Upanishads · Gopāla-tāpanī Pūrva 24
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Devanāgarī
ओंकारेणान्तरितं ये जपन्ति गोविन्दस्य पञ्चपदं मनुं तं ।
तेषामसौ दर्शयेदात्मरूपं तस्मान् मुमुक्षुरभ्यसेन्नित्यं शान्त्यै
Transliteration (IAST)
oṁkāreṇāntaritaṁ ye japanti govindasya pañcapadaṁ manuṁ taṁ |
teṣāmasau darśayedātmarūpaṁ tasmān mumukṣurabhyasennityaṁ śāntyai
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
ओंकारेण अन्तरितम्oṁkāreṇa antaritamenclosed by the oṁkāra; interspersed with the syllable oṁ
ये जपन्तिye japantithey who murmur; those who repeat
गोविन्दस्यgovindasyaof Govinda; belonging to Govinda
पञ्चपदम् मनुम् तम्pañcapadam manum tamthat five-worded mantra; this manu of five words
तेषाम् असौteṣām asauto them He; to them He
दर्शयेत् आत्मरूपम्darśayet ātmarūpamshows His own form; displays His own shape
तस्मात् मुमुक्षुःtasmāt mumukṣuḥtherefore one who longs for freedom; so let the seeker of liberation
अभ्यसेत् नित्यम्abhyaset nityamlet him practise constantly; let him repeat it always
शान्त्यैśāntyaifor peace; for the sake of calm
Translation
They who murmur the five-worded mantra of Govinda, enclosed by the oṁkāra — to them He shows His own form. Therefore let one who longs for freedom repeat it constantly, for peace.
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The verse promises for japa not a general good but something quite definite: "He shows His own form", darśayet ātma-rūpam. The fruit of the mantra, that is, is the seeing of Him whose name it is.
The word antarita — "enclosed, interspersed" — matters: the five-worded mantra is uttered within the oṁkāra, beginning and ending it with the syllable OṀ. Thus a particular name is set inside the most general one — that by which the Veda names the Highest as such.
One condition is named: abhyaset nityam — "let him practise constantly". Abhyāsa, constancy, is in the śāstras the chief condition of all contemplation; the Śvetāśvatara says the same, comparing contemplation to the drawing of fire by friction.
And the goal for which the repetition is enjoined is named with unexpected modesty: śāntyai, "for peace". Not for visions and not for powers. Peace here is the very state in which alone a meeting is possible; of it the last mantra of the Śvetāśvatara also speaks, where the secret is not to be given to the unpacified.
This verse together with the two preceding forms a chain: worship without self-interest — take refuge — repeat the name. Three means, and all three lead to one thing: He shows Himself.