Verse 5

Skanda

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

स एव हि ज्योतिषां ज्योतिः स एव परमेश्वरः । स एव हि परं ब्रह्म तद्ब्रह्माहं न संशयः ॥५॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

सः एव हि ज्योतिषाम् ज्योतिः सः एव परम-ईश्वरः । सः एव हि परम् ब्रह्म तत् ब्रह्म अहम् न संशयः ॥५॥

IAST Transliteration

sa eva hi jyotiṣāṃ jyotiḥ sa eva parameśvaraḥ | sa eva hi paraṃ brahma tad brahmāhaṃ na saṃśayaḥ ||5||

Translation

ਉਹੀ ਨਿਸ਼ਚੇ ਜੋਤੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਜੋਤ ਹੈ; ਉਹੀ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ਵਰ ਹੈ। ਉਹੀ ਨਿਸ਼ਚੇ ਪਰਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਹੈ; ਉਹ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਮੈਂ ਹੀ ਹਾਂ—ਕੋਈ ਸੰਦੇਹ ਨਹੀਂ।

Academic Translation

He alone indeed is the light of lights; he alone is the Supreme Lord. He alone indeed is the supreme Brahman; that Brahman am I—no doubt (of it).

Verse Context

• Brahman-Ātman identity; self-knowledge (ātma-jñāna) as liberation
• Mahavakya: Directly aligns with ‘aham brahmāsmi’ (I am Brahman) and echoes ‘prajnānam brahma’ via ‘jyotiṣāṃ jyotiḥ’ as consciousness illuminating all.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)