Shvetashvatara Upanishad Verse 15

Sanskrit

रापः स्रोतःस्वरणीषु चाग्निः ।
एवमात्माऽत्मनि गृह्यतेऽसौ
सत्येनैनं तपसायोऽनुपश्यति ॥ १५॥

Transliteration

tileṣu tailaṃ dadhinīva sarpir- āpaḥ srotaḥsu araṇīṣu cāgniḥ | evamātmā’tmani gṛhyate’sau satyenainaṃ tapasā yo’nupaśyati || 15 ||

Translation

As oil in sesame seeds, as butter in curds, as water in underground springs, and as fire in sticks—so is the Self found within the self, by him who seeks for it with truth and austerity (Tapas).