अविविच्योभयं वक्ति श्रुतिश्चेत्स्याद्ग्रहस्तथा । अस्मदस्तु विविच्यैव त्वमेवेति वदेद्यदि ॥
avivicyobhayaṃ vakti śrutiścetsyādgrahastathā | asmadastu vivicyaiva tvameveti vadedyadi ||
If [you say] scripture speaks of both without separating them, then the grasp [of the teaching] would be just like that [confused]. But if it says 'you indeed' only after separating [the overseer] from the 'I'...
यदि [कहें कि] श्रुति दोनों को अलग किए बिना कहती है, तो ग्रहण भी वैसा ही [भ्रमित] होगा। पर यदि वह 'अस्मद्' (मैं) से अलग करके ही 'तुम ही' कहती हो...
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
A teaching heard while still confusing the ego with the Self will be understood in that confused way. Clarity about who 'you' are has to come first.
अहंकार और आत्मा को मिलाए रखते हुए सुना गया उपदेश उसी भ्रमित रूप में समझा जाएगा। 'तुम' कौन हो, इसकी स्पष्टता पहले आनी चाहिए।
Shankaracharya considers two ways the opponent might read 'You are Being': scripture speaks of the doer and the overseer together without distinguishing them, or it says 'you' after separating the overseer from the 'I'.