free from hunger etc. ?
सेत्स्यतीत्येव चेत्तत्स्याच्छ्रवणादि तदा भवेत् ।
मोक्षस्यानित्यतैव स्याद्विरोधे नान्यथा वचः ॥ २०७ ॥
207. Hearing etc. would be necessary if Liberation
were to be brought about. But It would be transitory
¹ I.e., the ego. ² It requires, in order to be known, no other
knowledge. ³ I.e., 'I am Brahman.' ⁴ Br, U., 2. 4. 5.
⁵ For a man cannot be the actionless Brahman and at the same
time the agent of hearing etc. ⁶ I.e., Brahman.