કસ્ત્વં કોઽહં કુત આયાતઃ
Kastvam Koham Kuta Ayatah in Gujarati · ગુજરાતી
તમારી ભાષા/લિપિમાં વાંચો
ઉત્પત્તિ અને કથા
Bhaja Govindam (Moha Mudgara), verse on self-inquiry · Adi Shankaracharya · 8th century CE (circa 788-820)
This verse forms part of Adi Shankaracharya's Bhaja Govindam, the hymn sung in Varanasi to awaken the soul from worldly illusion. Having repeatedly shown the impermanence of all that we cling to, Shankaracharya here gives the seeker the direct practice of Advaita Vedanta — to inquire 'Who am I?' and 'Whence have I come?' — and to see the whole world as a passing dream, releasing it in favour of the eternal Self.
✦ શાસ્ત્રોમાં કહ્યા પ્રમાણે
The question 'Koham' (Who am I?) raised in this verse is the same self-inquiry that great sages have used across the ages to attain Self-realization. It is said that one who sincerely pursues this question to its end finds the ego dissolved and the true Self shining of its own accord.
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કોઈપણ પંક્તિ અથવા ▶ બટન દબાવી સાંભળો
કસ્ત્વં કોઽહં કુત આયાતઃ કા મે જનની કો મે તાતઃ । ઇતિ પરિભાવય સર્વમસારં વિશ્વં ત્યક્ત્વા સ્વપ્નવિચારમ્ ॥
Kastvam koham kuta ayatah ka me janani ko me tatah Iti paribhavaya sarvamasaram vishvam tyaktva svapnavicharam
અર્થ:Who are you? Who am I? From where have I come? Who is my mother, who my father? Thus reflect deeply, and seeing this whole world as essenceless, like a dream, give it up.
શબ્દ-શબ્દ અર્થ
ઉચ્ચારણ સાંભળવા કોઈપણ શબ્દ પર ક્લિક કરો
Kastvam Koham Kuta Ayatah પાઠના લાભ
Offers a direct method of self-inquiry — 'Who am I? Whence have I come?'
Dissolves false identification with parents, body, and worldly roles
Reveals the dreamlike, essenceless nature of the world (vishvam asaram)
Turns the mind inward toward the true Self (Atman)
A cornerstone teaching of Advaita Vedanta in two lines
Cultivates detachment and clarity of discrimination (viveka)
Kastvam Koham Kuta Ayatah જપ વિધિ
Use this verse as a guide for self-inquiry. Recite it, then sit with the question 'Koham?' (Who am I?), letting it draw your attention inward beyond name, body, and relationships. Do not rush to a verbal answer; let the inquiry deepen into silent awareness. Contemplating the world as 'svapna' (a dream) helps loosen attachment as you meditate.
વારંવાર પુછાતા પ્રશ્નો
આ પણ વાંચો
ॐ
સંપૂર્ણ Kastvam Koham Kuta Ayatah શ્લોક-શ્લોક અર્થ સહિત વાંચો, અથવા વધુ પવિત્ર પાઠ જુઓ