Verse 699

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। । ॥ ६९९ ॥

In plain words

To establish the non-dual truth of Brahman and the self in the great saying 'You are That', taking the words in their literal sense creates conflicts with direct perception. True identity becomes established only through their implied meanings.

Close to the Sanskrit

For the establishment of the non-duality of Brahman and the Self through the sentence 'Thou art That', because of contradiction with perception and other means of knowledge, it is not applicable with the literal meanings; the identity of the meaning of the terms 'That' and 'Thou' is established only in the implied meanings.