उपद्रष्टानुमन्ता च भर्ता भोक्ता महेश्वरः ।परमात्मेति चाप्युक्तो देहेऽस्मिन्पुरुषः परः ॥
upadraṣṭānumantā ca bhartā bhoktā maheśvaraḥ |paramātmeti cāpy ukto dehe 'smin puruṣaḥ paraḥ ||
- उपद्रष्टा · upadraṣṭā
- the overseer, witness
- अनुमन्ता · anumantā
- the approver
- भर्ता · bhartā
- the supporter
- भोक्ता · bhoktā
- the experiencer
- महेश्वरः · maheśvaraḥ
- the great Lord
- परमात्मा · paramātmā
- the supreme Self
- देहे अस्मिन् · dehe asmin
- in this body
- पुरुषः परः · puruṣaḥ paraḥ
- the supreme Person
“The overseer and approver, supporter and experiencer, the great Lord — the supreme Self — so too is the supreme Person in this body called.”
— Original plain-language translation
Six titles restore spirit's majesty right after its bondage was described: even entangled, the indweller remains Lord. 'Approver' is finely chosen — spirit consents to experience without ever being compelled.
— Reader's notes (original)