Śvetāśvatara-Upaniṣad (Śvetāśvataropaniṣad)
oṃ brahmavādino vadanti
prathamo 'dhyāyaḥ
kiṃkāraṇaṃ brahma kutaḥ sma jātā
jīvāmaḥ kena kva ca saṃpratiṣṭhāḥ
adhiṣṭhitāḥ kena sukhetareṣu
vartāmahe brahmavido vyavasthām
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kālaḥ svabhāvo niyatir yadṛcchā
bhūtāni yoniḥ puruṣeti cintyam
saṃyoga eṣāṃ na tv ātmabhāvād
ātmā hy anīśaḥ sukhaduḥkhahetoḥ
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te dhyānayogānugatā apaśyan
devātmaśaktiṃ svaguṇair nigūḍhām
yaḥ kāraṇāni nikhilāni tāni
kālātmayuktāny adhitiṣṭhaty ekaḥ
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tam ekanemiṃ trivṛtaṃ ṣoḍaśāntaṃ
śatārdhāraṃ viṃśatipratyarābhiḥ
aṣṭakaiḥ ṣaḍbhir viśvarūpaikapāśaṃ
trimārgabhedaṃ dvinimittaikamoham
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pañcasroto'mbuṃ pañcayonyugravaktrāṃ
pañcaprāṇormiṃ pañcabuddhyādimūlāṃ
pañcāvartāṃ pañcaduḥkhaughavegāṃ
pañcāśadbhedāṃ pañcaparvām adhīmaḥ
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sarvājīve sarvasaṃsthe bṛhante
tasmin haṃso bhrāmyate brahmacakre
pṛthag ātmānaṃ preritāraṃ ca matvā
juṣṭas tatas tenāmṛtatvam eti
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udgītam etat paramaṃ tu brahma
tasmiṃs trayaṃ svapratiṣṭhākṣaraṃ ca
atrāntaraṃ brahmavido viditvā
līnā brahmaṇi tatparā yonimuktāḥ
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saṃyuktam etat kṣaram akṣaraṃ ca
vyaktāvyaktaṃ bharate viśvam īśaḥ
anīśaś cātmā badhyate bhoktṛbhāvāj
jñātvā devaṃ mucyate sarvapāśaiḥ
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jñājñau dvāv ajāv īśanīśāv ajā hy
ekā bhoktṛbhogārthayuktā
anantaś cātmā viśvarūpo hy akartā
trayaṃ yadā vindate brahmam etat
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kṣaraṃ pradhānam amṛtākṣaraṃ haraḥ
kṣarātmānāv īśate deva ekaḥ
tasyābhidhyānād yojanāt tattvabhāvād
bhūyaś cānte viśvamāyānivṛttiḥ
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jñātvā devaṃ sarvapāśāpahāniḥ
kṣīnaiḥ kleśair janmamṛtyuprahāṇiḥ
tasyābhidhyānāt tṛtīyaṃ dehabhede
viśvaiśvaryaṃ kevala āptakāmaḥ
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etaj jñeyaṃ nityam evātmasaṃsthaṃ
nātaḥ paraṃ veditavyaṃ hi kiṃcit
bhoktā bhogyaṃ preritāraṃ ca matvā
sarvaṃ proktaṃ trividhaṃ brahmam etat
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vahner yathā yonigatasya mūrtir
na dṛśyate naiva ca liṅganāśaḥ
sa bhūya evendhanayonigṛhyas
tadvobhayaṃ vai praṇavena dehe
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svadeham araṇiṃ kṛtvā
praṇavaṃ cottarāraṇiṃ
dhyānanirmathanābhyāsād
devaṃ paśyen nigūḍhavat
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tileṣu tailaṃ dadhanīva sarpir
āpaḥ srotaḥsv araṇīṣu cāgniḥ
evam ātmā ātmani gṛhyate 'sau
satyenainaṃ tapasā yo 'nupaśyati
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sarvavyāpinam ātmānaṃ
kṣīre sarpir ivārpitam
ātmavidyātapomūlaṃ
tad brahmopaniṣatparaṃ tad brahmopaniṣatparam
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dvitīyo 'dhyāyaḥ
yuñjānaḥ prathamaṃ manas
tatvāya savitā dhiyaḥ
agner jyotir nicāyya
pṛthivyā adhy ābharat
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yuktena manasā vayaṃ
devasya savituḥ save
suvargeyāya śaktyā % //
yuktvāya manasā devān
