Dhyanabindu Upanishad: Verse 7

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तिलानां तु यथा तैलं पुष्पे गन्ध इवाश्रितः । पुरुषस्य शरीरे तु स बाह्याभ्यन्तरे स्थितः ॥७॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

तिलानाम् तु यथा तैलम् । पुष्पे गन्धः इव आश्रितः । पुरुषस्य शरीरे तु सः बाह्य-अभ्यन्तरे स्थितः ॥७॥

Recitation with translationDhyanabindu Upanishad 7

IAST Transliteration

tilānāṃ tu yathā tailaṃ puṣpe gandha ivāśritaḥ | puruṣasya śarīre tu sa bāhyābhyantare sthitaḥ ||7||

Translation

जैसे तिल में तेल भरा होता है और फूल में खुशबू बसी होती है, वैसे ही इंसान के शरीर में वो आत्मा है। बाहर भी है और अंदर भी।

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Academic Translation

Just as oil (is present) in sesame seeds, and as fragrance is lodged in a flower, so in the body of a person That (Self) is situated—both outwardly and inwardly.

Verse Context

• Ātman/Brahman as immanent (antarvyāptatā)
• Mahavakya: Supports the purport of ‘ayam ātmā brahma’ (the Self here is Brahman) by emphasizing immanence; not a direct quotation.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)