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Adhyaya Begins
॥ अथ चतुर्थोऽध्यायः॥

TRANSLITERATION

|| atha caturtho'dhyayah||

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Shloka 1
ॐ आवृत्तिः असकृदुपदेशात् ॐ ॥ ४.१.१॥

TRANSLITERATION

oṃ avrttih asakrdupadesat oṃ || 4.1.1||

ENGLISH MEANING

Shloka 2
ॐ लिङ्गाच्च ॐ ॥ ४.१.२॥

TRANSLITERATION

oṃ liṅgacca oṃ || 4.1.2||

ENGLISH MEANING

Shloka 3
ॐ आत्मेति तूपगच्छन्ति ग्राहयन्ति च ॐ ॥ ४.१.३॥

TRANSLITERATION

oṃ atmeti tupagacchanti grahayanti ca oṃ || 4.1.3||

ENGLISH MEANING

Shloka 4
ॐ न प्रतीके न हि सः ॐ ॥ ४.१.४॥

TRANSLITERATION

oṃ na pratike na hi sah oṃ || 4.1.4||

ENGLISH MEANING

Shloka 5
ॐ ब्रह्मदृष्टिरुत्कर्षात् ॐ ॥ ४.१.५॥

TRANSLITERATION

oṃ brahmadrstirutkarsat oṃ || 4.1.5||

ENGLISH MEANING

Shloka 6
ॐ आदित्यादिमतयश्चाङ्ग उपपत्तेः ॐ ॥ ४.१.६॥

TRANSLITERATION

oṃ adityadimatayascaṅga upapatteh oṃ || 4.1.6||

ENGLISH MEANING

Shloka 7
ॐ आसीनस्सम्भवात् ॐ ॥ ४.१.७॥

TRANSLITERATION

oṃ asinassambhavat oṃ || 4.1.7||

ENGLISH MEANING

Shloka 8
ॐ ध्यानाच्च ॐ ॥ ४.१.८॥

TRANSLITERATION

oṃ dhyanacca oṃ || 4.1.8||

ENGLISH MEANING

Shloka 9
ॐ अचलत्वं चापेक्ष्य ॐ ॥ ४.१.९॥

TRANSLITERATION

oṃ acalatvam capeksya oṃ || 4.1.9||

ENGLISH MEANING

Shloka 10
ॐ स्मरन्ति च ॐ ॥ ४.१.१०॥

TRANSLITERATION

oṃ smaranti ca oṃ || 4.1.10||

ENGLISH MEANING

Shloka 11
ॐ यत्रैकाग्रता तत्राविशेषात् ॐ ॥ ४.१.११॥

TRANSLITERATION

oṃ yatraikagrata tatravisesat oṃ || 4.1.11||

ENGLISH MEANING

Shloka 12
ॐ आ प्रायणात्तत्रापि हि दृष्टम् ॐ ॥ ४.१.१२॥

TRANSLITERATION

oṃ a prayanattatrapi hi drstam oṃ || 4.1.12||

ENGLISH MEANING

Shloka 13
ॐ तदधिगम उत्तरपूर्वाघयोरश्लेषविनाशौ तद्व्यपदेशात् ॐ ॥ ४.१.१३॥

TRANSLITERATION

oṃ tadadhigama uttarapurvaghayoraslesavinasau tadvyapadesat oṃ || 4.1.13||

ENGLISH MEANING

Shloka 14
ॐ इतरस्याप्येवमसंश्लेषः पाते तु ॐ ॥ ४.१.१४॥

TRANSLITERATION

oṃ itarasyapyevamasamslesah pate tu oṃ || 4.1.14||

ENGLISH MEANING

Shloka 15
ॐ अनारब्धकार्ये एव तु पूर्वे तदवधेः ॐ ॥ ४.१.१५॥

TRANSLITERATION

oṃ anarabdhakarye eva tu purve tadavadheh oṃ || 4.1.15||

ENGLISH MEANING

Shloka 16
ॐ अग्निहोत्रादि तु तत्कार्यायैव तद्दर्शनात् ॐ ॥ ४.१.१६॥

TRANSLITERATION

oṃ agnihotradi tu tatkaryayaiva taddarsanat oṃ || 4.1.16||

ENGLISH MEANING

Shloka 17
ॐ अतोऽन्यदपीत्येकेषामुभयोः ॐ ॥ ४.१.१७॥