suvar yato dhiyā divaṃ
bṛhaj jyotiḥ kariṣyataḥ
savitā prasuvāti tān
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yuñjate mana uta yuñjate dhiyo
viprā viprasya bṛhato vipaścitaḥ
vi hotrā dadhe vayunāvid eka in
mahī devasya savituḥ pariṣṭutiḥ
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yuje vāṃ brahma pūrvyaṃ namobhir
vi śloka etu pathyeva sūreḥ
śṛṇvanti viśve amṛtasya putrā
ā ye dhāmāni diviyāni tasthuḥ
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agnir yatrābhimathyate
vāyur yatrādhirudhyate
somo yatrātiricyate
tatra saṃjāyate manaḥ
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savitrā prasavena
juṣeta brahma pūrvyam
tatra yoniṃ kṛṇavase
nahi te pūrtam akṣipat
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trirunnataṃ sthāpya samaṃ śarīraṃ
hṛdīndriyāṇi manasā saṃniveśya
brahmoḍupena pratareta vidvān
srotāṃsi sarvāṇi bhayāvahāni
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prāṇān prapīḍyeha sa yuktaceṣṭaḥ
kṣīne prāṇe nāsikayocchvasīta
duṣṭāśvayuktam iva vāham enaṃ
vidvān mano dhārayetāpramattaḥ
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same śucau śarkarāvahnivālukā
vivarjite śabdajalāśrayādibhiḥ
mano'nukūle na tu cakṣupīḍane
guhānivātāśrayaṇe prayojayet
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nīhāradhūmārkānalānilānāṃ
khadyotavidyutsphaṭikāśaśīnām
etāni rūpāṇi puraḥsarāṇi
brahmaṇy abhivyaktikarāṇi yoge
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pṛthvyaptejo'nilakhe samutthite
pañcātmake yogaguṇe pravṛtte
na tasya rogo na jarā na mṛtyuḥ
prāptasya yogāgnimayaṃ śarīram
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laghutvam ārogyam alolupatvaṃ
varṇaprasādaḥ svarasauṣṭhavaṃ ca
gandhaḥ śubho mūtrapurīṣam alpaṃ
yogapravṛttiṃ prathamāṃ vadanti
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yathaiva bimbaṃ mṛdayopaliptaṃ
tejomayaṃ bhrājate tat sudhāntam
tad vātmatattvaṃ prasamīkṣya dehī
ekaḥ kṛtārtho bhavate vītaśokaḥ
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yad ātmatattvena tu brahmatattvaṃ
dīpopameneha yuktaḥ prapaśyet
ajaṃ dhruvaṃ sarvatattvair viśuddhaṃ
jñātvā devaṃ mucyate sarvapāśaiḥ
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eṣa ha devaḥ pradiśo 'nu sarvāḥ
pūrvo ha jātaḥ sa u garbhe antaḥ
sa eva jātaḥ sa janiṣyamānaḥ
pratyaṅ janās tiṣṭhati sarvatomukhaḥ
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yo devo agnau yo apsu
yo viśvaṃ bhuvanam āviveśa
ya oṣadhīṣu yo vanaspatīṣu
tasmai devāya namo namaḥ
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tṛtīyo 'dhyāyaḥ
ya eko jālavān īśata īśanībhiḥ
sarvāṃl lokān īśata īśanībhiḥ
ya evaika udbhave saṃbhave ca
ya etad vidur amṛtās te bhavanti
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eko hi rudro na dvitīyāya tasthe
ya imāṃl lokān īśata īśanībhiḥ
pratyaṅ janās tiṣṭhati saṃcukocāntakāle
saṃsṛjya viśvā bhuvanāni gopāḥ
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viśvataścakṣur uta viśvatomukho
viśvatobāhur uta viśvataspāt
saṃ bāhubhyāṃ dhamati saṃ patatrair
dyāvābhūmī janayan deva ekaḥ
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yo devānāṃ prabhavaś codbhavaś ca
viśvādhipo rudro maharṣiḥ
hiraṇyagarbhaṃ janayāmāsa pūrvaṃ
sa no buddhyā śubhayā saṃyunaktu
