Verse 9

Yogatattva

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

परमात्मपदं नित्यं तत्कथं जीवतां गतम् । सर्वभावपदातीतं ज्ञानरूपं निरञ्जनम् ॥९॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

परमात्म-पदम् । नित्यम् । तत् । कथम् । जीवताम् । गतम् । सर्व-भाव-पद-अतीतम् । ज्ञान-रूपम् । निरञ्जनम् ॥

IAST Transliteration

paramātmapadaṃ nityaṃ tat kathaṃ jīvatāṃ gatam | sarvabhāvapadātītaṃ jñānarūpaṃ nirañjanam ||9||

Translation

ಪರಮಾತ್ಮಪದ ನಿತ್ಯ; ಅದು ಹೇಗೆ ಜೀವತ್ವಕ್ಕೆ ಬಂದಿತು? ಸರ್ವಭಾವಪದಾತೀತವಾಗಿ ಅದು ಜ್ಞಾನಸ್ವರೂಪ, ನಿರಂಜನ. ॥೯॥

Academic Translation

That Supreme-Self state is eternal; how has it come to be ‘jīva-hood’? Transcending the status of all states of being, it is of the nature of knowledge and is stainless.

Verse Context

• Non-transformation of Brahman; jīva as apparent (avidyā-kalpita) and Brahman as pure consciousness (jñāna-svarūpa)
• Mahavakya: Directly supports ‘अयम् आत्मा ब्रह्म’ (Ayam ātmā brahma) and ‘प्रज्ञानं ब्रह्म’ (Prajñānaṃ brahma): the Self is pure knowledge-consciousness, stainless and beyond all states; jīva-hood is an appearance to be negated for identity-recognition.
• Krishna Yajurveda
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)