Verse 11

Skanda

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

त्यजेदज्ञाननिर्माल्यं सोऽहंभावेन पूजयेत् । अभेददर्शनं ज्ञानं ध्यानं निर्विषयं मनः । स्नानं मनोमलत्यागः शौचमिन्द्रियनिग्रहः ॥११॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

त्यजेत् । अज्ञान-निर्माल्यम् । सः-अहम्-भावेन । पूजयेत् । अभेद-दर्शनम् । ज्ञानम् । ध्यानम् । निर्विषयम् । मनः । स्नानम् । मनः-मल-त्यागः । शौचम् । इन्द्रिय-निग्रहः ॥११॥

IAST Transliteration

tyajed ajñāna-nirmālyaṃ so'haṃ-bhāvena pūjayet | abheda-darśanaṃ jñānaṃ dhyānaṃ nirviṣayaṃ manaḥ | snānaṃ mano-mala-tyāgaḥ śaucam indriya-nigrahaḥ ||11||

Translation

Cast off the garland-remnants of ignorance and worship in the spirit of “I am He”. The vision of non-difference is knowledge; meditation is the mind free of objects; bathing is the relinquishing of the mind’s impurities; purity is the restraint of the senses.

Academic Translation

One should cast off the garland-remnants of ignorance and worship with the attitude ‘I am He’. The vision of non-difference is knowledge; meditation is the mind free from objects; bathing is the abandonment of the mind’s impurities; purity is the restraint of the senses.

Verse Context

• Sādhana as inner purification; jñāna-dhyāna redefined as abheda-darśana; so’ham-bhāva
• Mahavakya: Directly aligns with ‘ahaṃ brahmāsmi’ (and the so’ham upadeśa) by prescribing worship in the ‘He-I’ identity; reinforces ‘tat tvam asi’ via abheda-darśana.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)