Verse 31

Brahmavidya

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

गुरुरेव हरिः साक्षान्नान्य इत्यब्रवीच्छ्रुतिः ॥३१॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

गुरुः एव हरिः साक्षात् न अन्यः इति अब्रवीत् श्रुतिः ।

IAST Transliteration

gurur eva hariḥ sākṣān nānya ity abravīc chrutiḥ ||31||

Translation

श्रुति ने स्पष्ट कहा है—गुरु ही साक्षात् हरि (विष्णु) हैं; उनके अतिरिक्त कोई दूसरा नहीं।

Academic Translation

The Śruti has declared: “The guru alone is Hari (Viṣṇu) directly; there is no other.”

Verse Context

• Guru-tattva; Brahmavidyā transmitted through śruti and ācārya
• Mahavakya: Indirect support: the guru is the indispensable means for grasping mahāvākyas such as “tat tvam asi” and “ahaṃ brahmāsmi.”
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)