Verses on the Recognition of the Lord· 6.1 / 11

Verses on the Recognition of the Lord6.1

6.1
अहंप्रत्यवमर्शो यः प्रकाशात्मापि वाग्वपुः नासौ विकल्पः स ह्य् उक्तो द्वयाक्षेपी विनिश्चयः ॥१॥
ahaṃpratyavamarśo yaḥ prakāśātmāpi vāgvapuḥ nāsau vikalpaḥ sa hy ukto dvayākṣepī viniścayaḥ
— the reflective awareness 'I' ; — which ; — having light as its essence ; — although ; — having the form of Word (speech) ; — not ; — that (I-awareness) ; — a conceptual construction ; — that (the vikalpa) ; — for, indeed ; — is said (to be) ; — implying a duality ; — a determinate ascertainment

The reflective awareness 'I', which has light as its essence although it has the form of Word — that is not a conceptual construction; for a conceptual construction is said to be a determinate ascertainment that implies a duality.