Paingala Upanishad 5 — Verse 5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

आत्मेन्द्रियमनोयुक्तं भोक्तेत्याहुर्महर्षयः। ततो नारायणः साक्षाद्धृदये सुप्रतिष्ठितः॥५॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

आत्मा । इन्द्रिय । मनः । युक्तम् । भोक्ता । इति । आहुः । महर्षयः । ततः । नारायणः । साक्षात् । हृदये । सुप्रतिष्ठितः ॥

IAST Transliteration

ātmendriya-mano-yuktaṁ bhoktety āhur maharṣayaḥ | tato nārāyaṇaḥ sākṣād hṛdaye supratiṣṭhitaḥ ||5||

Translation

महर्षी म्हणतात—इंद्रिय व मन युक्त आत्माच भोक्ता आहे. तेव्हा साक्षात् नारायण हृदयात दृढपणे प्रतिष्ठित होतो.

Academic Translation

The great seers say that the Self, conjoined with sense-organs and mind, is the experiencer (enjoyer). Then Nārāyaṇa Himself is directly well-established in the heart.

Verse Context

• Jīva (ātman associated with upādhis) vs. inner Lord (Īśvara/Nārāyaṇa) in the heart; adhyāsa and the seat of realization
• Mahavakya: Supports ‘ayam ātmā brahma’/‘tat tvam asi’ indirectly: the ‘enjoyer’ is the Self under limiting adjuncts; the heart-indwelling Reality points to the non-dual Self when adjuncts are negated.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)