Mandukya Karika 1.1

Sanskrit Verse

बहिष्प्रज्ञो विभुर्विश्वो ह्यन्तःप्रज्ञस्तु तैजसः ।
घनप्रज्ञस्तथा प्राज्ञ एक एव त्रिधा स्मृतः ॥ १ ॥

Transliteration

bahiṣprajño vibhurviśvo hyantaḥprajñastu taijasaḥ |
ghanaprajñastathā prājña eka eva tridhā smṛtaḥ || 1 ||

Translation

Viśva (the first quarter) is he who is all-pervading and who experiences the external (gross) objects. Taijasa (the second quarter) is he who cognizes the internal (the subtle) objects. Prājña is he who is a mass of consciousness. It is one alone who is thus known in the three states.

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Related Upanishad Verses:

• Mandukya Upanishad Verse 3 (Viśva)
• Mandukya Upanishad Verse 4 (Taijasa)
• Mandukya Upanishad Verse 5 (Prājña)