उपदेशसाहस्री (आदि शङ्कराचार्य - गद्य व पद्य भाग)

A METHOD OF ENLIGHTENING THE DISCIPLE 5 त्त्वादिदोषवर्जितः केवलपरानुग्रहप्रयोजनो विद्योपयोगार्थी पूर्व- मुपदिशेत्—'सदेव सोम्येदमग्र आसीदेकमेवाद्वितीयम्', 'यत्र नान्यत्पश्यति', 'आत्मैवेदं सर्वम्', 'आत्मा वा इदमेक एवाग्र आसीत्', 'सर्वं खल्विदं ब्रह्म' इत्याद्याः आत्मैक्यप्रतिपादन- पराः श्रुतीः ॥ ६ ॥ 6. The teacher is one who is endowed with the power of furnishing arguments pro and con, of under- standing questions$^1$ and remembering$^2$ them, who possesses tranquillity, self-control, compassion and a desire to help others, who is versed$^3$ in the scriptures and unattached to enjoyments both seen$^4$ and unseen, who has renounced the means to all kinds of actions, is a knower of Brahman and established in It, is never a transgressor of the rules of conduct, and who is devoid of shortcomings such as ostentation, pride, deceit, cunning, jugglery, jealousy, falsehood, egotism and attachment. He has the sole aim of helping others and a desire to impart the knowledge of Brahman only. He should first of all teach the Sruti texts establishing the oneness of the Self with Brahman such as, "My$^5$ child, in the beginning it (the universe) was Existence only, one alone without a second," "Where$^6$ one sees nothing else," "All$^7$ this is but the Self", "In$^8$ the beginning all this was but the one Self" and "All$^9$ this is verily Brahman". $^1$ Put by the disciple. $^2$ So as to answer them. $^3$ Through instruc- tions traditionally handed down to him. $^4$ i.e., both here and here- after. $^5$ Chh. U., 6. 2. 1. $^6$ Chh. U., 7. 24. 1. $^7$ Chh. U., 7. 25. 2. $^8$ Ai. U., 1. 1. 1. $^9$ Chh. U., 3. 14. 1.