Atma Upanishad 8 — Verse 8

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तद्वद्ब्रह्मविदोऽप्यस्य ब्रह्माहमिति वेदनम् । भानुनेव जगत्सर्वं भास्यते यस्य तेजसा ॥८॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

तद्वत् । ब्रह्म-विदः । अपि । अस्य । ब्रह्म । अहम् । इति । वेदनम् । भानुना । इव । जगत् । सर्वम् । भास्यते । यस्य । तेजसा ॥

IAST Transliteration

tadvat brahmavido’py asya brahmāham iti vedanam | bhānuneva jagat sarvaṃ bhāsyate yasya tejasā ||8||

Translation

وكذلك عند عارفِ البراهمن تكون هذه المعرفةُ: «أنا براهمن» معرفةً مباشرةً غيرَ متوقّفة على شرط. وبنورِه تُضاءُ الكائناتُ كلّها كما يُضيءُ الشمسُ العالمَ؛ فبشعاعِ مَن تتجلّى الأكوانُ بأسرها؟

Academic Translation

So too, for the knower of Brahman, this knowledge—“I am Brahman”—(is independent/immediate). Like (the world) by the sun, the entire universe is illumined by whose radiance.

Verse Context

• Aham Brahmāsmi; consciousness as self-luminous (svayaṃ-prakāśa) and illuminator of all experience
• Mahavakya: Directly aligns with ‘Aham Brahmāsmi’ (Bṛhadāraṇyaka) and supports the doctrine of consciousness as the illuminator of all objects.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)