ब्रह्म तं परादाद् योऽन्यत्राऽऽत्मनो ब्रह्म वेद क्षत्रं तं परादाद् योऽन्यत्राऽऽत्मनः क्षत्रं वेद लोकास्तं परादुः योऽन्यत्राऽऽत्मनो लोकान्वेद देवास्तं परादुः योऽन्यत्रात्मनो देवान्वेद वेदास्तं परादुर्योऽन्यत्रात्मनो वेदान्वेद भूतानि तं परादुर्योऽन्यत्राऽऽत्मनो भूतानि वेद सर्वं तं परादाद् योऽन्यत्राऽऽत्मनः सर्वं वेदेदं ब्रह्मेदं क्षत्रमिमे लोका इमे देवा इमे वेदा इमानि भूतानीदँ सर्वं यदयमात्मा
brahma taṃ parādād yo'nyatrā''tmano brahma veda kṣatraṃ taṃ parādād yo'nyatrā''tmanaḥ kṣatraṃ veda lokāstaṃ parāduḥ yo'nyatrā''tmano lokānveda devāstaṃ parāduḥ yo'nyatrātmano devānveda vedāstaṃ parāduryo'nyatrātmano vedānveda bhūtāni taṃ parāduryo'nyatrā''tmano bhūtāni veda sarvaṃ taṃ parādād yo'nyatrā''tmanaḥ sarvaṃ vededaṃ brahmedaṃ kṣatramime lokā ime devā ime vedā 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 the Vedas elsewhere than in the Self, was abandoned by the Vedas. Whosoever looks for the creatures elsewhere than in the Self, was abandoned by the creatures. Whosoever looks for anything elsewhere than in the Self, was abandoned by anything. 'This Brahman-class, this Kshatra-class, these worlds, these Devas, these Vedas, all these beings, 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; वेद उसे त्याग देते हैं जो वेदों 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 वेद, ये प्राणी, और यह सब, यह आत्मा ही है।'
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