The Eternal Lord Whom the Yogis Behold

Verse 1 (5.46.1)

यत्तच्छुक्रं महञ्ज्योतिर्दीप्यमानं महद्यशः । तद्वै देवा उपासते तस्मात्सूर्यो विराजते । योगिनस्तं प्रपश्यन्ति भगवन्तं सनातनम् ॥

yattacchukraṃ mahañjyotirdīpyamānaṃ mahadyaśaḥ | tadvai devā upāsate tasmātsūryo virājate | yoginastaṃ prapaśyanti bhagavantaṃ sanātanam

That pure and great light, blazing, of great glory, is what the gods worship, and from it the sun shines. The yogis behold Him, the eternal Lord.

Verse 2 (5.46.2)

शुक्राद्ब्रह्म प्रभवति ब्रह्म शुक्रेण वर्धते । तच्छुक्रं ज्योतिषां मध्येऽतप्तं तपति तापनम् । योगिनस्तं प्रपश्यन्ति भगवन्तं सनातनम् ॥

śukrādbrahma prabhavati brahma śukreṇa vardhate | tacchukraṃ jyotiṣāṃ madhye'taptaṃ tapati tāpanam | yoginastaṃ prapaśyanti bhagavantaṃ sanātanam

From the Pure, Brahman arises; by the Pure, Brahman grows. That Pure One, in the midst of the lights, itself unheated, gives heat to all that gives heat. The yogis behold Him, the eternal Lord.

Note on the text: Corrected तच्छुकं → तच्छुक्रं (misprint in Wikisource; the critical edition reads तच्छुक्रं, and sanskritdocuments repeats the misprint).

Verse 3 (5.46.3)

आपोऽथाद्भ्यः सलिलस्य मध्ये । उभौ देवौ शिश्रियातेऽन्तरिक्षे । अतन्द्रितः सवितुर्विवस्वा- । नुभौ बिभर्ति पृथिवीं दिवं च । योगिनस्तं प्रपश्यन्ति भगवन्तं सनातनम् ॥

āpo'thādbhyaḥ salilasya madhye | ubhau devau śiśriyāte'ntarikṣe | atandritaḥ saviturvivasvā- | nubhau bibharti pṛthivīṃ divaṃ ca | yoginastaṃ prapaśyanti bhagavantaṃ sanātanam

Then from the waters, amid the flood, the worlds arose, and the two gods came to rest in the space between. Untiring, the shining sun upholds them both, earth and heaven. The yogis behold Him, the eternal Lord.

Note on the text: Restored from sanskritdocuments (its verse 46.3): the Wikisource base keeps only the refrain line of this verse. The critical edition has the verse as 5.45.3.

Verse 4 (5.46.4)

उभौ च देवौ पृथिवीं दिवं च । दिशः शुक्रो भुवनं बिभर्ति । तस्माद्दिशः सरितश्च स्रवन्ति । तस्मात्समुद्रा विहिता महान्तः । योगिनस्तं प्रपश्यन्ति भगवन्तं सनातनम् ॥

ubhau ca devau pṛthivīṃ divaṃ ca | diśaḥ śukro bhuvanaṃ bibharti | tasmāddiśaḥ saritaśca sravanti | tasmātsamudrā vihitā mahāntaḥ | yoginastaṃ prapaśyanti bhagavantaṃ sanātanam

The Pure One upholds both the gods, earth and heaven, the quarters and the whole world. From Him the quarters and the rivers flow; from Him the great oceans were formed. The yogis behold Him, the eternal Lord.

Note on the text: Restored from sanskritdocuments (its verse 46.4): the Wikisource base keeps only the refrain line of this verse. The critical edition has the verse as 5.45.4. Corrected sanskritdocuments' महान्ताः → महान्तः (the critical edition reads महान्तः).

