Thursday, June 11, 2026

Upadesa Sahasri 10.10 Translations

aham param brahma viniścayātma-dṛn. na jāyate bhūya iti śruter vacaḥ na caiva bīje ’py asati prajāyate phalaṃ, na janmāsti tato hy amohatā 

[10] He who has a settled vision of the Self in the form ‘I am the supreme Absolute’ is not born again, says the Veda. No fruit can grow up where there is no longer a seed, so there can be no more rebirth when there is no delusion. ~Alston

10. There is the saying of the Sruti that one who has the sure conviction about oneself that one is Brahman is never born again. There being no delusion there is no birth. For, when the cause is not there, there cannot be any effect. ~Jagadananda

10. He who sees Atman with the firm belief “I am the highest Brahman” “is born no more” (Kath. Up. 1,38), says the Sruti. When there is no seed, no fruit is produced. Therefore there is no birth, for there is no delusion. ~Mayeda



My Transcreation:

I, Parabrahman, Atman, with surest vision, see—

no one is born again, as the Vedas say.

When the seed is absent, there's no creation.

No fruit is born where there's no delusion.



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Line 1: aham param brahma viniścayātma-dṛn
Word-by-Word Meaning
  • aham: I.
  • param: the supreme / highest.
  • brahma: Brahman (the ultimate, absolute reality).
  • viniścaya: firm conviction / certain knowledge.
  • ātma: self.
  • dṛn (from dṛś): one who sees / perceives.

  • na: not.
  • jāyate: is born.
  • bhūyaḥ: again / furthermore.
  • iti: thus / so.
  • śruteḥ: of the Śruti (the Vedas / Upanishads).
  • vacaḥ: the word / declaration

  • na: not.
  • ca: and.
  • eva: indeed / certainly.
  • bīje: when the seed [is].
  • api: even / also.
  • asati: non-existent / absent.
  • prajāyate: is produced / comes into being

  • phalam: fruit / result.
  • na: no.
  • janma: birth.
  • asti: there is.
  • tataḥ: therefore / from that.
  • hi: because / surely.
  • amohatā: delusionless state / freedom from ignorance 
Line 2: na jāyate bhūya iti śruter vacaḥ
Line 3: na caiva bīje ’py asati prajāyate
Line 4: phalaṃ, na janmāsti tato hy amohatā

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Upadesa Sahasri 10.9 Translations

avidyayā bhāvanayā ca karmabhir vivikta ātmā ’vyavadḥiḥ sunirmalaḥ dṛg-adi-śakti-pracito ’ham advayaḥ sthitaḥ svarūpe gaganaṃ yathā ’calam 

[9] I am the Self, entirely pure, without a veil,1 unaffected by nescience or its false suggestions or by actions and their results. Though (apparently) clothed in the powers of sight, hearing, etc., I am one without a second, eternally fixed in my own true nature, motionless like the ether of the sky. ~Alston

9. Not distanced by anything from Itself and untouched by Ignorance, false conceptions (of possessing a body etc.) and by actions, the Self is very pure. Without a second and established in My real nature like the immovable ether, I am (thought11to be) connected with the powers of seeing and other perceptions. ~Jagadananda

10.9 Separate and imperishable, very pure, I am the Self, unchangeable by the effects of ignorance or by actions, I am associated with sight and so on and filled with energy. I am non-dual and established in my own nature, immovable as the sky. ~Denton

9. Being perfectly stainless, Atman is distinguished from, and broken by, nescience, residual impression, and actions. Being filled with powers such as Seeing, I am non-dual, standing [perfect] in my own nature and motionless like the sky. ~Mayeda



Word-by-Word Breakdown
Line 1 Components
  • avidyayā (अविद्यया): By/from ignorance (spiritual nescience or lack of true knowledge).
  • bhāvanayā (भावनया): By/from mental concepts (imaginations, meditations, or deep-seated impressions).
  • ca (): And.
  • karmabhiḥ (कर्मभिः): By/from actions (past, present, or future deeds and their fruits).
  • viviktaḥ (विविक्तः): Separated, distinguished, or completely isolated from.
  • ātmā (आत्मा): The Self (the innermost spiritual essence).
  • avyavadhiḥ (अव्यवधिः): Without any separation, boundary, or intervening barrier (limitless).
  • sunirmalaḥ (सुनिर्मलः): Supremely pure, completely unstained, and free from defects.
Line 2 Components
  • dṛg-ādi-śakti-pracitaḥ (दृगादिशक्तिप्रचितः):
    • dṛg = Seeing / consciousness.
    • ādi = And others (hearing, thinking, knowing, etc.).
    • śakti = Powers or faculties.
    • pracitaḥ = Filled with, endowed with, or gathered.
    • Meaning: Endowed with the core faculty of sight/awareness and all other cognitive powers.
  • aham (अहम्): I am. 
  • advayaḥ (अद्वयः): Non-dual (without a second, one absolute reality). 
  • sthitaḥ (स्थितः): Established, seated, or resting.
  • svarūpe (स्वरूपे): In my own true nature (essential identity).
  • gagnam (गगनम्): The sky, space, or firmament.
  • yathā (यथा): Just as, like.
  • acalam (अचलम्): Immovable, steady, or unshakeable. 

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My Transcreation in progress


Detached from ignorance, imagination, and action,

the limitless Self is completely pure.

Endowed with the powers of seeing and such, I am nondual,

established in my true nature, and motionless like the sky.







All transcreations to date:

Transcreating Upadesa Sahasri Verse Chapter 10 dṛśi-svarūpa paramārtha-darśanam