Verse 25

Brahmavidya

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ईश्वरत्वमवाप्नोति सदाभ्यासरतः पुमान्। बहवो नैकमार्गेण प्राप्ता नित्यत्वमागताः॥२५॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

ईश्वरत्वम् । अवाप्नोति । सदा-अभ्यास-रतः । पुमान् । बहवः । न । एक-मार्गेण । प्राप्ताः । नित्यत्वम् । आगताः ॥

IAST Transliteration

īśvaratvam avāpnoti sadābhyāsarataḥ pumān | bahavo naikamārgeṇa prāptā nityatvam āgatāḥ ||25||

Translation

സദാ അഭ്യാസത്തിൽ നിരതനായ പുരുഷൻ ഈശ്വരത്വം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു. പലരും ഒരിലധികം മാർഗങ്ങളിലൂടെ നിത്യత్వം—അമൃതത്വം—ലഭിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്.

Academic Translation

A man devoted to constant practice attains lordship (īśvaratva). Many have reached immortality (nityatva) by more than one path.

Verse Context

• Abhyāsa (steady practice) as a means toward īśvaratva and nityatva; mokṣa/immortality
• Mahavakya: No direct relation; generally consistent with Vedāntic soteriology where realization yields freedom/‘immortality’
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)