Mahabharata 7.194.52 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 194, Shloka 52
ओमित्येकाक्षरं ब्रह्म ज्योतिर्भूतो महातपा: । स्मरित्वा देवदेवेशमक्षरं परमं प्रभुम्
om ity ekākṣaraṃ brahma jyotir-bhūto mahātapāḥ | smaritvā devadeveśam akṣaraṃ paramaṃ prabhum ||
Disse Sañjaya: Recordando o Senhor dos senhores—o Imperecível, o Supremo Soberano—enquanto entoava ‘Om’, o Brahman de uma só sílaba, aquele grande asceta tornou-se uno com a luz.
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The verse emphasizes that remembrance of the supreme, imperishable Lord—centered on the sacred syllable Om, identified with Brahman—leads the spiritually disciplined person toward a luminous, transcendent state, suggesting liberation through devotion and contemplative focus.
Sañjaya describes a great ascetic at a climactic moment (implied to be the end of life or a decisive spiritual transition) who utters Om, remembers the supreme Lord, and becomes ‘light’—a poetic depiction of departing the mortal condition into a higher, radiant state.
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