द्रष्टृदर्शनदृश्यानां मध्ये यद्दर्शनं स्थितम् । साधो तदवधानेन स्वात्मानमवबुद्ध्यसे ॥ ७५ ॥
draṣṭṛdarśanadṛśyānāṁ madhyē yaddarśanaṁ sthitam | sādhō tadavadhānēna svātmānamavabuddhyasē || 75 ||
Translation
The seeing that stands in the middle of seer, seeing and seen: by attending to that, good one, you will know your own Self.
Word by word
- draṣṭṛ
- of seer
- darśana
- seeing
- dṛśyānāṁ
- and seen
- madhyē
- in the middle
- yad
- the
- darśanaṁ
- seeing
- sthitam
- that stands
- sādhō
- good one
- tad
- to that
- avadhānēna
- by attending
- sva
- your own
- ātmānam
- Self
- avabuddhyasē
- you will know
Meaning
The practice in one line. In every act of seeing there are three: the one who sees, the seeing, the thing seen. Between them, in all of them, is a seeing that is not one of the three, the witness. The commentary: separate it from its adjuncts with a one-pointed mind, and know it as your own Self. Not a new experience to be produced, but attention (avadhāna) to what is already present in every experience.