Brahmavidya Upanishad: Verse 43

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

देहातीतं तु तं विद्यान् नासाग्रे द्वादशाङ्गुलम् । तदन्तं तं विजानीयात् तत्रस्थो व्यापयेत् प्रभुः ॥४३॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

देह-अतीतम् । तु । तम् । विद्यात् । नासा-अग्रे । द्वादश-अङ्गुलम् । तत्-अन्तम् । तम् । विजानीयात् । तत्र-स्थः । व्यापयेत् । प्रभुः ॥४३॥

Recitation with translationBrahmavidya Upanishad 43

IAST Transliteration

dehātītaṃ tu taṃ vidyān nāsāgre dvādaśāṅgulam | tadantaṃ taṃ vijānīyāt tatrastho vyāpayet prabhuḥ ||43||

Translation

यह शरीर से पारे है, नाक के टॉप पर बारह उंगली के बराबर। वहाँ तक है वो, और वहाँ बैठे हुए प्रभु सब जगह फैल जाते हैं।

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Academic Translation

One should know That as transcending the body, (measured) twelve finger-breadths at the tip of the nose. One should understand That as ending there; the Lord, abiding there, pervades (all).

Verse Context

• Ātman/Brahman as dehātīta (beyond the body); pervasion (vyāpti)
• Mahavakya: Indirect—emphasizes the Self’s transcendence of the body, aligning with mahāvākya import (Self = Brahman) though not phrased as identity-sentence.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)