उपदेशसाहस्री (आदि शङ्कराचार्य - गद्य व पद्य भाग)

84 A THOUSAND TEACHINGS [CHAP. I
विरुद्धत्वादतः शक्यं कर्म कर्तुं न विद्यया ।
सहैव विदुषा तस्मात्कर्म हेयं मुमुक्षुणा ॥ १५ ॥
15. It is, therefore, not possible on the part of a
man of Knowledge to have Knowledge and perform an
action at the same time as they are incompatible with
each other. So, one who aspires after liberation should
renounce actions.¹
देहाद्यैरविशेषेण देहिनो ग्रहणं निजम् ।
प्राणिनां तदविद्योत्थं तावत्कर्मविधिर्भवेत् ॥ १६ ॥
16. The natural² conviction on the part of the people
that the Self is not different from the body etc.³ arises
through Ignorance. The Vedic injunctions (and prohibi-
tions) are authoritative as long as it prevails.
नेतिनेतीति देहादीनपोह्यात्मावशेषितः ।
अविशेषात्मबोधार्थं तेनाविद्या निवर्तिता ॥ १७ ॥
17. The Self is left over by negating the body etc.
by the Sruti,⁴ 'Not this, not this,' so that one may have
the Knowledge of the Self which is devoid of all attri-
butes. Ignorance is brought to an end by this
Knowledge.
निवृत्ता सा कथं भूयः प्रसूयेत प्रमाणतः ।
असत्येवाविशेषेऽपि प्रत्यगात्मनि केवले ॥ १८ ॥
¹ I.e., (1) those of which the results are desired, (2) which are
prohibited, (3) that are obligatory and (4) those the performance of
which becomes necessary on certain special occasions.
² I.e., not arising from the teachings of the Sâstras.
³ I.e., the body, the senses, the mind, the intellect, vital force
and their properties. ⁴ Br. U., 2. 3. 6.