उपदेशसाहस्री (आदि शङ्कराचार्य - गद्य व पद्य भाग)

UPADESHASÂHASRÎ
OF
SRÎ SANKARÂCHÂRYA
SWÂMI JAGADÂNANDA

UPADESHA-
SÂHASRI
R. K. MATH
MADRAS
INDIA

UPADESHASÂHASRÎ
OF
SRÎ SANKARÂCHÂRYA
SWÂMI JAGADÂNANDA

UPADESHA-
SÂHASRI
R. K. MATH
MADRAS
INDIA

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उपदेशसाहस्री
गद्यपद्यभागद्वयम्
A THOUSAND TEACHINGS
IN TWO PARTS—PROSE AND POETRY
OF SRÎ SANKARÂCHÂRYA
TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH WITH EXPLANATORY NOTES
BY
SWÂMI JAGADÂNANDA
SRI RAMAKRISHNA MATH
MYLAPORE, MADRAS
INDIA
1949

Published by
The President
Sri Ramakrishna Math
Mylapore, Madras

Second Edition
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The Theosophical Society
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PREFACE
Upadeshasâhasrî written by Srî Sankara, the great
Teacher is translated into English with explanatory
footnotes which will be found useful by readers while
going through the book.
References to Upanishats, the Vedânta Aphorisms and
the Bhagavad-Gîtâ mostly quoted by the author have been
carefully traced and shown at the bottom of the pages,
which, it is presumed, will throw much clear light on
the Text and solve difficulties.
In his eagerness to do good to people the great
author, while writing the book, has spared no pains in
making clear the idea of the distinction between oneself
and one's body, mind, etc., which, when rightly compre-
hended under the benevolent guidance of a Teacher, a
man of Knowledge, will perfectly convince one that one
is not other than the Unlimited Bliss untouched by
hunger and thirst, grief and delusion, old age and death,
the only real Existence, the Goal of all human beings
to be realized in life.
Râmatîrtha's glossary on Sankara's Upadesha-
sâhasrî has been followed in translating the book and
appending footnotes.
Certain words not to be found in the text but neces-
sary for making the meaning clear have very often been

iv A THOUSAND TEACHINGS
placed within brackets. Explanatory paragraphs have
been added to the translation in a few places. In
studying the book one may begin either with the prose
part or the metrical. We have adopted the most
acceptable readings after consulting the Nirnayasâgar,
Lotus Library and Mysore editions of the book.
An index to the verses is appended at the end of the
book. It will, it is hoped, be found useful.
Srinagar, Kashmir TRANSLATOR
July 24, 1941

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
Ai. U. Aitareyopanishat.
Bh. Gîta Bhagavadgîtâ.
Br. Sû. Brahma Sûtra (Vedânta Sûtras).
Br. U. Brihadâranyakopanishat.
Chh. U. Chhândogyopanishat.
G. K. Gaudapâda's Mândûkya-Kârikâ.
Ish. U. Ishopanishat.
Kath. U. Kathopanishat.
Ke. U. Kenopanishat.
Mâ. U. Mândûkyopanishat.
M. N. U. Mahânârâyanopanishat.
Mu. U. Mundakopanishat.
Nâ. U. Nârâyanopanishat.
Pra. U. Prasnopanishat.
Sw. U. Swetâswataropanishat.
T. A. Taittiriya Âranyaka.
Tai. U. Taittirîyopanishat.

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CONTENTS
PART I (PROSE)
CHAPTER PAGE

1. A method of enlightening the disciple . 1
2. The knowledge of the changeless and non-
   dual Self . . . . 33
3. Reiteration and Reflection . . . 71
   PART II (METRICAL)
4. Introduction . . . . . 79
5. Negation . . . . . 88
6. Self-Brahman . . . . . 90
7. The nature of right knowledge . . . 92
8. Error in understanding . . . 95
9. Negation of attributes . . . 98
10. Knowledge through the intellect . . 101
11. Merging of the mind . . . . 104
12. Subtleness and pervasiveness . . 107
13. Right conception of the nature of Conscious-
    ness . . . . 111
14. Nature of the Witness . . . 116
15. Light . . . . . 122
16. Eyelessness . . . . . 128

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CHAPTER PAGE
14. Dream and memory . . . . 136
15. Impossibility of one being another . . 151
16. Consisting of earth . . . . 167
17. Right knowledge . . . . 191
18. Thou art That . . . . 218
19. A conversation between the Self and the
Mind . . . . . 288
Index to verses . . . . 301