Kena Upanishad: Verse 1.7

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यत् श्रोत्रेण न शृणोति येन श्रोत्रमिदं श्रुतम्। तत् एव ब्रह्म त्वं विद्धि नेदं यदिदमुपासते॥७॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

यत्। श्रोत्रेण। न। शृणोति। येन। श्रोत्रम्। इदम्। श्रुतम्। तत्। एव। ब्रह्म। त्वम्। विद्धि। न। इदम्। यत्। इदम्। उपासते ॥७॥

Recitation with translationKena Upanishad 1.7

IAST Transliteration

yat śrotreṇa na śṛṇoti yena śrotram idaṃ śrutam | tat eva brahma tvaṃ viddhi nedaṃ yadidam upāsate ||7||

Translation

那非以耳所闻者，而是使此耳能闻者，当知彼即是梵，而非人们在此所崇拜者。

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Academic Translation

That which one does not hear with the ear, but by which the ear hears, know that alone as Brahman, not this which people worship here.

Verse Context

• Brahman as the transcendental subject behind all sensory perception
• Mahavakya: Supports 'Prajñānam Brahma' (Consciousness is Brahman) by revealing Brahman as the consciousness that enables all cognitive functions
• Sama Veda
• Talavakara Shakha Shakha
• Chandas: Anushtup (32 syllables, 8+8+8+8 pattern)