बुद्धौ चेत्तत्कृतः कश्चिन्नन्वेवं परिणामिता । आभासेऽपि च को दोषः सति श्रुत्याद्यनुग्रहे ॥
buddhau cettatkṛtaḥ kaścinnanvevaṃ pariṇāmitā | ābhāse'pi ca ko doṣaḥ sati śrutyādyanugrahe ||
If [you say] something is done in the intellect by it, then surely [the Self] would be subject to change. And what fault is there in [the view of] reflection, when it has the support of scripture and the rest?
यदि [कहो कि] उसके द्वारा बुद्धि में कुछ किया जाता है, तो [आत्मा] परिणामी (विकारी) हो जाएगी। और आभास [के सिद्धान्त] में क्या दोष है, जब उसे श्रुति आदि का सहारा प्राप्त है?
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Awareness does not have to act or strain in order to know; it simply shines, and the mind takes on its light. That is why the deepest part of you is never worn out by what you go through.
चेतना को जानने के लिए कुछ करना या ज़ोर लगाना नहीं पड़ता; वह बस प्रकाशित है, और मन उसका प्रकाश ग्रहण करता है। इसीलिए आपका सबसे गहरा अंश किसी अनुभव से थकता या घिसता नहीं।
Shankaracharya presses the opponent: if the Self does something to the intellect, the Self would be changing; the reflection view has no such fault and is supported by scripture and reasoning.