Niralamba Upanishad 30 — Verse 30

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

उपास्य इति च सर्वशरीरस्थचैतन्यब्रह्मप्रापको गुरुरुपास्यः ॥३०॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

उपास्यः इति च । सर्व-शरीर-स्थ-चैतन्य-ब्रह्म-प्रापकः । गुरुः उपास्यः ॥३०॥

IAST Transliteration

upāsya iti ca sarva-śarīra-stha-caitanya-brahma-prāpako gurur upāsyaḥ ||30||

Translation

And “the one to be worshipped/meditated upon” is the Guru, who is the means of attaining Consciousness-Brahman abiding in all bodies.

Academic Translation

And ‘the one to be worshipped/meditated upon’ is the Guru, who is the means of attaining Consciousness-Brahman abiding in all bodies.

Verse Context

• Guru as upāsya; Brahman as sarva-śarīra-stha-caitanya; means to brahma-prāpti (jñāna-upadeśa)
• Mahavakya: The Guru is the traditional revealer (upadeṣṭā) of the Mahāvākyas—especially ‘tat tvam asi’ and ‘ahaṃ brahmāsmi’—by which the all-pervading Consciousness is recognized as one’s own Self.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Prose