Atma Upanishad 2: Verse 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

जगद्रूपतयाप्येतद्ब्रह्मैव प्रतिभासते । विद्याविद्यादिभेदेन भावाभावादिभेदतः॥२॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

जगत्-रूपतया । अपि । एतत् । ब्रह्म । एव । प्रतिभासते । विद्या-अविद्या-आदिभेदेन । भाव-अभाव-आदिभेदतः ॥ २ ॥

Sanskrit recitationAtma Upanishad 2

IAST Transliteration

jagadrūpatayāpy etad brahmaiva pratibhāsate | vidyāvidyādibhedena bhāvābhāvādibhedataḥ ||2||

Translation

Even in the form of the world, this alone appears as Brahman—through the division of knowledge and ignorance, through the division of being and non-being, and the like.

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Academic Translation

Even in the form of the world, this is Brahman alone that appears—through the division of knowledge and ignorance, through the division of being and non-being, and the like.

Verse Context

• Māyā/avidyā-based appearance (pratibhāsa) of jagat upon Brahman
• Mahavakya: Reinforces ‘sarvaṃ khalv idaṃ brahma’ (Chāndogya) in spirit; supports mahāvākya purport that all appearances are Brahman alone
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)