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brahmovāca / (1.1) Par.?

śṛṇu putra yathā hyeṣa puruṣaḥ śāśvato 'vyayaḥ / (1.2) Par.?

akṣayaścāprameyaśca sarvagaśca nirucyate // (1.3) Par.?

na sa śakyastvayā draṣṭuṃ mayānyair vāpi sattama / (2.1) Par.?

saguṇo nirguṇo viśvo jñānadṛśyo hyasau smṛtaḥ // (2.2) Par.?

aśarīraḥ śarīreṣu sarveṣu nivasatyasau / (3.1) Par.?

vasann api śarīreṣu na sa lipyati karmabhiḥ // (3.2) Par.?

mamāntarātmā tava ca ye cānye dehasaṃjñitāḥ / (4.1) Par.?

sarveṣāṃ sākṣibhūto 'sau na grāhyaḥ kenacit kvacit // (4.2) Par.?

viśvamūrdhā viśvabhujo viśvapādākṣināsikaḥ / (5.1) Par.?

ekaścarati kṣetreṣu svairacārī yathāsukham // (5.2) Par.?

kṣetrāṇi hi śarīrāṇi bījāni ca śubhāśubhe / (6.1) Par.?

tāni vetti sa yogātmā tataḥ kṣetrajña ucyate // (6.2) Par.?

nāgatirna gatistasya jñeyā bhūtena kenacit / (7.1) Par.?

sāṃkhyena vidhinā caiva yogena ca yathākramam // (7.2) Par.?

cintayāmi gatiṃ cāsya na gatiṃ vedmi cottamām / (8.1) Par.?

yathājñānaṃ tu vakṣyāmi puruṣaṃ taṃ sanātanam // (8.2) Par.?

tasyaikatvaṃ mahattvaṃ hi sa caikaḥ puruṣaḥ smṛtaḥ / (9.1) Par.?

mahāpuruṣaśabdaṃ sa bibhartyekaḥ sanātanaḥ // (9.2) Par.?

eko hutāśo bahudhā samidhyate ekaḥ sūryastapasāṃ yonir ekā / (10.1) Par.?

eko vāyur bahudhā vāti loke mahodadhiścāmbhasāṃ yonir ekaḥ / (10.2) Par.?

puruṣaścaiko nirguṇo viśvarūpas taṃ nirguṇaṃ puruṣaṃ cāviśanti // (10.3) Par.?

hitvā guṇamayaṃ sarvaṃ karma hitvā śubhāśubham / (11.1) Par.?

ubhe satyānṛte tyaktvā evaṃ bhavati nirguṇaḥ // (11.2) Par.?

acintyaṃ cāpi taṃ jñātvā bhāvasūkṣmaṃ catuṣṭayam / (12.1) Par.?

vicared yo yatir yattaḥ sa gacchet puruṣaṃ prabhum // (12.2) Par.?

evaṃ hi paramātmānaṃ kecid icchanti paṇḍitāḥ / (13.1) Par.?

ekātmānaṃ tathātmānam apare 'dhyātmacintakāḥ // (13.2) Par.?

tatra yaḥ paramātmā hi sa nityaṃ nirguṇaḥ smṛtaḥ / (14.1) Par.?

sa hi nārāyaṇo jñeyaḥ sarvātmā puruṣo hi saḥ / (14.2) Par.?

na lipyate phalaiścāpi padmapatram ivāmbhasā // (14.3) Par.?

karmātmā tvaparo yo 'sau mokṣabandhaiḥ sa yujyate / (15.1) Par.?

sasaptadaśakenāpi rāśinā yujyate hi saḥ / (15.2) Par.?

evaṃ bahuvidhaḥ proktaḥ puruṣaste yathākramam // (15.3) Par.?

yat tat kṛtsnaṃ lokatantrasya dhāma vedyaṃ paraṃ bodhanīyaṃ saboddhṛ / (16.1) Par.?

mantā mantavyaṃ prāśitā prāśitavyaṃ ghrātā ghreyaṃ sparśitā sparśanīyam // (16.2) Par.?

draṣṭā draṣṭavyaṃ śrāvitā śrāvaṇīyaṃ jñātā jñeyaṃ saguṇaṃ nirguṇaṃ ca / (17.1) Par.?

yad vai proktaṃ guṇasāmyaṃ pradhānaṃ nityaṃ caitacchāśvataṃ cāvyayaṃ ca // (17.2) Par.?

yad vai sūte dhātur ādyaṃ nidhānaṃ tad vai viprāḥ pravadante 'niruddham / (18.1) Par.?

yad vai loke vaidikaṃ karma sādhu āśīryuktaṃ taddhi tasyopabhojyam // (18.2) Par.?

devāḥ sarve munayaḥ sādhu dāntās taṃ prāg yajñair yajñabhāgaṃ yajante / (19.1) Par.?

ahaṃ brahmā ādya īśaḥ prajānāṃ tasmājjātastvaṃ ca mattaḥ prasūtaḥ / (19.2) Par.?

matto jagajjaṅgamaṃ sthāvaraṃ ca sarve vedāḥ sarahasyā hi putra // (19.3) Par.?

caturvibhaktaḥ puruṣaḥ sa krīḍati yathecchati / (20.1) Par.?

evaṃ sa eva bhagavāñjñānena pratibodhitaḥ // (20.2) Par.?

etat te kathitaṃ putra yathāvad anupṛcchataḥ / (21.1) Par.?

sāṃkhyajñāne tathā yoge yathāvad anuvarṇitam // (21.2) Par.?