UpadESa sAram

saddarSanam — verse 22

dhiyO prakaSam paramO vitIrya
svayam dhiyO’ntaH pravibhAti guptaH 
dhiyam parAvartya dhiyOntarE’tra 
samyOjanAt ISvara dRshTiH anyA

Supreme lord gives light to the mind
and within the mind THAT shines secretly 
by turning the mind inward and firmly
fixing in THAT…

saddarSanam — verse 11

bOddhAram AtmAnam ajAnatO yO
bOdhaH saH kim syAt paramArtha bOdhaH
bOdhasya bOdhyasya ca samSrayam svam
vijAnataH tat dvitayam vinaSyEt

He who is knower, not knowing own self
such knowledge be supreme knowledge?
knowing and known both are sheltered in SELF
having…

saddarSanam — verse 12

nidrA na vidyA, grahaNam na vidyA
gRhNAti kincit na yathArtha bOdhE 
nidrA padArtha grahaNEtarA syAt
cit-Eva vidyA vilasanti aSUnyA

sleep is not knowledge, cognition is not knowledge
in real knowledge, that does not hold anything;
beyond sleep and cognition of…

saddarSanam — verse 30

gaveshaNAt prApya hRdantaram tat
patedahntA paribhugna SIrshA
atha aham anyat sphurati prakRshTaM 
nAhamkRtiH tat param eva pUrNam

gaining entry into heart by ardent seeking
falls ego having its head thoroughly burnt
there reveals distinguished transcendental…

saddarSanam — verse 13

satyaH cidAtmA vividhAkRtiH cit
siddhyEt pRthak-satya citO na bhinnA 
bhUshA vikArAH kimu santi satyam
vinA suvarNam pRthak-atra lOkE

Only due to conscious-self various forms of thoughts 
possible; variegated truth is non-different from consciousness.
Can all the…

saddarSanam — verse 32

Aha sphuTaM tattvamSi iti vedaH 
tathA api asamprApya parAtmanishThAm 
bhuyO vicArO mati-durbalatvaM 
tat sarvadA svAtmatayA hi bhAti

VEDA clearly declares “that thou art” 
even then, not attaining that supreme self
seeking truth again is mental-weakness 
THAT…

tapas — penance

quest that wipes off the ego and lifts the veil covering reality

As a concluding note, the importance of tapas, the purpose and objective of it is being described: