Vedaham Etam Purusham Mahantam (I Have Known That Great Purusha) — Complete Lyrics
वेदाहमेतं पुरुषं महान्तम्
Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation
वेदाहमेतं पुरुषं महान्तमादित्यवर्णं तमसः परस्तात् ।
तमेव विदित्वातिमृत्युमेति नान्यः पन्था विद्यतेऽयनाय ॥
vedāham etaṁ puruṣaṁ mahāntam ādityavarṇaṁ tamasaḥ parastāt
tam eva viditvātimṛtyum eti nānyaḥ panthā vidyate'yanāya
I have known that great Purusha, radiant as the sun, beyond all darkness. Knowing Him alone one passes beyond death; there is no other path for the journey to liberation.
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