Verse 3

Akshi

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सर्वमेकमजं शान्तमनन्तं ध्रुवमव्ययम्। पश्यन् भूतार्थचिद्रूपं शान्त आस्व यथासुखम्॥ अवेदनं विदुर्योगं चित्तक्षयमकृत्रिमम्। योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि नीरसो वाथ मा कुरु॥२–३॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

सर्वम् । एकम् । अजम् । शान्तम् । अनन्तम् । ध्रुवम् । अव्ययम् । पश्यन् । भूत-अर्थ-चित्-रूपम् । शान्तः । आस्व । यथा-सुखम् । अवेदनम् । विदुः । योगम् । चित्त-क्षयम् । अकृत्रिमम् । योग-स्थः । कुरु । कर्माणि । नीरसः । वा । अथ । मा । कुरु ॥२–३॥

IAST Transliteration

sarvam ekam ajaṃ śāntam anantaṃ dhruvam avyayam | paśyan bhūtārthacid-rūpaṃ śānta āsva yathāsukham || avedanaṃ vidur yogaṃ cittakṣayam akṛtrimam | yogasthaḥ kuru karmāṇi nīraso vātha mā kuru ||2–3||

Translation

สรรพสิ่งเป็นหนึ่งเดียว—ไม่เกิด, สงบ, อนันต์, มั่นคง, ไม่เสื่อมสลาย. เห็นความจริงของสรรพสัตว์เป็นสภาวะแห่งจิตรู้ แล้วสงบอยู่ตามสบาย. บัณฑิตรู้ว่าโยคะคือ ‘อเวทนะ’ และความเสื่อมคลายของจิตโดยธรรมชาติ. ตั้งมั่นในโยคะแล้วทำกรรมอย่างไร้รสยึดติด—หรือไม่ทำก็ได้।

Academic Translation

All is one—unborn, peaceful, infinite, firm, imperishable. Seeing the reality of beings as of the nature of consciousness, being tranquil, abide at ease. They know yoga to be non-sensation (avedana), the natural dissolution/waning of mind. Established in yoga, perform actions—without relish (dispassionately)—or else do not perform (them).

Verse Context

• Nonduality; mind-cessation/attenuation; niṣkāma karma vs naiṣkarmya
• Mahavakya: Same as Akshi.2—affinity with ‘sarvaṃ khalv idaṃ brahma’ and ‘prajñānam brahma’ themes
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like śloka (classical meter)