The Secret Knowledge welcomes by speaking accordingly; uttered
to you is The Secret Knowledge of the Absolute; just You, The Secret Knowledge,
is speaking therefore.
upanishadam bho bruhity ukta ta upanishad brahmim vava ta
upanishadam abrumiti
Note: Sometimes it is fortunate to be ignorant, and I am extremely
ignorant when it comes to Sanskrit. The Vedantic translators wish to make this
sloka out to be a communication between a teacher and a disciple, and so they
split the sloka into different speakers. Even Aurobindo translates as such:
“Thou hast said "Speak to me Upanishad"; spoken to thee is Upanishad.
Of the Eternal verily is the Upanishad that we have spoken.” Prabhavananda / Manchester
are more the playwrights: “A Disciple: Sir, teach me more of the knowledge of
Brahman. The Master: I have told you the secret knowledge.” But, again, I do
not feel this split, originating from Shankara or before. Rather, I intuit as
such: the wisdom is speaking, the wisdom is the speech, and you are the wisdom
speaking. There is no splitting Upanishad.
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