उपदेशसाहस्री (आदि शङ्कराचार्य - गद्य व पद्य भाग)

208 A THOUSAND TEACHINGS [CHAP. XVII always knows¹ all things in general and all particular things and is pure. अन्यदृष्टिः शरीरस्थस्तावन्मात्रो ह्यविद्यया । जलेन्द्राद्युपमाभिस्तु तद्धर्मा च विभाव्यते ॥ ५६ ॥ 56. Appearing to be in the body² owing to Ignorance and, therefore, appearing to be of the same size² as the body the Self is regarded as different from things other than the body (and possessed of its qualities) like the moon etc. reflected in water and appearing to be possessed of its qualities. दृष्ट्वा बाह्यं निमील्याथ स्मृत्वा तत्प्रविहाय च । अथोन्मील्यात्मनो दृष्टिं ब्रह्म प्राप्नोत्यनध्वगः ॥ ५७ ॥ 57. One merges the gross external objects experienced in the waking state in the subtle objects experienced in dream and these again in Ignorance. One then comes to have the vision of the Consciousness of the Self, attains Brahman⁴ and has not to follow any path (northern⁵ or southern.⁶) प्राणाद्येवं त्रिकं हित्वा तीर्णोऽज्ञानमहोदधिम् । स्वात्मस्थो निर्गुणः शुद्धो बुद्धो मुक्तः स्वतो हि सः ॥ ५८ ॥ ¹ With Its consciousness which is Itself. ² Gross and subtle. ³ See verse 22, chapter 16. ⁴ For a clearer exposition see verses 65 and 66 of this chapter, and also Mâ. U., 3—7. ⁵ The path which leads one to the region of Brahmâ (Hiranya- garbha) at death. See Br. U., 6. 2. 15, and Bh. Gîtâ, 8. 24. ⁶ The path leading to the region of the moon when one dies. See Br. U., 6. 2. 16, and Bh. Gîtâ, 8. 25.