Verse 26

Brahmavidya

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

हंसविद्यामृते लोके नास्ति नित्यत्वसाधनम् । यो ददाति महाविद्यां हंसाख्यां पारमेश्वरीम् ॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

हंस-विद्या-ऋते । लोके । न । अस्ति । नित्यत्व-साधनम् । यः । ददाति । महा-विद्याम् । हंस-आख्याम् । पारम-ईश्वरीम् ॥

IAST Transliteration

haṃsavidyāmṛte loke nāsti nityatvasādhanam | yo dadāti mahāvidyāṃ haṃsākhyāṃ pārameśvarīm ||

Translation

Di dunia ini, selain Vidyā Haṃsa, tiada sarana untuk merealisasikan keabadian. Sesiapa yang menganugerahkan Mahāvidyā bernama “Haṃsa”, yang maha luhur dan bersifat ketuhanan—

Academic Translation

In the world, apart from the Haṃsa-knowledge, there is no means for attaining (realizing) eternality. He who bestows the great knowledge called ‘Haṃsa’, which is supreme and divine—

Verse Context

• Moksha (nityatva) through Brahmavidyā; Guru-śiṣya transmission
• Mahavakya: Supports the purport of ‘ayam ātmā brahma’ by presenting a direct means (vidyā) to realize the Self as the Eternal; not a direct quotation of a Mahāvākya.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka-style, post-Vedic Sanskrit)