Verse 602

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। ॥ ६०२ ॥

In plain words

By what means could this Self be perceived? For the Self is itself the ultimate perceiver. Because there is no other instrument of awareness apart from it, the Self is never caught as a mere object of perception.

Close to the Sanskrit

By whom indeed might this be perceived? The perceiver is self-luminous. Therefore, because of the absence of any other perception, this Self is not perceived as an object.