ସା ବ୍ରହ୍ମେତି ହୋଵାଚ ବ୍ରହ୍ମଣୋ ଵା ଏତଦ୍ଵିଜଯେ ମହୀଯଧ୍ଵମିତି ତତୋ ହୈଵ ଵିଦାଞ୍ଚକାର ବ୍ରହ୍ମେତି ॥ 1॥
She replied, "It is Brahman. Indeed, it is through the victory of Brahman that you attained your glory." From that alone, he understood that it was Brahman.
ତସ୍ମାଦ୍ଵା ଏତେ ଦେଵା ଅତିତରାମିଵାନ୍ଯାନ୍ଦେଵାନ୍ଯଦଗ୍ନିର୍ଵାଯୁରିନ୍ଦ୍ରସ୍ତେ ହ୍ଯେନନ୍ନେଦିଷ୍ଠ-ମ୍ପସ୍ପର୍ଶୁସ୍ତେ ହ୍ଯେନତ୍ପ୍ରଥମୋ ଵିଦାଞ୍ଚକାର ବ୍ରହ୍ମେତି ॥ 2॥
Therefore, these gods—Agni, Vayu, and Indra—are, as it were, superior to the other gods, for they touched Brahman closest and they were the first to know that it was Brahman.
ତସ୍ମାଦ୍ଵା ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରୋ-ଽତିତରାମିଵାନ୍ଯାନ୍ଦେଵାନ୍ସ ହ୍ଯେନନ୍ନେଦିଷ୍ଠ-ମ୍ପସ୍ପର୍ଶ ସ ହ୍ଯେନତ୍ପ୍ରଥମୋ ଵିଦାଞ୍ଚକାର ବ୍ରହ୍ମେତି ॥ 3॥
Therefore, Indra is, as it were, superior to the other gods, for he touched Brahman closest and he was the first to know that it was Brahman.
ତସ୍ଯୈଷ ଆଦେଶୋ ଯଦେତଦ୍ଵିଦ୍ଯୁତୋ ଵ୍ଯଦ୍ଯୁତଦା(3) ଇତୀ-ନ୍ନ୍ଯମୀମିଷଦା(3) ଇତ୍ଯଧିଦୈଵତମ୍ ॥ 4॥
Regarding this, there is this illustration: It is like the flash of lightning, or like the blinking of the eye; this refers to the divine manifestation.
ଅଥାଧ୍ଯାତ୍ମଂ-ଯଁଦ୍ଦେତଦ୍ଗଚ୍ଛତୀଵ ଚ ମନୋ-ଽନେନ ଚୈତଦୁପସ୍ମରତ୍ଯଭୀକ୍ଷ୍ଣଂ ସଙ୍କଲ୍ପଃ ॥ 5॥
Regarding the individual self, it is like the mind that seems to approach Him, and by which one repeatedly remembers Him—this is the path of thought.
ତଦ୍ଧ ତଦ୍ଵନ-ନ୍ନାମ ତଦ୍ଵନମିତ୍ଯୁପାସିତଵ୍ଯଂ ସ ଯ ଏତଦେଵଂ-ଵେଁଦାଭି ହୈନଗ୍ଂ ସର୍ଵାଣି ଭୂତାନି ସଂଵାଁଞ୍ଛନ୍ତି ॥ 6॥
That Brahman is known as "Tad-vana" (the object of desire). It should be meditated upon as "Tad-vana." He who knows Brahman in this way, all beings cherish him.
ଉପନିଷଦ-ମ୍ଭୋ ବ୍ରୂହୀତ୍ଯୁକ୍ତା ତ ଉପନିଷଦ୍ବ୍ରାହ୍ମୀଂ-ଵାଁଵ ତ ଉପନିଷଦମବ୍ରୂମେତି ॥ 7॥
"Teach me, sir, the Upanishad." "The Upanishad has been spoken to you; indeed, we have told you the Upanishad concerning Brahman."
ତସ୍ଯୈ ତପୋ ଦମଃ କର୍ମେତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠା ଵେଦା-ସ୍ସର୍ଵାଙ୍ଗାନି ସତ୍ଯମାଯତନମ୍ ॥ 8॥
Austerity, self-restraint, and work are its foundation; the Vedas are its limbs, and Truth is its abode.
ଯୋ ଵା ଏତାମେଵଂ-ଵେଁଦାପହତ୍ଯ ପାପ୍ମାନମନନ୍ତେ ସ୍ଵର୍ଗେ ଲୋକେ ଜ୍ଯେଯେ ପ୍ରତିତିଷ୍ଠତି ପ୍ରତିତିଷ୍ଠତି ॥ 9॥
He who knows this Upanishad in this way, having shaken off all evil, becomes established in the infinite, highest, and blissful heavenly world. He is established.
॥ ଇତି କେନୋପନିଷଦି ଚତୁର୍ଥଃ ଖଣ୍ଡଃ ॥
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