Katha:2.2.12
Mantra 2.2.12
Original Text:
एको वशी सर्वभूतान्तरात्मा एकं रूपं बहुधा यः करोति । तमात्मस्थं ये’नुपश्यन्ति धीरास्तेषां सुखं शाश्वतं नेतरेषाम् ॥ १२ ॥
eko vaśī sarvabhūtāntarātmā ekaṃ rūpaṃ bahudhā yaḥ karoti | tamātmasthaṃ ye’nupaśyanti dhīrāsteṣāṃ sukhaṃ śāśvataṃ netareṣām || 12 ||
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| एकः | ekaḥ | एक – अद्वितीय, केवल, जो अकेला है | One – the non-dual, unique, without a second | वशी | vaśī | वशी – सर्वनियन्ता, जो सबका नियंत्रण करता है | Controller – the sovereign, who governs all | सर्वभूतान्तरात्मा | sarvabhūtāntarātmā | सर्वभूतान्तरात्मा – सभी प्राणियों के भीतर स्थित आत्मा | Inner Self of all beings – the immanent Self within all creatures | एकम् | ekam | एक – एक ही, अद्वितीय | One – the same, undivided | रूपम् | rūpam | रूप – स्वरूप, रूप, प्रकृति | Form – appearance, manifestation | बहुधा | bahudhā | बहुधा – अनेक प्रकार से, विविध रूपों में | In many ways – manifoldly, diversely | यः | yaḥ | जो – जो (संबंध सूचक) | Who – that which | करोति | karoti | करता है – बनाता है, उत्पन्न करता है | Makes – creates, manifests | तम् | tam | उसे – उस (आत्मा) को | Him – that (Self) | आत्मस्थम् | ātmastham | आत्मस्थ – आत्मा में स्थित, अपने में स्थित | Seated in the Self – established in the inner Self | ये | ye | जो लोग – वे जो | Those who – the ones who | अनुपश्यन्ति | anupaśyanti | अनुपश्यन्ति – साक्षात् देखते हैं, अनुभव करते हैं | Realize – directly perceive, behold | धीराः | dhīrāḥ | धीर – विवेकी, ज्ञानी, स्थिरबुद्धि | Wise – discriminating, steadfast, intelligent | तेषाम् | teṣām | उनके – उन लोगों का | Theirs – belonging to those | सुखम् | sukham | सुख – आनंद, परम शांति | Bliss – supreme happiness, delight | शाश्वतम् | śāśvatam | शाश्वत – शाश्वत, नित्य, सदा रहने वाला | Eternal – everlasting, perpetual | न | na | नहीं – नहीं | Not – negation | इतेरेषाम् | itareṣām | अन्य लोगों का – दूसरों का | Of others – of the rest, not of those |
Translation/Explanation
Hindi: एक, सर्वनियन्ता, सभी प्राणियों के भीतर स्थित आत्मा, जो अपने एक स्वरूप को अनेक रूपों में प्रकट करता है—जो विवेकीजन उसे अपने आत्मा में स्थित रूप में प्रत्यक्ष देखते हैं, उनके लिए शाश्वत आनंद है, दूसरों के लिए नहीं।
English: The ekaḥ, the vaśī, the sarvabhūtāntarātmā, who manifests his one rūpa in manifold forms—to those dhīraḥ who directly perceive him as ātmastha within themselves, eternal sukham belongs; not to the others.
Commentary
This mantra declares the non-dual, all-controlling sarvabhūtāntarātmā, who, though one, appears as many by manifesting his single rūpa in various forms. The wise (dhīraḥ) who realize this ātmastha Self within themselves, through direct perception and discernment, attain śāśvata sukham—eternal bliss. This bliss is not available to others (itareṣām) whose awareness is turned outward and who remain ignorant of their true Self. The mantra emphasizes the Vedāntic teaching that true and lasting happiness is the result of Self-realization, not of external pursuits.
Concepts
ekaḥ
vaśī
sarvabhūtāntarātmā
ātmastha
dhīraḥ
śāśvata sukham
anupaśyanti