सदेव सोम्येदमग्र आसीदेकमेवाद्वितीयम् । तद्धैक आहुरसदेवेदमग्र आसीदेकमेवाद्वितीयम् । तस्मादसतः सज्जायत ॥
sadeva somyedamagra āsīdekamevādvitīyam | taddhaika āhurasadevedamagra āsīdekamevādvitīyam | tasmādasataḥ sajjāyata ||
"In the beginning, my dear, this was Being alone, one only, without a second. Some, it is true, say: 'In the beginning this was non-being alone, one only, without a second; from that non-being, being was born.'"
"बेटा, आरंभ में यह सब केवल सत् (अस्तित्व) ही था: एक ही, बिना किसी दूसरे के। कुछ लोग अवश्य कहते हैं कि आरंभ में यह केवल असत् (अनस्तित्व) था, एक ही, बिना दूसरे के; और उसी असत् से सत् उत्पन्न हुआ।"
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Behind all that exists is one reality, simply 'what is'. Whatever we go through, we are never cut off from that ground of existence.
जो कुछ भी है, उसके पीछे एक ही सत्ता है: सीधे-सीधे 'जो है'। हम चाहे किसी भी स्थिति से गुज़रें, अस्तित्व के उस आधार से कभी कटे नहीं होते।
Chandogya 6.2.1: Uddālaka begins: in the beginning there was only Being (sat), one without a second; he mentions the opposing view that it was non-being.