Avadhuta Upanishad 19: Verse 19

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

विपर्यस्तो निदिध्यासे किं ध्यानमविपर्यये । देहात्मत्वविपर्यासं न कदाचिद्भजाम्यहम् ॥१९॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

विपर्यस्तः । निदिध्यासे । किम् । ध्यानम् । अविपर्यये । देह-आत्मत्व-विपर्यासम् । न । कदाचित् । भजामि । अहम् ॥१९॥

Sanskrit recitationAvadhuta Upanishad 19

IAST Transliteration

viparyasto nididhyāse kiṃ dhyānam aviparyaye | dehātmatvaviparyāsaṃ na kadācid bhajāmy aham ||19||

Translation

Orang yang terbalik dalam kekeliruan melakukan nididhyāsana; bagi yang tidak terbalik, meditasi apa lagi yang diperlukan? Aku tidak pernah menerima kekeliruan bahwa tubuh adalah Ātman.

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Academic Translation

One who is inverted (in error) engages in nididhyāsana; what meditation is there for one who is not inverted? I never resort to the inversion of taking the body as the Self.

Verse Context

• Viparyaya (error) / dehātma-buddhi negation; culmination beyond practice
• Mahavakya: Directly supports mahāvākya assimilation by rejecting dehātmatva, a primary obstacle to "ahaṃ brahmāsmi" (indirect relation).
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)