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उपाधिभेदात्स्वयमेव भिद्यते
चोपाध्यपोहे स्वयमेव केवलः ।
तस्मादुपाधेर्विलयाय विद्वा -
न्वसेत्सदाकल्पसमाधिनिष्ठया ॥ ३५८ ॥

upādhibhedātsvayameva bhidyate
copādhyapohe svayameva kevalaḥ ;
tasmādupādhervilayāya vidvā -
nvasetsadākalpasamādhiniṣṭhayā . 358 .

Anvaya

उपाधि–योगात् एवupādhi–yogāt eva
It is only in association with delimiting adjuncts (upādhi)
स्वयम्svayam
the Atman
भिद्यतेbhidyate
attains duality
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and
उपाधि–अपोहेupādhi–apohe
when such delimiting adjunct is negated
केवलः एवkevalaḥ eva
is one only
तस्माद्tasmād
Hence
विद्वान्vidvān
an intelligent seeker
वसेत्vaset
has to live (strive)
उपाधेः विलयायupādheḥ vilayāya
for the negation of delimiting adjuncts
सदाsadā
always
अकल्प–समाधि–निष्ठयाakalpa–samādhi–niṣṭhayā
abiding in the awareness of the undifferentiated Self

Translation

Atman (as though) attains duality only in association with the delimiting adjuncts. When such limitations are negated Atman is one alone. Hence an intelligent seeker should always strive for the negation of delimiting adjuncts by abiding in the awareness of the undifferentiated Self.

Annotation

Scriptures assert that Atman is one alone. However, it appears as many because of association with the delimiting adjuncts (Jagadguru).

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