अध्यक्षोऽहमिति ज्ञानं बुद्धेरेव विनिश्चयः । नाध्यक्षस्याविशेषत्वान्न तस्यास्ति परो यतः ॥
adhyakṣo'hamiti jñānaṃ buddhereva viniścayaḥ | nādhyakṣasyāviśeṣatvānna tasyāsti paro yataḥ ||
The knowledge 'I am the witness' is a determination of the intellect alone, not of the witness, since [the witness] is without particulars, and since there is nothing beyond it.
'मैं साक्षी हूँ' यह ज्ञान बुद्धि का ही निश्चय है, साक्षी का नहीं, क्योंकि [साक्षी] निर्विशेष है, और उससे परे कोई नहीं जो उसे जाने।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Even a spiritual idea about yourself, such as 'I am pure awareness', is still a thought. The point is not to hold a new self-image but to stop needing one.
अपने बारे में कोई आध्यात्मिक विचार भी, जैसे 'मैं शुद्ध चेतना हूँ', फिर भी एक विचार ही है। उद्देश्य कोई नई आत्म-छवि पकड़ना नहीं, बल्कि छवि की आवश्यकता से मुक्त होना है।
Shankaracharya makes a subtle point: even the thought 'I am the witness' is a conclusion reached by the intellect, not by the witness itself, which has no features and has nothing beyond it to know it.