उपदेशसाहस्री (आदि शङ्कराचार्य - गद्य व पद्य भाग)

21-24] A CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE SELF AND MIND 297
न चेत्स इष्टः सदसद्विपर्ययः कथं भवः स्यात्सदसद्व्यव-
स्थितौ । विभक्तमेतद्द्वयमप्यवस्थितं न जन्म तस्माच्च
मनो हि कस्यचित् ॥ २२ ॥
22. If the reversal of reality and unreality is not
desirable how can anything owe its origin to them which
are of a fixed nature ? For both of them stand without
having any connection with each other. Nothing,¹
therefore, Oh my mind, is born.²
अथाभ्युपेत्यापि भवं तवेच्छतो ब्रवीमि नार्थस्तव चेष्टि-
तेन मे । न हानवृद्धी न यतः स्वतोऽसतो भवोऽन्यतो
वा यदि वास्तिता तयोः ॥ २३ ॥
23. Even by assuming the birth (of things), if you
like so, I say your efforts serve me no purpose. For
not existing in the Self gain or loss cannot be there
either uncaused or due to any cause. Even assuming
that they exist (in the Self, it is a fact that your
efforts are of no use ³ to me).
ध्रुवा ह्यनित्याश्च न चान्ययोगिनो मिथश्च कार्यं न च
तेषु युज्यते । अतो न कस्यापि हि किंचिदिष्यते
स्वयं च तत्त्वं न निरुक्तिगोचरम् ॥ २४ ॥
¹ G. K. 4. 4, 10, 28 and 46.
² In the previous verse a change of condition in reality and
unreality was assumed. But as a matter of fact there is no
such change.
³ In the case of their existence your effort to produce them
is futile.