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28 June 2026 · That Thou Art.

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Scriptural verse

स य एषोऽणिमैतदात्म्यमिदं सर्वं तत्सत्यं स आत्मा तत्त्वमसि श्वेतकेतो ॥

sa ya eṣo 'ṇimaitadātmyam idaṃ sarvaṃ tat satyaṃ sa ātmā tat tvam asi śvetaketo ||

Literal translation

That subtle essence, this whole world has That as its Self. That is the Real. That is the Self. Thou art That, Śvetaketu.

Vedika source-faithful rendering checked against Chāndogya Upanishad 6.8.7; not a quoted published translation.

Vedika paraphrase

Tat tvam asi turns the seeker inward: the truth being sought is not separate from the deepest Self.

That Thou Art. Chandogya Upanishad 6.8.7

Vedika commentary

Vedika should frame this with reverence and precision: not ego inflation, but a teaching on the deepest identity revealed through inquiry.

Vedika distinguishes the original Sanskrit, a literal rendering, and an interpretive paraphrase so that the words of the text are never confused with explanation.

Source

That Thou Art. Chandogya Upanishad 6.8.7

Traditional commentary

Traditional Vedānta understands tat tvam asi as a mahāvākya pointing to the identity of the individual Self and Brahman when understood beyond limiting appearances.

Explanation

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