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Shloka 26

Devanagari script

अहं ब्रह्मास्मि निर्लेपमहं ब्रह्मास्मि सर्वगम् / योसावादित्यपुरुषसोसावहमनादिमत् / गीतासारोर्ऽजुनायोक्तो येन ब्रह्मणि वै लयः

Transliteration

ahaṃ brahmāsmi nirlepamahaṃ brahmāsmi sarvagam / yosāvādityapuruṣasosāvahamanādimat / gītāsāror'junāyokto yena brahmaṇi vai layaḥ

Translation

“I am Brahman—unstained; I am Brahman—all-pervading. That Puruṣa who abides in the Sun (Āditya-Puruṣa)—that indeed am I, beginningless in nature. This is the essence of the Gītā taught to Arjuna, by which one truly attains mergence in Brahman.”

Word by Word
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formउत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
ब्रह्मBrahman
ब्रह्म:
Pratijna/Predicate (प्रत्यय/विधेय)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
अस्मिam
अस्मि:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular)
निर्लेपम्unstained
निर्लेपम्:
Pratijna/Predicate (प्रत्यय/विधेय)
TypeAdjective
Rootनिर्लेप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nominative/Accusative 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formउत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
ब्रह्मBrahman
ब्रह्म:
Pratijna/Predicate (प्रत्यय/विधेय)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
अस्मिam
अस्मि:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular)
सर्वगम्all-pervading
सर्वगम्:
Pratijna/Predicate (प्रत्यय/विधेय)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व + ग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nominative/Accusative 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); उपपद-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-प्रायः: ‘सर्वत्र गच्छति’ (all-pervading)
यःwho
यः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
असौthat (one)
असौ:
Pratijna/Predicate (प्रत्यय/विधेय)
TypeNoun
Rootअदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
आदित्यपुरुषःthe Person in the Sun
आदित्यपुरुषः:
Pratijna/Predicate (प्रत्यय/विधेय)
TypeNoun
Rootआदित्य + पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘आदित्यस्य पुरुषः’
सःhe
सः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
असौthat (one)
असौ:
Pratijna/Predicate (प्रत्यय/विधेय)
TypeNoun
Rootअदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
अहम्I
अहम्:
Pratijna/Predicate (प्रत्यय/विधेय)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formउत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
अनादिमत्beginningless
अनादिमत्:
Pratijna/Predicate (प्रत्यय/विधेय)
TypeAdjective
Rootअनादि + मत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nominative/Accusative 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); उपपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘अनादिः अस्ति यस्य’ (beginningless)
गीता-सारःthe essence of the Gītā
गीता-सारः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootगीता + सार (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘गीतायाः सारः’
अर्जुनायto Arjuna
अर्जुनाय:
Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootअर्जुन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)
उक्तःwas spoken
उक्तः:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
येनby which
येन:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)
ब्रह्मणिin Brahman
ब्रह्मणि:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)
वैindeed
वै:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै (अव्यय)
Formनिपात-अव्यय (emphatic particle)
लयःdissolution/absorption
लयः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootलय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (Nārāyaṇa) instructing Garuda (Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Nirlepa (unattached) and sarvaga (all-pervading) Brahman-Self; identification with Āditya-Puruṣa; Gītā’s essence leading to Brahman-laya.

Vedantic Theme: Advaita liberation: realization of beginningless Self beyond guṇas and upādhis; cosmic form as pedagogical pointer, not dualistic deity-separation.

Application: Meditate on ‘nirlepa’ during daily actions (witness-consciousness); optional sunrise contemplation: see the sun as symbol of self-luminous awareness; study Gītā teachings on Self-knowledge and steady abidance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial body

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.239.24-25 (mahavakyas; supreme light)

Characters & Entities
B
Brahman
A
Aditya-Purusha
A
Arjuna
B
Bhagavad Gita

FAQs

This verse presents “Aham Brahmasmi” as direct Brahma-jñāna: realizing oneself as the unstained, all-pervading Brahman, which is stated to culminate in laya (absorption) in Brahman—i.e., liberation.

Rather than describing post-death travel, it points to the highest resolution of the soul’s journey: identity with Brahman. Liberation is framed as merging in Brahman through right knowledge, aligning the seeker with the Gītā’s core teaching.

Cultivate detachment (nirlepatā) and steady contemplation on the all-pervading Self; use disciplined study and meditation on Gītā-style teachings to reduce ego-identification and orient life toward moksha.

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