Atma Upanishad: Verse 12
स्वात्मनैव सदा तुष्टः स्वयं सर्वात्मना स्थितः । निर्धनोऽपि सदा तुष्टोऽप्यसहायो महाबलः ॥
स्व-आत्मना । एव । सदा । तुष्टः । स्वयम् । सर्व-आत्मना । स्थितः । निर्धनः । अपि । सदा । तुष्टः । अपि । असहायः । महा-बलः ।
svātmanāiva sadā tuṣṭaḥ svayaṃ sarvātmanā sthitaḥ | nirdhano 'pi sadā tuṣṭo 'py asahāyo mahābalaḥ ||
وہ ہمیشہ صرف اپنے آتما سے ہی مطمئن ہے، خود ہی سب کے آتما کے طور پر قائم ہے۔ اگرچہ بے مال ہے، پھر بھی سدا قانع ہے؛ اگرچہ بے سہار ا ہے، پھر بھی عظیم قوت والا ہے۔
Satisfied always by the Self alone, established by himself as the Self of all; though without wealth, he is ever content; though without help, he is of great strength.
- svātmanāiva = svātmanā + eva
- nirdhano 'pi = nirdhanaḥ + api (visarga sandhi)
- tuṣṭo 'py = tuṣṭaḥ + api
- (same for second 'pi)
About this Verse
- Central concept
- Ātma-tṛpti (self-sufficiency); sarvātma-bhāva; aparigraha
- The mahavakyas
- Echoes ‘aham brahmāsmi’ through self-sufficiency grounded in identity with the all-Self (sarvātman).
- Veda
- Atharva
- Chandas
- Anuṣṭubh
Yoga and practice
Cultivation of santoṣa (contentment) and aparigraha; meditation on sarvātma-bhāva (seeing oneself in all) to dissolve insecurity and dependence.
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