Verse 11

Parabrahma

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सूत्रमन्तर्गतं येषां ज्ञानयज्ञोपवीतिनाम् ॥ ये तु सूत्रविदो लोके ते च यज्ञोपवीतिनः ॥११॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

सूत्रम् । अन्तर्गतम् । येषाम् । ज्ञान-यज्ञोपवीतिनाम् ॥ ये । तु । सूत्र-विदः । लोके । ते । च । यज्ञोपवीतिनः ॥११॥

IAST Transliteration

sūtram antargataṃ yeṣāṃ jñāna-yajñopavītinām || ye tu sūtra-vido loke te ca yajñopavītinaḥ ||11||

Translation

येषां ज्ञानयज्ञोपवीतिनां सूत्रम् अन्तर्गतं भवति, ते एव। लोके ये सूत्रविदः, तेऽपि निश्चयेन यज्ञोपवीतिनः।

Academic Translation

Those for whom the thread is internal—those whose sacred thread is knowledge—indeed, those who are knowers of the ‘thread’ in the world, they too are (truly) wearers of the yajñopavīta.

Verse Context

• Jñāna as the true yajña and true upavīta (inner qualification)
• Mahavakya: Aligns with ‘prajñānam brahma’ by treating knowledge itself as the defining sacred principle; the ‘thread’ is identified with jñāna rather than material sign.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)