kaE{ymaÏmE¢t vym¤paÞmhE .
ktr: s AaÏma yEn va pÜy¢t yEn va ½¦NaE¢t yEn va gÓDana¢jG#¢t yEn va vac| ÛyakraE¢t yEn va Þvad[ caÞvad[ c ¢vjana¢t ydEtt­ ¶dy| mnàWtt­ .
s|åaan|maåaan| ¢våaan| p#åaan| mEDa 袾D¦I¢tmI¢tmIn£xa j¥¢t: Þm¦¢t: sÄðÚp: @t¤rs¤: kamaE vS i¢t - svaIÎyEvWta¢n p#åaanÞy namDEya¢n Bv¢Ót .
ex b#/Wx iÓd# ex p#jap¢trEtE sv©I dEva ima¢n c p·mhaB¥ta¢n p¦¢Tv£ vay¤rakaS AapaE ÇyaEt£{x£ÏyEta¢n ima¢n c X¤d#¢m½aN£v b£ja¢n itra¢N cEtra¢N caÎfja¢n c jaâja¢n c ÞvEdja¢n caE¢ìÇja¢n caáa gav: p¤âxa h¢ÞtnaE y¢Ïk·Ed| p#a¢N jÄñm| c pt¢æa c yÅc ÞTavr|| svI| tt­ p#åaanEæa| p#åaanE p#¢t¢¿t| p#åaanEæaaE laEk: p#åaa p#¢t¿a p#åaan| b#/ .
s etEn p#åaEnaÏmnaÞmaÚlaEkad[Ï@Øyam¤¢Ýmn­ Þvg©I laEkE svaIn­ kamana{çva{m¦t: smBvt­ smBvt­ iÏyaEm­..

k: - which is it     Aym­ - this     AaÏma - self     i¢t - as     vym­ - we     upaÞmhE - worship         ktr: - which of the two, who     s - He     AaÏma - Self     yEn - by which     va - or             pÜy¢t - sees     yEn - by which     va - or     ½¦NaE¢t - hears     yEn - by which     va - or         gÓDan­ - odour     A¢jG#¢t - smells     yEn - by which     va - or     vac| - speech                 ÛyakraE¢t - utters     yEn - by which     va - or     Þvad[ - good taste     c - and                         AÞvad[ - bad taste     c - and     ¢vjana¢t - knows     yt­ - which     ett­ - it is     ¶dy| - heart mn: - mind     c - and     ett­ - it is     s|åaanm­ - the state of consciousness     Aåaan| - rulership ¢våaan| - secular knowledge     p#åaan| - presence of mind     mEDa - retentiveness                             袾: - perception     D¦¢t: - fortitude     m¢t: - Intellect     mn£xa - intelligence     j¥¢t: - mental suffering     Þm¦¢t: - memory     sÄðÚp: - ascertainment     @t¤: - resolution                             As¤: - life-activities     kam: - desire     vS: - passion     i¢t - thus     svaI¢N - all     ev - verily eta¢n - these     p#åaanÞy - of consciousness     namDEya¢n - names     Bv¢Ót - become     ex - this b#/ - Brahman     ex - this     iÓd# - Indra     ex - this     p#jap¢t: - Prajapati     etE - these     sv©I - all     dEva - gods     ima¢n - these     c - and     p·mhaB¥ta¢n - five elements     p¦¢Tv£ - earth vay¤: - air     AakaS - space     Aap: - water     ÇyaEt£|{¢x - fire     i¢t - thus     eta¢n - these ima¢n - these     c - also     X¤d#¢m½aN£v - together with the tiny ones     b£ja¢n - the seeds     itra¢N - others     c - and     itra¢N - others     c - and     AÎfja¢n - born of eggs     c - and jaâja¢n - born of wombs     c - and     ÞvEdja¢n - born of moisture     c - and                 u¢ìÇja¢n - born of earth     c - and     Aáa: - horses     gav: - cows     p¤âxa: - men         h¢Þtn: - elephants     y¢Ïk·Ed| - and whatever     p#a¢N - living creature     jÄñm| - moving on feet c - and     pt¢æa - flying in the sky     c - and     yt­ - which     c - and     ÞTavr|| - motionless svIm­ - all     tt­ - that     p#åaanEæa| - impelled by consciousness     p#åaanE - on consciousness p#¢t¢¿t| - established     p#åaanEæa: - consciousness as its impeller     laEk: - the universe                 p#åaa - consciousness     p#¢t¿a - the support     p#åaan| - consciousness     b#/ - Brahman     s: - He etEn - through this     p#åaEn - through consciousness     AaÏmna - through this self                 AÞmat­ - from this     laEkat­ - from world     uÏ@Øy - ascending higher     Am¤¢Ýmn­ - in that     Þvg©I - heavenly     laEkE - world     svaIn­ - all     kaman­ - desires     Aa{çva - attaining             Am¦t: - immortal     smBvt­ - became     smBvt­ - became     i¢t - thus      AaEm­ - Om

    Who then is the Atman on whom we must meditate (the Apara Brahman or the energy principle that sustains the physical faculties of cognition, or the Parabrahman, the Ultimate Consciousness, from which all existence emerges as a projection)? It is that ultimate consciousness or Prajna that is the Atman, the Apara brahman or the One beyond limitation, not the Apara brahman which is limited by association with existence. Hence the Mahavakya or Great saying "Prajnanam Brahma" or Brahman is consciousness.