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अविनाशी वा अरेयमात्मेति श्रुतिरात्मनः ।प्रब्रवीत्यविनाशित्वं विनश्यत्सु विकारिषु ॥ ५६३ ॥

avināśī vā areyamātmeti śrutirātmanaḥ ;prabravītyavināśitvaṃ vinaśyatsu vikāriṣu . 563 .

Anvaya

आत्म–लक्षणंātma–lakṣaṇaṃ
The definition of Atman
सत्य–सूचकम्satya–sūcakam
in real terms
प्रज्ञान–घन इतिprajñāna–ghana iti
that it is of the nature of homogenous consciousness
अनूद्यanūdya
quoting the scriptures
कथयन्तिkathayanti
(sages) talk of
विनाशनम्vināśanam
destruction
औपाधिकस्य एवaupādhikasya eva
for the delimited self only

Translation

The scripture speaks of the indestructible nature of the Atman in the words ‘Oh my dear! This Atman is indeed indestructible’, while all other changing entities get perished.

Annotation

This is reference to the line from Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (4–5–14).

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