तदेतत्प्रेयः पुत्रात् प्रेयो वित्तात् प्रेयोऽन्यस्मात् सर्वस्मादन्तरतरं यदयमात्मा ।स योऽन्यमात्मनः प्रियं ब्रुवाणं ब्रूयात् प्रियँ रोत्स्यतीतीश्वरो ह तथैव स्यादात्मानमेव प्रियमुपासीत ।स य आत्मानमेव प्रियमुपास्ते न हास्य प्रियं प्रमायुकं भवति
tadetatpreyaḥ putrāt preyo vittāt preyo'nyasmāt sarvasmādantarataraṃ yadayamātmā | sa yo'nyamātmanaḥ priyaṃ bruvāṇaṃ brūyāt priyam̐ rotsyatītīśvaro ha tathaiva syādātmānameva priyamupāsīta | sa ya ātmānameva priyamupāste na hāsya priyaṃ pramāyukaṃ bhavati
अर्थMeaning
This, which is nearer to us than anything, this Self, is dearer than a son, dearer than wealth, dearer than all else. And if one were to say to one who declares another than the Self dear, that he will lose what is dear to him, very likely it would be so. Let him worship the Self alone as dear. He who worships the Self alone as dear, the object of his love will never perish .
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
व्याख्याVyakhya
यह जो आत्मा है, वह पुत्र से अधिक प्रिय है, धन से अधिक प्रिय है, अन्य सब से अधिक प्रिय है, क्योंकि यह सबसे अधिक अन्तरतम (भीतर) है। यदि कोई आत्मा के अतिरिक्त किसी और को प्रिय बताने वाले से कहे कि 'तुम्हारा प्रिय नष्ट हो जाएगा', तो वह ऐसा कहने में समर्थ है और वैसा ही होगा। इसलिए आत्मा की ही प्रिय रूप में उपासना करे। जो आत्मा की ही प्रिय रूप में उपासना करता है, उसका प्रिय नश्वर नहीं होता।
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