ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं तथा ज्ञाता यस्मादन्यन्न विद्यते । सर्वज्ञः सर्वशक्तिर्यस्तस्मै ज्ञानात्मने नमः ॥
jñānaṃ jñeyaṃ tathā jñātā yasmādanyanna vidyate | sarvajñaḥ sarvaśaktiryastasmai jñānātmane namaḥ ||
Salutation to that Self which is knowledge, apart from which knowledge, the known and the knower do not exist; which is all-knowing and all-powerful.
उस ज्ञानस्वरूप आत्मा को नमस्कार, जिससे भिन्न ज्ञान, ज्ञेय और ज्ञाता नहीं हैं; जो सर्वज्ञ और सर्वशक्तिमान है।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
The chapter ends where it began: honouring the awareness in which knower, knowing and known are one.
अध्याय वहीं समाप्त होता है जहाँ से आरम्भ हुआ था: उस चेतना का सम्मान जिसमें ज्ञाता, ज्ञान और ज्ञेय एक हैं।
Shankaracharya, in the seventeenth chapter of the Upadeshasahasri (on right thinking), closes the chapter with a salutation to the Self as knowledge, mirroring the opening verse.