Upanishads · Bṛhadāraṇyaka 1,5.19
॥
Devanāgarī
दिवः च एनम् आदित्यात् च दैवम् मनः आविशति तद् वै दैवम् मनः येन आनन्दी एव भवति अथो न शोचति
Transliteration (IAST)
divaḥ ca enam ādityāt ca daivam manaḥ āviśati tad vai daivam manaḥ yena ānandī eva bhavati atho na śocati
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
दिवःdivaḥfrom heaven; out of the heavenly world
चcaand; as well as
एनम्enamit; of this
आदित्यात्ādityātfrom the sun; out of Āditya
चcaand; as well as
दैवम्daivamthe divine (daiva); the godly; the divine
मनःmanaḥthe mind; thinking
आविशतिāviśatienters; penetrates
तद्tadthat; this
वैvaitruly; indeed
दैवम्daivamthe divine (daiva); the godly; the divine
मनःmanaḥthe mind; thinking
येनyenaby which; by means of which
आनन्दीānandīhe is joyful (ānandin); he is blissful; he is joyful
एवevaindeed; only
भवतिbhavatibecomes; he presents himself
अथोathoand further; further
नnanot; no
शोचतिśocatihe grieves (from √śuc; na śocati — 'does not grieve'); laments; grieves
Translation
From the sky and from the sun the divine mind enters into him. The divine mind is that by which a man is joyful and does not grieve.
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The second gift is the divine mind from the sky and the sun, and its definition is among the most merciful in the Veda: "that by which a man is joyful and does not grieve" (ānandī eva bhavaty atho na śocati). Not omniscience, not super-thought — joy without sorrow: that is the mark of a mind returned to its divine condition.
The measure is given once for all: a mind that breeds anguish, anxiety and dejection is not yet in its place; the solar mind is bright by nature, as its luminous form, the sun, is (1.5.12). Sadness is not depth but a darkening; healed thought rejoices as the sky does on a clear day. "The knower of the ātman crosses beyond sorrow", the Chāndogya promised (7.1.3); here we are shown by what: sorrow is not defeated — one recovers from it into the divine mind.