Verse 5 (5.46.5)

चक्रे रथस्य तिष्ठन्तोऽध्रुवस्याव्ययकर्मणः । केतुमन्तं वहन्त्यश्वास्तं दिव्यमजरं दिवि । योगिनस्तं प्रपश्यन्ति भगवन्तं सनातनम् ॥

cakre rathasya tiṣṭhanto'dhruvasyāvyayakarmaṇaḥ | ketumantaṃ vahantyaśvāstaṃ divyamajaraṃ divi | yoginastaṃ prapaśyanti bhagavantaṃ sanātanam

Standing at the wheel of the chariot, itself impermanent, of Him whose works never perish, the horses carry that bannered one, divine and ageless, across the heavens. The yogis behold Him, the eternal Lord.

Verse 6 (5.46.6)

न सादृश्ये तिष्ठति रूपमस्य । न चक्षुषा पश्यति कश्चिदेनम् । मनीषयाथो मनसा हृदा च । य एनं विदुरमृतास्ते भवन्ति । योगिनस्तं प्रपश्यन्ति भगवन्तं सनातनम् ॥

na sādṛśye tiṣṭhati rūpamasya | na cakṣuṣā paśyati kaścidenam | manīṣayātho manasā hṛdā ca | ya enaṃ viduramṛtāste bhavanti | yoginastaṃ prapaśyanti bhagavantaṃ sanātanam

His form cannot be set beside any likeness; no one sees Him with the eye. Those who know Him through insight, through the mind and the heart, become immortal. The yogis behold Him, the eternal Lord.

Note on the text: Restored from sanskritdocuments (its verse 46.6): the Wikisource base keeps only the refrain line of this verse. The critical edition has the verse as 5.45.6. Corrected sanskritdocuments' चक्षुपा → चक्षुषा (the critical edition reads चक्षुषा).

Verse 7 (5.46.7)

द्वादशपूगां सरितं पिबन्तो देवरक्षिताम् । मध्वीक्षन्तश्च ते तस्याः संचरन्तीह घोराम् । योगिनस्तं प्रपश्यन्ति भगवन्तं सनातनम् ॥

dvādaśapūgāṃ saritaṃ pibanto devarakṣitām | madhvīkṣantaśca te tasyāḥ saṃcarantīha ghorām | yoginastaṃ prapaśyanti bhagavantaṃ sanātanam

Drinking from the river of twelve streams, guarded by the gods, and gazing on its honey, they move about here in that fearsome river. The yogis behold Him, the eternal Lord.

Verse 8 (5.46.8)

तदर्धमासं पिबति संचितं भ्रमरो मधु । ईशानः सर्वभूतेषु हविर्भूतमकल्पयत् । योगिनस्तं प्रपश्यन्ति भगवन्तं सनातनम् ॥

tadardhamāsaṃ pibati saṃcitaṃ bhramaro madhu | īśānaḥ sarvabhūteṣu havirbhūtamakalpayat | yoginastaṃ prapaśyanti bhagavantaṃ sanātanam

For half a month the bee drinks the honey it has gathered. The Lord made it into an offering in all beings. The yogis behold Him, the eternal Lord.

Verse 9 (5.46.9)

हिरण्यपर्णमश्वत्थमभिपद्य ह्यपक्षकाः । ते तत्र पक्षिणो भूत्वा प्रपतन्ति यथादिशम् । योगिनस्तं प्रपश्यन्ति भगवन्तं सनातनम् ॥

hiraṇyaparṇamaśvatthamabhipadya hyapakṣakāḥ | te tatra pakṣiṇo bhūtvā prapatanti yathādiśam | yoginastaṃ prapaśyanti bhagavantaṃ sanātanam

Wingless creatures, reaching the golden-leaved ashvattha tree, become birds there and fly off in every direction. The yogis behold Him, the eternal Lord.

Verse 10 (5.46.10)

पूर्णात्पूर्णान्युद्धरन्ति पूर्णात्पूर्णानि चक्रिरे । हरन्ति पूर्णात्पूर्णानि पूर्णमेवावशिष्यते । योगिनस्तं प्रपश्यन्ति भगवन्तं सनातनम् ॥

pūrṇātpūrṇānyuddharanti pūrṇātpūrṇāni cakrire | haranti pūrṇātpūrṇāni pūrṇamevāvaśiṣyate | yoginastaṃ prapaśyanti bhagavantaṃ sanātanam

From the Full they draw out the full; from the Full they made the full. They take the full from the Full, and the Full alone remains. The yogis behold Him, the eternal Lord.

