नायमात्मा प्रवचनेन लभ्यो न मेधया न बहुना श्रुतेन । यमेवैष वृणुते तेन लभ्यस्तस्यैष आत्मा विवृणुते तनूं स्वाम् ॥
nāyamātmā pravacanena labhyo na medhayā na bahunā śrutena | yamevaiṣa vṛṇute tena labhyastasyaiṣa ātmā vivṛṇute tanūṃ svām ||
This Self is not to be gained by teaching, nor by intellect, nor by much learning. It is gained only by the one whom it chooses; to that one this Self reveals its own form.
यह आत्मा न प्रवचन से मिलता है, न बुद्धि से, न बहुत सुनने-पढ़ने से। यह जिसे चुनता है, उसी को मिलता है; उसी के सामने यह आत्मा अपना स्वरूप प्रकट करता है।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Lectures, cleverness and reading many books are not enough to know who we really are. It comes as an opening, almost a grace, to one who wholeheartedly wants it.
प्रवचन, चतुराई और बहुत-सी किताबें पढ़ना यह जानने के लिए काफ़ी नहीं कि हम वास्तव में कौन हैं। यह एक खुलने की तरह, लगभग कृपा की तरह, उसे मिलता है जो पूरे मन से इसे चाहता है।
Yama: the Self is not gained by discourse, intellect or much learning; it is gained by the one it chooses, and to that one it reveals its own form. (The line can also be read: gained by the one who chooses it.)