उपदेशसाहस्री (आदि शङ्कराचार्य - गद्य व पद्य भाग)

118-125] ‘ THOU ART THAT ’ 255 आधिभेदाद्यथा भेदो मणेरवगतेस्तथा । अशुद्धिः परिणामश्च सर्वं प्रत्ययसंश्रयात् ॥ १२२ ॥ 122. Just as a jewel differs in colour owing to the proximity of (coloured) things, so, Consciousness differs (according to different modifications of the mind super- imposed on It). Impurities and changes in the Self are all due to Its connection with these modifications. प्रथनं ग्रहणं सिद्धिः प्रत्ययानामिहान्यतः । आपरोक्ष्यात्तदेवोक्तमनुमानं प्रदीपवत् ॥ १२३ ॥ 123. The modifications of the intellect are mani- fested, known and endowed with existence¹ by another, i.e. the Self which is immediately known and different from them. It is inferred with the help of the example of a lamp.² किमन्यद्ग्राहयेत्कश्चित्प्रमाणेने तु केनचित् । विनैव तु प्रमाणेन निवृत्त्यान्यस्य शेषतः ॥ १२४ ॥ 124. Does one make another accept the Self by means of a positive evidence or without one by merely negating the non-Self and leaving over the Self only ? ³ शब्देनैव प्रमाणेन निवृत्तिश्चेदिहोच्यते । अध्यक्षस्याप्रसिद्धत्वाच्छून्यतैव प्रसज्यते ॥ १२५ ॥ ¹ Kath. U. 5. 15. ² The discussion begun here ends in verse 140. ³ After stating that the Self is proved by positive evidence in verse 123 the author refutes in verses 124-140 the doctrine that It is proved by negative evidence only.