Śvetāśvatara-Upaniṣad (Śvetāśvataropaniṣad)

oṃ brahmavādino vadanti

prathamo 'dhyāyaḥ

kiṃkāraṇaṃ brahma kutaḥ sma jātā jīvāmaḥ kena kva ca saṃpratiṣṭhāḥ
adhiṣṭhitāḥ kena sukhetareṣu vartāmahe brahmavido vyavasthām //
kālaḥ svabhāvo niyatir yadṛcchā bhūtāni yoniḥ puruṣeti cintyam
saṃyoga eṣāṃ na tv ātmabhāvād ātmā hy anīśaḥ sukhaduḥkhahetoḥ //
te dhyānayogānugatā apaśyan devātmaśaktiṃ svaguṇair nigūḍhām
yaḥ kāraṇāni nikhilāni tāni kālātmayuktāny adhitiṣṭhaty ekaḥ //
tam ekanemiṃ trivṛtaṃ ṣoḍaśāntaṃ śatārdhāraṃ viṃśatipratyarābhiḥ
aṣṭakaiḥ ṣaḍbhir viśvarūpaikapāśaṃ trimārgabhedaṃ dvinimittaikamoham //
pañcasroto'mbuṃ pañcayonyugravaktrāṃ pañcaprāṇormiṃ pañcabuddhyādimūlāṃ
pañcāvartāṃ pañcaduḥkhaughavegāṃ pañcāśadbhedāṃ pañcaparvām adhīmaḥ //
sarvājīve sarvasaṃsthe bṛhante tasmin haṃso bhrāmyate brahmacakre
pṛthag ātmānaṃ preritāraṃ ca matvā juṣṭas tatas tenāmṛtatvam eti //
udgītam etat paramaṃ tu brahma tasmiṃs trayaṃ svapratiṣṭhākṣaraṃ ca
atrāntaraṃ brahmavido viditvā līnā brahmaṇi tatparā yonimuktāḥ //
saṃyuktam etat kṣaram akṣaraṃ ca vyaktāvyaktaṃ bharate viśvam īśaḥ
anīśaś cātmā badhyate bhoktṛbhāvāj jñātvā devaṃ mucyate sarvapāśaiḥ //
jñājñau dvāv ajāv īśanīśāv ajā hy ekā bhoktṛbhogārthayuktā
anantaś cātmā viśvarūpo hy akartā trayaṃ yadā vindate brahmam etat //
kṣaraṃ pradhānam amṛtākṣaraṃ haraḥ kṣarātmānāv īśate deva ekaḥ
tasyābhidhyānād yojanāt tattvabhāvād bhūyaś cānte viśvamāyānivṛttiḥ //
jñātvā devaṃ sarvapāśāpahāniḥ kṣīnaiḥ kleśair janmamṛtyuprahāṇiḥ
tasyābhidhyānāt tṛtīyaṃ dehabhede viśvaiśvaryaṃ kevala āptakāmaḥ //
etaj jñeyaṃ nityam evātmasaṃsthaṃ nātaḥ paraṃ veditavyaṃ hi kiṃcit
bhoktā bhogyaṃ preritāraṃ ca matvā sarvaṃ proktaṃ trividhaṃ brahmam etat //
vahner yathā yonigatasya mūrtir na dṛśyate naiva ca liṅganāśaḥ
sa bhūya evendhanayonigṛhyas tadvobhayaṃ vai praṇavena dehe //
svadeham araṇiṃ kṛtvā praṇavaṃ cottarāraṇiṃ
dhyānanirmathanābhyāsād devaṃ paśyen nigūḍhavat //
tileṣu tailaṃ dadhanīva sarpir āpaḥ srotaḥsv araṇīṣu cāgniḥ
evam ātmā ātmani gṛhyate 'sau satyenainaṃ tapasā yo 'nupaśyati //
sarvavyāpinam ātmānaṃ kṣīre sarpir ivārpitam
ātmavidyātapomūlaṃ tad brahmopaniṣatparaṃ tad brahmopaniṣatparam //

dvitīyo 'dhyāyaḥ

yuñjānaḥ prathamaṃ manas tatvāya savitā dhiyaḥ
agner jyotir nicāyya pṛthivyā adhy ābharat //
yuktena manasā vayaṃ devasya savituḥ save
suvargeyāya śaktyā % //
yuktvāya manasā devān suvar yato dhiyā divaṃ
bṛhaj jyotiḥ kariṣyataḥ savitā prasuvāti tān //
yuñjate mana uta yuñjate dhiyo viprā viprasya bṛhato vipaścitaḥ
vi hotrā dadhe vayunāvid eka in mahī devasya savituḥ pariṣṭutiḥ //
yuje vāṃ brahma pūrvyaṃ namobhir vi śloka etu pathyeva sūreḥ
śṛṇvanti viśve amṛtasya putrā ā ye dhāmāni diviyāni tasthuḥ //
agnir yatrābhimathyate vāyur yatrādhirudhyate
somo yatrātiricyate tatra saṃjāyate manaḥ //
savitrā prasavena juṣeta brahma pūrvyam
tatra yoniṃ kṛṇavase nahi te pūrtam akṣipat //
trirunnataṃ sthāpya samaṃ śarīraṃ hṛdīndriyāṇi manasā saṃniveśya
brahmoḍupena pratareta vidvān srotāṃsi sarvāṇi bhayāvahāni //
prāṇān prapīḍyeha sa yuktaceṣṭaḥ kṣīne prāṇe nāsikayocchvasīta
duṣṭāśvayuktam iva vāham enaṃ vidvān mano dhārayetāpramattaḥ //
same śucau śarkarāvahnivālukāvivarjite śabdajalāśrayādibhiḥ
mano'nukūle na tu cakṣupīḍane guhānivātāśrayaṇe prayojayet //
nīhāradhūmārkānalānilānāṃ khadyotavidyutsphaṭikāśaśīnām
etāni rūpāṇi puraḥsarāṇi brahmaṇy abhivyaktikarāṇi yoge //
pṛthvyaptejo'nilakhe samutthite pañcātmake yogaguṇe pravṛtte
na tasya rogo na jarā na mṛtyuḥ prāptasya yogāgnimayaṃ śarīram //
laghutvam ārogyam alolupatvaṃ varṇaprasādaḥ svarasauṣṭhavaṃ ca
gandhaḥ śubho mūtrapurīṣam alpaṃ yogapravṛttiṃ prathamāṃ vadanti //
yathaiva bimbaṃ mṛdayopaliptaṃ tejomayaṃ bhrājate tat sudhāntam
tad vātmatattvaṃ prasamīkṣya dehī ekaḥ kṛtārtho bhavate vītaśokaḥ //
yad ātmatattvena tu brahmatattvaṃ dīpopameneha yuktaḥ prapaśyet
ajaṃ dhruvaṃ sarvatattvair viśuddhaṃ jñātvā devaṃ mucyate sarvapāśaiḥ //
eṣa ha devaḥ pradiśo 'nu sarvāḥ pūrvo ha jātaḥ sa u garbhe antaḥ
sa eva jātaḥ sa janiṣyamānaḥ pratyaṅ janās tiṣṭhati sarvatomukhaḥ //
yo devo agnau yo apsu yo viśvaṃ bhuvanam āviveśa
ya oṣadhīṣu yo vanaspatīṣu tasmai devāya namo namaḥ //