TRANSLITERATION

oṃ ato'nyadapityekesamubhayoh oṃ || 4.1.17||

ENGLISH MEANING

Shloka 18
ॐ यदेव विद्ययेति हि ॐ ॥ ४.१.१८॥

TRANSLITERATION

oṃ yadeva vidyayeti hi oṃ || 4.1.18||

ENGLISH MEANING

Shloka 19
ॐ भागेन त्वितरे क्षपयित्वा सम्पत्स्यते ॐ ॥ ४.१.१९॥

TRANSLITERATION

oṃ bhagena tvitare ksapayitva sampatsyate oṃ || 4.1.19||

ENGLISH MEANING

Adhyaya Begins
चतुर्थाध्यायस्य प्रथमः पादः समाप्तः

TRANSLITERATION

caturthadhyayasya prathamah padah samaptah

ENGLISH MEANING

Adhyaya Begins
॥ अथ चतुर्थोऽध्यायः॥

TRANSLITERATION

|| atha caturtho'dhyayah||

ENGLISH MEANING

The 4th adhyaya begins
Shloka 1
ॐ आवृत्तिः असकृदुपदेशात् ॐ ॥ ४.१.१॥

TRANSLITERATION

oṃ avrttih asakrdupadesat oṃ || 4.1.1||

ENGLISH MEANING

Repetition is necessary, since the Upanishads instruct repeatedly.
Shloka 2
ॐ लिङ्गाच्च ॐ ॥ ४.१.२॥

TRANSLITERATION

oṃ liṅgacca oṃ || 4.1.2||

ENGLISH MEANING

And (this is so) on account of the indicatory mark
Shloka 3
ॐ आत्मेति तूपगच्छन्ति ग्राहयन्ति च ॐ ॥ ४.१.३॥

TRANSLITERATION

oṃ atmeti tupagacchanti grahayanti ca oṃ || 4.1.3||

ENGLISH MEANING

But the Upanishads acknowledge Brahman as the Self and cause It to be so understood.
Shloka 4
ॐ न प्रतीके न हि सः ॐ ॥ ४.१.४॥

TRANSLITERATION

oṃ na pratike na hi sah oṃ || 4.1.4||

ENGLISH MEANING

(The aspirant is) not to identify (himself) with a symbol, for he cannot understand himself to be so.
Shloka 5
ॐ ब्रह्मदृष्टिरुत्कर्षात् ॐ ॥ ४.१.५॥

TRANSLITERATION

oṃ brahmadrstirutkarsat oṃ || 4.1.5||

ENGLISH MEANING

The sun etc., are to be looked upon as Brahman because of the consequent exaltation.
Shloka 6
ॐ आदित्यादिमतयश्चाङ्ग उपपत्तेः ॐ ॥ ४.१.६॥

TRANSLITERATION

oṃ adityadimatayascaṅga upapatteh oṃ || 4.1.6||

ENGLISH MEANING

And the ideas of the sun etc., are surely to be superimposed on the subsidiary parts of the rites, for that is reasonably maintainable.
Shloka 7
ॐ आसीनस्सम्भवात् ॐ ॥ ४.१.७॥

TRANSLITERATION

oṃ asinassambhavat oṃ || 4.1.7||

ENGLISH MEANING

One should adore mentally while having a sitting posture, since it is possible in that way alone.
Shloka 8
ॐ ध्यानाच्च ॐ ॥ ४.१.८॥

TRANSLITERATION

oṃ dhyanacca oṃ || 4.1.8||

ENGLISH MEANING

And because of (the possibility of) concentration (in that way).
Shloka 9
ॐ अचलत्वं चापेक्ष्य ॐ ॥ ४.१.९॥

