ब्रह्म तं परादाद्योऽन्यत्राऽऽत्मनो ब्रह्म वेद क्षत्रं तं परादाद्योऽन्यत्राऽऽत्मनः क्षत्रं वेद लोकास्तं परादुर्योऽन्यत्रात्मनो लोकान्वेद देवास्तं परादुर्योऽन्यत्रात्मनो देवान्वेद भूतानि तं परादुर्योऽन्यत्रात्मनो भूतानि वेद सर्वं तं परादाद् योऽन्यत्रात्मनः सर्वं वेदेदं ब्रह्मेदं क्षत्रमिमे लोका इमे देवा इमानि भूतानीदँ सर्वं यदयमात्मा
brahma taṃ parādādyo'nyatrā''tmano brahma veda kṣatraṃ taṃ parādādyo'nyatrā''tmanaḥ kṣatraṃ veda lokāstaṃ parāduryo'nyatrātmano lokānveda devāstaṃ parāduryo'nyatrātmano devānveda bhūtāni taṃ parāduryo'nyatrātmano bhūtāni veda sarvaṃ taṃ parādād yo'nyatrātmanaḥ sarvaṃ vededaṃ brahmedaṃ kṣatramime lokā ime devā imāni bhūtānīdam̐ sarvaṃ yadayamātmā
अर्थMeaning
'Whosoever looks for the Brahman-class elsewhere than in the Self, was abandoned by the Brahman-class. Whosoever looks for the Kshatra-class elsewhere than in the Self, was abandoned by the Kshatra-class. Whosoever looks for the worlds elsewhere than in the Self, was abandoned by the worlds. Whosoever looks for the Devas elsewhere than in the Self, was abandoned by the Devas . Whosoever looks for creatures elsewhere than in the Self, was abandoned by the creatures. Whosoever looks for anything elsewhere than in the Self, was abandoned by everything. This Brahman-class, this Kshatra-class, these worlds, these Devas , these creatures, this everything, all is that Self.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
व्याख्याVyakhya
'ब्राह्मण उसे त्याग देता है जो ब्राह्मण को आत्मा से अलग जानता है; क्षत्रिय उसे त्याग देता है जो क्षत्रिय को आत्मा से अलग जानता है; लोक उसे त्याग देते हैं जो लोकों को आत्मा से अलग जानता है; देवता उसे त्याग देते हैं जो देवताओं को आत्मा से अलग जानता है; प्राणी उसे त्याग देते हैं जो प्राणियों को आत्मा से अलग जानता है; सब उसे त्याग देता है जो सबको आत्मा से अलग जानता है। यह ब्राह्मण, यह क्षत्रिय, ये लोक, ये देवता, ये प्राणी, और यह सब, यह आत्मा ही है।'
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