Adhyatma Upanishad: Verse 5
निद्राया लोकवार्तायाः शब्दादेरात्मविस्मृतेः । क्वचिन्नवसरं दत्त्वा चिन्तयात्मानमात्मनि॥५॥
निद्रायाः । लोक-वार्तायाः । शब्द-आदेः । आत्म-विस्मृतेः । क्वचित् । न । अवसरम् । दत्त्वा । चिन्तय । आत्मानम् । आत्मनि ॥
nidrayā lokavārtāyāḥ śabdāder ātmavismṛteḥ | kvacin navasaraṃ dattvā cintayātmānam ātmani ||5||
ज्यादा मत सोयो। दुनिया की बातें मत करो। शब्द और दूसरी चीजों में मत उलझो। अपनी आत्मा को मत भूलो। कभी-कभी अपनी आत्मा के बारे में सोचो।
Without granting any occasion to sleep, worldly talk, the sense-objects beginning with sound, and forgetfulness of the Self, at some time contemplate the Self in the Self.
- loka+vārtāyāḥ→lokavārtāyāḥ
- śabda+ādeḥ→śabdādeḥ
- ātman+vismṛteḥ→ātmavismṛteḥ
- na+avasaram→navasaram
- cintaya+ātmānam→cintayātmānam
About this Verse
- Central concept
- Atman-smriti and nididhyasana (sustained contemplation) as discipline for kaivalya (liberation)
- The mahavakyas
- Indirectly supports mahāvākyas like “अहं ब्रह्मास्मि” (Aitareya) and “तत्त्वमसि” (Chandogya) by prescribing nididhyāsana that stabilizes their realization.
- Veda
- Yajur (Krishna Yajurveda)
- Shakha
- Taittiriya (traditional association for Kaivalya Upanishad)
- Chandas
- Anuṣṭubh (śloka-type; 2 pādas per half-verse, 8 syllables per pāda in common transmission)
Yoga and practice
Pratyāhāra (withdrawal from sense-objects), dhāraṇā/dhyāna on the inner Self; management of tamas (sleep) and rajas (restless social/sensory engagement) to support sattvic clarity.
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