TRANSLITERATION

oṃ acalatvam capeksya oṃ || 4.1.9||

ENGLISH MEANING

And (meditativeness is attributed) from the standpoint of motionlessness.
Shloka 10
ॐ स्मरन्ति च ॐ ॥ ४.१.१०॥

TRANSLITERATION

oṃ smaranti ca oṃ || 4.1.10||

ENGLISH MEANING

Moreover, they mention (this) in the Smritis.
Shloka 11
ॐ यत्रैकाग्रता तत्राविशेषात् ॐ ॥ ४.१.११॥

TRANSLITERATION

oṃ yatraikagrata tatravisesat oṃ || 4.1.11||

ENGLISH MEANING

Meditation is to be undertaken wherever the mind gets concentrated, because there is no specification.
Shloka 12
ॐ आ प्रायणात्तत्रापि हि दृष्टम् ॐ ॥ ४.१.१२॥

TRANSLITERATION

oṃ a prayanattatrapi hi drstam oṃ || 4.1.12||

ENGLISH MEANING

(Meditation is to be repeated) up till the moment of death, for it is noticed in the scriptures that it is done so even then.
Shloka 13
ॐ तदधिगम उत्तरपूर्वाघयोरश्लेषविनाशौ तद्व्यपदेशात् ॐ ॥ ४.१.१३॥

TRANSLITERATION

oṃ tadadhigama uttarapurvaghayoraslesavinasau tadvyapadesat oṃ || 4.1.13||

ENGLISH MEANING

On the realization of That, there occur the non-attachment and destruction of the subsequent and previous sins respectively, because it is declared so.
Shloka 14
ॐ इतरस्याप्येवमसंश्लेषः पाते तु ॐ ॥ ४.१.१४॥

TRANSLITERATION

oṃ itarasyapyevamasamslesah pate tu oṃ || 4.1.14||

ENGLISH MEANING

In the very same way there is no attachment of the other (ie., of virtue) as well. Liberation must follow as soon as the body falls.
Shloka 15
ॐ अनारब्धकार्ये एव तु पूर्वे तदवधेः ॐ ॥ ४.१.१५॥

TRANSLITERATION

oṃ anarabdhakarye eva tu purve tadavadheh oṃ || 4.1.15||

ENGLISH MEANING

But only those past (virtues and vices) get destroyed which have not begun to bear fruit, for death is set as the limit of waiting for liberation.
Shloka 16
ॐ अग्निहोत्रादि तु तत्कार्यायैव तद्दर्शनात् ॐ ॥ ४.१.१६॥

TRANSLITERATION

oṃ agnihotradi tu tatkaryayaiva taddarsanat oṃ || 4.1.16||

ENGLISH MEANING

But Agnihotra conduce to the very same result, for so it is revealed (in the Upanishads).
Shloka 17
ॐ अतोऽन्यदपीत्येकेषामुभयोः ॐ ॥ ४.१.१७॥

TRANSLITERATION

oṃ ato'nyadapityekesamubhayoh oṃ || 4.1.17||

ENGLISH MEANING

Besides these, there is also another kind of (good) action with regard to which some people (make the assignment), according to both Jaimini and Badarayana.
Shloka 18
ॐ यदेव विद्ययेति हि ॐ ॥ ४.१.१८॥

TRANSLITERATION

oṃ yadeva vidyayeti hi oṃ || 4.1.18||

ENGLISH MEANING

The Upanishadic text, "whatever is done with knowledge" surely indicates this.
Shloka 19
ॐ भागेन त्वितरे क्षपयित्वा सम्पत्स्यते ॐ ॥ ४.१.१९॥

TRANSLITERATION

oṃ bhagena tvitare ksapayitva sampatsyate oṃ || 4.1.19||

ENGLISH MEANING

But the (enlightenment) man merges in Brahman after exhausting the other two, (viz., merit and demerit that have started fruition), by experiencing (their results in the present life).
Adhyaya Begins
चतुर्थाध्यायस्य प्रथमः पादः समाप्तः

TRANSLITERATION

caturthadhyayasya prathamah padah samaptah

ENGLISH MEANING

Thus ends the 1st padaha of the 4th adhyaya of the holy brahma sutras.

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