Brahmavidya Upanishad 31: Verse 31
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
శ్రుతి స్పష్టంగా ప్రకటించింది—గురువే సాక్షాత్ హరి (విష్ణువు); ఆయన తప్ప మరొకడు లేడు।
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)
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