Kena Upanishad - Khanda 4: Shloka 1 केनोपनिषत् - खण्डः 4: श्लोक 1 Moolam: सा ब्रह्मेति होवाच ब्रह्मणो वा एतद्विजये महीयध्वमिति ततो हैव विदाञ्चकार ब्रह्मेति ||१|| Swami Paramanandas translation: I She (Uma) said: It is Brahman. It is through the victory of Brahman that ye are victorious. Then from her words, he (Indra) knew that it (that mysterious form) was Brahman. Swami Paramanandas commentary: Uma replied to Indra, It is to Brahman that you owe your victory. It is through His power that you live and act. He is the agent and you are all only instruments in His hands. Therefore your idea that This victory is ours, this glory is ours, is based on ignorance. At once Indra saw their mistake. The Devas, being puffed up with vanity, had thought they themselves had achieved the victory, whereas it was Brahman; for not even a blade of grass can move without His command. Source: The Upanishads by Swami Paramananda gutenberg.org/ebooks/3283 vivid-water-9254.herokuapp/kena/4/1
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