Maitreya Upanishad 9: Verse 9

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

चित्तमेव हि संसारस् तत्प्रयत्नेन शोधयेत् । यच्चित्तस् तन्मयो भवति गुह्यमेतत् सनातनम् ॥९॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

चित्तम् एव हि संसारः । तत् प्रयत्नेन शोधयेत् । यत् चित्तः तत्-मयः भवति । गुह्यम् एतत् सनातनम् ॥९॥

Sanskrit recitationMaitreya Upanishad 9

IAST Transliteration

cittam eva hi saṃsāras tatprayatnena śodhayet | yaccittaḥ tanmayo bhavati guhyam etat sanātanam ||9||

Translation

یقیناً صرف چِتّ (ذہن) ہی سنسار ہے؛ اسے کوشش و مجاہدہ سے پاک کرنا چاہیے۔ ذہن جس پر ٹھہرتا ہے، اسی کی صورت اختیار کر لیتا ہے—یہ ازلی و قدیم راز ہے۔

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Academic Translation

Mind alone, indeed, is saṃsāra; one should purify it with effort. Whatever the mind is (fixed upon), of that it becomes constituted; this is the ancient secret.

Verse Context

• Saṃsāra as mind (citta); purification (citta-śuddhi); transformation through contemplation
• Mahavakya: Indirect—supports Advaitic realization by emphasizing citta-śuddhi and brahmākāra-vṛtti as a proximate means toward ‘aham brahmāsmi’/‘tat tvam asi’.
• Yajur
• Kṛṣṇa Yajurveda (often associated with Maitrāyaṇīya tradition) Shakha
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)