Kena Upanishad – Chapter 4 – Verse 3   «   »

Kena Upanishad – Chapter 4 – Verse 3   «   »

तस्माद्वा इन्द्रोऽतितरामिवान्यान्देवान्स
ह्येनन्नेदिष्ठं पस्पर्श स ह्येनत्प्रथमो विदाञ्चकार ब्रह्मेति ॥ ३॥
tasmādvā indro’titarāmivānyāndevānsa
hyenannediṣṭhaṃ pasparśa sa hyenatprathamo vidāñcakāra brahmeti .. 3..
3 And therefore indeed, Indra excels the other gods; for he approached the yaksha nearest; He was the first to know Him as Brahman.

English Translation Of Sri Shankaracharya’s Sanskrit Commentary By S. Sitarama Sastry

Because even Agni and Vayu knew Brahman from the words of Indra and because Indra first heard of the Brahman from the words of Uma, therefore does Indra so excel the other Devas. He approached Brahman nearest because he was first who knew the Brahman.

English Commentary By Swami Sivananda

।।4.1.3।। Agni and Vayu knew Brahman from the words of Indra. Indra first heard of Brahman from the words of Uma. Therefore he excels the other gods. He approached Brahman nearest, because he was the first who knew Brahman.


Kena Upanishad – Verse 3 – Kena-4-3-tasmādvā indro – In Sanskrit with English Transliteration, Meaning and Commentary by Adi Shankaracharya (Sankara Bhashya) and Swami Sivananda – Kena-4-3