Verse 2.397

Sanskrit text and transliteration:

विकल्पयोनावेतस्यां निर्विकल्पोऽधिगम्यते ।
तस्मात्तस्यां प्रवेशोऽस्य कल्प्यते नाञ्जसोच्यते ॥ ३९७ ॥

vikalpayonāvetasyāṃ nirvikalpo'dhigamyate |
tasmāttasyāṃ praveśo'sya kalpyate nāñjasocyate || 397 ||

English translation of verse 2.397:

Brahman which is without differentiation is cognized in this (intellect) which is the source of all differentiation.

Notes:

Hence, the entry of Brahman into the intellect is an imaginary representation. It is not conveyed in the literal sense.

Every cognition which we get through the intellect is a differentiated one, for it is the cognition of something as such-and-such. When the mental modes are illumined by the consciousness, we have the cognition of this or that object. The intellect which carries the reflection of, or is associated with, the consciousness is the source of ail our cognitions of the various objects which are differentiated, which are qualified by some attribute or other. It causes the cognition of Brahman, when it is rid of all differentiations, when it is made to remain one and unitary (akhaṇḍākāra).

The entry of Brahman into the intellect should not be understood in the literal sense. If śruti speaks as though Brahman has entered into the intellect, it is for the purpose of imparting the knowledge of nondifference between Brahman and Ātman. It is only when Brahman which is of the nature of consciousness is reflected in the intellect that the jīva can realize that it is no other than Brahman which is free from avidyā and its manifestations.