Verse 16

Prashna

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तेषामसौ विरजो ब्रह्मलोको न येषु जिह्ममनृतं न माया चेति ॥१६॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

तेषाम् । असौ । विरजः । ब्रह्मलोकः । न । येषु । जिह्मम् । अनृतम् । न । माया । च । इति ॥१६॥

IAST Transliteration

teṣām asau virajo brahmaloko na yeṣu jihmam anṛtaṃ na māyā ceti ||16||

Translation

For them is attained that stainless world of Brahman—those in whom there is neither crookedness nor untruth, nor indeed the working of māyā.

Academic Translation

For them, that stainless world of Brahman (is attained)—for those in whom there is neither crookedness nor untruth, nor (the operation of) māyā, indeed.

Verse Context

• Moksha; Brahmaloka; purity (śuddhi) as fitness for Brahma-realization; Māyā as delusion
• Mahavakya: Indirect—supports the purificatory and truth-aligned discipline that culminates in realization expressed by mahāvākyas (e.g., ‘ahaṃ brahmāsmi’), though not itself a mahāvākya.
• Atharva
• Atharvaveda (Paippalāda-śākhā) Shakha
• Chandas: Prose (Upaniṣadic)