Verse 32

Brahmavidya

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

श्रुत्या यदुक्तं परमार्थमेव तत्संशयो नात्र ततः समस्तम् । श्रुत्या विरोधे न भवेत्प्रमाणं भवेदनर्थाय विना प्रमाणम् ॥३२॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

श्रुत्या यत् उक्तम् परमार्थम् एव तत् संशयः न अत्र ततः समस्तम् । श्रुत्या विरोधे न भवेत् प्रमाणम् भवेत् अनर्थाय विना प्रमाणम् ।

IAST Transliteration

śrutyā yad uktaṃ paramārtham eva tat saṃśayo nātra tataḥ samastam | śrutyā virodhe na bhavet pramāṇaṃ bhaved anarthāya vinā pramāṇam ||32||

Translation

श्रुति ने जो कहा है वही परम सत्य है; इसमें कोई संदेह नहीं, इसलिए उसे पूर्णतः स्वीकार करो। श्रुति-विरोध में कोई प्रमाण नहीं रहता; प्रमाण के बिना अनर्थ (भ्रम) ही होता है।

Academic Translation

What is stated by the Śruti is indeed the highest truth; there is no doubt about that—therefore (accept) it wholly. In contradiction to the Śruti, there would be no valid means of knowledge; without a means of knowledge, it would lead to misfortune (error).

Verse Context

• Śruti-pramāṇya (scriptural authority) and pramāṇa theory in Vedānta
• Mahavakya: Frames the epistemic basis for mahāvākyas: their authority rests on śruti as pramāṇa; doubt is removed through śravaṇa and reasoning consistent with śruti (anugṛhīta-tarka).
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)