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Isha Upanishad 1.15

हिरण्मयेन पात्रेण सत्यस्यापिहितं मुखम् | तत्त्वं पूषन्नपावृणु सत्यधर्माय दृष्टये ॥

hiranmayena patrena satyasyapihitam mukham | tat tvam pushan apavrinu satya-dharmaya drishtaye ||

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
हिरण्मयेनhiranmayenaby a golden
पात्रेणpatrenavessel
सत्यस्यsatyasyaof Truth
अपिहितम्apihitamconcealed
मुखम्mukhamthe face
तत्tatthat
त्वम्tvamyou
पूषन्pushanO Sun
अपावृणुapavrinuremove
सत्यधर्मायsatya-dharmayafor one devoted to Truth
दृष्टयेdrishtayefor seeing

The face of truth is covered with a golden disc. O Pushan, remove it, that I who love truth may see it.

सत्य का मुख स्वर्णमय पात्र से ढँका हुआ है। हे पूषन्! उसे हटा दो — सत्य के साधक की दृष्टि के लिए।

Topics: Brahman, Light & Darkness