Verse 34

Brahmavidya

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

हंसहंसेति यो ब्रूयाद्धंसो ब्रह्मा हरिः शिवः । गुरुवक्त्रात्तु लभ्येत प्रत्यक्षं सर्वतोमुखम् ॥३४॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

हंस-हंस इति यः ब्रूयात् हंसः ब्रह्मा हरिः शिवः । गुरु-वक्त्रात् तु लभ्येत प्रत्यक्षम् सर्वतः-मुखम् ।

IAST Transliteration

haṃsa-haṃseti yo brūyād dhaṃso brahmā hariḥ śivaḥ | guruvaktrāt tu labhyeta pratyakṣaṃ sarvatomukham ||34||

Translation

यो ‘हंस हंस’ इति ब्रूते, स हंसो ब्रह्मा हरिः शिवश्च। किन्तु गुरुवक्त्रात् एव लभ्यते—सर्वतोमुखं प्रत्यक्षं तत्त्वम्।

Academic Translation

Whoever utters ‘haṃsa, haṃsa’—that Haṃsa is Brahmā, Hari, and Śiva. But it is obtained from the mouth of the guru: the directly evident (Reality) whose face is everywhere.

Verse Context

• Haṃsa/ajapā-japa; unity of deities in Brahman; guru-upadeśa; pratyakṣa (immediate) Self
• Mahavakya: Supports “prajnānam brahma” and “ahaṃ brahmāsmi” by pointing to the immediately evident consciousness (pratyakṣa) as Brahman, realized through instruction and contemplation.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)