Atma Upanishad: Verse 29
नावृत्तिर्ब्रह्मणः क्वाचिदन्याभावादनावृतम् । अस्तीति प्रत्ययो यश्च यश्च नास्तीति वस्तुनि ॥
बुद्धेरेव गुणावेतौ न तु नित्यस्य वस्तुनः । अतस्तौ मायया क्लृप्तौ बन्धमोक्षौ न चात्मनि ॥ २८–२९ ॥
बुद्धेः । एव । गुणौ । एतौ । न । तु । नित्यस्य । वस्तुनः ।
अतः । तौ । मायया । क्लृप्तौ । बन्ध-मोक्षौ । न । च । आत्मनि ।
(पूर्वार्धः सह: नावृत्तिः… वस्तुनि)
buddher eva guṇāv etau na tu nityasya vastunaḥ | atas tau māyayā klṛptau bandhamokṣau na cātmani || 28–29 ||
Kedua-duanya sesungguhnya hanyalah sifat buddhi (akal budi), bukan sifat Hakikat yang kekal. Oleh itu, ikatan dan pembebasan itu direka oleh māyā dan tidak berada dalam Diri.
These two are indeed qualities of the intellect alone, not of the eternal Reality. Therefore those two—bondage and liberation—are fabricated by māyā and are not in the Self.
- cātmani = ca ātmani
About this Verse
- Central concept
- Buddhi-dharma vs. Ātma-svarūpa; nitya-śuddha-buddha-mukta nature of Self
- The mahavakyas
- Frames Mahāvākya realization as correction of intellect (buddhi) rather than change in Ātman; aligns with ‘Prajnānam Brahma’ (Brahman as consciousness) beyond mental attributes.
- Veda
- Atharva
- Chandas
- Anuṣṭubh (śloka-style)
Yoga and practice
Cultivate vairāgya toward mental states labeled ‘bound/free’; stabilize in nirvikalpa awareness by recognizing thoughts as buddhi-guṇa, not Self.
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