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Atma Upanishad 8: Verse 8

तद्वद्ब्रह्मविदोऽप्यस्य ब्रह्माहमिति वेदनम् । भानुनेव जगत्सर्वं भास्यते यस्य तेजसा ॥८॥

तद्वत् । ब्रह्म-विदः । अपि । अस्य । ब्रह्म । अहम् । इति । वेदनम् । भानुना । इव । जगत् । सर्वम् । भास्यते । यस्य । तेजसा ॥

Sanskrit recitationAtma Upanishad 8

tadvat brahmavido’py asya brahmāham iti vedanam | bhānuneva jagat sarvaṃ bhāsyate yasya tejasā ||8||

అదేవిధంగా బ్రహ్మవిదునికీ “నేనే బ్రహ్మము” అనే వేదన నిరపేక్షమై తత్క్షణసిద్ధము. సూర్యునివలె, ఎవరి తేజస్సుతో సమస్త జగత్తు ప్రకాశించునో.

So too, for the knower of Brahman, this knowledge—“I am Brahman”—(is independent/immediate). Like (the world) by the sun, the entire universe is illumined by whose radiance.

Aham Brahmāsmi; consciousness as self-luminous (svayaṃ-prakāśa) and illuminator of all experienceMahavakya: Directly aligns with ‘Aham Brahmāsmi’ (Bṛhadāraṇyaka) and supports the doctrine of consciousness as the illuminator of all objects.AtharvaChandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)

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