Verse 11 (5.46.11)

तस्माद्वै वायुरायातस्तस्मिंश्च प्रयतः सदा । तस्मादग्निश्च सोमश्च तस्मिंश्च प्राण आततः ॥

tasmādvai vāyurāyātastasmiṃśca prayataḥ sadā | tasmādagniśca somaśca tasmiṃśca prāṇa ātataḥ

From Him came the wind, and in Him it is ever held in check. From Him came fire and the moon, and in Him the breath of life is spread.

Verse 12 (5.46.12)

सर्वमेव ततो विद्यात्तत्तद्वक्तुं न शक्नुमः । योगिनस्तं प्रपश्यन्ति भगवन्तं सनातनम् ॥

sarvameva tato vidyāttattadvaktuṃ na śaknumaḥ | yoginastaṃ prapaśyanti bhagavantaṃ sanātanam

Know that everything comes from Him; we cannot describe each thing one by one. The yogis behold Him, the eternal Lord.

Verse 13 (5.46.13)

अपानं गिरति प्राणः प्राणं गिरति चन्द्रमाः । आदित्यो गिरते चन्द्रमादित्यं गिरते परः । योगिनस्तं प्रपश्यन्ति भगवन्तं सनातनम् ॥

apānaṃ girati prāṇaḥ prāṇaṃ girati candramāḥ | ādityo girate candramādityaṃ girate paraḥ | yoginastaṃ prapaśyanti bhagavantaṃ sanātanam

Prana swallows apana, the moon swallows prana, the sun swallows the moon, and the Supreme swallows the sun. The yogis behold Him, the eternal Lord.

Note on the text: Corrected गिरपि → गिरति (misprint in Wikisource; the critical edition reads गिरति, and sanskritdocuments repeats the misprint).

Verse 14 (5.46.14)

एकं पादं नोत्क्षिपति सलिलाद्धंस उच्चरन् । तं चेत्सन्ततमूर्ध्वाय न मृत्युर्नामृतं भवेत् । योगिनस्तं प्रपश्यन्ति भगवन्तं सनातनम् ॥

ekaṃ pādaṃ notkṣipati salilāddhaṃsa uccaran | taṃ cetsantatamūrdhvāya na mṛtyurnāmṛtaṃ bhavet | yoginastaṃ prapaśyanti bhagavantaṃ sanātanam

The swan, rising out of the water, does not lift one foot. If he were to lift that foot upward for ever, there would be neither death nor immortality. The yogis behold Him, the eternal Lord.

Verse 15 (5.46.15)

अङ्गुष्ठमात्रः पुरुषोऽन्तरात्मा । लिङ्गस्य योगेन स याति नित्यम् । तमीशमीड्यमनुकल्पमाद्यं । पश्यन्ति मूढा न विराजमानम् । योगिनस्तं प्रपश्यन्ति भगवन्तं सनातनम् ॥

aṅguṣṭhamātraḥ puruṣo'ntarātmā | liṅgasya yogena sa yāti nityam | tamīśamīḍyamanukalpamādyaṃ | paśyanti mūḍhā na virājamānam | yoginastaṃ prapaśyanti bhagavantaṃ sanātanam

The Person the size of a thumb, the inner self, moves on ever onward, joined to the subtle body. The deluded do not see that Lord, worthy of praise, the first of all, shining in splendour. The yogis behold Him, the eternal Lord.

Note on the text: Restored from sanskritdocuments (its verse 46.15): the Wikisource base keeps only the refrain line of this verse. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 16 (5.46.16)

असाधना वापि ससाधना वा । समानमेतद्दृश्यते मानुषेषु । समानमेतदमृतस्येतरस्य । मुक्तास्तत्र मध्व उत्सं समापुः । योगिनस्तं प्रपश्यन्ति भगवन्तं सनातनम् ॥

asādhanā vāpi sasādhanā vā | samānametaddṛśyate mānuṣeṣu | samānametadamṛtasyetarasya | muktāstatra madhva utsaṃ samāpuḥ | yoginastaṃ prapaśyanti bhagavantaṃ sanātanam

Whether men have the means or lack them, this is seen to be the same among them; it is the same for the immortal and for the other. There the freed have reached the fountain of honey. The yogis behold Him, the eternal Lord.

