Skanda Upanishad: Verse 5
स एव हि ज्योतिषां ज्योतिः स एव परमेश्वरः । स एव हि परं ब्रह्म तद्ब्रह्माहं न संशयः ॥५॥
सः एव हि ज्योतिषाम् ज्योतिः सः एव परम-ईश्वरः । सः एव हि परम् ब्रह्म तत् ब्रह्म अहम् न संशयः ॥५॥
sa eva hi jyotiṣāṃ jyotiḥ sa eva parameśvaraḥ | sa eva hi paraṃ brahma tad brahmāhaṃ na saṃśayaḥ ||5||
وہی یقیناً نوروں کا نور ہے؛ وہی پرمیشور، اعلیٰ ترین رب ہے۔ وہی یقیناً پرم برہمن ہے؛ وہی برہمن میں ہوں—اس میں کوئی شک نہیں۔
He alone indeed is the light of lights; he alone is the Supreme Lord. He alone indeed is the supreme Brahman; that Brahman am I—no doubt (of it).
- अन्वयतः ‘tad brahmāham’ → tat brahma + aham (स्वर-सन्धि: अ + अ → आ; लिखितरूपे ‘brahmāham’)।
About this Verse
- Central concept
- Brahman-Ātman identity; self-knowledge (ātma-jñāna) as liberation
- The mahavakyas
- Directly aligns with ‘aham brahmāsmi’ (I am Brahman) and echoes ‘prajnānam brahma’ via ‘jyotiṣāṃ jyotiḥ’ as consciousness illuminating all.
- Veda
- Atharva
- Chandas
- Anuṣṭubh (śloka)
Yoga and practice
Meditation on the ‘light behind lights’: trace perception back to the illumining awareness; nididhyāsana on ‘tad brahmāham’; cultivate viveka between changing experiences and the unchanging illuminator.
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