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yā te rudra śivā tanūr
aghorāpāpakāśinī
tayā nas tanuvā śaṃtamayā
giriśantābhicākaśīhi
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yām iṣuṃ giriśanta
haste bibharṣy astave
śivāṃ giritra tāṃ kuru
mā hiṃsīḥ puruṣaṃ jagat
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tataḥ paraṃ brahma paraṃ bṛhantaṃ
yathānikāyaṃ sarvabhūteṣu gūḍhaṃ
viśvasyaikaṃ pariveṣṭitāram
īśaṃ taṃ jñātvāmṛtā bhavanti
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vedāham etaṃ puruṣaṃ mahāntam
ādityavarṇaṃ tamasaḥ parastāt
tam eva viditvāti mṛtyum eti
nānyaḥ panthā vidyate 'yanāya
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yasmāt paraṃ nāparam asti kiṃcid
yasmān nāṇīyo na jyāyo 'sti kiṃcit
vṛkṣa iva stabdho divi tiṣṭhaty ekas
tenedaṃ pūrṇaṃ puruṣeṇa sarvam
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tato yad uttarataraṃ
yad arūpam anāmayam
ya etad vidur amṛtās te bhavanti
athetare duḥkham evāpiyanti
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sarvānanaśirogrīvaḥ
sarvabhūtaguhāśayaḥ
sarvavyāpī sa bhagavāṃs
tasmāt sarvagataḥ śivaḥ
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mahān prabhur vai puruṣaḥ
sattvasyaiṣa pravartakaḥ
sunirmalām imāṃ prāptim
īśāno jyotir avyayaḥ
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aṅguṣṭhamātraḥ puruṣo 'ntarātmā
sadā janānāṃ hṛdaye saṃniviṣṭaḥ
hṛdā manīṣā manasābhikḷpto
ya etad vidur amṛtās te bhavanti
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sahasraśīrṣā puruṣaḥ
sahasrākṣaḥ sahasrapāt
sa bhūmiṃ viśvato vṛtvā
atyatiṣṭhad daśāṅgulam
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puruṣa evedaṃ sarvaṃ
yad bhūtaṃ yac ca bhavyam
utāmṛtatvasyeśāno
yad annenātirohati
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sarvataḥpāṇipādaṃ tat
sarvato'kṣiśiromukhaṃ
sarvataḥśrutimal loke
sarvam āvṛtya tiṣṭhati
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sarvendriyaguṇābhāsaṃ
sarvendriyavivarjitaṃ
sarvasya prabhum īśānaṃ
sarvasya śaraṇaṃ suhṛt
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navadvāre pure dehī
haṃso lelāyate bahiḥ
vaśī sarvasya lokasya
sthāvarasya carasya ca
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apāṇipādo javano grahītā
paśyaty acakṣuḥ sa śṛṇoty akarṇaḥ
sa vetti vedyaṃ na ca tasyāsti vettā
tam āhur agryaṃ puruṣaṃ mahāntam
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aṇor aṇīyān mahato mahīyān
ātmā guhāyāṃ nihito 'sya jantoḥ
tam akratuṃ paśyati vītaśoko
dhātuprasādān mahimānam īśam
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vedāham etam ajaraṃ purāṇaṃ
sarvātmānaṃ sarvagataṃ vibhutvāt
janmanirodhaṃ pravadanti yasya
brahmavādino hi pravadanti nityam
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caturtho 'dhyāyaḥ
ya eko 'varṇo bahudhā śaktiyogād
varṇān anekān nihitārtho dadhāti
vi caiti cānte viśvam ādau sa devaḥ
sa no buddhyā śubhayā saṃyunaktu
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tad evāgnis tad ādityas
tad vāyus tad u candramāḥ
tad eva śukraṃ tad brahma
tad āpas tat prajāpatiḥ
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tvaṃ strī tvaṃ pumān asi
tvaṃ kumāra uta vā kumārī
tvaṃ jīrṇo daṇḍena vañcasi
tvaṃ jāto bhavasi viśvatomukhaḥ
