स्वयमेवात्मनात्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम ।भूतभावन भूतेश देवदेव जगत्पते ॥
svayam evātmanātmānaṃ vettha tvaṃ puruṣottama | bhūtabhāvana bhūteśa devadeva jagatpate ||
- स्वयम् एव · svayam eva
- yourself alone
- आत्मना · ātmanā
- by yourself
- आत्मानम् · ātmānam
- yourself
- वेत्थ · vettha
- you know
- पुरुषोत्तम · puruṣottama
- O supreme Person
- भूतभावन · bhūtabhāvana
- O bringer-forth of beings
- भूतेश · bhūteśa
- O Lord of beings
- देवदेव · devadeva
- O God of gods
- जगत्पते · jagatpate
- O Lord of the world
“You alone know yourself by yourself, O supreme Person — O bringer-forth of beings, Lord of beings, God of gods, Lord of the world.”
— Original plain-language translation
Self-knowledge belongs to God alone; all other knowing is received. Four vocatives pile up like garlands before the petition. Only the self-knowing One can worthily declare himself.
— Reader's notes (original)