मन्त्रग्रहणमात्रेण तदात्मा तन्मयो भवेत् । ब्रह्मभूतस्य देवेशि किमन्यैर्बहुसाधनैः ॥ १३९ ॥
mantragrahaṇamātrēṇa tadātmā tanmayō bhavēt | brahmabhūtasya dēvēśi kimanyairbahusādhanaiḥ || 139 ||
Translation
By merely receiving the mantra he becomes one with That, filled with That; and for one who has become Brahman, O queen of the gods, what need of many other practices?
Word by word
- mantragrahaṇamātrēṇa
- by merely receiving the mantra
- tadātmā
- one whose self is That
- tanmayō
- filled with That
- bhavēt
- becomes
- brahmabhūtasya
- for one who has become Brahman
- dēvēśi
- O queen of the gods
- kimanyairbahusādhanaiḥ
- what of many other practices
Meaning
Tadātmā is glossed as one whose inner being is devoted to Brahman; tanmaya, having the nature of Brahman.