Verse 30

Niralamba

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

उपास्य इति च सर्वशरीरस्थचैतन्यब्रह्मप्रापको गुरुरुपास्यः ॥३०॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

उपास्यः इति च । सर्व-शरीर-स्थ-चैतन्य-ब्रह्म-प्रापकः । गुरुः उपास्यः ॥३०॥

IAST Transliteration

upāsya iti ca sarva-śarīra-stha-caitanya-brahma-prāpako gurur upāsyaḥ ||30||

Translation

また「礼拝し観想すべき者」とは、すべての身体に宿る意識としてのブラフマンに到達させる手段であるグルである。

Academic Translation

And ‘the one to be worshipped/meditated upon’ is the Guru, who is the means of attaining Consciousness-Brahman abiding in all bodies.

Verse Context

• Guru as upāsya; Brahman as sarva-śarīra-stha-caitanya; means to brahma-prāpti (jñāna-upadeśa)
• Mahavakya: The Guru is the traditional revealer (upadeṣṭā) of the Mahāvākyas—especially ‘tat tvam asi’ and ‘ahaṃ brahmāsmi’—by which the all-pervading Consciousness is recognized as one’s own Self.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Prose