उपदेशसाहस्री (आदि शङ्कराचार्य - गद्य व पद्य भाग)

9-16] IMPOSSIBILITY OF ONE BEING ANOTHER 155 रूपसंस्कारतुल्याधी रागद्वेषौ भयं च यत् । गृह्यते धीश्रयं तस्माज्ज्ञाता शुद्धोऽभयः सदा ॥ १३ ॥ 13. Desire, aversion and fear have a seat¹ common with that of the impressions of colours. As they have for their seat the intellect the knower, the Self is always pure ² and devoid of fear. यन्मनास्तन्मयोऽन्यत्वे नात्मत्वाप्तौ क्रियात्मनि । आत्मत्वे चानपेक्षत्वात्सापेक्षं हि न तत्स्वयम् ॥ १४ ॥ 14. The meditator assumes the form of the object meditated upon ; for the latter is different from the former ; (but) there can be no such actions³ in the Self for Its establishment in Itself as It is the self and independent of actions. For It would not be the Self if It⁴ depend- ed on actions. खमिवैकरसा ज्ञप्तिरविभक्ताजराऽमला । चक्षुराद्युपधानात्सा विपरीता विभाव्यते ॥ १५ ॥ 15. Pure Consciousness, like the ether,⁵ is of one homogeneous nature, undivided, without old age and without impurity. It is conceived to be of a contrary nature on account of adjuncts such as, the eye etc. दृश्यत्वादहमित्येष नात्मधर्मो घटादिवत् । तथान्ये प्रत्यया ज्ञेया दोषाश्चात्माऽमलो ह्यतः ॥ १६ ॥ ¹ The intellect and not the Self. ² Free from desire and aversion. ³ like meditation etc. ⁴ Liberation which is of the nature of the Self. ⁵ 'Nirnayasàgar' and 'Lotus Library' texts read स्वम् ।