उपदेशसाहस्री (आदि शङ्कराचार्य - गद्य व पद्य भाग)

174 A THOUSAND TEACHINGS [CHAP. XVI 22. Organs are (thought to be not all-pervading¹ but) limited by their particular appendages (which are in the body). The intellect gets identified with the organs (and hence with the body). Illumining the in- tellect, therefore, the Self appears to be of the same size as the body.² क्षणिकं हि तदत्यर्थं धर्ममात्रं निरन्तरम् । सादृश्याद्दीपवत्तद्धीस्तच्छान्तिः पुरुषार्थता ॥ २३ ॥ 23. (Objection). Both knowledge and its objects are extremely momentary (i.e., perishable by nature every moment). They are appearances only (without any permanent reality for a substratum) and are con- tinually being produced. Just as a lamp (of the preced- ing moment) appears to be the same (in the succeeding moment) on account of similarity, so, both the objects and the subjects of the preceding and the succeeding moments (wrongly) appear to be identical on account of similarity. The goal of human life is the removal of this idea (of the continuity in knowledge and its objects and the removal of the indiscrimination to which it is due³). स्वाकारान्यावभासं च येषां रूपादि विद्यते । येषां नास्ति ततश्चान्यत्पूर्वासंगतिरुच्यते ॥ २४ ॥ 24. (Reply). According to one school of these philosophers colour etc. (external things) which are objects of knowledge exist. According to another ¹ As they do not function outside the body. ² Jainas hold this view. ³ The verse states the doctrine of the Buddhists.