Upanishads · Bṛhadāraṇyaka 3,7.10
॥
Devanāgarī
यः दिक्षु तिष्ठन् दिग्भ्यः अन्तरो यं दिशः न विदुः यस्य दिशः शरीरं यः दिशः अन्तरो यमयति एषः ते आत्मा अन्तर्यामी अमृतः
Transliteration (IAST)
yaḥ dikṣu tiṣṭhan digbhyaḥ antaro yaṃ diśaḥ na viduḥ yasya diśaḥ śarīraṃ yaḥ diśaḥ antaro yamayati eṣaḥ te ātmā antaryāmī amṛtaḥ
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
यःyaḥwho; the one who
दिक्षुdikṣuin the quarters of space; in the directions
तिष्ठन्tiṣṭhanstanding still; abiding
दिग्भ्यःdigbhyaḥthan the quarters of space; than the directions
अन्तरोantarowithin; inner
यंyaṃwhom; by which
दिशःdiśaḥthe quarters of the sky; the directions
नnanot; no
विदुःviduḥthey know; they are aware
यस्यyasyawhose; in whose case
दिशःdiśaḥthe quarters of the sky; the directions
शरीरंśarīraṃbody; the bodily form
यःyaḥwho; the one who
दिशःdiśaḥthe quarters of the sky; the directions
अन्तरोantarowithin; inner
यमयतिyamayatihe governs; he holds in order
एषःeṣaḥthis; he
तेtethose; these
आत्माātmāthe self; the ātman
अन्तर्यामीantaryāmīthe inner ruler; the inner controller
अमृतःamṛtaḥimmortal; the undying
Translation
He who, dwelling in the quarters of the sky, is within them, whom the quarters do not know, whose body is the quarters, who rules them from within — he is your ātman, the Inner Ruler, the immortal.
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0041b91f7bda · published Jul 27, 2026, 1:02:52 AM UTC
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The formula of the antaryāmin is applied to the next vesture: the quarters of the sky. The same four members: He is within; the quarters do not know Him; the quarters are His body; He rules them from within. And the same conclusion: he is your ātman, the Inner Ruler, the immortal.
All directions are His body: wherever you turn, you turn within the Ruler; one may get lost on the roads — not in Him.