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advaitavedantashankaracharyabrahman

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श्लोकार्धेन प्रवक्ष्यामि in Punjabi (Gurmukhi) · ਪੰਜਾਬੀ

🕉️ hindu·📿 11× ਜਪ·🕐 Morning during study and meditation, or before beginning the study of any Vedantic scripture·📜 Advaita Vedanta tradition; attributed to Adi Shankaracharya (also appears in Brahma Jnanavali Mala)
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Advaita Vedanta tradition; attributed to Adi Shankaracharya (also appears in Brahma Jnanavali Mala) · Adi Shankaracharya (traditional) · c. 8th century CE

This couplet is one of the best-loved summaries of Advaita Vedanta. Its bold opening line — 'I shall declare in half a verse what is said in millions of books' — became a byword for the conciseness and power of the non-dual teaching. The half-verse it delivers, 'Brahman is real, the world is appearance, the self is Brahman,' is regarded as the crest-jewel statement of the entire tradition.

ਸ਼ਾਸਤਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੱਸੇ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ

Teachers say that the seeker who fully realizes the meaning of this single half-verse has grasped the goal of all scripture; for in directly knowing that the Self is Brahman and the world a mere appearance, the bondage born of ignorance is dissolved and liberation is attained.

ਮੰਤਰ

ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਪੰਗਤੀ ਜਾਂ ▶ ਬਟਨ ਨੂੰ ਛੂਹ ਕੇ ਸੁਣੋ

ਸ਼੍ਲੋਕਾਰ੍ਧੇਨ ਪ੍ਰਵਕ੍ਸ਼੍ਯਾਮਿ ਯਦੁਕ੍ਤਂ ਗ੍ਰਨ੍ਥਕੋਟਿਭਿਃ। ਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮ ਸਤ੍ਯਂ ਜਗਨ੍ਮਿਥ੍ਯਾ ਜੀਵੋ ਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮੈਵ ਨਾਪਰਃ॥

ślokārdhena pravakṣyāmi yad uktaṃ grantha-koṭibhiḥ | brahma satyaṃ jagan-mithyā jīvo brahmaiva nāparaḥ ||

ਅਰਥ:करोड़ों ग्रन्थों में जो कहा गया है, उसे मैं आधे श्लोक में कह देता हूँ — ब्रह्म ही सत्य है, जगत् मिथ्या है, और जीव ब्रह्म ही है, उससे भिन्न नहीं।

ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਸ਼ਬਦ ਅਰਥ

ਉਚਾਰਨ ਸੁਣਨ ਲਈ ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਉੱਤੇ ਕਲਿੱਕ ਕਰੋ

ਸ਼੍ਲੋਕ-ਅਰ੍ਧੇਨ🔊śloka-ardhenain half a verse, in half a sloka
ਪ੍ਰਵਕ੍ਸ਼੍ਯਾਮਿ🔊pravakṣyāmiI shall declare, I will state
ਯਤ੍ ਉਕ੍ਤਮ੍🔊yat uktamthat which has been said / taught
ਗ੍ਰਨ੍ਥ-ਕੋਟਿਭਿਃ🔊grantha-koṭibhiḥby millions (tens of millions) of books / scriptures
ਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮ🔊brahmaBrahman, the absolute Reality
ਸਤ੍ਯਮ੍🔊satyamreal, true, ever-existent
ਜਗਤ੍🔊jagatthe world, the universe
ਮਿਥ੍ਯਾ🔊mithyāunreal, illusory, of merely apparent (dependent) existence
ਜੀਵਃ🔊jīvaḥthe individual self, the embodied soul
ਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮ ਏਵ🔊brahma evaBrahman alone, verily Brahman
ਨ ਅਪਰਃ🔊na aparaḥnot other, not different

श्लोकार्धेन प्रवक्ष्यामि ਪਾਠ ਦੇ ਲਾਭ

Compresses the essence of all Vedantic scripture into a single, unforgettable couplet

Establishes the threefold non-dual truth with striking clarity

Ideal for daily contemplation and as a touchstone for the whole path of knowledge

Frees the mind from confusion by stating the goal in the simplest possible terms

Affirms the seeker's own identity with the infinite Brahman

Often recited by teachers as the opening summary of Advaita Vedanta

श्लोकार्धेन प्रवक्ष्यामि ਪਾਠ ਵਿਧੀ

ਜਪ ਗਿਣਤੀ11ਵਾਰ
ਉੱਤਮ ਸਮਾਂMorning during study and meditation, or before beginning the study of any Vedantic scripture

Recite the couplet with attention, letting the first line awaken wonder at how all wisdom can be held in half a verse, and the second line settle into contemplation of its threefold truth. It is a manana (reflection) verse; repeat it 11 or 21 times to memorize it, then return to it often as a reminder of the heart of Vedanta.

ਅਕਸਰ ਪੁੱਛੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਸਵਾਲ

ਇਸ ਪੰਨੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਪੂਰਾ श्लोकार्धेन प्रवक्ष्यामि ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ ਲਿਪੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ — ਉਹੀ ਮੂਲ ਸ਼ਲੋਕ, ਅੱਖਰ-ਅੱਖਰ ਲਿਪੀਅੰਤਰਿਤ, ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਸੌਖ ਨਾਲ ਪੜ੍ਹ ਅਤੇ ਜਪ ਸਕੋ। ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਪੰਗਤੀ (ਜਾਂ ▶ ਬਟਨ) ਨੂੰ ਛੂਹ ਕੇ ਉਸ ਦਾ ਪਾਠ ਸੁਣੋ।
ਹਾਂ — ਕੇਵਲ ਲਿਪੀ ਬਦਲਦੀ ਹੈ; ਸ਼ਬਦ ਅਤੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਮੂਲ ਹੀ ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ। ਇਸ ਪੰਨੇ ਦਾ ਸ਼ਲੋਕ-ਦਰ-ਸ਼ਲੋਕ ਅਰਥ, ਲਾਭ ਅਤੇ ਪਾਠ ਵਿਧੀ ਉਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਲਾਗੂ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ।
It is traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya and is among the most famous summaries of Advaita Vedanta. It is widely cited in the Vedantic tradition (including the Brahma Jnanavali Mala) and is treasured as the perfect 'half-verse' encapsulation of non-dual teaching.
The first line makes exactly this claim, and the second delivers the summary. All the Upanishads, the Brahma Sutras and the vast commentarial literature point to one conclusion: the reality of Brahman, the appearance-nature of the world, and the identity of the self with Brahman. The verse offers that conclusion directly.
Mithya does not mean the world is non-existent; it means the world has only a dependent, appearance-level reality, like a reflection or a dream. It is experienced but is not absolutely, independently real the way Brahman is.
Its second line is the celebrated statement 'Brahma satyam jagan mithya jivo brahmaiva naparah.' This couplet frames that statement with the striking first line declaring that it sums up the teaching of millions of texts.

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