Atma Upanishad 8: Verse 8

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तद्वद्ब्रह्मविदोऽप्यस्य ब्रह्माहमिति वेदनम् । भानुनेव जगत्सर्वं भास्यते यस्य तेजसा ॥८॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

तद्वत् । ब्रह्म-विदः । अपि । अस्य । ब्रह्म । अहम् । इति । वेदनम् । भानुना । इव । जगत् । सर्वम् । भास्यते । यस्य । तेजसा ॥

Sanskrit recitationAtma Upanishad 8

IAST Transliteration

tadvat brahmavido’py asya brahmāham iti vedanam | bhānuneva jagat sarvaṃ bhāsyate yasya tejasā ||8||

Translation

同様に、ブラフマンを知る者にとって『我はブラフマンなり』という知は、直観的で条件に依らない。太陽によって世界が照らされるように、その光輝によって全宇宙が照明される者の光によって、万有は輝く。

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Academic Translation

So too, for the knower of Brahman, this knowledge—“I am Brahman”—(is independent/immediate). Like (the world) by the sun, the entire universe is illumined by whose radiance.

Verse Context

• Aham Brahmāsmi; consciousness as self-luminous (svayaṃ-prakāśa) and illuminator of all experience
• Mahavakya: Directly aligns with ‘Aham Brahmāsmi’ (Bṛhadāraṇyaka) and supports the doctrine of consciousness as the illuminator of all objects.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)