Note on the text: Restored from sanskritdocuments (its verse 46.16): the Wikisource base keeps only the refrain line of this verse. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). Its opening lines resemble the critical edition's 5.45.20 (which matches verse 23 below).

Verse 17 (5.46.17)

उभौ लोकौ विद्यया व्याप्य याति । तदा हुतं चाहुतमग्निहोत्रम् । मा ते ब्राह्मी लघुतामादधीत । प्रज्ञानं स्यान्नाम धीरा लभन्ते । योगिनस्तं प्रपश्यन्ति भगवन्तं सनातनम् ॥

ubhau lokau vidyayā vyāpya yāti | tadā hutaṃ cāhutamagnihotram | mā te brāhmī laghutāmādadhīta | prajñānaṃ syānnāma dhīrā labhante | yoginastaṃ prapaśyanti bhagavantaṃ sanātanam

Pervading both worlds by knowledge, he goes on; then his agnihotra counts as offered even when it is not offered. Let not the knowledge of Brahman make you light-minded; it is called true wisdom, and the steadfast attain it. The yogis behold Him, the eternal Lord.

Note on the text: Restored from sanskritdocuments (its verse 46.17): the Wikisource base keeps only the refrain line of this verse. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension). Its lines resemble the critical edition's 5.45.21 (which matches verse 24 below).

Verse 18 (5.46.18)

एवंरूपो महात्मा स पावकं पुरुषो गिरन् । यो वै तं पुरुषं वेद तस्येहार्थो न रिष्यते । योगिनस्तं प्रपश्यन्ति भगवन्तं सनातनम् ॥

evaṃrūpo mahātmā sa pāvakaṃ puruṣo giran | yo vai taṃ puruṣaṃ veda tasyehārtho na riṣyate | yoginastaṃ prapaśyanti bhagavantaṃ sanātanam

Such is that great-souled Person, who swallows even the fire. He who knows that Person never loses his purpose here. The yogis behold Him, the eternal Lord.

Verse 19 (5.46.19)

यः सहस्रं सहस्राणां पक्षान्संतत्य संपतेत् । मध्यमे मध्य आगच्छेदपिचेत्स्यान्मनोजवः । योगिनस्तं प्रपश्यन्ति भगवन्तं सनातनम् ॥

yaḥ sahasraṃ sahasrāṇāṃ pakṣānsaṃtatya saṃpatet | madhyame madhya āgacchedapicetsyānmanojavaḥ | yoginastaṃ prapaśyanti bhagavantaṃ sanātanam

Even if one were to spread a thousand thousand wings and fly with the speed of thought, he would still arrive only at the centre of the centre. The yogis behold Him, the eternal Lord.

Verse 20 (5.46.20)

न दर्शने तिष्ठति रूपमस्य । पश्यन्ति चैनं सुविशुद्धसत्त्वाः । हितो मनीषी मनसा न तप्यते । ये प्रव्रजेयुरमृतास्ते भवन्ति । योगिनस्तं प्रपश्यन्ति भगवन्तं सनातनम् ॥

na darśane tiṣṭhati rūpamasya | paśyanti cainaṃ suviśuddhasattvāḥ | hito manīṣī manasā na tapyate | ye pravrajeyuramṛtāste bhavanti | yoginastaṃ prapaśyanti bhagavantaṃ sanātanam

His form does not come within sight; those whose being is wholly purified behold Him. The wise man who seeks the good of all is not troubled in mind. Those who renounce the world become immortal. The yogis behold Him, the eternal Lord.

Note on the text: Restored from sanskritdocuments (its verse 46.20): the Wikisource base keeps only the refrain line of this verse. The critical edition has the verse as 5.45.17. Corrected sanskritdocuments' सुविशुद्धसत्वाः → सुविशुद्धसत्त्वाः (the critical edition reads सुविशुद्धसत्त्वाः).

