स एक एव सद्रूपः सत्योऽद्वैतः परात्परः । स्वप्रकाशः सदापूर्णः सच्चिदानन्दलक्षणः ॥ ३४ ॥
sa ēka ēva sadrūpaḥ satyō’dvaitaḥ parātparaḥ | svaprakāśaḥ sadāpūrṇaḥ saccidānandalakṣaṇaḥ || 34 ||
Translation
He is the One alone, whose nature is being, the Real, without a second, higher than the highest, self-luminous, ever full, whose nature is being, consciousness and bliss.
Word by word
- sa
- he
- ēka
- one
- ēva
- alone
- sadrūpaḥ
- whose nature is being
- satyō’dvaitaḥ
- real, without a second
- parātparaḥ
- higher than the highest
- svaprakāśaḥ
- self-luminous
- sadāpūrṇaḥ
- ever full, undivided
- saccidānandalakṣaṇaḥ
- of the nature of being, consciousness and bliss
Meaning
The commentary: since meditation on him pleases all and leads to nirvāṇa, the Supreme Self alone is to be meditated on and worshipped. Advaita means without a second of the same or of another kind; self-luminous, not needing the sun or moon to be revealed.