Verse 3

Atma

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

गुरुशिष्यादिभेदेन ब्रह्मैव प्रतिभासते । ब्रह्मैव केवलं शुद्धं विद्यते तत्त्वदर्शने॥३॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

गुरु-शिष्य-आदि-भेदेन । ब्रह्म । एव । प्रतिभासते । ब्रह्म । एव । केवलम् । शुद्धम् । विद्यते । तत्त्व-दर्शने ॥ ३ ॥

IAST Transliteration

guruśiṣyādibhedena brahmaiva pratibhāsate | brahmaiva kevalaṃ śuddhaṃ vidyate tattvadarśane ||3||

Translation

ଗୁରୁ-ଶିଷ୍ୟ ଆଦି ଭେଦରେ ବ୍ରହ୍ମ ମାତ୍ର ପ୍ରତିଭାସିତ ହୁଏ। ତତ୍ତ୍ୱଦର୍ଶନେ ବ୍ରହ୍ମ ମାତ୍ର—କେବଳ ଓ ଶୁଦ୍ଧ—ବିଦ୍ୟମାନ॥୩॥

Academic Translation

Through the division of guru and disciple and the like, Brahman alone appears. In the vision of truth, Brahman alone—pure and sole—exists.

Verse Context

• Non-duality sublating relational dualities; pedagogical duality (guru–śiṣya) as provisional
• Mahavakya: Aligns with ‘tat tvam asi’ by dissolving teacher–taught duality into identity in tattva-darśana
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)