tṛtīyo 'dhyāyaḥ

ya eko jālavān īśata īśanībhiḥ sarvāṃl lokān īśata īśanībhiḥ
ya evaika udbhave saṃbhave ca ya etad vidur amṛtās te bhavanti //
eko hi rudro na dvitīyāya tasthe ya imāṃl lokān īśata īśanībhiḥ
pratyaṅ janās tiṣṭhati saṃcukocāntakāle saṃsṛjya viśvā bhuvanāni gopāḥ //
viśvataścakṣur uta viśvatomukho viśvatobāhur uta viśvataspāt
saṃ bāhubhyāṃ dhamati saṃ patatrair dyāvābhūmī janayan deva ekaḥ //
yo devānāṃ prabhavaś codbhavaś ca viśvādhipo rudro maharṣiḥ
hiraṇyagarbhaṃ janayāmāsa pūrvaṃ sa no buddhyā śubhayā saṃyunaktu //
yā te rudra śivā tanūr aghorāpāpakāśinī
tayā nas tanuvā śaṃtamayā giriśantābhicākaśīhi //
yām iṣuṃ giriśanta haste bibharṣy astave
śivāṃ giritra tāṃ kuru mā hiṃsīḥ puruṣaṃ jagat //
tataḥ paraṃ brahma paraṃ bṛhantaṃ yathānikāyaṃ sarvabhūteṣu gūḍhaṃ
viśvasyaikaṃ pariveṣṭitāram īśaṃ taṃ jñātvāmṛtā bhavanti //
vedāham etaṃ puruṣaṃ mahāntam ādityavarṇaṃ tamasaḥ parastāt
tam eva viditvāti mṛtyum eti nānyaḥ panthā vidyate 'yanāya //
yasmāt paraṃ nāparam asti kiṃcid yasmān nāṇīyo na jyāyo 'sti kiṃcit
vṛkṣa iva stabdho divi tiṣṭhaty ekas tenedaṃ pūrṇaṃ puruṣeṇa sarvam //
tato yad uttarataraṃ yad arūpam anāmayam
ya etad vidur amṛtās te bhavanti athetare duḥkham evāpiyanti //
sarvānanaśirogrīvaḥ sarvabhūtaguhāśayaḥ
sarvavyāpī sa bhagavāṃs tasmāt sarvagataḥ śivaḥ //
mahān prabhur vai puruṣaḥ sattvasyaiṣa pravartakaḥ
sunirmalām imāṃ prāptim īśāno jyotir avyayaḥ //
aṅguṣṭhamātraḥ puruṣo 'ntarātmā sadā janānāṃ hṛdaye saṃniviṣṭaḥ
hṛdā manīṣā manasābhikḷpto ya etad vidur amṛtās te bhavanti //
sahasraśīrṣā puruṣaḥ sahasrākṣaḥ sahasrapāt
sa bhūmiṃ viśvato vṛtvā atyatiṣṭhad daśāṅgulam //
puruṣa evedaṃ sarvaṃ yad bhūtaṃ yac ca bhavyam
utāmṛtatvasyeśāno yad annenātirohati //
sarvataḥpāṇipādaṃ tat sarvato'kṣiśiromukhaṃ
sarvataḥśrutimal loke sarvam āvṛtya tiṣṭhati //
sarvendriyaguṇābhāsaṃ sarvendriyavivarjitaṃ
sarvasya prabhum īśānaṃ sarvasya śaraṇaṃ suhṛt //
navadvāre pure dehī haṃso lelāyate bahiḥ
vaśī sarvasya lokasya sthāvarasya carasya ca //
apāṇipādo javano grahītā paśyaty acakṣuḥ sa śṛṇoty akarṇaḥ
sa vetti vedyaṃ na ca tasyāsti vettā tam āhur agryaṃ puruṣaṃ mahāntam //
aṇor aṇīyān mahato mahīyān ātmā guhāyāṃ nihito 'sya jantoḥ
tam akratuṃ paśyati vītaśoko dhātuprasādān mahimānam īśam //
vedāham etam ajaraṃ purāṇaṃ sarvātmānaṃ sarvagataṃ vibhutvāt
janmanirodhaṃ pravadanti yasya brahmavādino hi pravadanti nityam //

