उपदेशसाहस्री (आदि शङ्कराचार्य - गद्य व पद्य भाग)

45-52] 'THOU ART THAT' 233 आत्माभासापरिज्ञानाद्याथात्म्येन विमोहिताः । अहंकर्तारमात्मेति मन्यन्ते ते निरागमाः ॥ ४८ ॥ 48. Having no knowledge of the Vedas and deluded on account of the lack of the real knowledge of the Self and Its reflection they consider the ego to be the Self. संसारो वस्तुसंस्तेषां कर्तृभोक्तृत्वलक्षणः । आत्माभासाश्रयाज्ञानात्संसरन्त्यविवेकतः ॥ ४९ ॥ 49. The transmigratory existence consisting of agency and the experiencing (of pain and pleasure) is, according to them, a reality. They, therefore, continue to be born again and again on account of the ignorance of the nature of the Self, its reflection and the Seat of the reflection, (the intellect) between which they cannot discriminate. चैतन्याभासता बुद्धेरात्मनस्तत्स्वरूपता । स्याच्चेत्तं ज्ञानशब्दैश्च वेदः शास्तीति युज्यते ॥ ५० ॥ 50. That the Vedas imply the Self by means of words such as, 'Knowledge' etc.¹ becomes reasonable if it is true² that the Self is of the nature of Pure Consciousness and the intellect has Its reflection in it. प्रकृतिप्रत्ययार्थौ यौ भिन्नावेकाश्रयौ यथा । करोति गच्छतीत्यादौ दृष्टौ लोकप्रसिद्धितः ॥ ५१ ॥ नानयोर्द्व्यर्थाश्रयत्वं च लोके दृष्टं स्मृतौ तथा । जानात्यर्थेषु को हेतुर्द्व्यर्थाश्रयत्वे निगद्यताम् ॥ ५२ ॥ ¹ Words such as, Existence, Bliss and so on. ² These words will then be applied directly to the intellect with the reflection of the Self in it and indirectly to the Self. See verse 29.