Friday, June 5, 2026

Upadesa Sahasri 10.2 Translations (wip)

Transcreation (wip):

I am the seer, pure and unchanging. 

Not for me, by my very nature, are there any objects.

Before and behind, above and below, everywhere is the all-pervading reality, 

unborn and abiding as the Self.



Translations

dṛśis tu śuddho ’ham avikriyātmako na me ’sti kaścid viṣayaḥ svabhāvataḥ puras tiraś cordhvam adhaś ca sarvataḥ sampūrṇa-bhūmā tv aja ātmani sthitaḥ

I am pure consciousness, not subject to modification. In my true nature I have no relation with any object. Established in my own Self, I am unborn perfect Infinity, extending to the front, to the sides, below, above, everywhere. ~Alston

Pure and changeless consciousness I am by nature, devoid of objects (to illumine). Unborn and established in the Self, I am all-pervading Brahman in the front, oblique, upward, downward and all other directions. ~Jagadananda

I am Seeing, pure and by nature changeless. There is by nature no object for me. Being the Infinite, completely filled in front, across, up, down, and in every direction, I am unborn, abiding in Myself.  ~Mayeda

I am the seer. I am pure and unchangeable. I am naturally without any objects in front, oblique, above, below or in any direction. I am the almighty infinite Lord, unborn, abiding in the Self. ~Denton

Word-by-Word & Line-by-Line Meaning
Line 1:
dṛśis tu śuddho ’ham avikriyātmako na me ’sti kaścid viṣayaḥ svabhāvataḥ
  • dṛśiḥ = Pure Consciousness / the Witness
  • tu = indeed / but
  • śuddhaḥ = pure
  • aham = I am
  • avikriyātmakaḥ = of a changeless / immutable nature
  • na = not
  • me = to me
  • asti = is
  • kaścid = any
  • viṣayaḥ = object of experience
  • svabhāvataḥ = by nature 
Line 2:
puras tiraś cordhvam adhaś ca sarvataḥ sampūrṇa-bhūmā tv aja ātmani sthitaḥ

  • puraḥ = in front / before
  • tiraḥ = behind (or across/transverse)
  • ca = and
  • ūrdhvam = above
  • adhaḥ = below
  • ca = and
  • sarvataḥ = everywhere
  • sampūrṇa-bhūmā = completely full / the supreme, all-encompassing reality (the absolute whole)
  • tu = and
  • ajaḥ = unborn
  • ātmani = in the Self
  • sthitaḥ = established
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