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nīlaḥ pataṅgo harito lohitākṣas
taḍidgarbha ṛtavaḥ samudrāḥ
anādimāṃs tvaṃ vibhutvena vartase
yato jātāni bhuvanāni viśvā
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ajām ekāṃ lohitaśuklakṛṣṇāṃ
bahvīḥ prajāḥ sṛjamānāṃ sarūpāḥ
ajo hy eko juṣamāṇo 'nuśete
jahāty enāṃ bhuktabhogām ajo 'nyaḥ
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dvā suparṇā sayujā sakhāyā
samānaṃ vṛkṣaṃ pariṣasvajāte
tayor anyaḥ pippalaṃ svādv atty
anaśnann anyo abhicākaśīti
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samāne vṛkṣe puruṣo nimagno
anīśayā śocati muhyamānaḥ
juṣṭaṃ yadā paśyaty anyam īśaṃ
asya mahimānam iti vītaśokaḥ
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ṛco akṣare parame vyoman
yasmin devā adhi viśve niṣedhuḥ
yas tan na veda kim ṛcā kariṣyati
ya it tad vidus ta ime samāsate
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chandāṃsi yajñāḥ kratavo vratāni
bhūtaṃ bhavyaṃ yac ca vedā vadanti
asmān māyī sṛjate viśvam etat
tasmiṃś cānyo māyayā saṃniruddhaḥ
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māyāṃ tu prakṛtiṃ vidyān
māyinaṃ tu maheśvaraṃ
tasyāvayavabhūtais tu
vyāptaṃ sarvaṃ idaṃ jagat
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yo yoniṃ-yonim adhitiṣṭhaty eko
yasminn idaṃ saṃ ca vi caiti sarvam
tam īśānaṃ varadaṃ devam īḍyaṃ
nicāyyemāṃ śāntim atyantam eti
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yo devānāṃ prabhavaś codbhavaś ca
viśvādhiko rudro maharṣiḥ
hiraṇyagarbhaṃ paśyata jāyamānaṃ
sa no buddhyā śubhayā saṃyunaktu
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yo devānām adhipo
yasmiṃl lokā adhiśritāḥ
ya īśe asya dvipadaś catuṣpadaḥ
kasmai devāya haviṣā vidhema
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sūkṣmātisūkṣmaṃ kalilasya madhye
viśvasya sraṣṭāram anekarūpaṃ
viśvasyaikaṃ pariveṣṭitāraṃ
jñātvā śivaṃ śāntim atyantam eti
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sa eva kāle bhuvanasya goptā
viśvādhipaḥ sarvabhūteṣu gūḍhaḥ
yasmin yuktā brahmarṣayo devatāś ca
tam evaṃ jñātvā mṛtyupāśāṃś chinatti
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ghṛtāt paraṃ maṇḍam ivātisūkṣmaṃ
jñātvā śivaṃ sarvabhūteṣu gūḍhaṃ
viśvasyaikaṃ pariveṣṭitāraṃ
jñātvā devaṃ mucyate sarvapāśaiḥ
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eṣa devo viśvakarmā mahātmā
sadā janānāṃ hṛdaye saṃniviṣṭaḥ
hṛdā manīṣā manasābhikḷpto
ya etad vidur amṛtās te bhavanti
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yadātamas tan na divā na rātrir
na san na cāsac chiva eva kevalaḥ
tad akṣaraṃ tat savitur vareṇyaṃ
prajñā ca tasmāt prasṛtā purāṇī
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nainam ūrdhvaṃ na tiryañcaṃ
na madhye parijagrabhat
na tasya pratimā asti
yasya nāma mahad yaśaḥ
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na saṃdṛśe tiṣṭhati rūpam asya
na cakṣuṣā paśyati kaścanainaṃ
hṛdā hṛdisthaṃ manasā ya enam
evaṃ vidur amṛtās te bhavanti
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ajāta ity evaṃ kaścid
bhīruḥ prapadyate
rudra yat dakṣiṇaṃ mukham
tena māṃ pāhi nityam
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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
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pañcamo 'dhyāyaḥ
