Kena Upanishad: Verse 4.1
सा ब्रह्मेति ह उवाच। ब्रह्मणो वा एतद्विजये महीयध्वमिति। ततो ह एव विदाञ्चकार ब्रह्मेति॥१॥
सा । ब्रह्म । इति । ह । उवाच । ब्रह्मणः । वा । एतत् । विजये । महीयध्वम् । इति । ततः । ह । एव । विदाञ्चकार । ब्रह्म । इति ॥१॥
sā brahmeti ha uvāca | brahmaṇo vā etad vijaye mahīyadhvam iti | tato ha eva vidāñcakāra brahmeti ||1||
उसने कहा, यह ब्रह्मा है। ब्रह्मा की जीत से ही तुम बड़े बन गए हो। तब इंद्र को समझ आ गया कि हाँ, यह ब्रह्मा है।
She said: “It is Brahman.” “Indeed, it is through the victory of Brahman that you have become great,” (she said). Thereupon he (Indra) indeed came to know: “It is Brahman.”
- ब्रह्मेति → ब्रह्म + इति
- एतद्विजये → एतत् + विजये
- महीयध्वमिति → महीयध्वम् + इति
- विदाञ्चकार → विदाम् + चकार (नासिक्य-संधिः: म् + च → ञ्च)
About this Verse
- Central concept
- Brahman as the source of all agency and victory; true knowledge (brahmavidyā) as illumination
- The mahavakyas
- Indirect: supports ‘प्रज्ञानं ब्रह्म’ by showing that decisive recognition is knowledge, not mere power; also harmonizes with ‘अहं ब्रह्मास्मि’ as the shift from external triumph to inner realization (not explicitly stated)
- Veda
- Sama
- Shakha
- Talavakara (Jaiminiya)
- Chandas
- Prose
Yoga and practice
Practice of offering all accomplishments to the Absolute (īśvara-prāṇidhāna); contemplation that all capacities arise from Brahman; antidote to ego-inflation (ahaṅkāra) in siddhi/power experiences
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