उपदेशसाहस्री (आदि शङ्कराचार्य - गद्य व पद्य भाग)

35-41] RIGHT KNOWLEDGE 203 were.' That It is pure is known from other Śrutis, 'The thief¹ in this state' and 'Unattached.'¹ शक्त्यलोपात्सुषुप्ते ज्ञस्तथा बोधेऽविकारतः । ज्ञेयस्यैव विशेषस्तु यत्र वेति श्रुतेर्वचः ॥ ३९ ॥ 39. The Self is conscious even in deep sleep as well as in waking and dream as Its power of Consciousness never ceases to exist and as It is changeless. It is only in the objects of knowledge that there is a difference² (in dreamless sleep,) as the Śruti³ says 'When there is.' व्यवधानाद्धि पारोक्ष्यं लोकदृष्टेरनात्मनः । दृष्टेरात्मस्वरूपत्वात्प्रत्यक्षं ब्रह्म तत्स्मृतम् ॥ ४० ॥ 40. The consciousness⁴ of objects (which arises out of the functioning of the eye etc., the non-self,) is mediately known; for it depends on an intervening reflection of the Self (in order to be known). As Brahman is the Self of (phenomenal) consciousness It is immediately⁵ known. नहि दीपान्तरापेक्षा यद्वद्दीपप्रकाशने । बोधस्यात्मस्वरूपत्वान्न बोधोऽन्यस्तथेष्यते ॥ ४१ ॥ 41. Just as a second lamp is not necessary in order to illumine a lamp, so, a second consciousness is not necessary to make known Pure Consciousness which is of the nature of the Self. ¹ Br. U., 4. 3. 22. ² In deep sleep the objects of Knowledge get merged in Ignorance. ³ Br. U., 4. 5. 15. ⁴ Modifications of the mind reflecting Pure Consciousness. ⁵ See verse 26, chapter 14.