dve akṣare brahmapare tv anante
vidyāvidye nihite yatra gūḍhe
kṣaraṃ tv avidyā hy amṛtaṃ tu vidyā
vidyāvidye īśate yas tu so 'nyaḥ
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yo yoniṃ yonim adhitiṣṭhaty eko
viśvāni rūpāṇi yonīś ca sarvāḥ
ṛṣiṃ prasūtaṃ kapilaṃ yas tam agre
jñānair bibharti jāyamānaṃ ca paśyet
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ekaikaṃ jālaṃ bahudhā vikurvann
asmin kṣetre saṃharaty eṣa devaḥ
bhūyaḥ sṛṣṭvā patayas tatheśaḥ
sarvādhipatyaṃ kurute mahātmā
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sarvā diśa ūrdhvam adhaś ca tiryak
prakāśayan bhrājate yad vānaḍvān
evaṃ sa devo bhagavān vareṇyo
yonisvabhāvān adhitiṣṭhaty ekaḥ
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yac ca svabhāvaṃ pacati viśvayoniḥ
pācyāṃś ca sarvān pariṇāmayed yaḥ
sarvam etad viśvam adhitiṣṭhaty eko
guṇāṃś ca sarvān viniyojayed yaḥ
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tad vedaguhyopaniṣatsu gūḍhaṃ
tad brahmā vedate brahmayoniṃ
ye pūrvaṃ devā ṛṣayaś ca tad vidus
te tanmayā amṛtā vai babhūvuḥ
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guṇānvayo yaḥ phalakarmakartā
kṛtasya tasyaiva sa copabhoktā
sa viśvarūpas triguṇas trivartmā
prāṇādhipaḥ saṃcarati svakarmabhiḥ
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aṅguṣṭhamātro ravitulyarūpaḥ
saṃkalpāhaṃkārasamanvito yaḥ
buddher guṇenātmaguṇena caiva
ārāgramātro hy avaro 'pi dṛṣṭaḥ
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vālāgraśatabhāgasya
śatadhā kalpitasya ca
bhāgo jīvaḥ sa vijñeyaḥ
sa cānantyāya kalpate
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naiva strī na pumān eṣa
na caivāyaṃ napuṃsakaḥ
yad yac charīram ādatte
tena tena sa yujyate
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saṃkalpanasparśanadṛṣṭimohair
grāsāmbuvṛṣṭyā cātmavivṛddhijanma
karmānugāny anukramena dehī
sthāneṣu rūpāṇy abhisaṃprapadyate
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sthūlāni sūkṣmāṇi bahūni caiva
rūpāṇi dehī svaguṇair vṛṇoti
kriyāguṇair ātmaguṇaiś ca teṣāṃ
saṃyogahetur aparo 'pi dṛṣṭaḥ
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anādyanantaṃ kalilasya madhye
viśvasya sraṣṭāram anekarūpaṃ
viśvasyaikaṃ pariveṣṭitāraṃ
jñātvā devaṃ mucyate sarvapāśaiḥ
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bhāvagrāhyam anīḍākhyaṃ
bhāvābhāvakaraṃ śivaṃ
kalāsargakaraṃ devaṃ
ye vidus te jahus tanum
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ṣaṣṭho 'dhyāyaḥ
svabhāvam eke kavayo vadanti
kālaṃ tathānye parimuhyamānāḥ
devasyaiṣa mahimā tu loke
yenedaṃ bhrāmyate brahmacakram
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yenāvṛtaṃ nityam idaṃ hi sarvaṃ
jñaḥ kālakālo guṇī sarvavidyaḥ
teneśitaṃ karma vivartate ha
pṛthivyāptejo'nilakhāni cintyam
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tat karma kṛtvā vinivartya bhūyas
tattvasya tattvena sametya yogam
ekena dvābhyāṃ tribhir aṣṭabhir vā
kālena caivātmaguṇaiś ca sūkṣmaiḥ
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ārabhya karmāṇi guṇānvitāni
bhāvāṃś ca sarvān viniyojayed yaḥ
teṣām abhāve kṛtakarmanāśaḥ
karmakṣaye yāti sa tattvato 'nyaḥ
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ādiḥ sa saṃyoganimittahetuḥ
paras trikālād akalo 'pi dṛṣṭaḥ
