The works of Ramaṇa Maharṣi

Upadeśa Sāram

Verse 30

अहमपेतकं निजविभानकम् ।महदिदं तपो रमणवागियम् ॥

अहम् अपेतकं निजविभानकम् महत्इदं तपो रमणवाक्इयम्

In plain words

Being, with no 'I' left inside it, quietly lighting itself: that is the great austerity. No fasting. No forest. No ordeal. Just this. And this — says Ramana — is all I have to say.

Word for word

Devoid of 'I', shining by its own light — this is the great austerity. This is Ramana's word.