Niralamba Upanishad 2 — Verse 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

एषामज्ञानजन्तूनां समस्तारिष्टशान्तये । यद्यद्बोद्धव्यमखिलं तदाशङ्क्य ब्रवीम्यहम् ॥२॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

एषाम् । अज्ञान-जन्तूनाम् । समस्त-आरिष्ट-शान्तये । यत्-यत् । बोद्धव्यम् । अखिलम् । तत् । आशङ्क्य । ब्रवीमि । अहम् ।

IAST Transliteration

eṣām ajñānajantūnāṃ samastāriṣṭaśāntaye | yadyad boddhavyam akhilaṃ tad āśaṅkya bravīmy aham ||2||

Translation

Zur Stillung aller Widerwärtigkeiten dieser im Nichtwissen befindlichen Wesen verkünde ich, Āśaṅkya, nach reiflicher Erwägung, alles, was insgesamt zu erkennen ist.

Academic Translation

For the pacification of all misfortunes of these beings who are in ignorance, whatever is to be known in its entirety—I, Āśaṅkya, declare that.

Verse Context

• Ajñāna as the root of suffering; teaching (upadeśa) aimed at śānti through knowledge
• Mahavakya: Preparatory: frames the instruction that culminates in mahāvākya-style non-dual knowledge removing ajñāna.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)