Upadesa Sahasri 10.8 Translations

sadā ca bhūteṣu samo ’ham īśvaraḥ kṣarāksarābhyām paramo hy athottamaḥ parātma-tattvaṃ ca tathā ’dvayo ’pi san viparyayeṇābhimatas tv avidyayā 

[8] I am the Lord, ever one and the same in all beings, beyond the destructible and indestructible principles, hence the supreme Spirit1. Although I am the supreme Self and one without a second, I am mistakenly supposed to be other than this on account of nescience. ~Alston

8. Though I am the Lord9always the same in all beings, beyond the perishable and the imperishable,10and therefore the Supreme, the Self of all, and without a second, I am considered to be of a contrary nature on account of Ignorance. ~Jagadananda

10.8 I am the Lord, ever the same in all beings, beyond the perishable and imperishable. So, I am the highest having the nature of the Supreme non-dual Self but due to ignorance I am supposed to be of a contrary perverse nature. ~Denton

8. And I am always the same to [all] beings,7 the Lord, for I am superior to, and higher than, the perishable and the imperishable.8 Though I have the highest Atman as my true nature and am non¬ dual, I am nevertheless covered with wrong knowledge9 which is nescience. ~Mayeda

Line 1

sadā ca bhūteṣu samo ’ham īśvaraḥ

• sadā: always / at all times
• ca: and / also
• bhūteṣu: in (all) beings or creatures
• samaḥ: equal / the same
• aham: I (am)
• īśvaraḥ: the Lord / Supreme Ruler
• Meaning: "And I, the Lord, am always the same in all beings."

Line 2

kṣarāksarābhyām paramo hy athottamaḥ

• kṣarāksarābhyām: from both the perishable and the imperishable
• paramaḥ: the highest / supreme
• hi: verily / indeed
• atha: and / then
• uttamaḥ: the best / ultimate
• Meaning: "Verily, I am the supreme and the best beyond both the perishable (material creation) and the imperishable (the unmanifest/soul)."

Line 3

parātma-tattvaṃ ca tathā ’dvayo ’pi san

• para: supreme
• ātma: self
• tattvam: truth / reality
• ca: and
• tathā: thus / so
• advayaḥ: non-dual (without a second)
• api: even though
• san: being
• Meaning: "And I am the Supreme Truth of the Self, being thus non-dual (one without a second)."

Line 4

viparyayeṇābhimatas tv avidyayā

• viparyayeṇa: by contrast / in reverse / erroneously
• abhimataḥ: is considered / is regarded
• tu: but
• avidyayā: by ignorance / nescience
• Meaning: "But through ignorance, I am regarded erroneously (or otherwise).

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Always and equally in all beings, I am Isvara, the Supreme Ruler.

Beyond the mortal and immortal, I am the highest and the ultimate.

Although that Supreme Self of Reality and Nondual Being,

I am mistaken to be otherwise by the nescience of ignorance.

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