न ह्येकस्माद् गुरोर्ज्ञानं सुस्थिरं स्यात् सुपुष्कलम् । ब्रह्मैतदद्वितीयं वै गीयते बहुधर्षिभि: ॥ ३१ ॥
na hy ekasmād guror jñānaṁ su-sthiraṁ syāt su-puṣkalam brahmaitad advitīyaṁ vai gīyate bahudharṣibhiḥ
- na
- not
- hi
- certainly
- ekasmāt
- from one
- guroḥ
- guru
- jñānam
- knowledge
- su-sthiram
- very steady
- syāt
- can be
- su-puṣkalam
- very complete
- brahma
- the Absolute Truth
- etat
- this
- advitīyam
- one without a second
- vai
- certainly
- gīyate
- is glorified
- bahudhā
- in many ways
- ṛṣibhiḥ
- by the sages
Although the Absolute Truth is one without a second, the sages have described Him in many different ways. Therefore one may not be able to acquire very firm or complete knowledge from one spiritual master.