Athato Brahma Jijnasa (Brahma Sutra 1.1.1) — Complete Lyrics
अथातो ब्रह्मजिज्ञासा
Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation
अथातो ब्रह्मजिज्ञासा ॥ १ ॥
जन्माद्यस्य यतः ॥ २ ॥
शास्त्रयोनित्वात् ॥ ३ ॥
तत्तु समन्वयात् ॥ ४ ॥
athāto brahma-jijñāsā (1.1.1)
janmādy asya yataḥ (1.1.2)
śāstra-yonitvāt (1.1.3)
tat tu samanvayāt (1.1.4)
Now, therefore, (begins) the enquiry into Brahman. (1.1.1) Brahman is that from which the origin, sustenance and dissolution of this universe proceed. (1.1.2) Because the scriptures are the source (of its knowledge). (1.1.3) But that (Brahman is the harmonious purport of all the scriptures), because of their consistent import. (1.1.4)
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