Verses on the Recognition of the Lord· 3.1 / 7

Verses on the Recognition of the Lord3.1

3.1
सत्यं किं तु स्मृतिज्ञानं पूर्वानुभवसंस्कृतेः जातम् अप्य् आत्मनिष्ठं तन् नाद्यानुभववेदकम् ॥१॥
satyaṃ kiṃ tu smṛtijñānaṃ pūrvānubhavasaṃskṛteḥ jātam apy ātmaniṣṭhaṃ tan nādyānubhavavedakam
— true (granted) ; — but, yet ; — the cognition that is memory ; — from the impression of the prior experience ; — arisen, produced ; — although ; — residing in the (knowing) subject ; — that (memory-cognition) ; — not ; — making known the original experience

(Reply:) Granted; yet the cognition that is memory, although it arises from the impression of the prior experience and resides in the subject, does not by itself make known that original experience.