सर्वात्मना दृश्यमिदं मृषैव । नैवाहमर्थः क्षणिकत्वदर्शनात् । जानाम्यहं सर्वमिति प्रतीतिः । कुतोऽहमादेः क्षणिकस्य सिध्येत् ॥
sarvātmanā dṛśyamidaṃ mṛṣaiva | naivāhamarthaḥ kṣaṇikatvadarśanāt | jānāmyahaṃ sarvamiti pratītiḥ | kuto'hamādeḥ kṣaṇikasya sidhyet ||
All this that is seen is wholly false. Nor is the ego the Self, for it is seen to be momentary. How could the awareness 'I know everything' be established for the ego and the rest, which last only a moment?
यह सारा दृश्य पूरी तरह मिथ्या है। अहंकार भी आत्मा नहीं, क्योंकि वह क्षणिक दिखता है। 'मैं सब जानता हूँ' यह अनुभव क्षण भर रहने वाले अहंकार आदि के लिए कैसे सिद्ध हो सकता है?
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
The ego's moods and claims come and go by the minute. Something steadier must be there to notice all of them; that is where the verse points you.
अहंकार की मनोदशाएँ और दावे पल-पल बदलते हैं। उन सबको देखने वाला कुछ स्थिर होना चाहिए; श्लोक वहीं ध्यान ले जाता है।
The guru, in the Vivekachudamani attributed to Shankaracharya, argues that the seen world is false and that the ego cannot be the Self, since it is momentary and cannot ground the sense 'I know everything'.