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MahAvAkyAs Divine pearls


When we dive down deep in to our scriptures, we can find auspicious pearls in the form  Mahaavakyaas. Let us try to appreciate a tiny spec of of the deep meaning and endless beauty of a few. 

1. Eashavaasyamidam sarvam  ईशावास्यमिदं सर्वं    ഇശാവാസ്യമിദം  സർവം 

All this is God indeed or God is everything. 

Then, what is "all this" or "everything"?

2. Sarvam Khalvidam Brahmam सर्वं खल्विदं ब्रह्मं   സർവം ഖല്വിദം ബ്രഹ്മം 

"All this " is Brahmam.

Then how about me?

3. Aham Brahmaasmi अहं ब्रह्मास्मि   അഹം ബ്രഹമാസ്മി 

I am Brahmam.

Then who are "you"

4. Thath thvam asi  तहत त्वं असि   തത് ത്വം  അസി 

You are (also)"that"  or "that" is what you are.

Now, what do you mean by "that"?

5. Ayamaathma brahmam   अयमात्मा ब्रह्मं  അയാമാത്മാ ബ്രഹ്മം 

You are Aathma which is the same as "that" or Brahmam or Aathma and "that" Brahmam are the same.

Which Brahmam?

6. Ekam sad vipra bahudha vadanthi एकं सद  विप्रा बहुधा वदन्ति  ഏകം സത് വിപ്രാ ബഹുധാ വദന്തി 

That Ultimate Truth which is explained as "Truth is One, the wise speak it in different ways." 

Sreekrishnaarppanamasthu

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