taṃ viśvarūpaṃ bhavabhūtam īḍyaṃ
devaṃ svacittastham upāsya pūrvam
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sa vṛkṣakālākṛtibhiḥ paro 'nyo
yasmāt prapañcaḥ parivartate 'yaṃ
dharmāvahaṃ pāpanudaṃ bhageśaṃ
jñātvātmastham amṛtaṃ viśvadhāma
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tam īśvarāṇāṃ paramaṃ maheśvaraṃ
taṃ devatānāṃ paramaṃ ca daivataṃ
patiṃ patīnāṃ paramaṃ parastād
vidāma devaṃ bhuvaneśam īḍyam
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na tasya kāryaṃ karaṇaṃ ca vidyate
na tatsamaś cābhyadhikaś ca dṛśyate
parāsya śaktir vividhaiva śrūyate
svābhāvikī jñānabalakriyā ca
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na tasya kaścit patir asti loke
na ceśitā naiva ca tasya liṅgaṃ
sa kāraṇaṃ karaṇādhipādhipo
na cāsya kaścij janitā na cādhipaḥ
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yas tantunābha iva tantubhiḥ
pradhānajaiḥ svabhāvataḥ
deva ekaḥ svam āvṛṇoti
sa no dadhād brahmāpyayam
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eko devaḥ sarvabhūteṣu gūḍhaḥ
sarvavyāpī sarvabhūtāntarātmā
karmādhyakṣaḥ sarvabhūtādhivāsaḥ
sākṣī cetā kevalo nirguṇaś ca
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eko vaśī niṣkriyāṇāṃ bahūṇām
ekaṃ bījaṃ bahudhā yaḥ karoti
tam ātmasthaṃ ye 'nupaśyanti dhīrās
teṣāṃ sukhaṃ śāśvataṃ netareṣāṃ
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nityo nityānāṃ cetanaś cetanānām
eko bahūnāṃ yo vidadhāti kāmān
tat kāraṇaṃ sāṃkhyayogādhigamyaṃ
jñātvā devaṃ mucyate sarvapāśaiḥ
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na tatra sūryo bhāti na candratārakaṃ
nemā vidyuto bhānti kuto 'yam agniḥ
tam eva bhāntam anubhāti sarvaṃ
tasya bhāsā sarvam idaṃ vibhāti
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eko haṃso bhuvanasyāsya madhye
sa evāgniḥ salile saṃniviṣṭaḥ
tam eva viditvāti mṛtyum eti
nānyaḥ panthā vidyate 'yanāya
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sa viśvakṛd viśvavid ātmayonir
jñaḥ kālakālo guṇī sarvavidyaḥ
pradhānakṣetrajñapatir guṇeśaḥ
saṃsāramokṣasthitibandhahetuḥ
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sa tanmayo hy amṛta īśasaṃstho
jñaḥ sarvago bhuvanasyāsya goptā
sa īśe asya jagato nityam eva
nānyo hetur vidyata īśanāya
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yo brahmāṇaṃ vidadhāti pūrvaṃ
yo vai vedāṃś ca prahiṇoti tasmai
taṃ ha devam ātmabuddhiprakāśaṃ
mumukṣur vai śaraṇam ahaṃ prapadye
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niṣkalaṃ niṣkriyaṃ śāntaṃ
niravadyaṃ nirañjanam
amṛtasya paraṃ setuṃ
dagdhendhanam ivānalam
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yadā carmavad ākāśaṃ
veṣṭayiṣyanti mānavāḥ
tadā devam avijñāya
duḥkhasyānto bhaviṣyati
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tapaḥprabhāvād devaprasādāt
brahma ha śvetāśvataro 'tha vidvān
atyāśramibhyaḥ paramaṃ pavitraṃ
provāca samyag ṛṣisaṅghajuṣṭam
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vedānte paramaṃ guhyaṃ
purākalpe pracoditam
nāpraśāntāya dātavyaṃ
nāputrāyāśiṣyāya vā punaḥ
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yasya deve parā bhaktir
yathā deve tathā gurau
tasyaite kathitā hy arthāḥ
prakāśante mahātmanaḥ prakāśante mahātmanaḥ
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