Description of the dissolution of the Universe (b) - Verse 103
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 3 · Verse 103
Sanskrit Original
आत्मा वा स निरात्मा वा चेतनो ऽचेतनो ऽपि वा। कर्त्ता वा सो ऽप्यकर्त्ता वा भोक्ता वा भोज्यमेव च।।
ātmā vā sa nirātmā vā cetano 'cetano 'pi vā| karttā vā so 'pyakarttā vā bhoktā vā bhojyameva ca||
Sūta continued: Whether the Ātman is one, other than existent or non-existent, (whether) it is here or elsewhere, (whether) it is one, it is separate, (whether) it is Kṣetrajña or it is Puruṣa, whether it is Soul, or devoid of Soul, whether it is sentient or non-sentient, whether it is doer or non-doer, whether it is the enjoyer or one being enjoyed (object of enjoyment) that being is the Unsullied Kṣetrajña. After attaining it, they do not return (to Saṃsāra). It cannot be expressed in words because of the impossibility of its being described. It cannot be grasped by means of arguments and reasoning processes. It is undefinable because it cannot be thought of or warded entirely. The truth and reality cannot be expressed by means of words; it cannot be attained even by the mind.