उपदेशसाहस्री (आदि शङ्कराचार्य - गद्य व पद्य भाग)

188 A THOUSAND TEACHINGS [CHAP. XVI As the scriptures other than the Vedas have been condemned (in the ancient sacred tradition,$^1$) " scriptures other than these," (they should not be accepted). A wise man should give up the teachings of such scriptures and all crookedness, and, with faith and devotion, should have a firm understanding of the true import of the Vedântas accepted by Vyâsa.$^2$ इति प्रणुन्रा द्वयवादकल्पना निरात्मवादाश्च तथाहि युक्तितः । व्यपेतशङ्काः परवादतः स्थिरा मुमुक्षवो ज्ञानपथे स्युरित्युत ॥ 68. False doctrines of dualism and those according to which the Self is not admitted have thus been refuted by reasoning, so that those who aspire after liberation may be steady in the path of Knowledge (described in the Vedântas) and be free from doubts arising from others' doctrines. स्वसाक्षिकं ज्ञानमतीव निर्मलं विकल्पनाभ्यो विपरीतमद्वयम् । अवाप्य सम्यग्यदि निश्चितो भवेन्निरन्वयो निर्वृतिमेति शाश्वतीम् ॥ 69. Having attained the extremely pure, non-dual Knowledge$^3$ which is Its own Witness and contrary to what is superimposed a man, perfectly convinced (of the Truth of the Self), becomes free from Ignorance and gets eternal peace. $^1$ The tradition is this : Those learned ones who want pure religion should doubt about the truth of the various scriptures found in the world, which are other than the Vedas etc. $^2$ Bâdarâyana, the author of the Vedânta Aphorisms. $^3$ Knowledge of Brahman that leads to liberation immediately.