Brahmavidya Upanishad 42: Verse 42

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

नासाग्रे अच्युतं विद्यात् तस्यान्ते तु परं पदम् । परत्वात् तु परं नास्तीत्येवं शास्त्रस्य निर्णयः ॥४२॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

नासा-अग्रे । अच्युतम् । विद्यात् । तस्य । अन्ते । तु । परम् । पदम् । परत्वात् । तु । परम् । न । अस्ति । इति । एवम् । शास्त्रस्य । निर्णयः ॥४२॥

Sanskrit recitationBrahmavidya Upanishad 42

IAST Transliteration

nāsāgre acyutaṃ vidyāt tasyānte tu paraṃ padam | paratvāt tu paraṃ nāstīty evaṃ śāstrasya nirṇayaḥ ||42||

Translation

നാസാഗ്രത്തിൽ അച്യുതനെ അറിയണം; അതിന്റെ അറ്റത്തിൽ നിശ്ചയമായും പരമപദം ഉണ്ട്. പരമമായതിനാൽ അതിനപ്പുറം ഒന്നുമില്ല—ഇതാണ് ശാസ്ത്രനിർണ്ണയം.

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Academic Translation

One should know Acyuta at the tip of the nose; at its end, indeed, is the supreme abode. Because it is supreme, there is nothing beyond it—thus is the determination of the scripture.

Verse Context

• Paramapada (supreme state); upāsanā leading to mokṣa
• Mahavakya: Indirect—frames the ‘supreme abode’ as the culmination of knowledge; can be read as preparatory to mahāvākya-realization (identity with Brahman) rather than a direct mahāvākya statement.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)