Verse 71

Yogatattva

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

जिह्वया यद्रसं ह्यत्ति तत्तदात्मेति भावयेत् । त्वचा यद्यत्स्पृशेद्योगी तत्तदात्मेति भावयेत् ॥७१॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

जिह्वया यत् रसम् हि अत्ति तत् तत् आत्मा इति भावयेत् । त्वचा यत् यत् स्पृशेत् योगी तत् तत् आत्मा इति भावयेत् ॥

IAST Transliteration

jihvayā yad rasaṃ hy atti tat tad ātmeti bhāvayet | tvacā yad yat spṛśed yogī tat tad ātmeti bhāvayet ||71||

Translation

Welchen Geschmack die Zunge auch wirklich kostet und genießt, darüber soll man betrachten: „Das ist der Ātman“. Und was immer der Yogin mit der Haut berührt, darüber soll man betrachten: „Das ist der Ātman“.

Academic Translation

Whatever taste the tongue indeed eats (enjoys)—one should contemplate that as ‘that is the Self’. Whatever the yogin touches with the skin—one should contemplate that as ‘that is the Self’.

Verse Context

• Non-duality (Atman–Brahman identity in experience)
• Mahavakya: Consonant with ‘tat tvam asi’ insofar as it trains recognition of non-separation between the experiencer (‘tvam’) and the experienced (‘tat’) at the level of immediate sensation.
• Krishna Yajurveda
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka-like)