Upanishads · Chāndogya 4,15.2
॥
Devanāgarī
एतम् संयद्वामः इति आचक्षते एतम् हि सर्वाणि वामानि अभिसंयन्ति सर्वाणि एनम् वामानि अभिसंयन्ति यः एवम् वेद
Transliteration (IAST)
etam saṃyadvāmaḥ iti ācakṣate etam hi sarvāṇi vāmāni abhisaṃyanti sarvāṇi enam vāmāni abhisaṃyanti yaḥ evam veda
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SanskritIASTMeaning
एतम्etamit; of this
संयद्वामःsaṃyadvāmaḥthe Confluence of Blessings (saṁyad-vāma — 'he to whom all that is desirable converges'); the Gatherer of goods; He toward whom the blessings flow
इतिitithus; how
आचक्षतेācakṣatethey call him (ā + √cakṣ — 'to name'); they call; they name
एतम्etamit; of this
हिhiindeed; truly
सर्वाणिsarvāṇiall; the whole
वामानिvāmānithe good things (vāma — 'the desirable, the beautiful'); everything desirable; the beautiful things
अभिसंयन्तिabhisaṃyantithey flow together (abhi-sam + √i — 'to converge upon'); they come together; they gather
सर्वाणिsarvāṇiall; the whole
एनम्enamit; of this
वामानिvāmānithe good things (vāma — 'the desirable, the beautiful'); everything desirable; the beautiful things
अभिसंयन्तिabhisaṃyantithey flow together (abhi-sam + √i — 'to converge upon'); they come together; they gather
यःyaḥwho; the one who
एवम्evamthus; in this way
वेदvedaknows; understands
Translation
They call him "the Confluence of goods" (saṁyadvāma), for to him all goods flow together. All goods flow together also to him who knows this.
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The teacher gives the Puruṣa in the eye three names, and the first is saṁyadvāma, "He to whom good things converge" (saṁ-yat + vāma). Everything desirable, everything beautiful, all the vāma of the world is drawn to him as rivers to the sea: he is the point where all beauty and all good fortune meet. To seek goods severally is to chase after streams; the knower goes to the estuary.
And the law of correspondence is at once repeated: to one who knows this, goods flow of themselves. Not because he is adroit but because he stands at the Source: "To those who worship Me, thinking of nothing else, I Myself bring and preserve what they need" (BG 9.22). The beauty of this name lies in its direction: it is not a man who gathers goods, but goods that gather to the Lord — and to those who are with him.