उपदेशसाहस्री (आदि शङ्कराचार्य - गद्य व पद्य भाग)

62-69] RIGHT KNOWLEDGE 211 65, 66. The externally conscious individual which is one with the aggregate of the gross bodies, and the individual which is conscious internally only and one with the aggregate of the subtle bodies, are both merged¹ in the individual experiencing deep sleep which is one with the undifferentiated. As the three states viz., deep sleep etc. have words only for their support they are unreal. The truthful² man, therefore, who knows that he is Existence- Brahman gets liberated. भारूपत्वाद्यथा भानोर्नाहोरात्रे, तथैव च । ज्ञानाज्ञाने न मे स्यातां चिद्रूपत्वाविशेषतः ॥ ६७ ॥ 67. I have no knowledge or ignorance in Me as I am of the nature of homogeneous Consciousness only, just as there is no day or night in the sun which is of the nature of light only. शास्त्रस्यानतिशङ्क्यत्वाद्वह्मैव स्यामहं सदा । ब्रह्मणो मे न हेयं स्याद् ग्राह्यं वेति च संस्मरेत् ॥ ६८ ॥ 68. As the truth of the scriptures may never be doubted one should always remember that one is Brahman and, therefore, has nothing to accept or reject. अहमेव च भूतेषु सर्वेष्वेको नभो यथा । मयि सर्वाणि भूतानि पश्यन्नेवं न जायते ॥ ६९ ॥ 69. A man is never born again who knows that he is the One Existence in all beings like the ether and that all beings are in him. ¹ Mâ; U., 3—7 and verse 57 above. ² Chh. U., 6. 16. 1—3.