Verse 11

Parabrahma

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सूत्रमन्तर्गतं येषां ज्ञानयज्ञोपवीतिनाम् ॥ ये तु सूत्रविदो लोके ते च यज्ञोपवीतिनः ॥११॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

सूत्रम् । अन्तर्गतम् । येषाम् । ज्ञान-यज्ञोपवीतिनाम् ॥ ये । तु । सूत्र-विदः । लोके । ते । च । यज्ञोपवीतिनः ॥११॥

IAST Transliteration

sūtram antargataṃ yeṣāṃ jñāna-yajñopavītinām || ye tu sūtra-vido loke te ca yajñopavītinaḥ ||11||

Translation

ಯಾರಲ್ಲಿ ಸೂತ್ರವು ಅಂತರಂಗದಲ್ಲಿದೆಯೋ—ಜ್ಞಾನವೇ ಯಜ್ಞೋಪವೀತವಾಗಿದೆಯೋ—ಅವರು ನಿಜವಾದ ಯಜ್ಞೋಪವೀತಿನರು. ಲೋಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಸೂತ್ರವನ್ನು ತಿಳಿದವರು ಸಹ ನಿಜವಾಗಿ ಯಜ್ಞೋಪವೀತ ಧಾರಕರು.

Academic Translation

Those for whom the thread is internal—those whose sacred thread is knowledge—indeed, those who are knowers of the ‘thread’ in the world, they too are (truly) wearers of the yajñopavīta.

Verse Context

• Jñāna as the true yajña and true upavīta (inner qualification)
• Mahavakya: Aligns with ‘prajñānam brahma’ by treating knowledge itself as the defining sacred principle; the ‘thread’ is identified with jñāna rather than material sign.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)