caturtho 'dhyāyaḥ

ya eko 'varṇo bahudhā śaktiyogād varṇān anekān nihitārtho dadhāti
vi caiti cānte viśvam ādau sa devaḥ sa no buddhyā śubhayā saṃyunaktu //
tad evāgnis tad ādityas tad vāyus tad u candramāḥ
tad eva śukraṃ tad brahma tad āpas tat prajāpatiḥ //
tvaṃ strī tvaṃ pumān asi tvaṃ kumāra uta vā kumārī
tvaṃ jīrṇo daṇḍena vañcasi tvaṃ jāto bhavasi viśvatomukhaḥ //
nīlaḥ pataṅgo harito lohitākṣas taḍidgarbha ṛtavaḥ samudrāḥ
anādimāṃs tvaṃ vibhutvena vartase yato jātāni bhuvanāni viśvā //
ajām ekāṃ lohitaśuklakṛṣṇāṃ bahvīḥ prajāḥ sṛjamānāṃ sarūpāḥ
ajo hy eko juṣamāṇo 'nuśete jahāty enāṃ bhuktabhogām ajo 'nyaḥ //
dvā suparṇā sayujā sakhāyā samānaṃ vṛkṣaṃ pariṣasvajāte
tayor anyaḥ pippalaṃ svādv atty anaśnann anyo abhicākaśīti //
samāne vṛkṣe puruṣo nimagno anīśayā śocati muhyamānaḥ
juṣṭaṃ yadā paśyaty anyam īśaṃ asya mahimānam iti vītaśokaḥ //
ṛco akṣare parame vyoman yasmin devā adhi viśve niṣedhuḥ
yas tan na veda kim ṛcā kariṣyati ya it tad vidus ta ime samāsate //
chandāṃsi yajñāḥ kratavo vratāni bhūtaṃ bhavyaṃ yac ca vedā vadanti
asmān māyī sṛjate viśvam etat tasmiṃś cānyo māyayā saṃniruddhaḥ //
māyāṃ tu prakṛtiṃ vidyān māyinaṃ tu maheśvaraṃ
tasyāvayavabhūtais tu vyāptaṃ sarvaṃ idaṃ jagat //
yo yoniṃ-yonim adhitiṣṭhaty eko yasminn idaṃ saṃ ca vi caiti sarvam
tam īśānaṃ varadaṃ devam īḍyaṃ nicāyyemāṃ śāntim atyantam eti //
yo devānāṃ prabhavaś codbhavaś ca viśvādhiko rudro maharṣiḥ
hiraṇyagarbhaṃ paśyata jāyamānaṃ sa no buddhyā śubhayā saṃyunaktu //
yo devānām adhipo yasmiṃl lokā adhiśritāḥ
ya īśe asya dvipadaś catuṣpadaḥ kasmai devāya haviṣā vidhema //
sūkṣmātisūkṣmaṃ kalilasya madhye viśvasya sraṣṭāram anekarūpaṃ
viśvasyaikaṃ pariveṣṭitāraṃ jñātvā śivaṃ śāntim atyantam eti //
sa eva kāle bhuvanasya goptā viśvādhipaḥ sarvabhūteṣu gūḍhaḥ
yasmin yuktā brahmarṣayo devatāś ca tam evaṃ jñātvā mṛtyupāśāṃś chinatti //
ghṛtāt paraṃ maṇḍam ivātisūkṣmaṃ jñātvā śivaṃ sarvabhūteṣu gūḍhaṃ
viśvasyaikaṃ pariveṣṭitāraṃ jñātvā devaṃ mucyate sarvapāśaiḥ //
eṣa devo viśvakarmā mahātmā sadā janānāṃ hṛdaye saṃniviṣṭaḥ
hṛdā manīṣā manasābhikḷpto ya etad vidur amṛtās te bhavanti //
yadātamas tan na divā na rātrir na san na cāsac chiva eva kevalaḥ
tad akṣaraṃ tat savitur vareṇyaṃ prajñā ca tasmāt prasṛtā purāṇī //
nainam ūrdhvaṃ na tiryañcaṃ na madhye parijagrabhat
na tasya pratimā asti yasya nāma mahad yaśaḥ //
na saṃdṛśe tiṣṭhati rūpam asya na cakṣuṣā paśyati kaścanainaṃ
hṛdā hṛdisthaṃ manasā ya enam evaṃ vidur amṛtās te bhavanti //
ajāta ity evaṃ kaścid bhīruḥ prapadyate
rudra yat dakṣiṇaṃ mukham tena māṃ pāhi nityam //
mā nas toke tanaye mā na āyuṣi mā no goṣu mā no aśveṣu rīriṣaḥ
vīrān mā no rudra bhāmito vadhīr haviṣmantaḥ sadam it tvā havāmahe //

