Verse 31
Brahmavidya
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
गुरुरेव हरिः साक्षान्नान्य इत्यब्रवीच्छ्रुतिः ॥३१॥
Padapatha (Word Split)
गुरुः एव हरिः साक्षात् न अन्यः इति अब्रवीत् श्रुतिः ।
IAST Transliteration
gurur eva hariḥ sākṣān nānya ity abravīc chrutiḥ ||31||
Translation
श्रुतिः स्पष्टमब्रवीत्—गुरुरेव साक्षाद् हरिः; तस्मादन्यो न विद्यते।
Academic Translation
The Śruti has declared: “The guru alone is Hari (Viṣṇu) directly; there is no other.”
Verse Context
Guru-tattva; Brahmavidyā transmitted through śruti and ācāryaMahavakya: Indirect support: the guru is the indispensable means for grasping mahāvākyas such as “tat tvam asi” and “ahaṃ brahmāsmi.”AtharvaChandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)