Mandukya Karika, verse 1.22


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त्रिषु धामसु यस्तुल्यं सामान्यं वेत्ति निश्चितः ।
स पूज्यः सर्वभूतानां वन्द्यश्चैव महामुनिः ॥ २२ ॥

triṣu dhāmasu yastulyaṃ sāmānyaṃ vetti niścitaḥ |
sa pūjyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ vandyaścaiva mahāmuniḥ || 22 ||

22. He who knows without doubt, what the ‘common features’ are in the three states, is worshipped and adored by all beings and he is also the greatest sage.

Shankara Bhashya (commentary)

One who knows positively, i.e., without a shadow of doubt, the common1 features that are found in the three states, is worshipped and adored in the world. He is a knower2 of Brahman.