उपनिषद् · Mahā 2.35
॥
देवनागरी
तत्किमेतन्महाभाग सत्यं ब्रूहि ममाचलम् त्वत्तो विश्रममाप्नोमि चेतसा भ्रमता जगत्
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
tatkimetanmahābhāga satyaṃ brūhi mamācalam tvatto viśramamāpnomi cetasā bhramatā jagat
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
तत् किम् एतत् महाभागtat kim etat mahābhāgaso what is this, O fortunate one; then what is all this, O favoured of fate
सत्यम् ब्रूहि मम अचलम्satyam brūhi mama acalamtell me the truth, unshakable; speak to me the unwavering verity
त्वत्तः विश्रमम् आप्नोमिtvattaḥ viśramam āpnomifrom thee I gain repose; with thee I shall find rest
चेतसा भ्रमता जगत्cetasā bhramatā jagatwith a mind wandering through the world; with consciousness roaming across the earth
अनुवाद
“Then what is this, O fortunate one? Tell me the unshakable truth. From thee I shall gain repose — I, whose mind wanders through the world.”
संस्करण
3a8d14d3e253 · प्रकाशित 29 जुल॰ 2026, 6:29:20 am UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Śuka speaks out what he was hiding.
He has stated everything correctly (2.34) — and at once confesses: cetasā bhramatā, “with a mind wandering through the world”. The knowledge is impeccable; the mind roams.
This is the very state for whose sake the whole tale is written. It is familiar to everyone who has read books: you understand everything and hold on to nothing.
And here are the chief words: tvatto viśramam āpnomi — “from thee I shall gain repose”. Not “from the teaching”, not “from reflection”, not “from practice”. From thee.
Peace proved to be not the consequence of knowledge but a gift from a person.
The Vaiṣṇava tradition stands exactly here. Refuge is not an abstract truth but the one to whom you have come; and the first such person for a man is the teacher. Śuka's request is built exactly as every prayer is built: not “explain”, but “with thee I shall find rest”.