TRUTH REVEALED - SLOKA 13

Sloka 13

TRUTH  REVEALED The Self, which is Knowledge, is alone the Reality. Knowledge of diversity is but false knowledge. This false knowledge, which is but ignorance, does not exist apart from the Self, which is Knowledge Reality. Ornaments in their variety are unreal. Do they exist without gold, the substance?

THE FORTY ON EXISTENCE The Self alone is Real, the Absolute, Knowledge of many forms is ignorance. But even this is nothing but the Self, The different ornaments made out of gold In diversity of name and form Cannot be real, but gold they are in truth.

REVELATION This Self, (here) declared to be Consciousness, is alone real, without a seond; all knowledge which is  manifold is only ignorance; this ignorance -- which (being a negation) is non-exisstent -- has no existence apart from the Self who is Consciousness. Say, do the unreal jewels  exist  apart  from the gold which  (alone) exists?

SYNOPSIS : The Self being one and universal, knowledge of diversity is but ignorance which too is not apart from the Self.