Monday, June 8, 2026

Upadesa Sahasri 10.4 Translations

 suṣupta-jāgrat-svapataś ca darśanam na me ’sti kiṃcit svam iveha mohanam svataś ca teṣām parato ’py asattvatas turīya evāsmi sadā dṛg advayaḥ

[4] I have no true experience in dreamless sleep, dream or waking—the delusion that appears to afflict me here is not really mine1. It cannot be established as real either as self-established or as introduced from without. Therefore I am ever the Fourth (i.e. beyond waking, dream and dreamless sleep), pure consciousness, one without a second. ~Alston

1 Reading ‘svam iveha’ for ‘tu materhi’ with Jagadānanda and Mayeda.


4. No perception whatever in waking, dream or deep sleep belongs to Me but it is due to delusion. For these states have no independent existence nor an existence depending4on the Self. I am, therefore, the Fourth5which is the Seer of all the three states and without a second. ~Jagadananda


10.4 Any perception during deep sleep, dreaming or waking is not mine. Even if it appears to be so this is just due to delusion. For dreaming and the others have no real existence. I am ever the fourth state one alone, perceiver of all. ~Denton


4. Whether in the state of deep sleep or of waking or of dreaming, no delusive perception appears to pertain to Me in this world. As those [three states] have no existence, self-dependent or other dependent, I am always the Fourth, the Seeing and the non-dual. ~Mayeda


4. None of the perceptions of waking, dream and deep sleep belong to Me. This is due to delusion in one’s own Self. These three states (or objects) do not have an independent existence, nor do they have an existence dependent on the Self. I am therefore the fourth, which is the Seer of all the three states and one without a second. ~Bodhatmananda


Word-by-Word Breakdown
Line 1 Words
  • suṣupta (सुषुप्त): deep, dreamless sleep state.
  • jāgrat (जाग्रत): the waking state.
  • svapataḥ (स्वपतः): of the dreaming state.
  • ca (च): and.
  • darśanam (दर्शनम्): perception / experience / seeing.
  • na (न): not.
  • me (मे): for me / mine.
  • asti (अस्ति): exists.
  • kiṃcit (किंचित्): whatsoever / any at all.
  • svam (स्वम्): one's own.
  • iva (इव): like / as if.
  • iha (इह): here / in this world.
  • mohanam (मोहनम्): delusion / illusion / infatuation. [1, 2, 4, 5]
Line 2 Words
  • svataḥ (स्वतः): inherently / by themselves / intrinsically.
  • ca (च): and.
  • teṣām (तेषाम्): of them (referring to the three states).
  • parataḥ (परतः): dependently / through another / extrinsically.
  • api (अपि): also / even.
  • asattvataḥ (असत्त्वतः): due to non-existence / unreality.
  • turīyaḥ (तुरीयः): the Fourth (the transcendental state of pure consciousness).
  • eva (एव): alone / indeed / certainly.
  • asmi (अस्मि): I am.
  • sadā (सदा): always.
  • dṛg (दृग्): the Seer / Witness / Pure Consciousness.
  • advayaḥ (अद्वयः): non-dual / without a second.
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Deep sleep, the waking state, and the dream state are not my experiences and do not exist for me at all, like an illusion.


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