कल्प्योपाधिभिरेवैतद्भिन्नं ज्ञानमनेकधा । आधिभेदाद्यथा भेदो मणेरेकस्य जायते ॥
kalpyopādhibhirevaitadbhinnaṃ jñānamanekadhā | ādhibhedādyathā bhedo maṇerekasya jāyate ||
It is only through imagined limiting adjuncts that this knowing is divided in many ways, just as difference arises in a single crystal from the difference of what is placed near it.
केवल कल्पित उपाधियों से ही यह ज्ञान अनेक प्रकार से बँटा दिखता है, जैसे एक ही स्फटिक में पास रखी वस्तुओं के भेद से भेद दिखने लगता है।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
A clear crystal next to a red flower looks red, but is not. Anger, fear or sadness can colour your awareness the same way without changing what it is.
लाल फूल के पास रखा स्फटिक लाल दिखता है, पर होता नहीं। क्रोध, भय या उदासी आपकी चेतना को इसी तरह रंग सकते हैं, बिना उसे बदले।
Shankaracharya gives the image of a crystal: the one knowing appears manifold only because of imagined limiting adjuncts, as a single clear crystal looks differently coloured by what is placed beside it.