pañcamo 'dhyāyaḥ

dve akṣare brahmapare tv anante vidyāvidye nihite yatra gūḍhe
kṣaraṃ tv avidyā hy amṛtaṃ tu vidyā vidyāvidye īśate yas tu so 'nyaḥ //
yo yoniṃ yonim adhitiṣṭhaty eko viśvāni rūpāṇi yonīś ca sarvāḥ
ṛṣiṃ prasūtaṃ kapilaṃ yas tam agre jñānair bibharti jāyamānaṃ ca paśyet //
ekaikaṃ jālaṃ bahudhā vikurvann asmin kṣetre saṃharaty eṣa devaḥ
bhūyaḥ sṛṣṭvā patayas tatheśaḥ sarvādhipatyaṃ kurute mahātmā //
sarvā diśa ūrdhvam adhaś ca tiryak prakāśayan bhrājate yad vānaḍvān
evaṃ sa devo bhagavān vareṇyo yonisvabhāvān adhitiṣṭhaty ekaḥ //
yac ca svabhāvaṃ pacati viśvayoniḥ pācyāṃś ca sarvān pariṇāmayed yaḥ
sarvam etad viśvam adhitiṣṭhaty eko guṇāṃś ca sarvān viniyojayed yaḥ //
tad vedaguhyopaniṣatsu gūḍhaṃ tad brahmā vedate brahmayoniṃ
ye pūrvaṃ devā ṛṣayaś ca tad vidus te tanmayā amṛtā vai babhūvuḥ //
guṇānvayo yaḥ phalakarmakartā kṛtasya tasyaiva sa copabhoktā
sa viśvarūpas triguṇas trivartmā prāṇādhipaḥ saṃcarati svakarmabhiḥ //
aṅguṣṭhamātro ravitulyarūpaḥ saṃkalpāhaṃkārasamanvito yaḥ
buddher guṇenātmaguṇena caiva ārāgramātro hy avaro 'pi dṛṣṭaḥ //
vālāgraśatabhāgasya śatadhā kalpitasya ca
bhāgo jīvaḥ sa vijñeyaḥ sa cānantyāya kalpate //
naiva strī na pumān eṣa na caivāyaṃ napuṃsakaḥ
yad yac charīram ādatte tena tena sa yujyate //
saṃkalpanasparśanadṛṣṭimohair grāsāmbuvṛṣṭyā cātmavivṛddhijanma
karmānugāny anukramena dehī sthāneṣu rūpāṇy abhisaṃprapadyate //
sthūlāni sūkṣmāṇi bahūni caiva rūpāṇi dehī svaguṇair vṛṇoti
kriyāguṇair ātmaguṇaiś ca teṣāṃ saṃyogahetur aparo 'pi dṛṣṭaḥ //
anādyanantaṃ kalilasya madhye viśvasya sraṣṭāram anekarūpaṃ
viśvasyaikaṃ pariveṣṭitāraṃ jñātvā devaṃ mucyate sarvapāśaiḥ //
bhāvagrāhyam anīḍākhyaṃ bhāvābhāvakaraṃ śivaṃ
kalāsargakaraṃ devaṃ ye vidus te jahus tanum //

