(also the Muëòaka Upaniñad 3.2.3)
näyam ätmä pravacanena labhyo
na medhayä na bahunä çrutena
yam evaiña våëute tena labhyas
tasyaiña ätmä vivåëute tanüà sväm
SYNONYMS
näyam—mundane knowledge; ätmä—knowledge of the self; pravacanena—by discussing; labhyaù—comprehensible; na—not; medhayä—by mental power; na—not; bahunä—much; çrutena—by hearing; yam—for such a person; eva—indeed; eña—this knowledge; våëute—is concealed; tena—by Him; labhyaù—comprehensible; tasya—His; eña—this; ätmä—the science of the self; vivåëute—He reveals; tanüm—His own form; sväm—by His own will.
TRANSLATION
The Supreme Lord is not attained by expert explanations, by vast intelligence, nor even by much hearing. He is attained only by one who He Himself chooses. To such a person He manifests His own form.
