Svayam evatmanatmanam vettha tvam purushottama, bhuta-bhavana bhutesho deva-deva jagat-pate
Truly You alone know Yourself by Your own internal power, O Supreme Person, O origin of all beings, O Lord of all beings, O God of gods, O Lord of the universe. Only God can truly know God — the Lord's self-knowledge is self-contained and infinite, beyond the reach of any external inquiry.
- •The Supreme can only be truly known by Himself
- •Divine self-knowledge is the foundation of all other knowledge
- •Addressing God by His highest names is itself a form of worship