न तद्भासयते सूर्यो न शशाङ्को न पावकः । यद्गत्वा न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम ॥ ६ ॥
na tad bhāsayate sūryo na śhaśhāṅko na pāvakaḥ yad gatvā na nivartante tad dhāma paramaṁ mama
Translation
Neither the sun nor the moon nor fire illumines it. Having gone there, they do not return: that is My supreme abode.
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
उसे न सूर्य प्रकाशित करता है, न चंद्रमा, न अग्नि। जहाँ जाकर मनुष्य फिर नहीं लौटते, वही मेरा परम धाम है।
Commentary
This verse echoes the Katha (2.2.15) and Mundaka (2.2.10) Upanishads: "there the sun does not shine, nor the moon and stars." The supreme abode does not need outside light because it is itself light. Every other light, as verse 12 will say, borrows its brightness from it.
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