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न तत्र सूर्यो भाति

🕉️ upanishad·📿 11× जप·🕐 Early morning or at dusk (lamp-lighting time), during meditation·📜 Katha Upanishad, Verse 2.2.15 (also Mundaka Upanishad 2.2.10 and Shvetashvatara Upanishad 6.14)

अन्य नाम / खोज: na tatra suryo bhati · na tatra suryo bhati na chandra tarakam · there the sun does not shine · tasya bhasa sarvam idam vibhati

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अर्थ

न तत्र सूर्यो भाति उपनिषदों के सर्वाधिक तेजोमय श्लोकों में से एक है, जो कठ, मुण्डक और श्वेताश्वतर उपनिषदों में मिलता है। यह घोषित करता है कि ब्रह्म के परम धाम में न सूर्य, न चन्द्र-तारे, न बिजली, न अग्नि प्रकाशित हो सकती है — क्योंकि ब्रह्म स्वयं स्वयंप्रकाश 'ज्योतियों की ज्योति' है। समस्त ज्योतियाँ उसी का प्रकाश पाकर चमकती हैं; उसी के प्रकाश से सम्पूर्ण जगत् प्रकाशित है। यह श्लोक आत्मा को शुद्ध चैतन्य, समस्त प्रकाशों के पीछे का प्रकाश बताता है।

उत्पत्ति और कथा

Katha Upanishad, Verse 2.2.15 (also Mundaka Upanishad 2.2.10 and Shvetashvatara Upanishad 6.14) · Traditional (Upanishadic) · Vedic / Upanishadic

In the Katha Upanishad, after Yama unfolds to Nachiketa the nature of the immortal Self, he describes the supreme abode of Brahman with this radiant verse: there no sun, moon, star, lightning or fire shines, for that one Reality, shining of itself, lends its light to all. The same verse is echoed in the Mundaka and Shvetashvatara Upanishads, so cherished is its vision of Brahman as the self-luminous Light of lights, by whose radiance alone the entire universe is seen.

शास्त्रों में वर्णित

The seers declare that the one who realizes this inner Light crosses beyond all darkness — for having found the self-effulgent Self that even the sun cannot illumine, no shadow of ignorance or death can touch him, and he shines, as the Upanishad says, with the light of Brahman itself.

मंत्र

किसी भी पंक्ति या ▶ बटन पर टैप कर सुनें

तत्र सूर्यो भाति चन्द्रतारकं नेमा विद्युतो भान्ति कुतोऽयमग्निः तमेव भान्तमनुभाति सर्वं तस्य भासा सर्वमिदं विभाति

na tatra sūryo bhāti na candratārakaṁ nemā vidyuto bhānti kuto'yam agniḥ tam eva bhāntam anubhāti sarvaṁ tasya bhāsā sarvam idaṁ vibhāti

अर्थ:वहाँ न सूर्य प्रकाशित होता है, न चन्द्रमा और तारे, न ये बिजलियाँ चमकती हैं — फिर यह अग्नि कैसे (प्रकाशित कर सके)? उस (ब्रह्म) के प्रकाशित होने पर ही सब कुछ प्रकाशित होता है; उसी के प्रकाश से यह सम्पूर्ण जगत् प्रकाशमान है।

शब्द-दर-शब्द अर्थ

उच्चारण सुनने के लिए किसी भी शब्द पर क्लिक करें

न तत्र🔊na tatraNot there (in that supreme abode of Brahman)
सूर्यः भाति🔊sūryaḥ bhātiDoes the sun shine
न चन्द्रतारकम्🔊na candratārakamNor the moon and stars
न इमाः विद्युतः भान्ति🔊na imāḥ vidyutaḥ bhāntiNor do these lightnings shine
कुतः अयम् अग्निः🔊kutaḥ ayam agniḥHow then this fire? (much less this earthly fire)
तम् एव भान्तम्🔊tam eva bhāntamThat alone shining (Brahman, the one self-luminous Reality)
अनुभाति सर्वम्🔊anubhāti sarvamEverything shines after It; all shine by reflecting Its light
तस्य भासा🔊tasya bhāsāBy Its light, by Its radiance
सर्वम् इदम् विभाति🔊sarvam idaṁ vibhātiAll this is illumined, the whole universe shines

न तत्र सूर्यो भाति पाठ के लाभ

Reveals Brahman as the self-luminous Light of lights, the source of all light and awareness.

Teaches that consciousness, not the sun or any outer light, is the true illuminator of all experience.

Used in meditation to turn within toward the inner Light by which the mind and senses themselves shine.

Inspires awe and devotion before the transcendent Reality beyond all created luminaries.

Brings deep peace by anchoring the seeker in the changeless inner Light rather than fleeting outer lights.

A cherished verse for contemplation on the nature of the Self as pure consciousness.

न तत्र सूर्यो भाति जप विधि

जप संख्या11बार
उत्तम समयEarly morning or at dusk (lamp-lighting time), during meditation
दिशाEast or North

Recite 'Na Tatra Suryo Bhati' and reflect that even the sun, moon and fire are objects you perceive — and that the awareness in which they appear is itself the inner Light that needs no other light to be known. Turn the attention from outer lights to this self-luminous consciousness, recognizing it as Brahman, the Light of all lights. It is a beautiful verse to contemplate while gazing at a flame or at dawn.

अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले प्रश्न

It means 'There the sun does not shine, nor the moon and stars, nor lightning, nor fire'. In the supreme Reality of Brahman, no external light is needed, for Brahman is self-luminous; everything else shines only by Its light.
This verse appears in three major Upanishads: the Katha Upanishad (2.2.15), the Mundaka Upanishad (2.2.10), and the Shvetashvatara Upanishad (6.14). Its recurrence shows how central this image of Brahman as the Light of lights is to Vedanta.
It speaks of the light of consciousness, not physical light. The sun and fire reveal objects, but they themselves are revealed by awareness. Brahman is that awareness — the Light that illumines even the sun, the changeless consciousness behind all knowing.
It is often chanted during the waving of the lamp (arati) and at lamp-lighting, recognizing that the outer flame is but a symbol of the inner self-luminous Brahman. It is also a favourite verse for meditation on the Self as pure light.

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