Upanishads · Bṛhadāraṇyaka 3,7.11
॥
Devanāgarī
यः चन्द्रतारके तिष्ठन् चन्द्रतारकात् अन्तरो यं चन्द्रतारकं न वेद यस्य चन्द्रतारकं शरीरं यः चन्द्रतारकम् अन्तरो यमयति एषः ते आत्मा अन्तर्यामी अमृतः
Transliteration (IAST)
yaḥ candratārake tiṣṭhan candratārakāt antaro yaṃ candratārakaṃ na veda yasya candratārakaṃ śarīraṃ yaḥ candratārakam antaro yamayati eṣaḥ te ātmā antaryāmī amṛtaḥ
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
यःyaḥwho; the one who
चन्द्रतारकेcandratārakein the moon and the stars; in the world of moon and stars
तिष्ठन्tiṣṭhanstanding still; abiding
चन्द्रतारकात्candratārakātthan the moon and the stars; than the world of moon and stars
अन्तरोantarowithin; inner
यंyaṃwhom; by which
चन्द्रतारकंcandratārakaṃthe moon and the stars; the world of moon and stars
नnanot; no
वेदvedaknows; realises
यस्यyasyawhose; in whose case
चन्द्रतारकंcandratārakaṃthe moon and the stars; the world of moon and stars
शरीरंśarīraṃbody; the bodily form
यःyaḥwho; the one who
चन्द्रतारकम्candratārakamby the moon and the stars; by the world of moon and stars
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 moon and stars, is within them, whom the moon and stars do not know, whose body is the moon and stars, who rules them from within — he is your ātman, the Inner Ruler, the immortal.
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cde1b1c161a2 · 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 moon and the stars. The same four members: He is within; the moon and stars do not know Him; the moon and stars are His body; He rules them from within. And the same conclusion: he is your ātman, the Inner Ruler, the immortal.
The lights of the night, the leaders of time and of the tides, are themselves led: the calendar of the world is written by the hand of their Inner One.