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A luminous pillar of fire rises through a dark mountain landscape while a cave glows on the right.

Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad 3: Lord of the World, Puruṣa and Self

The one Rudra appears as cosmic Lord and auspicious protector, then as the all-encompassing Puruṣa, and finally as the Self hidden in every being.

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SVU 3.1-3.4: The One Rudra
SVU 3.1-3.4: The One Rudra

SVU 3.1-3.4: Rule of the World, Omnipresence and the Golden Germ

The one Rudra rules through Māyā, dwells within human beings, creates, preserves and withdraws everything; as the source of Hiraṇyagarbha, may he grant...

Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad 3.1
ya eko jāla-vān, īśata īśanībhiḥ; sarvāṃl lokān, īśata īśanībhiḥ | ya evaika, udbhave saṃbhave ca; ya etad vidur, amṛtās te bhavanti ||1||
Metre: Pāda 1: Triṣṭubh with Vajrā ending — 13 syllables; Pāda 2: Triṣṭubh with Vajrā ending; Pāda 3: Triṣṭubh with Śālinī ending; Pāda 4: Triṣṭubh with Śālinī ending — 12 syllables
He who (yaḥ | nom sg m), the One (ekaḥ | nom sg m), bearing a net (jāla-vān | nom sg m), rules (īśata | 3p sg med pres) through ruling powers (īśanībhiḥ | ins pl); all the worlds (sarvāṃl lokān | acc pl) he rules (īśata | 3p sg med pres) through ruling powers (īśanībhiḥ | ins pl). He who (yaḥ | nom sg m) is indeed (eva) the One (ekaḥ | nom sg m), [the same] at arising (udbhave | loc sg) and at continuing existence (saṃbhave | loc sg) alike (ca): those who (ye | nom pl m) know (viduḥ | 3p pl act perf) this (etat | acc sg n) [are] immortal (amṛtāḥ | nom pl m)—they (te | nom pl m) become [so] (bhavanti | 3p pl act pres).
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Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad 3.2
eko hi rudro, na dvitīyāya tasthe; ya imāṃl lokān, īśata īśanībhiḥ | pratyaṅ janās, tiṣṭhati saṃcukocānta-kāle; saṃsṛjya viśvā, bhuvanāni gopāḥ ||2||
Metre: Pāda 1: Triṣṭubh with Śālinī ending — 12 syllables; Pāda 2: Triṣṭubh with Vajrā ending — 12 syllables; Pāda 3: Triṣṭubh with Śālinī ending — 14 syllables; Pāda 4: Triṣṭubh with Vajrā ending
The One (ekaḥ | nom sg m), indeed (hi), [is] Rudra (rudraḥ | nom sg); he did not (na) take his stand (tasthe | 3p sg med perf) for a second (dvitīyāya | dat sg m). He who (yaḥ | nom sg m) rules (īśata | 3p sg med pres) these worlds (imāṃl lokān | acc pl) through ruling powers (īśanībhiḥ | ins pl), turned inward (pratyaṅ | nom sg m), O people (janāḥ | voc pl), stands (tiṣṭhati | 3p sg act pres). At the end of time (anta-kāle | loc sg) he drew [them] together (saṃcukoca | 3p sg act perf), having brought forth (saṃsṛjya | abs) all the worlds (viśvā bhuvanāni | acc pl), [as their] guardian (gopāḥ | nom sg).
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Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad 3.3
viśvataś-cakṣur, uta viśvato-mukho; viśvato-bāhur, uta viśvatas-pāt | saṃ bāhubhyāṃ, dhamati saṃ patatrair; dyāvā-bhūmī, janayan deva ekaḥ ||3||
Metre: Pāda 1: Jagatī with Vaṃśa ending; Pāda 2: Triṣṭubh with Vajrā ending; Pāda 3: Triṣṭubh with Vajrā ending; Pāda 4: Triṣṭubh with Śālinī ending
With eyes on every side (viśvataś-cakṣus | nom sg m) and (uta) faces on every side (viśvato-mukhaḥ | nom sg m), with arms on every side (viśvato-bāhuḥ | nom sg) and (uta) feet on every side (viśvatas-pāt | nom sg), together (sam) with both arms (bāhubhyām | ins du) he joins [everything] (dhamati | 3p sg act pres), together (sam) with wings (patatraiḥ | ins pl): bringing forth (janayan | nom sg m pca) heaven and earth (dyāvā-bhūmī | acc du), [acts] the one God (deva ekaḥ | nom sg).
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Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad 3.4
yo devānāṃ, prabhavaś codbhavaś ca; viśvādhipo, rudro maharṣiḥ | hiraṇya-garbhaṃ, janayāmāsa pūrvaṃ; sa no buddhyā, śubhayā saṃyunaktu ||4||
Metre: Pāda 1: Triṣṭubh with Śālinī ending; Pāda 2: Triṣṭubh — 9 syllables; Pāda 3: Triṣṭubh with Śālinī ending — 12 syllables; Pāda 4: Triṣṭubh with Śālinī ending
He who (yaḥ | nom sg m) [is] the source (prabhavaḥ | nom sg) and (ca) origin (udbhavaḥ | nom sg) of the gods (devānām | gen pl), and (ca) ruler of the whole (viśvādhipaḥ | nom sg)—Rudra (rudraḥ | nom sg), the great seer (maharṣiḥ | nom sg)—brought forth (janayāmāsa | 3p sg act perf caus) the golden germ (hiraṇya-garbham | acc sg) in ancient time (pūrvam). May he (saḥ | nom sg m) endow (saṃyunaktu | 3p sg act imp) us (naḥ | acc pl) with auspicious understanding (buddhyā śubhayā | ins sg).
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SVU 3.5-3.6: Rudra's Auspicious Form
SVU 3.5-3.6: Rudra's Auspicious Form

