Prose-section 55
In plain words
‘The sage who has known Brahman this way, with a mind nothing obstructs, delights always in the Self alone. He walks, comes back, stands, sits, lies down, and lives in countless other ways as he pleases. He needs no particular place, time, posture or direction, no rules of restraint, no fixed gaze. What rules does one need to know oneself? To know “I am Devadatta” needs nothing else; to know “I am Brahman” needs nothing either. To know “this is a pot” needs only clear eyes and no other rule; in the same way this Self, established for ever, shines by itself whenever the mind is clear. It needs no pure place or time or anything of the kind. As sunlight lights up the world, it is by its light that the whole world is lit; it lights up the Vedas, the scriptures, the Purāṇas and all kinds of beings, and knows them. What worthless, unreal not-Self could light up Brahman? This supreme Self shines by itself, has endless powers, is known by no one as an object, and is in everyone the living experience “I”.’
Word for word
‘The sage who thus knows Brahman with unobstructed understanding always delights in the Self alone, whether going, coming, standing, sitting, lying down or behaving in many other ways according to his inclination. He needs no particular place, time, posture, direction, restraints or fixed gaze. What regulations are needed to know oneself? Just as knowing “I am Devadatta” requires nothing else, knowing “I am Brahman alone” has no further requirement. Just as knowing “this is a pot” requires clear sight, not some other rule, this ever-established Self shines of itself when the mind’s movement is pure. It requires no purified place, time or the like. ‘As sunlight illuminates the world, Brahman illuminates the entire world, knowing and illuminating the Vedas, scriptures, Purāṇas and various beings. What paltry unreal non-Self could illuminate that Brahman? This supreme Self is self-luminous, endowed with limitless powers, not known as an object by anyone, and is the immediate experience “I” in everyone.’