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असतो मा सद्गमय। 

तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय। 

मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय।

ॐ शांतिः शांतिः शांतिः

𝔹𝕙𝕒𝕘𝕧𝕒𝕕𝕘𝕚𝕥𝕒

महर्षीणां भृगुरहं गिरामस्म्येकमक्षरम् |

यज्ञानां जपयज्ञोऽस्मि स्थावराणां हिमालय: || 10.25||

Of the great rishis I am Bhrigu, and of words I am the monosyllable “Om.” Of sacrifices I am the sacrifice of japa; of immovable things I am the Himālaya.

Though there are thousands of words, yet the single syllable OM (Pranava) is the Lord Himself. He is Pranava. The sanctity and the divinity of this syllable ‘OM’ is declared many times in the Scriptures. It is the greatest purifier. It is the sound symbol of Brahman. Its repetition removes all sins. Contemplation of its meaning and significance leads to Moksha. Of what avail is it to waste the precious breath of life in endless talking of a thousand useless and undesirable matters? May all the seekers take to Pranava with faith, and thereby derive the highest spiritual reward.

The Lord declares that He is the sacrifice of silent repetition (japa) among the sacrifices. The sacred power of Japayajna is thus proved by the Lord Himself. It is the most powerful act of sacrifice. All the impurities, vicious tendencies, and violent passions are removed by Japayajna. Other sacrifices mentioned in the Vedas are difficult to perform for the common man, because they require wealth, labour and the help of many people. But nothing is needed for this Japa Yajna. Everyone can do it. There are several Mantras mentioned in the scriptures for Japa. The seeker can choose any one of them and perform this sacrifice to his heart’s content with ease and facility. The Lord is pleased with this yajna. Nay, it is the Lord Himself. Let all the aspirants carry on this Yajna for self-purification and attain Self-realisation.

𝕍𝕚𝕧𝕖𝕜𝕒𝕔𝕙𝕦𝕕𝕒𝕞𝕒𝕟𝕚

पञ्चानामपि कोशानां निषेधे युक्तितः श्रुतेः ।

तन्निषेधावधि साक्षी बोधरूपोऽवशिष्यते ॥ 210 ||

When all the five sheaths have been eliminated by the reasoning on Shruti passages, what remains as the culminating point of the process, is the Witness, the Knowledge Absolute – the Ātman.

When, through the guidance of śruti (Upaniṣadic teaching) and reasoned inquiry (yukti), all the five sheaths (pañca-kośas)—annamaya, prāṇamaya, manomaya, vijñānamaya, and ānandamaya—are successively negated as not-Self, what finally remains is the Witness. This Witness is not an object to be known, but pure Consciousness itself (bodha-rūpa)—self-luminous, changeless, and ever-present. It is the silent seer that persists up to the very end of negation, untouched by body, life, mind, intellect, or even bliss.

Thus, the verse points to the central Vedāntic realization: Ātman is the witnessing consciousness that remains after all superimpositions are removed. It is not attained anew, but recognized as what one always already is.

HAVE A BRIGHT AND CHEERFUL DAY