उपदेशसाहस्री (आदि शङ्कराचार्य - गद्य व पद्य भाग)

84-89] RIGHT KNOWLEDGE 217 Selfknowledge one should always possess the qualities ¹ of a disciple, achieve Knowledge and thus get across the ocean of transmigratory existence. ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं तथा ज्ञाता यस्मादन्यो न विद्यते । सर्वज्ञः सर्वशक्तिर्यस्तस्मै ज्ञानात्मने नमः ॥ ८८ ॥ 88. I bow down to that All-knowing and All-power- ful One who is of the nature of Consciousness and be- sides whom there is nothing else viz., a knower, know- ledge or an object of knowledge. विद्यया तारिताः स्मो यैर्जन्ममृत्युमहोदधिम् । सर्वज्ञेभ्यो नमस्तेभ्यो गुरुभ्योऽज्ञानसंकुलम् ॥ ८९ ॥ 89. I bow down to my most adorable Teacher who is all-knowing and has, by imparting Knowledge to me, saved me from the great ocean of births and deaths filled with Ignorance. ¹ See verse 72, chapter 16.