In the Beginning — Atman Alone Existed
Aitareya Upanishad · Adhyaya 1 · Verse 1
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Sanskrit Original
आत्मा वा इदमेक एवाग्र आसीत् । नान्यत्किञ्चन मिषत् । स ईक्षत लोकान्नु सृजा इति ॥ १ ॥
ātmā vā idam eka evāgra āsīt | nānyat kiñcana miṣat | sa īkṣata lokān nu sṛjā iti || 1 ||
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In the beginning, the Self alone existed here — nothing else whatsoever stirred. He thought: "Let me now create the worlds."