Maitreya Upanishad 24 — Verse 24

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सर्वदा समरूपोऽस्मि शान्तोऽस्मि पुरुषोत्तमः । एवं स्वानुभवो यस्य सोऽहमस्मि न संशयः ॥२४॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

सर्वदा सम-रूपः अस्मि । शान्तः अस्मि । पुरुष-उत्तमः । एवम् स्व-अनुभवः यस्य । सः अहम् अस्मि । न संशयः ॥२४॥

IAST Transliteration

sarvadā samarūpo 'smi śānto 'smi puruṣottamaḥ | evaṃ svānubhavo yasya so 'ham asmi na saṃśayaḥ ||24||

Translation

ഞാൻ സദാ സമരൂപൻ; ഞാൻ ശാന്തൻ; ഞാൻ പുരുഷോത്തമൻ. ഇങ്ങനെ സ്വാനുഭവമുള്ളവൻ—അവൻ തന്നെയാണ് ഞാൻ; സംശയമില്ല.

Academic Translation

I am always of the same form; I am peaceful; (I am) the supreme Person. He whose own direct experience is thus—he is I; there is no doubt.

Verse Context

• Samarūpatva (unchanging identity), śānti (peace), puruṣottama as highest Self; aparokṣānubhava (direct realization) and identity of knower with Brahman
• Mahavakya: Directly aligns with ‘tat tvam asi’ and ‘ahaṃ brahmāsmi’: the realized one’s immediate experience reveals identity with the supreme Self; also harmonizes with ‘ayam ātmā brahma’ by affirming the Self as the highest reality
• Yajur
• Kṛṣṇa-Yajurveda (Maitrāyaṇīya śākhā) Shakha
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka-style)