avidyayā bhāvanayā ca karmabhir vivikta ātmā ’vyavadḥiḥ sunirmalaḥ dṛg-adi-śakti-pracito ’ham advayaḥ sthitaḥ svarūpe gaganaṃ yathā ’calam
[9] I am the Self, entirely pure, without a veil,1 unaffected by nescience or its false suggestions or by actions and their results. Though (apparently) clothed in the powers of sight, hearing, etc., I am one without a second, eternally fixed in my own true nature, motionless like the ether of the sky. ~Alston
9. Not distanced by anything from Itself and untouched by Ignorance, false conceptions (of possessing a body etc.) and by actions, the Self is very pure. Without a second and established in My real nature like the immovable ether, I am (thought11to be) connected with the powers of seeing and other perceptions. ~Jagadananda
10.9 Separate and imperishable, very pure, I am the Self, unchangeable by the effects of ignorance or by actions, I am associated with sight and so on and filled with energy. I am non-dual and established in my own nature, immovable as the sky. ~Denton
9. Being perfectly stainless, Atman is distinguished from, and broken by, nescience, residual impression, and actions. Being filled with powers such as Seeing, I am non-dual, standing [perfect] in my own nature and motionless like the sky. ~Mayeda
- avidyayā (अविद्यया): By/from ignorance (spiritual nescience or lack of true knowledge).
- bhāvanayā (भावनया): By/from mental concepts (imaginations, meditations, or deep-seated impressions).
- ca (च): And.
- karmabhiḥ (कर्मभिः): By/from actions (past, present, or future deeds and their fruits).
- viviktaḥ (विविक्तः): Separated, distinguished, or completely isolated from.
- ātmā (आत्मा): The Self (the innermost spiritual essence).
- avyavadhiḥ (अव्यवधिः): Without any separation, boundary, or intervening barrier (limitless).
- sunirmalaḥ (सुनिर्मलः): Supremely pure, completely unstained, and free from defects.
- dṛg-ādi-śakti-pracitaḥ (दृगादिशक्तिप्रचितः):
- dṛg = Seeing / consciousness.
- ādi = And others (hearing, thinking, knowing, etc.).
- śakti = Powers or faculties.
- pracitaḥ = Filled with, endowed with, or gathered.
- Meaning: Endowed with the core faculty of sight/awareness and all other cognitive powers.
- aham (अहम्): I am.
- advayaḥ (अद्वयः): Non-dual (without a second, one absolute reality).
- sthitaḥ (स्थितः): Established, seated, or resting.
- svarūpe (स्वरूपे): In my own true nature (essential identity).
- gagnam (गगनम्): The sky, space, or firmament.
- yathā (यथा): Just as, like.
- acalam (अचलम्): Immovable, steady, or unshakeable.
~Google search
My Transcreation in progress
Detached from ignorance, imagination, and action,
the limitless Self is completely pure.
Endowed with the powers of seeing and such, I am nondual,
established in my true nature, and motionless like the sky.
All transcreations to date:
Transcreating Upadesa Sahasri Verse Chapter 10 dṛśi-svarūpa paramārtha-darśanam
