Verse 35

Brahmavidya

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तिलेषु च यथा तैलं पुष्पे गन्ध इवाश्रितः । पुरुषस्य शरीरेऽस्मिन् स बाह्याभ्यन्तरे तथा ॥३५॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

तिलेषु च यथा तैलम् पुष्पे गन्धः इव आश्रितः । पुरुषस्य शरीरे अस्मिन् सः बाह्य-अभ्यन्तरे तथा ।

IAST Transliteration

tileṣu ca yathā tailaṃ puṣpe gandha ivāśritaḥ | puruṣasya śarīre 'smin sa bāhyābhyantare tathā ||35||

Translation

ਜਿਵੇਂ ਤਿਲਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਤੇਲ ਅਤੇ ਫੁੱਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੁਗੰਧ ਵੱਸਦੀ ਹੈ, ਤਿਵੇਂ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਦੇ ਇਸ ਸਰੀਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਹ ਆਤਮ-ਤੱਤਵ ਬਾਹਰ ਵੀ ਅਤੇ ਅੰਦਰ ਵੀ ਵਿਆਪਕ ਹੈ।

Academic Translation

As oil (is) in sesame seeds, and as fragrance is lodged in a flower, so in this body of the person, That (Self) is likewise (present) outwardly and inwardly.

Verse Context

• Immanence of Ātman/Brahman; antaryāmin; pervasion (vyāpti)
• Mahavakya: Supports “tat tvam asi” by indicating that the sought Reality is not elsewhere but pervades one’s own embodied existence; aids the recognition of identity through immanence.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)