Maitreya Upanishad 2 — Verse 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अहमेवास्मि सिद्धोऽस्मि शुद्धोऽस्मि परमोऽस्म्यहम् । अहमस्मि सोमोऽस्मि नित्योऽस्मि विमलोऽस्म्यहम् ॥२॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

अहम् एव अस्मि । सिद्धः अस्मि । शुद्धः अस्मि । परमः अस्मि अहम् । अहम् अस्मि । सोमः अस्मि । नित्यः अस्मि । विमलः अस्मि अहम् ॥

IAST Transliteration

aham evāsmi siddho 'smi śuddho 'smi paramo 'smy aham | aham asmi somo 'smi nityo 'smi vimalo 'smy aham ||2||

Translation

আমিই একমাত্র আছি। আমি সিদ্ধ (পরিপূর্ণ); আমি শুদ্ধ; আমি পরম। আমিই আছি; আমি সোম। আমি নিত্য; আমি বিমল (কলঙ্কহীন)।

Academic Translation

I alone am. I am accomplished (perfect). I am pure. I am the Supreme. I am; I am Soma. I am eternal. I am stainless.

Verse Context

• Nitya-śuddha-buddha-mukta nature of Ātman; self-luminosity and purity beyond guṇas
• Mahavakya: Supports «अयम् आत्मा ब्रह्म» (Ayam ātmā brahma) by describing the intrinsic perfection and purity of the Self; “aham evāsmi” resonates with non-dual exclusivity (ekam eva advitīyam).
• Yajur
• Kṛṣṇa Yajurveda (later Maitreya-Upaniṣad circulation; associated broadly with Maitrāyaṇīya tradition) Shakha
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like śloka (post-Vedic)