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Atma Upanishad 19 — Verse 19

दैवेन नीयते देहो यथा कालोपभुक्तिषु ।

लक्ष्यालक्ष्यगतिं त्यक्त्वा यस्तिष्ठेत्केवलात्मना॥

शिव एव स्वयं साक्षादयं ब्रह्मविदुत्तमः ।

जीवन्नेव सदा मुक्तः कृतार्थो ब्रह्मवित्तमः॥

दैवेन । नीयते । देहः । यथा । काल-उपभुक्तिषु ।

लक्ष्य-अलक्ष्य-गतिम् । त्यक्त्वा । यः । तिष्ठेत् । केवल-आत्मना ॥

शिवः । एव । स्वयम् । साक्षात् । अयम् । ब्रह्म-विद्-उत्तमः ।

जीवन् । एव । सदा । मुक्तः । कृत-अर्थः । ब्रह्म-वित्-तमः ॥

daivena nīyate deho yathā kālopabhuktiṣu |

lakṣyālakṣya-gatiṃ tyaktvā yas tiṣṭhet kevalātmanā ||

śiva eva svayaṃ sākṣād ayaṃ brahmaviduttamaḥ |

jīvanneva sadā muktaḥ kṛtārtho brahmavittamaḥ ||

O corpo é conduzido pelo destino (daiva), como nas experiências a serem fruídas no tempo. Aquele que, abandonando o ir em direção ao “visado” e ao “não visado”, permanece somente como o Si‑mesmo—ele é, de fato, o próprio Śiva, diretamente; é o mais alto conhecedor de Brahman. Mesmo vivendo, está sempre liberto, realizado; o supremo conhecedor de Brahman.

The body is led by destiny (daiva), as in experiences that are to be undergone in time. Having abandoned movement toward the ‘aimed-at’ and the ‘not-aimed-at’ (the seen and unseen goals), he who stands by the Self alone—he is indeed Śiva himself, directly; this is the highest knower of Brahman. Living (still), he is ever liberated, fulfilled; the supreme knower of Brahman.

Jīvanmukti; prārabdha (kālopabhukti); tyāga of saṅkalpa; kevalātma-niṣṭhā; identification of realized Self with Śiva/BrahmanMahavakya: Embodies Mahāvākya realization: ‘अहं ब्रह्मास्मि’—the realized one is ‘Śiva himself’ (non-different from Brahman).AtharvaChandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka-style)
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