Verse 21 (5.46.21)

गूहन्ति सर्पा इव गह्वराणि । स्वशिक्षया स्वेन वृत्तेन मर्त्याः । तेषु प्रमुह्यन्ति जना विमूढा । यथाध्वानं मोहयन्ते भयाय । योगिनस्तं प्रपश्यन्ति भगवन्तं सनातनम् ॥

gūhanti sarpā iva gahvarāṇi | svaśikṣayā svena vṛttena martyāḥ | teṣu pramuhyanti janā vimūḍhā | yathādhvānaṃ mohayante bhayāya | yoginastaṃ prapaśyanti bhagavantaṃ sanātanam

As serpents hide in their holes, so men hide themselves behind their own learning and conduct. Foolish people are bewildered by them, and these lead them astray on the road, to their peril. The yogis behold Him, the eternal Lord.

Note on the text: Restored from sanskritdocuments (its verse 46.21): the Wikisource base keeps only the refrain line of this verse. The critical edition has the verse as 5.45.18.

Verse 22 (5.46.22)

नाहं सदाऽसत्कृतः स्यां न मृत्यु- । र्न चामृत्युरमृतं मे कुतः स्यात् । सत्यानृते सत्यसमानबन्धे । सतश्च योनिरसतश्चैक एव । योगिनस्तं प्रपश्यन्ति भगवन्तं सनातनम् ॥

nāhaṃ sadā'satkṛtaḥ syāṃ na mṛtyu- | rna cāmṛtyuramṛtaṃ me kutaḥ syāt | satyānṛte satyasamānabandhe | sataśca yonirasataścaika eva | yoginastaṃ prapaśyanti bhagavantaṃ sanātanam

I am never subject to dishonour; for me there is neither death nor deathlessness, so how could immortality be mine? Truth and untruth are both bound to the one Truth; the source of what is and of what is not is One alone. The yogis behold Him, the eternal Lord.

Note on the text: Restored from sanskritdocuments (its verse 46.22): the Wikisource base keeps only the refrain line of this verse. The critical edition has the verse as 5.45.19. Corrected sanskritdocuments' योनिरतसतश्चैक → योनिरसतश्चैक (the critical edition reads योनिरसतश्चैक).

Verse 23 (5.46.23)

न साधुना नोत असाधुना वा- । ऽसमानमेतद्दृश्यते मानुषेषु । समानमेतदमृतस्य विद्या- । देवं युक्तो मधु तद्वै परीप्सेत् । योगिनस्तं प्रपश्यन्ति भगवन्तं सनातनम् ॥

na sādhunā nota asādhunā vā- | 'samānametaddṛśyate mānuṣeṣu | samānametadamṛtasya vidyā- | devaṃ yukto madhu tadvai parīpset | yoginastaṃ prapaśyanti bhagavantaṃ sanātanam

Neither through good men nor through bad is this seen to differ among men. Know it to be the same in all, the honey of the Immortal; joined to it in this way, a man should seek that honey. The yogis behold Him, the eternal Lord.

Note on the text: Restored from sanskritdocuments (its verse 46.23): the Wikisource base keeps only the refrain line of this verse. The critical edition has the verse as 5.45.20.

Verse 24 (5.46.24)

नास्यातिवादा हृदयं तापयन्ति । नानधीतं नाहुतमग्निहोत्रम् । मनो ब्राह्मी लघुतामादधीत । प्रज्ञां चास्मै नाम धीरा लभन्ते । योगिनस्तं प्रपश्यन्ति भगवन्तं सनातनम् ॥

nāsyātivādā hṛdayaṃ tāpayanti | nānadhītaṃ nāhutamagnihotram | mano brāhmī laghutāmādadhīta | prajñāṃ cāsmai nāma dhīrā labhante | yoginastaṃ prapaśyanti bhagavantaṃ sanātanam

Harsh words do not pain his heart, nor does study left undone or an agnihotra not offered. Let the mind take on the lightness of Brahman; for such a one the steadfast gain what is called wisdom. The yogis behold Him, the eternal Lord.

Note on the text: Restored from sanskritdocuments (its verse 46.24): the Wikisource base keeps only the refrain line of this verse. The critical edition has the verse as 5.45.21.

Verse 25 (5.46.25)

एवं यः सर्वभूतेषु आत्मानमनुपश्यति । अन्यत्रान्यत्र युक्तेषु किं स शोचेत्ततः परम् ॥

evaṃ yaḥ sarvabhūteṣu ātmānamanupaśyati | anyatrānyatra yukteṣu kiṃ sa śocettataḥ param

He who in this way sees the Self in all beings, though they are engaged in different things in different places, what has he left to grieve for?

Verse 26 (5.46.26)

यथोदपाने महति सर्वतः संप्लुतोदके । एवं सर्वेषु वेदेषु आत्मानमनुजानतः ॥

yathodapāne mahati sarvataḥ saṃplutodake | evaṃ sarveṣu vedeṣu ātmānamanujānataḥ

Just as there is little use for a great well when water floods on every side, so it is with all the Vedas for one who knows the Self.

Verse 27 (5.46.27)

अङ्गुष्ठमात्रः पुरुषो महात्मा । न दृश्यतेऽसौ हृदि संनिविष्टः । अजश्चरो दिवारात्रमतन्द्रितश्च । स तं मत्वा कविरास्ते प्रसन्नः ॥

aṅguṣṭhamātraḥ puruṣo mahātmā | na dṛśyate'sau hṛdi saṃniviṣṭaḥ | ajaścaro divārātramatandritaśca | sa taṃ matvā kavirāste prasannaḥ

The Person the size of a thumb, the great Self, dwelling in the heart, is not seen. Unborn, ever moving, untiring day and night: knowing Him, the wise man abides in peace.

Verse 28 (5.46.28)

अहमेव स्मृतो माता पिता पुत्रोऽस्म्यहं पुनः । आत्माहमपि सर्वस्य यच्च नास्ति यदस्ति च ॥

ahameva smṛto mātā pitā putro'smyahaṃ punaḥ | ātmāhamapi sarvasya yacca nāsti yadasti ca

I alone am known as mother and father, and I am the son as well. I am the Self of all, of what is not and of what is.

Verse 29 (5.46.29)

पितामहोऽस्मि स्थविरः पिता पुत्रश्च भारत । ममैव यूयमात्मस्था न मे यूयं न वो ह्यहम् ॥

pitāmaho'smi sthaviraḥ pitā putraśca bhārata | mamaiva yūyamātmasthā na me yūyaṃ na vo hyaham

I am the aged grandsire, the father and the son, O Bharata. You all dwell within my Self; yet you are not mine, nor am I yours.

Verse 30 (5.46.30)

आत्मैव स्थानं मम जन्म चात्मा । ओतप्रोतोऽहमजरप्रतिष्ठः । अजश्चरो दिवारात्रमतन्द्रितोऽहं । मां विज्ञाय कविरास्ते प्रसन्नः ॥

ātmaiva sthānaṃ mama janma cātmā | otaproto'hamajarapratiṣṭhaḥ | ajaścaro divārātramatandrito'haṃ | māṃ vijñāya kavirāste prasannaḥ

The Self alone is my dwelling, and the Self is my birth. I am woven through all things, established in the ageless. Unborn, ever moving, untiring day and night am I: knowing Me, the wise man abides in peace.

Note on the text: Partial match: the critical edition's 5.45.27 has only two lines, the first of which agrees with this verse.

Verse 31 (5.46.31)

अणोरणीयान्सुमनाः सर्वभूतेषु जाग्रति । पितरं सर्वभूतेषु पुष्करे निहितं विदुः ॥

aṇoraṇīyānsumanāḥ sarvabhūteṣu jāgrati | pitaraṃ sarvabhūteṣu puṣkare nihitaṃ viduḥ

Subtler than the subtle, of kindly mind, He is awake in all beings. The wise know Him as the father of all beings, set within the lotus of the heart.