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O Pūṣan, sole seer, O Yama, O Sun, offspring of Prajāpati — spread apart your rays, gather in your radiance. That most auspicious form of yours I may now behold. That Being who is yonder — that I am.
HinduScriptureDivine LightGod RealisationSanskrit
Isha Upanishad 16

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Isha Upanishad
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Isha Upanishad
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IU.16
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