Verse 25

Brahmavidya

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ईश्वरत्वमवाप्नोति सदाभ्यासरतः पुमान्। बहवो नैकमार्गेण प्राप्ता नित्यत्वमागताः॥२५॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

ईश्वरत्वम् । अवाप्नोति । सदा-अभ्यास-रतः । पुमान् । बहवः । न । एक-मार्गेण । प्राप्ताः । नित्यत्वम् । आगताः ॥

IAST Transliteration

īśvaratvam avāpnoti sadābhyāsarataḥ pumān | bahavo naikamārgeṇa prāptā nityatvam āgatāḥ ||25||

Translation

Der Mensch, der sich stets der Übung hingibt, erlangt īśvaratva, das Herrsein. Viele sind zur Unsterblichkeit (nityatva) gelangt, nicht nur auf einem einzigen Weg, sondern auf mehreren Pfaden.

Academic Translation

A man devoted to constant practice attains lordship (īśvaratva). Many have reached immortality (nityatva) by more than one path.

Verse Context

• Abhyāsa (steady practice) as a means toward īśvaratva and nityatva; mokṣa/immortality
• Mahavakya: No direct relation; generally consistent with Vedāntic soteriology where realization yields freedom/‘immortality’
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)