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सारद सेस महेस बिधि, आगम निगम पुरान।
नेति नेति कहि जासु गुन, करहिं निरंतर गान॥
sārada seṣa maheśa bidhi, āgama nigama purāna |
neti neti kahi jāsu guna, karahiṁ niraṁtara gāna ||
English Rendering
Sāradā, Śeṣa, Maheśa, Vidhi (Brahmā), the Āgamas, the Nigamas (Vedas), and the Purāṇas — even they, saying only "not this, not this", sing his virtues without ceasing.
हिन्दी अनुवाद
सारदा, शेष, महेश, विधि (ब्रह्मा), आगम, निगम (वेद) और पुराण — ये सब जिनके गुणों का "नेति-नेति" कहकर निरन्तर गान करते हैं।
Context — Editorial
The classical Upaniṣadic phrase "neti neti" (“not this, not this”) arrives at its right place in the poem. The greatest speakers of the tradition — the goddess of speech, the thousand-hooded serpent, Śiva, Brahmā, the four bodies of scripture — after all their speaking, still cannot conclude, and still cannot stop.