Niralamba Upanishad: Verse 2
एषामज्ञानजन्तूनां समस्तारिष्टशान्तये । यद्यद्बोद्धव्यमखिलं तदाशङ्क्य ब्रवीम्यहम् ॥२॥
एषाम् । अज्ञान-जन्तूनाम् । समस्त-आरिष्ट-शान्तये । यत्-यत् । बोद्धव्यम् । अखिलम् । तत् । आशङ्क्य । ब्रवीमि । अहम् ।
eṣām ajñānajantūnāṃ samastāriṣṭaśāntaye | yadyad boddhavyam akhilaṃ tad āśaṅkya bravīmy aham ||2||
ये लोग जो नहीं जानते, उनके सारे दुख दूर करने के लिए मैं आशंक्य बोल रहा हूँ। मैंने सोच-विचार करके जो भी जानना ज़रूरी है, वो सब बता रहा हूँ।
For the pacification of all misfortunes of these beings who are in ignorance, whatever is to be known in its entirety—I, Āśaṅkya, declare that.
- ajñānajantūnām = ajñāna + jantūnām (tatpuruṣa)
- samastāriṣṭaśāntaye resolved as samasta + ariṣṭa + śāntaye (compound; long ā from junction in writing)
- yadyad = yad + yad (reduplication, no further split)
- bravīmy aham = bravīmi + aham (sandhi: i + a → ya)
About this Verse
- Central concept
- Ajñāna as the root of suffering; teaching (upadeśa) aimed at śānti through knowledge
- The mahavakyas
- Preparatory: frames the instruction that culminates in mahāvākya-style non-dual knowledge removing ajñāna.
- Veda
- Shukla Yajur Veda
- Chandas
- Anuṣṭubh (śloka)
Yoga and practice
Sets a soteriological intent for study and contemplation; supports śravaṇa–manana–nididhyāsana as a yogic discipline for removing kleśa-s rooted in ignorance.
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