Kena Upanishad 4.6-2
Kenopaniṣatpadabhāṣya 4.6-2
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4.6-2
tad brahma ha kila tadvanaṃ nāma tasya vanaṃ tadvanaṃ tasya praṇijātasya pratyagātmabhūtatvādvanaṃ vananīyaṃ saṃbhajanīyam| ataḥ tadvanaṃ nāma, prakhyātaṃ brahma tadvanamiti yataḥ, tasmāt tadvanamiti anenaiva guṇābhidhānena upāsitavyaṃ cintanīyam|
anena nāmnopāsanasya phalamāha| sa yaḥ kaścid etad yathoktaṃ brahma evaṃ yathoktaguṇaṃ veda upāste abhi ha enam upāsakaṃ sarvāṇi bhūtāni abhi saṃvāñchanti ha prārthayanta eva yathā brahma ||
Tat, that Brahman; is ha, certainly; tadvanam nāma: tadvanam is derived from the words tasya, his, and vanam, adorable; It is adorable to all creatures, since It is their in-dwelling Self. Therefore Brahman is tadvanam nāma, well known as the one to be adored by all beings. Since it is tadvana, therefore tadvanam iti, through this name, tadvana, which is indicative of Its quality; It is upāsitavyam, to be meditated on. The text states the results of meditation through this name; saḥ yaḥ, anyone that; veda meditates on; etat, the aforesaid Brahman; evam, thus, as possessed of the qualities mentioned above; sarvāṇi bhūtāni, all beings; ha, certainly; enam, to him, this meditator; abhisaṁvāñchanti, pray, as (they do) to Brahman.
Translations (2)
- Eight Upaniṣads, with the Commentary of Śaṅkarācārya — Swami Gambhirananda 1957, English
- The Kena Upaniṣad and Śrī Śaṅkara's Commentary — S. Sitarama Sastri 1898, English
Linked texts (1)
- Kenopaniṣad — Sanskrit