Mandukya Karika, verse 4.5


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ख्याप्यमानामजातिं तैरनुमोदामहे वयम् ।
विवदामो न तैः सार्धमविवादं निबोधत ॥ ५ ॥

khyāpyamānāmajātiṃ tairanumodāmahe vayam |
vivadāmo na taiḥ sārdhamavivādaṃ nibodhata || 5 ||

5. We approve the Ajāti or non-creation declared by them. We do not quarrel with them. Now, hear from us (the Ultimate Reality) which is free from all disputations.

Shankara Bhashya (commentary)

We simply accept the view of the Ajāti or the absolute non-causation declared by them1 and say,“Let it be so”. We do not quarrel with them by taking either side in the disputation. In other words, like them, we do not quarrel with each other. Hence Oh ye pupils, know from us the Ultimate Reality as taught by us, which is free from dispute.