The works of Ramaṇa Maharṣi

Upadeśa Undiyār

Verse 27

அறிவறி யாமையு மற்ற வறிவேயறிவாகு முண்மையீ துந்தீபறவறிவதற் கொன்றிலை யுந்தீபற

அறிவு அறியாமையும் அற்ற அறிவே அறிவு ஆகும் உண்மை ஈது உந்தீபற அறிவதற்கு ஒன்று இலை உந்தீபற

In plain words

Knowing and not-knowing are a pair. You cannot have one without the possibility of the other, and both need something out there to be about. What is left when neither applies is not a blank. It is the light both of them were happening in. That is the real awareness — and it has no subject matter. There is nothing to know. That is not a deprivation. It is the finish of a very long search.

Word for word

The awareness free of both knowledge and ignorance is [true] awareness. This is the truth. Fly up, undī! There is not one thing to be known. Fly up, undī!