उपदेशसाहस्री (आदि शङ्कराचार्य - गद्य व पद्य भाग)

258 A THOUSAND TEACHINGS [CHAP. XVIII व्याप्तुमिष्टं च यत्कर्तुः क्रियया कर्म तत्स्मृतम् । अतो हि कर्तृतन्त्रत्वं तस्येष्टं नान्यतन्त्रता ॥ १३२ ॥ 132. What is desired to be governed by the action of an agent is an object of that action. The object, therefore, depends on the agent and not on the Self which is other than it. शब्दाद्वानुमितेर्वापि प्रमाणाद्वा ततोऽन्यतः । सिद्धिः सर्वपदार्थानां स्यादज्ञं प्रति नान्यथा ॥ १३३ ॥ 133. It is only through evidences such as, words,¹ inference, etc.² and in no other way that all things become known to those who do not know them. अध्यक्षस्यापि सिद्धिः स्यात्प्रमाणेन् विनैव वा । विना स्वस्य सिद्धिस्तु ज्ञानं प्रत्युपयुज्यते ॥ १३४ ॥ 134. Is the Self also³ substantiated by means of an evidence or not ? Though the Self Itself is independent of evidence, evidence is necessary in order to know It. तस्यैवाज्ञत्वमिष्टं चेज्ज्ञानत्वेऽन्या मतिर्भवेत् । अन्यस्यैवाज्ञतायां च तद्विज्ञाने ध्रुवा भवेत् ॥ १३५ ॥ 135. If the conscious Self Itself is taken to be ignorant an evidence is necessary,¹ in order that It may know Itself to be so. It is surely necessary⁴ in knowing the Self if one⁴ (i.e. the ego) other than It be regarded as ignorant. ¹ The Sruti. ² E.g., sense-perception. ³ Like the non-Self. ⁴ In both the cases, therefore, a positive evidence is necessary.