Kaivalya Upanishad: Verse 2
तस्मै स होवाच पितामहश्च श्रद्धाभक्तिध्यानयोगादवैहि ॥२॥
तस्मै । सः । ह । उवाच । पितामहः । च । श्रद्धा-भक्ति-ध्यान-योगात् । अवैहि ॥२॥
tasmai sa hovāca pitāmahaś ca śraddhābhaktidhyānayogād avaihi ||2||
ब्रह्मा ने उन्हें जवाब दिया। उन्होंने कहा, इसको समझने के लिए श्रद्धा चाहिए, भक्ति चाहिए, और ध्यान करना पड़ेगा।
To him the Grandfather (Brahmā) indeed said: “Know (this) through faith, devotion, and the yoga of meditation.”
- hovāca → ha + uvāca
- yogād avaihi → yogāt + avaihi (final -t before vowel)
About this Verse
- Central concept
- Sādhana for brahmajñāna: śraddhā, bhakti, dhyāna-yoga
- The mahavakyas
- Supports the means for mahāvākya assimilation (nididhyāsana): faith in the teaching, devotion to truth/guru/Īśvara, and contemplative absorption enabling direct recognition of identity.
- Veda
- Krishna Yajur Veda
- Chandas
- Prose (brief upaniṣadic sentence)
Yoga and practice
Explicitly prescribes dhyāna-yoga as a means: sustained attention, inner stillness, and contemplative inquiry grounded in śraddhā and bhakti; aligns with Vedāntic nididhyāsana and one-pointed meditation on the Self/Īśvara.
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