SVU 3.5-3.6: A Prayer for Rudra's Most Auspicious Form and the Protection of the Living World

The prayers ask Rudra to show his gentle, most auspicious form: may his arrow become auspicious and injure neither human beings nor the living world.

Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad 3.5
yā te rudra śivā tanūr; aghorāpāpa-kāśinī | tayā nas tanuvā śaṃtamayā; giri-śantābhicākaśīhi ||5||
Metre: Pāda 1: Anuṣṭubh; Pāda 2: Anuṣṭubh; Pāda 3: Anuṣṭubh — 10 rather than 8 syllables; Pāda 4: Anuṣṭubh — 9 rather than 8 syllables
That (yā | nom sg f) form of yours (te | gen sg), O Rudra (rudra | voc sg), which [is] the auspicious body (śivā tanūḥ | nom sg), the gentle one (aghorā | nom sg f), revealing no evil (apāpa-kāśinī | nom sg f): with that (tayā | ins sg f) [look upon] us (naḥ | acc pl), with your body (tanuvā | ins sg), the most auspicious one (śaṃtamayā | ins sg f sup); O mountain-dweller (giri-śanta | voc sg m), look graciously upon [us] (abhicākaśīhi | 2p sg act imp inte).
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Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad 3.6
yām iṣuṃ giri-śanta; haste bibharṣy astave | śivāṃ giri-tra tāṃ kuru; mā hiṃsīḥ puruṣaṃ jagat ||6||
Metre: Pāda 1: Anuṣṭubh — 7 rather than 8 syllables; Pāda 2: Anuṣṭubh — 7 rather than 8 syllables; Pāda 3: Anuṣṭubh; Pāda 4: Anuṣṭubh
The arrow (yām iṣum | acc sg) which, O mountain-dweller (giri-śanta | voc sg m), you hold (bibharṣi | 2p sg act pres) in your hand (haste | loc sg) to cast [it] (astave | inf), make (kuru | 2p sg act imp) that (tām | acc sg f) auspicious (śivām | acc sg f), O protector of the mountains (giri-tra | voc sg m). Do not (mā) injure (hiṃsīḥ | 2p sg act inj aor) the human being (puruṣam | acc sg) [or] the living world (jagat | acc sg).
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SVU 3.7-3.9: The Supreme Puruṣa
SVU 3.7-3.9: The Supreme Puruṣa

SVU 3.7-3.9: The Sun-Bright Being Beyond Darkness

The supreme Brahman is hidden in every body; beyond darkness, the sun-bright Puruṣa stands like a tree, fills the world and leads beyond death.

Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad 3.7
tataḥ paraṃ, brahma paraṃ bṛhantaṃ; yathā-nikāyaṃ, sarva-bhūteṣu gūḍham | viśvasya* ekaṃ, pariveṣṭitāram; īśaṃ taṃ jñātvā, a*mṛtā bhavanti ||7||
Metre: Pāda 1: Triṣṭubh with Vajrā ending; Pāda 2: Triṣṭubh with Śālinī ending — 12 syllables; Pāda 3: Triṣṭubh with Vajrā ending; Pāda 4: Triṣṭubh with Vajrā ending
Beyond that (tataḥ) [is] the higher Brahman (paraṃ brahma | nom sg). Having known (jñātvā | abs) him (tam | acc sg m)—the Supreme (param | acc sg m), the Great (bṛhantam | acc sg m), hidden (gūḍham | acc sg m ppp) body by body (yathā-nikāyam | acc sg) in all beings (sarva-bhūteṣu | loc pl), the One (ekam | acc sg m) of the whole (viśvasya | gen sg n), the Encompasser (pariveṣṭitāram | acc sg), the Lord (īśam | acc sg)—they become (bhavanti | 3p pl act pres) immortal (amṛtāḥ | nom pl m).
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Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad 3.8
vedāham etaṃ, puruṣaṃ mahāntam; āditya-varṇaṃ, tamasaḥ parastāt | tam eva viditvā,ti mṛtyum eti; nānyaḥ panthā, vidyate 'yanāya ||8||
Metre: Pāda 1: Triṣṭubh with Vajrā ending; Pāda 2: Triṣṭubh with Vajrā ending; Pāda 3: Triṣṭubh; Pāda 4: Triṣṭubh — 10 syllables
I (aham | nom sg) know (veda | 1p sg act pres) this great Puruṣa (etaṃ puruṣaṃ mahāntam | acc sg), of sun-like radiance (āditya-varṇam | acc sg m), beyond (parastāt) darkness (tamasaḥ | gen sg). Having known (viditvā | abs) him (tam | acc sg m) alone (eva), one goes (eti | 3p sg act pres) beyond (ati) death (mṛtyum | acc sg). No other (nānyaḥ | nom sg m) path (panthāḥ | nom sg) exists (vidyate | 3p sg pas pres) for going (ayanāya | dat sg).
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Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad 3.9
yasmāt paraṃ, nāparam asti kiṃcid; yasmān nāṇīyo, na jyāyo 'sti kiṃcit | vṛkṣa iva stabdho, divi tiṣṭhaty ekas; tenedaṃ pūrṇaṃ, puruṣeṇa sarvam ||9||
Metre: Pāda 1: Triṣṭubh with Vajrā ending; Pāda 2: Triṣṭubh; Pāda 3: Jagatī; Pāda 4: Triṣṭubh with Vajrā ending
Beyond whom (yasmāt | abl sg m) [is there] anything higher (param | nom sg n)? No (na): neither does anything other (aparam | nom sg n) exist (asti | 3p sg act pres), whatever it may be (kiṃcit | nom sg n). In comparison with whom (yasmāt | abl sg m) [is there] anything smaller (nāṇīyaḥ | nom sg m comp)? No (na): neither is anything greater (jyāyaḥ | nom sg m comp) present (asti | 3p sg act pres), whatever it may be (kiṃcit | nom sg n). Like (iva) a tree (vṛkṣaḥ | nom sg), motionless (stabdhaḥ | nom sg m ppp), the One (ekaḥ | nom sg m) stands (tiṣṭhati | 3p sg act pres) in heaven (divi | loc sg). Through him (tena | ins sg m), through the Puruṣa (puruṣeṇa | ins sg), this [whole] (idam | nom sg n), all of it (sarvam | nom sg n), is filled (pūrṇam | nom sg n ppp).
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SVU 3.10-3.12: The Formless Light
SVU 3.10-3.12: The Formless Light

SVU 3.10-3.12: Presence in the Heart and Pure Light

The formless reality free from affliction pervades all beings, dwells in every heart-cave and leads the inner faculty to realisation as imperishable light.

Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad 3.10
tato yad uttara-taraṃ; yad arūpam anāmayam | ya etad vidur, amṛtās te bhavanti; athetare, duḥkham evāpi yanti ||10||
Metre: Pāda 1: Anuṣṭubh; Pāda 2: Anuṣṭubh; Pāda 3: Triṣṭubh with Śālinī ending — 12 syllables; Pāda 4: Triṣṭubh with Śālinī ending
Beyond that (tatas) [is] what (yat | nom sg n) is still higher (uttara-taram | nom sg n comp), what (yat | nom sg n) is formless (arūpam | nom sg n) [and] free from affliction (anāmayam | nom sg n). Those who (ye | nom pl m) know (viduḥ | 3p pl act perf) this (etat | acc sg n) [are] immortal (amṛtāḥ | nom pl m)—they (te | nom pl m) become [so] (bhavanti | 3p pl act pres); but (atha) the others (itare | nom pl m) go (yanti | 3p pl act pres) only (eva) into (api) suffering (duḥkham | acc sg).
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Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad 3.11
sarvānana-śiro-grīvaḥ; sarva-bhūta-guhāśayaḥ | sarva-vyāpī sa bhagavāṃs; tasmāt sarva-gataḥ śivaḥ ||11||
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
With all faces, heads and necks (sarvānana-śiro-grīvaḥ | nom sg m), dwelling in the caves of all beings (sarva-bhūta-guhāśayaḥ | nom sg), all-pervading (sarva-vyāpī | nom sg m), he (saḥ | nom sg m), the Blessed Lord (bhagavān | nom sg m), and therefore (tasmāt | abl sg m) omnipresent (sarva-gataḥ | nom sg m ppp), [is] the Auspicious One (śivaḥ | nom sg m).
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Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad 3.12
mahān prabhur vai puruṣaḥ; sattvasyaiṣa pravartakaḥ | su-nirmalām imāṃ prāptim; īśāno jyotir avyayaḥ ||12||
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
The great Lord (mahān prabhuḥ | nom sg), indeed (vai), [is] the Puruṣa (puruṣaḥ | nom sg). Of the inner being (sattvasya | gen sg), this one (eṣaḥ | nom sg m) is the mover (pravartakaḥ | nom sg). The Ruler (īśānaḥ | nom sg m pcm), the Light (jyotiḥ | nom sg), the Imperishable (avyayaḥ | nom sg m), [governs] this utterly pure attainment (su-nirmalām imāṃ prāptim | acc sg).
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SVU 3.13-3.18: In the Heart and in the World
SVU 3.13-3.18: In the Heart and in the World

SVU 3.13-3.18: Cosmic Puruṣa and Inner Controller

The Puruṣa appears to be the size of a thumb in the heart and yet encompasses the whole; free from senses, he guides the nine-gated city as Haṃsa and is the...

Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad 3.13
aṅguṣṭha-mātraḥ, puruṣo 'ntarātmā; sadā janānāṃ, hṛdaye saṃniviṣṭaḥ | hṛdā manīṣā, manasābhikḷpto; ya etad vidur, amṛtās te bhavanti ||13||
Metre: Pāda 1: Triṣṭubh with Vajrā ending; Pāda 2: Triṣṭubh with Śālinī ending — 12 syllables; Pāda 3: Triṣṭubh with Vajrā ending; Pāda 4: Triṣṭubh with Śālinī ending — 12 syllables
The Puruṣa (puruṣaḥ | nom sg), the inner Self (antara-ātmā | nom sg), [is] the size of a thumb (aṅguṣṭha-mātraḥ | nom sg m), always (sadā) seated (saṃniviṣṭaḥ | nom sg m ppp) in the heart (hṛdaye | loc sg) of human beings (janānām | gen pl), apprehended (abhikḷptaḥ | nom sg m ppp) through the heart (hṛdā | ins sg), through insight (manīṣā | ins sg), through the mind (manasā | ins sg). Those who (ye | nom pl m) know (viduḥ | 3p pl act perf) this (etat | acc sg n) [are] immortal (amṛtāḥ | nom pl m)—they (te | nom pl m) become [so] (bhavanti | 3p pl act pres).
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Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad 3.14
sahasra-śīrṣā puruṣaḥ; sahasrākṣaḥ sahasra-pāt | sa bhūmiṃ viśvato vṛtvā; 'tyatiṣṭhad daśāṅgulam ||14||
Metre: Pāda 1: Anuṣṭubh; Pāda 2: Anuṣṭubh; Pāda 3: Anuṣṭubh; Pāda 4: Anuṣṭubh — 7 rather than 8 syllables
Thousand-headed (sahasra-śīrṣā | nom sg m) [is] the Puruṣa (puruṣaḥ | nom sg), thousand-eyed (sahasrākṣaḥ | nom sg m), thousand-footed (sahasra-pāt | nom sg). He (saḥ | nom sg m), having encompassed (vṛtvā | abs) the earth (bhūmim | acc sg) on every side (viśvatas), extended beyond it (atyatiṣṭhat | 3p sg act pret) by ten finger-breadths (daśāṅgulam | acc sg).
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Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad 3.15
puruṣa evedaṃ sarvaṃ; yad bhūtaṃ yac ca bhavyam | utāmṛtatvasyeśāno; yad annenātirohati ||15||
Metre: Pāda 1: Anuṣṭubh; Pāda 2: Anuṣṭubh — 7 rather than 8 syllables; Pāda 3: Anuṣṭubh; Pāda 4: Anuṣṭubh
The Puruṣa (puruṣaḥ | nom sg) alone (eva) [is] this (idam | nom sg n) whole (sarvam | nom sg n), what (yat | nom sg n) has become (bhūtam | nom sg n ppp) and (ca) what (yat | nom sg n) is yet to be (bhavyam | nom sg n pfp); and (uta) [he is] the Lord (īśānaḥ | nom sg m pcm) of immortality (amṛtatvasya | gen sg), [and of] what (yat | nom sg n) grows forth (atirohati | 3p sg act pres) through food (annena | ins sg).
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Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad 3.16
sarvataḥ-pāṇi-pādaṃ tat; sarvato 'kṣi-śiro-mukham | sarvataḥ-śrutimal loke; sarvam āvṛtya tiṣṭhati ||16||
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
With hands and feet everywhere (sarvataḥ-pāṇi-pādam | nom sg n) [is] that (tat | nom sg n), with eyes, heads and faces everywhere (sarvato'kṣi-śiro-mukham | nom sg), hearing everywhere (sarvataḥ-śrutimat | nom sg n) in the world (loke | loc sg); having encompassed (āvṛtya | abs) all (sarvam | acc sg n), it stands (tiṣṭhati | 3p sg act pres).
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Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad 3.17
sarvendriya-guṇābhāsaṃ; sarvendriya-vivarjitam | sarvasya prabhum īśānaṃ; sarvasya śaraṇaṃ suhṛt ||17||
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
[One knows him] as appearing through the qualities of all the senses (sarvendriya-guṇābhāsaṃ | acc sg), [yet] free from all the senses (sarvendriya-vivarjitam | acc sg m ppp), the Lord (prabhum | acc sg) of all (sarvasya | gen sg n), the Ruler (īśānam | acc sg m pcm), [and] the refuge (śaraṇam | acc sg) of all (sarvasya | gen sg n). [He is] the friend (suhṛt | nom sg).
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Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad 3.18
nava-dvāre pure dehī; haṃso lelāyate bahiḥ | vaśī sarvasya lokasya; sthāvarasya carasya ca ||18||
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
In the nine-gated [city] (nava-dvāre | loc sg), in the city (pure | loc sg), [dwells] the embodied one (dehī | nom sg); the swan (haṃsaḥ | nom sg) moves playfully (lelāyate | 3p sg med pres inte) outwards (bahiḥ). The controller (vaśī | nom sg m) [is] he of the whole (sarvasya | gen sg n) world (lokasya | gen sg), of the unmoving (sthāvarasya | gen sg n) and (ca) the moving (carasya | gen sg n) alike.
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SVU 3.19-3.21: Beyond the Senses
SVU 3.19-3.21: Beyond the Senses

SVU 3.19-3.21: The Paradoxical, Subtle and Immeasurable Self

Without sense organs of its own, the Self perceives everything; it is smaller than the smallest, greater than the greatest, and is known as the bodiless Lord.

Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad 3.19
apāṇi-pādo, javano grahītā; paśyaty acakṣuḥ, sa śṛṇoty akarṇaḥ | sa vetti vedyaṃ, na ca tasyāsti vettā; tam āhur agryaṃ, puruṣaṃ mahāntam ||19||
Metre: Pāda 1: Triṣṭubh with Vajrā ending; Pāda 2: Triṣṭubh with Vajrā ending; Pāda 3: Triṣṭubh with Śālinī ending — 12 syllables; Pāda 4: Triṣṭubh with Vajrā ending
Without hands and feet (apāṇi-pādaḥ | nom sg), [he is] swift (javanaḥ | nom sg m), the grasper (grahītā | nom sg); he sees (paśyati | 3p sg act pres) without eyes (acakṣuḥ | nom sg m), he (saḥ | nom sg m) hears (śṛṇoti | 3p sg act pres) without ears (akarṇaḥ | nom sg m). He (saḥ | nom sg m) knows (vetti | 3p sg act pres) what is to be known (vedyam | acc sg n pfp), but (ca) no (na) knower (vettā | nom sg) of him (tasya | gen sg m) exists (asti | 3p sg act pres). They call (āhuḥ | 3p pl act perf) him (tam | acc sg m) the first great Puruṣa (agryaṃ puruṣaṃ mahāntam | acc sg).
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Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad 3.20
aṇor aṇīyān, mahato mahīyān; ātmā guhāyāṃ, nihito 'sya jantoḥ | tam akratuṃ, paśyati vīta-śoko; dhātu-prasādān, mahimānam īśam ||20||
Metre: Triṣṭubh with Vajrā ending
Smaller (aṇīyān | nom sg m comp) than the small (aṇoḥ | gen sg), greater (mahīyān | nom sg m comp) than the great (mahataḥ | gen sg n), [is] the Self (ātmā | nom sg), hidden (nihitaḥ | nom sg m ppp) in the cave (guhāyām | loc sg), [the heart-cave] of this (asya | gen sg m) creature (jantoḥ | gen sg). The one free from sorrow (vīta-śokaḥ | nom sg m) sees (paśyati | 3p sg act pres) him (tam | acc sg m), the desireless one (akratum | acc sg m), through the clarity of the constituent faculties (dhātu-prasādāt | abl sg), in his greatness (mahimānam | acc sg), as the Lord (īśam | acc sg).
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Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad 3.21
vedāham etam, ajaraṃ purāṇaṃ; sarvātmānaṃ, sarva-gataṃ vibhutvāt | janma-nirodhaṃ, pravadanti yasya; brahma-vādino, hi pravadanti nityam ||21||
Metre: Pāda 1: Triṣṭubh with Vajrā ending; Pāda 2: Triṣṭubh with Vajrā ending; Pāda 3: Triṣṭubh with Vajrā ending; Pāda 4: Triṣṭubh with Vajrā ending — 12 syllables
I (aham | nom sg) know (veda | 1p sg act pres) this ageless, ancient Self of all (etam ajaraṃ purāṇaṃ sarvātmānaṃ | acc sg), omnipresent (sarva-gatam | acc sg m ppp) through its all-pervasiveness (vibhutvāt | abl sg). They proclaim (pravadanti | 3p pl act pres) of him (yasya | gen sg m) the cessation of birth (janma-nirodham | acc sg); for (hi) the expounders of Brahman (brahma-vādinaḥ | nom pl) proclaim [him] (pravadanti | 3p pl act pres) eternal (nityam).
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