Maitreya Upanishad 21 — Verse 21

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सर्वप्रकाशरूपोऽस्मि चिन्मात्रज्योतिरस्म्यहम् ।

कालत्रयविमुक्तोऽस्मि कामादिरहितोऽस्म्यहम् ॥२१॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

सर्व-प्रकाश-रूपः अस्मि । चित्-मात्र-ज्योतिः अस्मि अहम् ।

काल-त्रय-विमुक्तः अस्मि । काम-आदि-रहितः अस्मि अहम् ॥२१॥

IAST Transliteration

sarva-prakāśa-rūpo 'smi cin-mātra-jyotir asmy aham |

kāla-traya-vimukto 'smi kāmādi-rahito 'smy aham ||21||

Translation

ഞാൻ സർവപ്രകാശസ്വരൂപൻ; ഞാൻ ചിന്മാത്ര ജ്യോതി. ഞാൻ കാലത്രയത്തിൽ നിന്നു വിമുക്തൻ; കാമാദികളിൽ നിന്നു രഹിതൻ ഞാൻ॥২১॥

Academic Translation

I am of the nature of the illumination of all; I am the light that is consciousness alone. I am free from the three times; I am devoid of desire and the rest.

Verse Context

• Ātman/Brahman as self-luminous consciousness (svayaṃ-prakāśa), beyond time, free from kāma (desire)
• Mahavakya: Strongly aligns with ‘prajñānaṃ brahma’ (Aitareya) by identifying Brahman with consciousness/light; also supports ‘ahaṃ brahmāsmi’ through first-person self-luminosity and transcendence of time.
• Yajur
• Kṛṣṇa Yajurveda (Maitrāyaṇīya śākhā) Shakha
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)