अयमात्मा नित्यसिद्धः प्रमाणे सति भासते ।न देशं नापि वा कालं न शुद्धिं वाप्यपेक्षते ॥ ५३२ ॥
ayamātmā nityasiddhaḥ pramāṇe sati bhāsate ;na deśaṃ nāpi vā kālaṃ na śuddhiṃ vāpyapekṣate . 532 .
Anvaya
कः नुkaḥ nu
What type of
नियमःniyamaḥ
condition
अपेक्ष्यतेapekṣyate
is needed
विनाvinā
apart from
प्रमाण–सुष्ठुत्वंpramāṇa–suṣṭhutvaṃ
the robustness of pramāṇa
विज्ञातुंvijñātuṃ
in order to know
घटः अयम् इतिghaṭaḥ ayam iti
that ‘this is the pot’
यस्मिन् सतिyasmin sati
when such (pramāṇa) exists
पदार्थ–धीःpadārtha–dhīḥ
the knowledge of an object (is certain)
Translation
This Atman is always present. It is realised in the light of proper pramāṇa. It does not need conditions such as place, time, cleanliness of the body etc.
Annotation
Here the pramāṇa can be taken as scripture and the teaching of the guru. Brahman is not known by any other pramāṇa.