उपदेशसाहस्री (आदि शङ्कराचार्य - गद्य व पद्य भाग)

284 A THOUSAND TEACHINGS [CHAP. XVIII of the Srutis, 'It¹ is unknown to those who know It'² and 'Who³ will know the knower'? त्वंपदार्थविवेकाय संन्यासः सर्वकर्मणाम् । साधनत्वं व्रजत्येव शान्तो दान्तानुशासनात् ॥ २२२ ॥ 222. The renunciation of all actions in order to know the (implied) meaning of the word 'thou' be- comes the means (to Self-Knowledge) according to the teaching,⁴ 'controlling the internal and external senses.' त्वमर्थं प्रत्यगात्मानं पश्येदात्मानमात्मनि । वाक्यार्थं तत आत्मानं सर्वं पश्यति केवलम् ॥ २२३ ॥ 223. One should know the Self, the innermost One, the implied meaning of the word 'thou' in the combination⁵ of the body and the senses. One then knows the pure Self to be Brahman, the all-comprehen- sive principle. And that is the meaning of the sentence, 'Thou art That.' सर्वमात्मेति वाक्यार्थे विज्ञातेऽस्य प्रमाणतः । असत्त्वे ह्यन्यमानस्य विधिस्तं योजयेत्कथम् ॥ २२४ ॥ 224. How can one be enjoined to perform a duty when the meaning of the sentence, viz., one is Brahman, is known by one according to the right source of ¹ Ke. U., 2. 3. ² To be an object of Knowledge. ³ Br. U., 2. 4. 14. ⁴ Br. U., 4. 4. 23. ⁵ As its witness.