Brahmavidya Upanishad 33: Verse 33

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

देहस्थः सकलो ज्ञेयो निष्कलो देहवर्जितः । आप्तोपदेशगम्योऽसौ सर्वतः समवस्थितः ॥३३॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

देहस्थः सकलः ज्ञेयः निष्कलः देह-वर्जितः । आप्त-उपदेश-गम्यः असौ सर्वतः समवस्थितः ।

Sanskrit recitationBrahmavidya Upanishad 33

IAST Transliteration

dehasthaḥ sakalo jñeyo niṣkalo dehavarjitaḥ | āptopadeśagamyo 'sau sarvataḥ samavasthitaḥ ||33||

Translation

Im Körper befindlich ist Er als „mit Teilen/Attributen“ (sakala) zu erkennen; und doch ist Er teil-los (niṣkala), vom Körper unberührt. Er ist durch die Unterweisung eines verlässlichen Gewährsmannes (āpta) erkennbar und überall gleich gegenwärtig.

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Academic Translation

When situated in the body, He is to be known as ‘with parts/attributes’ (sakala); (yet) He is partless (niṣkala), free from the body. He is knowable through the instruction of a trustworthy authority (āpta); He is equally present everywhere.

Verse Context

• Ātman/Brahman as niṣkala (partless) yet appearing as sakala through upādhis; ācāryopadeśa
• Mahavakya: Clarifies how “ahaṃ brahmāsmi” is possible: the apparent embodied ‘I’ (sakala) is resolved into the partless Self (niṣkala) by removing upādhi-identification.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)