Prashna Upanishad: Verse 1.10

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अथोत्तरेण तपसा ब्रह्मचर्येण श्रद्धया विद्ययाऽऽत्मानमन्विष्यादित्यमभिजयन्ते । एतद्वै प्राणानामायतनमेतदमृतमभयमेतत् परायणमेतस्मान्न पुनरावर्तन्त इत्येष निरोधस्तदेष श्लोकः ॥१०॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

अथ उत्तरेण तपसा ब्रह्मचर्येण श्रद्धया विद्यया आत्मानम् अन्विष्य आदित्यम् अभिजयन्ते । एतत् वै प्राणानाम् आयतनम् एतत् अमृतम् अभयम् एतत् परायणम् एतस्मात् न पुनरावर्तन्ते इति एषः निरोधः तत् एषः श्लोकः ॥१०॥

Recitation with translationPrashna Upanishad 1.10

IAST Transliteration

athottareṇa tapasā brahmacaryeṇa śraddhayā vidyayā'tmānamanviṣyādityamabhijayante | etadvai prāṇānāmāyatanametadamṛtamabhayametat parāyaṇametasmānna punarāvartante ityeṣa nirodhastadeṣa ślokaḥ ||10||

Translation

پھر شمالی رستے سے، تپسیا، برہمچاریہ، ایمان اور علم کے ساتھ، خود کی تلاش کے بعد، وہ سورج کو پہنچتے ہیں۔ یہ یقیناً پرانوں کا پناہگاہ ہے، یہ امرت ہے، یہ بے خوفی ہے، یہ اعلیٰ منزل ہے۔ یہاں سے وہ واپس نہیں آتے—یہ رکاوٹ ہے۔ اور یہ وہ شلوک ہے۔

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Academic Translation

Then, by the northern course, with austerity, celibacy, faith, and knowledge, having sought the Self, they attain the sun. This indeed is the refuge of the pranas, this is immortality, this is fearlessness, this is the supreme goal. From this they return not—this is the cessation. And this is the verse.

Verse Context

• Devayana (Northern Path) and Apunaravartana (Non-return)
• Mahavakya: While not a Mahavakya itself, this verse encapsulates the essence of atmavidya (Self-knowledge) central to 'Tat tvam asi' (Chandogya 6.8.7) and the non-return (apunaravartana) doctrine of 'Brahmavid āpnoti param' (Taittiriya 2.1.1). The phrase 'ātmānam anviṣya' (having sought the Self) resonates with the contemplative inquiry of 'Ayam ātmā brahma' (Mandukya 2).
• Atharva Veda
• Pippalada (Paippalada) Shakha
• Chandas: Prose