Maitreya Upanishad 17 — Verse 17

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यत्किञ्चिदपि हीनोऽस्मि स्वल्पमप्यति नास्म्यहम् । हृदयग्रन्थिहीनोऽस्मि हृदयाम्भोजमध्यगः ॥१७॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

यत्-किञ्चित् अपि हीनः अस्मि । स्वल्पम् अपि अति न अस्मि अहम् । हृदय-ग्रन्थि-हीनः अस्मि । हृदय-अम्भोज-मध्य-गः ॥१७॥

IAST Transliteration

yat-kiñcid api hīno ’smi svalpam apy ati na ’smy aham | hṛdaya-granthi-hīno ’smi hṛdayāmbhoja-madhya-gaḥ ||17||

Translation

No carezco de nada en absoluto; ni soy excesivo en modo alguno, ni siquiera un poco. Estoy libre del nudo del corazón; moro en el centro del loto del corazón.

Academic Translation

I am not deficient in anything whatsoever; nor am I in any way excessive, even slightly. I am free from the knot of the heart; I abide in the middle of the lotus of the heart.

Verse Context

• Mokṣa as freedom from hṛdaya-granthi (knot of ignorance/ego) and inner abidance of the Self
• Mahavakya: Echoes the import of ‘tat tvam asi’ as completeness/non-deficiency of the Self when identity with Brahman is known; also aligns with ‘ayam ātmā brahma’ via the heart-seat imagery of the Self.
• Yajur
• Kṛṣṇa-Yajurveda (Maitrāyaṇīya śākhā) Shakha
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)