ṣaṣṭho 'dhyāyaḥ

svabhāvam eke kavayo vadanti kālaṃ tathānye parimuhyamānāḥ
devasyaiṣa mahimā tu loke yenedaṃ bhrāmyate brahmacakram //
yenāvṛtaṃ nityam idaṃ hi sarvaṃ jñaḥ kālakālo guṇī sarvavidyaḥ
teneśitaṃ karma vivartate ha pṛthivyāptejo'nilakhāni cintyam //
tat karma kṛtvā vinivartya bhūyas tattvasya tattvena sametya yogam
ekena dvābhyāṃ tribhir aṣṭabhir vā kālena caivātmaguṇaiś ca sūkṣmaiḥ //
ārabhya karmāṇi guṇānvitāni bhāvāṃś ca sarvān viniyojayed yaḥ
teṣām abhāve kṛtakarmanāśaḥ karmakṣaye yāti sa tattvato 'nyaḥ //
ādiḥ sa saṃyoganimittahetuḥ paras trikālād akalo 'pi dṛṣṭaḥ
taṃ viśvarūpaṃ bhavabhūtam īḍyaṃ devaṃ svacittastham upāsya pūrvam //
sa vṛkṣakālākṛtibhiḥ paro 'nyo yasmāt prapañcaḥ parivartate 'yaṃ
dharmāvahaṃ pāpanudaṃ bhageśaṃ jñātvātmastham amṛtaṃ viśvadhāma //
tam īśvarāṇāṃ paramaṃ maheśvaraṃ taṃ devatānāṃ paramaṃ ca daivataṃ
patiṃ patīnāṃ paramaṃ parastād vidāma devaṃ bhuvaneśam īḍyam //
na tasya kāryaṃ karaṇaṃ ca vidyate na tatsamaś cābhyadhikaś ca dṛśyate
parāsya śaktir vividhaiva śrūyate svābhāvikī jñānabalakriyā ca //
na tasya kaścit patir asti loke na ceśitā naiva ca tasya liṅgaṃ
sa kāraṇaṃ karaṇādhipādhipo na cāsya kaścij janitā na cādhipaḥ //
yas tantunābha iva tantubhiḥ pradhānajaiḥ svabhāvataḥ
deva ekaḥ svam āvṛṇoti sa no dadhād brahmāpyayam //
eko devaḥ sarvabhūteṣu gūḍhaḥ sarvavyāpī sarvabhūtāntarātmā
karmādhyakṣaḥ sarvabhūtādhivāsaḥ sākṣī cetā kevalo nirguṇaś ca //
eko vaśī niṣkriyāṇāṃ bahūṇām ekaṃ bījaṃ bahudhā yaḥ karoti
tam ātmasthaṃ ye 'nupaśyanti dhīrās teṣāṃ sukhaṃ śāśvataṃ netareṣāṃ //
nityo nityānāṃ cetanaś cetanānām eko bahūnāṃ yo vidadhāti kāmān
tat kāraṇaṃ sāṃkhyayogādhigamyaṃ jñātvā devaṃ mucyate sarvapāśaiḥ //
na tatra sūryo bhāti na candratārakaṃ nemā vidyuto bhānti kuto 'yam agniḥ
tam eva bhāntam anubhāti sarvaṃ tasya bhāsā sarvam idaṃ vibhāti //
eko haṃso bhuvanasyāsya madhye sa evāgniḥ salile saṃniviṣṭaḥ
tam eva viditvāti mṛtyum eti nānyaḥ panthā vidyate 'yanāya //
sa viśvakṛd viśvavid ātmayonir jñaḥ kālakālo guṇī sarvavidyaḥ
pradhānakṣetrajñapatir guṇeśaḥ saṃsāramokṣasthitibandhahetuḥ //
sa tanmayo hy amṛta īśasaṃstho jñaḥ sarvago bhuvanasyāsya goptā
sa īśe asya jagato nityam eva nānyo hetur vidyata īśanāya //
yo brahmāṇaṃ vidadhāti pūrvaṃ yo vai vedāṃś ca prahiṇoti tasmai
taṃ ha devam ātmabuddhiprakāśaṃ mumukṣur vai śaraṇam ahaṃ prapadye //
niṣkalaṃ niṣkriyaṃ śāntaṃ niravadyaṃ nirañjanam
amṛtasya paraṃ setuṃ dagdhendhanam ivānalam //
yadā carmavad ākāśaṃ veṣṭayiṣyanti mānavāḥ
tadā devam avijñāya duḥkhasyānto bhaviṣyati //
tapaḥprabhāvād devaprasādāt brahma ha śvetāśvataro 'tha vidvān
atyāśramibhyaḥ paramaṃ pavitraṃ provāca samyag ṛṣisaṅghajuṣṭam //
vedānte paramaṃ guhyaṃ purākalpe pracoditam
nāpraśāntāya dātavyaṃ nāputrāyāśiṣyāya vā punaḥ //
yasya deve parā bhaktir yathā deve tathā gurau
tasyaite kathitā hy arthāḥ prakāśante mahātmanaḥ prakāśante mahātmanaḥ //

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