Vignaana Nouka - Sloka 5
Sloka#5 nishEDhE krutE nEteeti vaakyai samaadhi sthitaanaam yadaabhaati poornam avasthaa tryaateeta mEkam tureeyam param brahma nityam tadE vaahamasmi nEti nEti itia vaakyai=the upanishad rules out aatma with reasoning along this is not aatma, this is not aatma nishEdhakritE=banished samaadhi sthitaanaam=of people in deep meditation yat=that reasoning poornam=omnipresent or present everywhere aabhaati=shines gloriously avasthaa trayaateetam=transcending wakefulness, dream sleep and deep sleep Ekam=a unified tureeyam=the ultimate state in meditation tat=that param=that which is most exalted brahma Eva=brahman aham asmi=is I Literal Translation Using upanishad suggested reasoning to rule out aatma in the world; that which is most exalted and is felt everywhere by meditators in samaadhi; that which is a witness to wakefulness, dream sleep and deep sleep;that which is unified and most exalted; such brahman is nothing but I Prologue There is dukha or sadness in b