शक्त्यलोपात्सुषुप्ते ज्ञस्तथा बोधेऽविकारतः । ज्ञेयस्यैव विशेषस्तु यत्र वेति श्रुतेर्मतः ॥
śaktyalopātsuṣupte jñastathā bodhe'vikārataḥ | jñeyasyaiva viśeṣastu yatra veti śrutermataḥ ||
In deep sleep [the Self] is the knower, since its power is not lost; and so also in waking, since it does not change. The difference belongs only to what is known: this is the view from the śruti '[But] where [there seems to be another]…'.
सुषुप्ति में भी आत्मा ज्ञाता है, क्योंकि उसकी शक्ति लुप्त नहीं होती; और जाग्रत में भी, क्योंकि वह बदलती नहीं। भेद केवल ज्ञेय वस्तु का है: यह 'जहाँ (मानो दूसरा हो)' इस श्रुति से माना गया है।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Your days change in content, good and bad, busy and blank. The one who knows each of them has not changed. Grounding yourself there is different from waiting for the content to improve.
आपके दिनों की सामग्री बदलती रहती है, अच्छी-बुरी, भरी-खाली। हर दिन को जानने वाला नहीं बदला। वहाँ टिकना सामग्री के सुधरने का इन्तज़ार करने से अलग है।
Shankaracharya applies this to the states: the Self is the knower even in deep sleep, since its power is not lost, and in waking, since it does not change. What differs between states is only what is known, as Bṛhadāraṇyaka 4.3.31 ('where there seems to be another') implies.