Katha:2.2.8

Mantra 2.2.8

Original Text:

य एष सुप्तेषु जागर्ति कामं कामं पुरुषो निर्मिमाणः ।
	तदेव शुक्रं तद्ब्रह्म तदेवामृतमुच्यते ।
	तस्मिंल्लोकाः श्रिताः सर्वे तदु नात्येति कश्चन । एतद्वैतत् ॥ ८ ॥

ya eṣa supteṣu jāgarti kāmaṃ kāmaṃ puruṣo nirmimāṇaḥ |
	tadeva śukraṃ tadbrahma tadevāmṛtamucyate |
	tasmiṃllokāḥ śritāḥ sarve tadu nātyeti kaścana | etadvaitat || 8 ||

Word-by-Word Breakdown

Sanskrit Term	Transliteration	Hindi Meaning	English Word or Meaning	Comments
य	ya	जो – जो	who		एषः	eṣaḥ	यह – यह	this		सुप्तेषु	supteṣu	सोने वालों में – जो सो रहे हैं उनमें	among those who are asleep		जागर्ति	jāgarti	जागता है – जागृत रहता है	remains awake		कामम् कामम्	kāmam kāmam	इच्छा-इच्छा – प्रत्येक इच्छा	each desire		पुरुषः	puruṣaḥ	पुरुष – चेतन सत्ता	puruṣa (conscious being)		निर्मिमाणः	nirmimāṇaḥ	रचता है – उत्पन्न करता है	creates		तत् एव	tat eva	वही – वही	that alone		शुक्रम्	śukram	शुद्ध – पवित्र	śukra (the pure)		तत् ब्रह्म	tat brahma	वही ब्रह्म – वह ब्रह्म है	that is brahman		तत् एव	tat eva	वही – वही	that alone		अमृतम्	amṛtam	अमर – अमरत्व	amṛta (immortal)		उच्यते	ucyate	कहा जाता है – कहा जाता है	is said (to be)		तस्मिन्	tasmin	उसमें – उसी में	in that		लोकाः	lokāḥ	लोक – समस्त जगत	worlds		श्रिताः	śritāḥ	आश्रित हैं – निर्भर हैं	are fastened (dependent)		सर्वे	sarve	सभी – सब	all		तत्	tat	वह – वही	that		न	na	नहीं – नहीं	not		अत्येति	atyetī	पार करता है – पार जाता है	passes beyond		कश्चन	kaścana	कोई भी – कोई भी	anyone		एतत्	etat	यह – यह	this		वै	vai	निश्चयपूर्वक – निश्चय ही	verily		तत्	tat	वह – वही	that

Translation/Explanation

Hindi: जो पुरुष सबके सोने पर भी जागता है, और प्रत्येक इच्छा की सृष्टि करता है, वही शुद्ध है, वही ब्रह्म है, वही अमर कहा गया है। उसी पर सब लोक आश्रित हैं, कोई भी उससे आगे नहीं जा सकता। यही वह (गूढ़ तत्त्व) है।

English: That puruṣa who remains awake when all are asleep, creating each kāma (desire), is indeed śukra (the pure), that is brahman, and that alone is said to be amṛta (immortal). Upon that all lokas (worlds) are fastened; none passes beyond that. This verily is that.

Commentary

What was pledged in ‘I will explain the secret brahman’ is now explained. This puruṣa who remains awake when all, that is, when prāṇa and the rest are asleep, creating by avidyā (ignorance) whatever was desired, that is, objects of perception such as woman and the rest, is indeed śukra (the pure); and that is brahman. There is no other secret brahman. It is that alone which is said to be amṛta (immortal), that is, deathless in all the śāstras. Moreover, the lokas (worlds), earth and the rest, all depend on brahman, that being the cause of all worlds. None passes beyond that, as already explained.

Concept List

puruṣa
kāma
śukra
brahman
amṛta
loka
avidyā