\engtitle{.. paramaha.nsa ..}## \itxtitle{.. paramaha.nsa ..}##\endtitles #indian paramaha.nsopanishhat.

h AUM bhadraM karNebhiH shR^iNuyaama devaaH bhadraM pashyemaakshabhiryajatraaH . sthirairaN^gaistushhTuva.nsastanuubhirvyashema devahitaM yadaayuH . svasti na indro vR^iddhashravaH svasti naH puushhaa vishvavedaaH . svasti nastaarkshyo.arishhTanemiH svasti no bR^ihaspatirdadhaatu . AUM shaantiH shaantiH shaantiH. hariH AUM .. atha yoginaM paramaha.nsanaM ko.ayaM maarnasteshhaM kaa sthitiriti naarado bhagavantamupagatyovaacha . taM bhagavaanaaH . yo.ayaM paramaha.nsamaargo loke durlabhataro na tu baahulyo yadyeko bhavati sa eva nityapuutasthaH sa eva vedapurushha iti vidushho manyante mahaapurushho yachchittaM tatsarvadaa mayyevaavatishhTate tasmaadahaM cha tasminnevaavasthiiyate . asau svaputramitrakalatrabanvvaadiiJNshikhaayaGYopaviite svaadhyaayaM cha sarvakarmaaNi sa.nnyasyaayaM brahmaaNDaM cha hitvaa kaupiinaM daNDamaachchhaadanaM cha svashariiropabhogaarthaaya cha lokasyopakaaraarthaaya cha parigrahettachcha na mukhyo.asti ko.ayaM mukhya iti chedayaM mukhyaH .. 1.. na daNDaM na shikhaM na yaGYopaviitaM na chaachchhaadanaM charati paramaha.nsaH . na shitaM na choshhNaM na sukhaM na duHkhaM na maanaavamaane cha shhaDuurmivarja M nindaagarvamatsaradammadarpechchhaadveshhasukhaduHkhakaamakodhalobhamohaharshhas u uyaaha.nkaaraadii.nshcha hitvaa svavapuH kuNapamiva dR^ishhyate yatastadvapurapadhvastaM sa.nshayavipariitamithyaaGYaanaanaaM yo hetustena nityanivR^ittastannityabodhastatsvayamevaavasthitistaM shantamachalamadvayaanandaviGYaanaghana evaasmi . tadeva mama paramdhaama tadeva shikhaa cha tadevopaviita cha . paramaatmaatmanorekatvaGYaanena tayorbheda eva vibhagnaH saa sadhyaa .. 2.. sarvaankaamaanparityajya advaite paramasthitiH . GYaanadaNDo dhR^ito yena ekadaNDo sa uchyate .. kaashhThadaNDo dhR^ito yena sarvaashi GYaanavarjitaH . sa yaati narakaandhoraanmahaarauravasaMGYakaan .. idamantaraM GYaatvaa sa paramaha.nsaH .. 3.. aashaambaro na namarkaaro na svadhaakaaro na nindaa na stutiryaadR^ichchhiko bhavedbhikshurnaa.a.avaahanaM na visarjanaM na mantraM na dhyaanaM nopaasanaM cha na lakshyaM naakakshyaM na pR^ithagnaapR^ithagahaM na na tvaM na sarva chaaniketasthitireva bhikshuH sauvarNaadiinaM naiva parignahenna lokaM naavalokaM chaa.a.abaadhakaM ka iti chedbaadhako.astyeva yasmaadbhikshurhiraNyaM rasena dR^ishhTaM cha sa brahmahaa bhavet.h . yasmaadbhikshurhiraNyaM rasena graahyaM cha sa aatmahaa bhavet.h . tasmaadbhikshurhiraNyaM rasena na dR^ishhTaM cha na spR^ishhTaM cha na graahyaM cha . sarve kaamaa manogataa vyaavartante . duHkhe nodvignaH sukhe na spR^ihaa tyaago raage sarvatra shubhaashubhayoranabhisneho na dveshhTi na modaM cha . sarveshhaamindriyaaNaaM gatiruparamate ya aatmanyevaavasthiiyate yatpuurNaanandaikabodhastadabrahmaahamasmiiti kR^itakR^ityo bhavati kR^itakR^ityo bhavati .. 4.. AUM bhadraM karNebhiH shR^iNuyaama devaaH bhadraM pashyemaakshabhiryajatraaH .

sthirairaN^gaistushhTuva.nsastanuubhirvyashema devahitaM yadaayuH . svasti na indro vR^iddhashravaH svasti naH puushhaa vishvavedaaH . svasti nastaarkshyo.arishhTanemiH svasti no bR^ihaspatirdadhaatu . AUM shaantiH shaantiH shaantiH. hariH AUM .. iti shriiparamaha.nsopanishhatsamaaptaa .. #endsanskrit Paramaha\dmsa Upani\dsadtransliterated by: Anshuman Pandey [\emphapandey@u.washi ngton.edu]16 April 1996