Brahmavidya Upanishad: Verse 6

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सामवेदस्तथा द्यौश्चाहवनीयस्तथैव च । ईश्वरः परमो देवो मकारः परिकीर्तितः ॥६॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

साम-वेदः तथा द्यौः च आहवनीयः तथा एव च । ईश्वरः परमः देवः मकारः परिकीर्तितः ॥६॥

Recitation with translationBrahmavidya Upanishad 6

IAST Transliteration

sāmavedas tathā dyauś cāhavanīyas tathaiva ca | īśvaraḥ paramo devo makāraḥ parikīrtitaḥ ||6||

Translation

सामवेद भी है, आसमान भी, और यज्ञ की आग भी। 'म' अक्षर को सबसे बड़ा भगवान बताया है। वही सबका मालिक है।

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Academic Translation

The Sāma-veda, and likewise the heaven (dyu), and likewise the āhavanīya (sacrificial fire): the syllable ‘ma’ is declared to be the Lord, the supreme Deity.

Verse Context

• Brahman/Īśvara as Praṇava (Oṁ)
• Mahavakya: Indirect—supports mahāvākya teaching by identifying Īśvara/Brahman with praṇava, a common upāsanā leading to non-dual realization (cf. ‘ayam ātmā brahma’).
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)