इत्येवं प्रतिपत्तिः स्यात्सदस्मीति च नान्यथा । तत्त्वमित्युपदेशोऽपि द्वाराभावादनर्थकः ॥
ityevaṃ pratipattiḥ syātsadasmīti ca nānyathā | tattvamityupadeśo'pi dvārābhāvādanarthakaḥ ||
Only in this way can the understanding 'I am Being' come about, and not otherwise. [Otherwise] even the teaching 'Thou art That' would be meaningless, for lack of a channel.
इसी प्रकार 'मैं सत् हूँ' यह बोध हो सकता है, अन्यथा नहीं। [अन्यथा] 'तत् त्वम्' का उपदेश भी, कोई द्वार न होने से, निरर्थक हो जाता।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
The mind is not the enemy of self-knowledge but its doorway: understanding happens in the mind, about what the mind reflects.
मन आत्मज्ञान का शत्रु नहीं, उसका द्वार है: समझ मन में ही होती है, उसके विषय में जिसे मन प्रतिबिम्बित करता है।
Shankaracharya draws the consequence of the reflection view: only so can the understanding 'I am Being' arise; without a reflection in the mind there would be no channel, and the teaching 'Thou art That' would be pointless.