Brahmavidya Upanishad — Verse 59
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
योगध्यानं सदा कृत्वा ज्ञानं तन्मयतां व्रजेत् । ज्ञानात्स्वरूपं परमं हंसमन्त्रं समुच्चरेत् ॥५९॥
Padapatha (Word Split)
योग-ध्यानम् सदा कृत्वा ज्ञानम् तत्-मयताम् व्रजेत् । ज्ञानात् स्वरूपम् परमम् हंस-मन्त्रम् समुच्चरेत् ।
IAST Transliteration
yoga-dhyānaṃ sadā kṛtvā jñānaṃ tan-mayatāṃ vrajet | jñānāt svarūpaṃ paramaṃ haṃsa-mantraṃ samuccaret ||59||
Translation
सदा योग‑ध्यान करके साधक ज्ञान की ओर बढ़े और ‘तत्’ में तन्मय हो जाए। ज्ञान से परम स्वरूप का बोध होता है; तब हंस‑मंत्र का जप/उच्चारण करे।
Academic Translation
Having always practiced yogic meditation, one should proceed to knowledge—becoming absorbed in That. Through knowledge (one realizes) the supreme essential nature; one should recite the Haṃsa-mantra.
Verse Context
Dhyāna leading to jñāna; tanmayatā (absorption) and mantra as support for Self-realizationMahavakya: Supports mahāvākya contemplation (nididhyāsana) by emphasizing tanmayatā; the ‘svarūpaṃ paramam’ aligns with ‘प्रज्ञानं ब्रह्म’ (Prajñānaṃ Brahma) in spirit (knowledge as Brahman), though not quoted.AtharvaChandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka-style)