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ŚB 12.12.4

Devanagari

अत्र ब्रह्म परं गुह्यं जगत: प्रभवाप्ययम् ।
ज्ञानं च तदुपाख्यानं प्रोक्तं विज्ञानसंयुतम् ॥ ४ ॥

Text

atra brahma paraṁ guhyaṁ
jagataḥ prabhavāpyayam
jñānaṁ ca tad-upākhyānaṁ
proktaṁ vijñāna-saṁyutam

Synonyms

atra — here; brahma — the Absolute Truth; param — supreme; guhyam — confidential; jagataḥ — of this universe; prabhava — the creation; apyayam — and annihilation; jñānam — knowledge; ca — and; tat-upākhyānam — the means of cultivating it; proktam — are spoken; vijñāna — transcendental realization; saṁyutam — including.

Translation

This literature describes the mystery of the Supreme Absolute Truth, the source of the creation and annihilation of this universe. Also presented are divine knowledge of Him together with the process of its cultivation, and the transcendental realization one achieves.