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एवं तावत्स्वानुभवो दर्शितः ।इदानीं न केवलमस्माकमनुभव एवात्र प्रमाणम्; अन्येऽप्येवमेवावगच्छन्तीत्याह— पितरं सर्वभूतानां पुष्करे निहितं विदुः इति ।येऽन्ये सनकसनन्दनवामदेवादयो ब्रह्मविदः, तेऽपि पितरं सर्वभूतानां सर्वप्राणिनां पिता जनयिता यः परमेश्वरः, तं पुष्करे हृत्पुण्डरीकमध्ये निहितं विदुः; परमात्मानमात्मत्वेनावगच्छन्तीत्यर्थः ।तथा च श्रुतिस्तेषामनुभवं दर्शयति—‘तद्धैतत्पश्यन्नृषिर्वामदेवः प्रतिपेदेऽहं मनुरभवं सूर्यश्च’ इति बृहदारण्यके ।‘एतत्साम गायन्नास्ते’ इति तैत्तिरीयके सामगानेन स्वानुभवो दर्शित आत्मनः कृतार्थत्वद्योतनार्थम् ।तथा छान्दोग्येऽपि—‘तद्धास्य विजज्ञाविति’ इति ।तल्लवकारे च ‘अहमन्नम्’ इत्यादिना विदुषः स्वानुभवो दर्शितः ।तत्रैते श्लोका भवन्ति—
In plain words
Thus your own direct experience has been shown. And our own realization is not the only authority here; others too understand in this very way, as the text declares: 'They know the father of all beings set within the lotus.' Those other knower of Brahman—Sanaka, Sanandana, Vamadeva, and the rest—know the father of all beings, the supreme Lord and creator, lodged within the cavity of the heart; they realize the supreme Self as their own true identity. Scripture testifies to their realization in the Brihadaranyaka: 'Seeing this, the sage Vamadeva realized, I became Manu, I became the sun.' In the Taittiriya, 'He sits singing this chant,' it reveals the self's direct realization of fulfillment. In the Chandogya as well: 'That indeed he came to know.' And in the Kena too, through declarations like 'I am food,' the direct experience of the wise is revealed. Here are the verses on this matter:
Close to the Sanskrit
Thus so far direct experience has been shown. Now, not only is our experience the proof here; that others also understand thus, he says: 'They know the father of all beings placed in the lotus.' Those other knowers of Brahman such as Sanaka, Sanandana, and Vamadeva also know the father of all beings—the supreme Lord who is the creator—placed in the middle of the heart-lotus; meaning, they realize the supreme Self as their own self. And thus the shruti shows the experience of them: 'Seeing this very thing, the sage Vamadeva attained: I became Manu and the sun,' in the Brihadaranyaka. 'He sits singing this sama chant,' in the Taittiriya, the direct experience of the self is shown to indicate the state of fulfillment. And similarly in the Chandogya: 'That indeed he knew thoroughly.' And in the Talavakara also: 'I am food' and so on, the direct experience of the wise person is shown. There these verses are: