योऽप्सुतिष्ठन्नद्भ्योऽन्तरो, यमापो नविदुः यस्यापः शरीरं, योऽपोऽन्तरो यमयति स त आत्मान्तर्याम्यमृतः
He who stands within the waters, yet is other than the waters, whom the waters do not know, whose body is the waters, who controls the waters from within, he is your Self, the inner controller, immortal.
योऽग्नौतिष्ठन्नग्नेरन्तरो, यमग्निर्नवेद, यस्याग्निः शरीरं, योऽग्निमन्तरो यमयति, स त आत्मान्तर्याम्यमृतः
He who stands within fire, yet is other than fire, whom fire does not know, whose body is fire, who controls fire from within, he is your Self, the inner controller, immortal.
योऽन्तरिक्षे तिष्ठन्नन्तरिक्षादन्तरो, यमन्तरिक्षं नवेद, यस्यान्तरिक्षँ शरीरं, योऽन्तरिक्षमन्तरो यमयति, स त आत्मान्तर्याम्यमृतः
He who stands within the intermediate space, yet is other than the intermediate space, whom the intermediate space does not know, whose body is the intermediate space, who controls the intermediate space from within, he is your Self, the inner controller, immortal.
योवायौतिष्ठन्वायोरन्तरो, यं वायुर्नवेद, यस्य वायुः शरीरं, योवायुमन्तरो यमयति, स त आत्मान्तर्याम्यमृतः
He who stands within air, yet is other than air, whom air does not know, whose body is air, who controls air from within, he is your Self, the inner controller, immortal.
. यो दिवि तिष्ठन्दिवोऽन्तरो, यं द्यौर्न वेद, यस्य द्यौः शरीरं, यो दिवमन्तरो यमयति एष त आत्मान्तर्याम्यमृतः
He who stands in the sky, who is within the sky, whom the sky does not know, whose body is the sky, who from within controls the sky—he is your Self, the inner controller, the immortal.
यआदित्येतिष्ठन्नादित्यादन्तरो, यमादित्योनवेद, यस्यादित्यः शरीरं, यआदित्यमन्तरो यमयति, स त आत्मान्तर्याम्यमृतः
He who stands in the sun, who is within the sun, whom the sun does not know, whose body is the sun, who from within controls the sun—he is your Self, the inner controller, the immortal.
यश्चन्द्रतारकेतिष्ठङ्चन्द्रतारकादन्तरो, यं चन्द्रतारकं नवेद, यस्य चन्द्रतारकँ शरीरं, यश्चन्द्रतारकमन्तरो यमयति, स त आत्मान्तर्याम्यमृतः
He who stands in the moon and stars, who is within the moon and stars, whom the moon and stars do not know, whose body is the moon and stars, who from within controls the moon and stars—he is your Self, the inner controller, the immortal.
. य आकाशे तिष्ठन्नाकाशादन्तरो, यमाकाशो न वेद, यस्याकाशः शरीरं, य आकाशमन्तरो यमयति एष त आत्मान्तर्याम्यमृतः
He who stands in space, who is within space, whom space does not know, whose body is space, who from within controls space—he is your Self, the inner controller, the immortal.
योदिक्षुतिष्ठन्दिग्भ्योऽन्तरो, यं दिशो नविदुः यस्य दिशः शरीरं, योदिशोऽन्तरो यमयति, स त आत्मान्तर्याम्यमृतः॥ 15/ ॥ योविद्युति तिष्ठन्विद्युतोऽन्तरो, यं विद्युन्नवेद, यस्य विद्युच्छरीरं, योविद्युतोऽन्तरो यमयति, सत आत्मान्तर्याम्यमृतः॥ 16/ ॥ योस्तनयित्नौतिष्ठन्स्तनयित्नोरन्तरो, यँ स्तनयित्नुर्नवेद, यस्य स्तनयित्नुः शरीरं, योस्तनयित्नोरन्तरो यमयति, सत आत्मान्तर्याम्यमृतः॥ 17/ ॥ योसर्वेषु लोकेषु तिष्ठन्सर्वेभ्यो लोकेभ्योऽन्तरो, यँ सर्वे लोकानविदुः यस्य सर्वे लोकाः शरीरं, योसर्वेभ्यो लोकेभ्योऽन्तरो यमयति, सत आत्मान्तर्याम्यमृतः॥ 18/ ॥ योसर्वेषु वेदेषु तिष्ठन्सर्वेभ्यो वेदेष्वन्तरो, यँ सर्वे वेदा नविदुः यस्य सर्वे वेदाः शरीरं, योसर्वेभ्यो वेदेभ्योऽन्तरो यमयति, सत आत्मान्तर्याम्यमृतः॥ 19/ ॥ योसर्वेषु यज्ञेषु तिष्ठन्सर्वेभ्यो यज्ञेभ्योऽन्तरो, यँ सर्वे यज्ञानविदुः यस्य सर्वे यज्ञाः शरीरं, योसर्वेभ्यो यज्ञेभ्योऽन्तरो यमयति, सत आत्मान्तर्याम्यमृतः
He who stands in the directions, who is within the directions, whom the directions do not know, whose body is the directions, who from within controls the directions—he is your Self, the inner controller, the immortal. He who stands in lightning, who is within lightning, whom lightning does not know, whose body is lightning, who from within controls lightning—he is your Self, the inner controller, the immortal. He who stands in thunder, who is within thunder, whom thunder does not know, whose body is thunder, who from within controls thunder—he is your Self, the inner controller, the immortal. He who stands in all worlds, who is within all worlds, whom all worlds do not know, whose body is all worlds, who from within controls all worlds—he is your Self, the inner controller, the immortal. He who stands in all the Vedas, who is within all the Vedas, whom all the Vedas do not know, whose body is all the Vedas, who from within controls all the Vedas—he is your Self, the inner controller, the immortal. He who stands in all sacrifices, who is within all sacrifices, whom all sacrifices do not know, whose body is all sacrifices, who from within controls all sacrifices—he is your Self, the inner controller, the immortal.
यः सर्वेषु भूतेषु तिष्ठन्त्सर्वेभ्यो भूतेभ्योऽन्तरो, यँ सर्वाणि भूतानि नविदुः यस्य सर्वाणि भुतानि शरीरं, यः सर्वाणि भूतान्यन्तरो यमयति, स त आत्मान्तर्याम्यमृत॥ इत्य् उ एवाधिभूतम् . अथाध्यात्मम्
He who stands in all beings, who is within all beings, whom all beings do not know, whose body is all beings, who from within controls all beings—he is your Self, the inner controller, the immortal. Thus far, the teaching concerning the elements. Now, concerning the self.
यः प्राणेतिष्ठन्प्राणादन्तरो, यं प्राणोनवेद, यस्य प्राणः शरीरं, यः प्राणमन्तरो यमयति, स त आत्मान्तर्याम्यमृतः
He who stands in the breath, who is within the breath, whom the breath does not know, whose body is the breath, who from within controls the breath—he is your Self, the inner controller, the immortal.
योवाचितिष्ठन्वाचोऽन्तरो, यं वाङ् नवेद, यस्य वाक्षरीरं, योवाचमन्तरो यमयति, स त आत्मान्तर्याम्यमृतः
He who stands in speech, who is within speech, whom speech does not know, whose body is speech, who from within controls speech—he is your Self, the inner controller, the immortal.
यश्चक्षुषि तिष्ठङ्चक्षुषोऽन्तरो, यं चक्षुर्नवेद, यस्य चक्षुः शरीरं, यश्चक्षुरन्तरो यमयति, स त आत्मान्तर्याम्यमृतः
He who stands in the eye, who is within the eye, whom the eye does not know, whose body is the eye, who from within controls the eye—he is your Self, the inner controller, the immortal.
यः श्रोत्रे तिष्ठङ्छ्रोत्रादन्तरो, यँ श्रोत्रं नवेद, यस्य श्रोत्रँ शरीरं, यः श्रोत्रमन्तरो यमयति, स त आत्मान्तर्याम्यमृतः
He who stands in the ear, who is within the ear, whom the ear does not know, whose body is the ear, who from within controls the ear—he is your Self, the inner controller, the immortal.
योमनसि तिष्ठन्मनसोऽन्तरो, यं मनो नवेद, यस्य मनः शरीरं, योमनोऽन्तरो यमयति, स त आत्मान्तर्याम्यमृतः
He who stands in the mind, who is within the mind, whom the mind does not know, whose body is the mind, who from within controls the mind—he is your Self, the inner controller, the immortal.
यस् त्वचि तिष्ठँस् त्वचोऽन्तरो, यं त्वङ् नवेद, यस्य त्वक्षरीरं, यस् त्वचमन्तरो यमयति, स त आत्मान्तर्याम्यमृतः
He who stands in the skin, who is within the skin, whom the skin does not know, whose body is the skin, who from within controls the skin—he is your Self, the inner controller, the immortal.
. यो विज्ञाने तिष्ठन्विज्ञानादन्तरो, यं विज्ञानं न वेद, यस्य विज्ञानँ शरीरं, यो विज्ञानमन्तरो यमयति एष त आत्मान्तर्याम्यमृतः
He who stands in knowledge, who is within knowledge, whom knowledge does not know, whose body is knowledge, who from within controls knowledge—he is your Self, the inner controller, the immortal.
यस् तेजसि तिष्ठँस् तेजसोऽन्तरो, यं तेजो नवेद, यस्य तेजः शरीरं, यस् तेजोऽन्तरो यमयति, स त आत्मान्तर्याम्यमृतः
He who stands in light, who is within light, whom light does not know, whose body is light, who from within controls light—he is your Self, the inner controller, the immortal.
यस् तमसि तिष्ठँस् तमसोऽन्तरो, यं तमो नवेद, यस्य तमः शरीरं, यस् तमोऽन्तरो यमयति, स त आत्मान्तर्याम्यमृतः
He who stands in darkness, who is within darkness, whom darkness does not know, whose body is darkness, who from within controls darkness—he is your Self, the inner controller, the immortal.
योरेतसि तिष्ठँ रेतसोऽन्तरो, यं रेतो नवेद, यस्य रेतः शरीरं, योरेतोऽन्तरो यमयति, स त आत्मान्तर्याम्यमृतः॥ 30/ ॥ यआत्मनि तिष्ठन्नात्मनोऽन्तरो, यमात्मानवेद, यस्यात्माशरीरं, यआत्मान्तरो यमयति, सत आत्मान्तर्याम्यमृतः
He who stands in seed, who is within seed, whom seed does not know, whose body is seed, who from within controls seed—he is your Self, the inner controller, the immortal. He who stands in the self, who is within the self, whom the self does not know, whose body is the self, who from within controls the self—he is your Self, the inner controller, the immortal.
अदृष्टो द्रष्टाश्रुतः श्रोतामतो मन्ताविज्ञतो विज्ञाता॥ नान्योऽतोऽस्ति द्रष्टा, नान्योऽतोऽस्ति श्रोता, नान्योऽतोऽस्ति मन्ता, नान्योऽतोऽस्ति विज्ञातैषत आत्मान्तर्याम्यमृतो॥ अतोऽन्यदार्तं॥ ततो होद्दालक आरुणिरुपरराम॥ 8
Unseen, yet the seer; unheard, yet the hearer; unthought, yet the thinker; unknown, yet the knower. There is no other seer but this, no other hearer but this, no other thinker but this, no other knower but this. This is your Self, the inner controller, the immortal. Anything else is subject to suffering. Thus, Uddalaka, the son of Aruna, became silent.
अथ ह वाचक्नव्य् उवाचः ब्राह्मणा भगवन्तो, हन्ताहमिमं याज्ञवल्क्यं . द्वौप्रश्नौप्रक्ष्यामि; तौचेन्मे विवक्ष्यति . नवै . जातु युष्माकमिमं कश्चिद्ब्रह्मोद्यं जेतेति॥ तौचेद्मे नविवक्ष्यति, मुर्धास्य विपतिष्यतीति . ॥. पृच्छ, गार्गीति
Then Vacaknavi said: 'Revered Brahmins, I will ask Yajnavalkya two questions. If he answers me, none of you will ever defeat him in a discussion about Brahman. But if he does not answer me, his head will fall off.' 'Ask, Gargi,' they said.
साहोवाचाहं वैत्वा, याज्ञवल्क्य ! , यथा काश्यो वा वैदेहो वोग्रपुत्र, उज्ज्यं धनुरधिज्यं कृत्वा, द्वौबाणवन्तौ सपत्नातिव्याधिनौ हस्ते कृत्वोपोत्तिष्ठेद् एवमेवाहं त्वा द्वाभ्यां प्रश्नाभ्यामुपोदस्थां॥ तौमे ब्रूहीति॥ पृच्छ, गार्गीति
She said: I approach you, Yājñavalkya, as one from Kāśī or Videha, or the son of Ugra, would rise with a bow strung and two sharp arrows in hand, ready for contest. In the same way, I come to you with two questions. Answer them for me. 'Ask, Gārgī,' he said.
साहोवाचः यदूर्ध्वं, याज्ञवल्क्य, दिवो, यदवाक्पृथिव्या, यदन्तराद्यावापृथिवीइमे, यद्भूतं च भवच्च भविष्यच्चेत्य् आचक्षते, कस्मिँस् तदोतं च प्रोतं चेति
She said: Yājñavalkya, that which is above the heavens, that which is below the earth, that which is between heaven and earth, and that which is, was, and will be—people speak of these. In what are all these woven and interwoven?
सहोवाचः यदूर्ध्वं, गार्गि, दिवो, यदवाक्पृथिव्या, यदन्तराद्यावापृथिवीइमे, यद्भूतं च भवच्च भविष्यच्चेत्य् आचक्षत, आकाशेतदोतं च प्रोतं चेति
He said: Gārgī, that which is above the heavens, that which is below the earth, that which is between heaven and earth, and that which is, was, and will be—people speak of these. All these are woven and interwoven in space (ākāśa).
साहोवचः नमस् ते ॥ याज्ञवल्क्य, योम एतं व्यवोचो॥ अपरस्मै धारयस्वेति॥ पृच्छ, गार्गीति
She said: Salutations to you, Yājñavalkya, you have answered this question about it. Hold it for another. 'Ask, Gārgī,' he said.
साहोवाचः यदूर्ध्वं, याज्ञवल्क्य, दिवो, यदवाक्पृथिव्या, यदन्तराद्यावापृथिवीइमे, यद्भूतं च भवच्च भविष्यच्चेत्य् आचक्षते, कस्मिँस् तदोतं च प्रोतं चेति
She said: Yājñavalkya, that which is above the heavens, that which is below the earth, that which is between heaven and earth, and that which is, was, and will be—people speak of these. In what are all these woven and interwoven?
सहोवाचः यदूर्ध्वं, गार्गि, दिवो, यदवाक्पृथिव्या, यदन्तराद्यावापृथिवीइमे, यद्भूतं च भवच्च भविष्यच्चेत्य् आचक्षत, आकाशएवतदोतं च प्रोतं चेति॥ कस्मिन्नुखल्वाकाशओतश्च प्रोतश्चेति
He said: Gārgī, that which is above the heavens, that which is below the earth, that which is between heaven and earth, and that which is, was, and will be—people speak of these. All these are woven and interwoven in space alone. But in what, then, is space itself woven and interwoven?
सहोवाचैतद्वैतदक्षरं, गार्गि, ब्राह्मणाअभिवदन्ति अस्थूलमनणु अह्रस्वमदीर्घम् अलोहितमस्नेहम् अच्छायमतमो, अवाय्वनाकाशम् असङ्गम् अस्पर्शम् . अगन्धम् अरसम् . अचक्षुष्कम् अश्रोत्रम् अवाग् अमनो, अतेजस्कम् अप्राणम् अमुखम् अनामागोत्रम् अजरम् अमरम् अभयम् अमृतम् अरजो, अशब्दम् अविवृतम् असंवृतम् अपूर्वम् अनपरम् अनन्तरम् ॥. . . अबाह्यं; नतदश्नोति कं चन नतदश्नोति कश्चन
He said: Gārgī, the knowers of Brahman call this the Imperishable. It is neither gross nor subtle, neither short nor long, neither red nor fluid, neither shadow nor darkness, neither air nor space, unattached, untouchable, without smell or taste, without eyes or ears, without speech or mind, without radiance, without breath, without mouth, without name or lineage, undecaying, immortal, fearless, deathless, without impurity, soundless, unmanifest, unconfined, without beginning, without end, without inside or outside. No one can reach it; no one can grasp it.
एतस्य वाअक्षरस्य प्रशासने, गार्गि, द्यावापृथिवीविधृते तिष्ठत; एतस्य वाअक्षरस्य प्रशासने, गार्गि, सूर्यचन्द्रमसौ विधृतौ तिष्ठत; एतस्य वाअक्षरस्य प्रशासने, गार्गि . अहोरात्राणि~ . \` मासास्~ ऋतवस्~ संवत्सरास्~ . \` विधृतास् तिष्ठन्ति~ . अहोरात्राण्य् . \` मासा ऋतवः संवत्सरा . \` विधृतास् तिष्ठन्ति एतस्य वाअक्षरस्य प्रशासने, गार्गि, प्राच्योऽन्यानद्यः स्यन्दन्ते श्वेतेभ्यः पर्वतेभ्यः, प्रतीच्योऽन्या, यांयां च दिशम् . एतस्य वाअक्षरस्य प्रशासने, गार्गि, ददतं मनुष्याः प्रशसन्ति, यजमानं देवा, दर्व्यं पितरोऽन्वायत्ताः
By the command of this Imperishable, Gārgī, heaven and earth stand firm; by the command of this Imperishable, the sun and moon are held in place; by the command of this Imperishable, day and night, months, seasons, and years are sustained; by the command of this Imperishable, the rivers from the eastern mountains flow eastward, those from the west flow westward, and those from the south flow southward; by the command of this Imperishable, humans praise those who give, the gods praise the sacrificer, and the ancestors depend on the offerings.