उपदेशसाहस्री (आदि शङ्कराचार्य - गद्य व पद्य भाग)

212 A THOUSAND TEACHINGS [CHAP. XVII न बाह्यं मध्यतो वान्तर्विद्यतेऽन्यत्स्वतः क्वचित् । अबाह्यान्तःश्रुते किंचित्तस्माच्छुद्धः स्वयंप्रभः ॥ ७० ॥ 70. The Self is pure and self-effulgent having by nature no interior, exterior, middle or anything else anywhere according to the Sruti,¹ 'devoid of the interior and exterior.' नेतिनेत्यादिशास्त्रेभ्यः प्रपञ्चोपशमोऽद्वयः । अविज्ञातादिशाखाच्च नैव ज्ञेयो ह्यतोऽन्यथा ॥ ७१ ॥ 71. The Self is non-dual (and left over) by the negation of the universe according to the Sruti,² 'Not this, not this.' It should be known as described in the Sruti, 'Unknown³ knower' and never otherwise. सर्वस्यात्माहमेवेति ब्रह्म चेद्विदितं परम् । स आत्मा सर्वभूतानामात्मा ह्येषामिति श्रुतेः ॥ ७२ ॥ 72. If one knows that one is the supreme Brahman, the Self of all, one should be regarded as the Self of all beings according to the Sruti,⁴ 'their Self.' जीवश्चेत्परमात्मानं स्वात्मानं देवमञ्जसा । देवोपास्यः स देवानां पशुत्वाच्च निवर्तते ॥ ७३ ॥ 73. An individual becomes adorable by gods and free from being under their control (unlike beasts⁴ under men) if he clearly knows the supreme Self, the shining One to be himself. ¹ Br. U., 2. 5. 19. ² Br. U., 2. 3. 6. ³ Br. U., 3. 8. 11. ⁴ Br. U., 1. 4. 10.