अयं प्रपञ्चो मिथ्यैव सत्यं ब्रह्माहमद्वयम् । अत्र प्रमाणं वेदान्ता गुरवोऽनुभवस्तथा ॥ ३५ ॥
ayaṁ prapañcō mithyaiva satyaṁ brahmāhamadvayam | atra pramāṇaṁ vēdāntā guravō’nubhavastathā || 35 ||
Translation
This expanse is false alone; true is Brahman, I, without a second. Of this the proof is the Upaniṣads, the teachers, and experience.
Word by word
- ayaṁ
- this
- prapañcō
- (prapañcaḥ) expanse
- mithyā
- false
- ēva
- alone
- satyaṁ
- true
- brahma
- Brahman
- aham
- I
- advayam
- without a second
- atra
- of this
- pramāṇaṁ
- the proof
- vēdāntā
- the Upaniṣads
- guravō
- (guravaḥ) the teachers
- anubhavas
- (anubhavaḥ) experience
- tathā
- and
Meaning
One of the clearest statements of the whole work. Another commentary names the three proofs in order: the Upaniṣads are the chief proof; the great teachers, to make their meaning one's own; and in the end one's own experience, the fruit. Scripture says it, the teacher shows it, and experience confirms it: the knowing is not complete until all three agree.