Paingala Upanishad 17: Verse 17

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सत्कर्मपरिपाकतो बहूनां जन्मनामन्ते नृणां मोक्षेच्छा जायते। तदा सद्गुरुमाश्रित्य चिरकालसेवया बन्धं मोक्षं कश्चित्प्रयाति॥१७॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

सत्-कर्म-परिपाकतः । बहूनाम् । जन्मनाम् । अन्ते । नृणाम् । मोक्ष-इच्छा । जायते । तदा । सत्-गुरुम् । आश्रित्य । चिर-काल-सेवया । बन्धम् । मोक्षम् । कश्चित् । प्रयाति ।

Sanskrit recitationPaingala Upanishad 17

IAST Transliteration

satkarmaparipākato bahūnāṃ janmanām ante nṛṇāṃ mokṣecchā jāyate | tadā sadgurumāśritya cirakālasevayā bandhaṃ mokṣaṃ kaścit prayāti ||17||

Translation

بِنُضجِ الأعمالِ الصالحة، وفي ختامِ ولاداتٍ كثيرة، تنشأ في الإنسان رغبةُ التحرّر. حينئذٍ، بالاعتصامِ بسادغورو، وبالخدمةِ الطويلة، يبلغُ بعضُهم الخلاصَ من رباطِ العبودية.

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Academic Translation

From the maturation of good actions, at the end of many births, in humans the desire for liberation arises. Then, having taken refuge in a true teacher, through long service, someone attains liberation from bondage.

Verse Context

• Mokṣa-icchā (mumukṣutva); satkarma; guru-śiṣya; sādhanā
• Mahavakya: Preparatory: establishes adhikāritva (fitness) for Mahāvākya-upadeśa; the guru relationship is the conduit through which ‘tat tvam asi’ etc. are unfolded.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Prose