उपनिषद् · Mahā 5.36
॥
देवनागरी
ये निदाघ महाभागाः साप्तमीं भूमिमाश्रिताः आत्मारामा महात्मानस्ते महत्पदमागताः
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
ye nidāgha mahābhāgāḥ sāptamīṃ bhūmimāśritāḥ ātmārāmā mahātmānaste mahatpadamāgatāḥ
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
ये निदाघ महा-भागाःye nidāgha mahā-bhāgāḥwho, Nidāgha, the greatly fortunate; those, O Nidāgha, blessed in their lot
साप्तमीम् भूमिम् आश्रिताःsāptamīm bhūmim āśritāḥhave taken refuge in the seventh stage; have betaken themselves to the seventh step
आत्म-आरामाः महा-आत्मानःātma-ārāmāḥ mahā-ātmānaḥrejoicing in themselves, great of soul; finding their delight within, lofty in spirit
ते महत्-पदम् आगताःte mahat-padam āgatāḥthey have come to the great state; they have arrived at the great station
अनुवाद
“Those greatly fortunate ones, Nidāgha, who have taken refuge in the seventh stage — rejoicing in themselves, great of soul — have come to the great state.”
संस्करण
c04b0f7d8ff2 · प्रकाशित 29 जुल॰ 2026, 6:29:20 am UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
The verse repeats 4.34 almost word for word, where the same was said of contentment.
The repetition is deliberate: the seventh stage proves to be the same as the third gatekeeper was. The circle has closed.
Note the verb āśritāḥ — “they have taken refuge”. Not “ascended”, not “attained”: they resorted, found shelter.
This word is among the chief in Vaiṣṇava letters — āśraya, “refuge”. Even at the seventh stage a man does not climb; he shelters.
The address mahā-bhāgāḥ — “blessed in their lot, fortunate in their portion”. Not “those who have laboured”. Even here the book remembers that the insight is bestowed (4.1).
From the next verse to the chapter's end runs the long description of such people.