Śvetāśvatara Upanishad 4.8 | Swami Sarvadevananda

A reading of the Śvetāśvatara Upanishad by Swami Sarvadevananda.
The verses for today's class are posted below in transliteration so that you may follow along with the reading of the Sanskrit if you wish:
samāne vṛkṣe puruṣo nimagno anīśayā śocati muhyamānaḥ /
juṣṭaṃ yadā paśyaty anyam īśaṃ asya mahimānam iti vītaśokaḥ // 4.7 //
On the same tree, the individual self (jiva), deluded by forgetfulness of his identity
with the divine Self, bewildered by his ego, grieves and is sad. But when he
recognizes the other as the Lord worshipped by all and His glory, he becomes free
from grief.
ṛco akṣare parame vyoman yasmin devā adhi viśve niṣedhuḥ /
yas tan na veda kim ṛcā kariṣyati ya it tad vidus ta ime samāsate // 4.8 //
For the one who does not know Him, in whom all gods are rested, who is the
Indestructible abode of all the Vedas, what will be the use of the Vedas? Only those
who know Him attain bliss.
chandāṃsi yajñāḥ kratavo vratāni bhūtaṃ bhavyaṃ yac ca vedā vadanti /
asmān māyī sṛjate viśvam etat tasmiṃś cānyo māyayā saṃniruddhaḥ // 4.9 //
The sacred verses (chandas), the offerings (yajna), the sacrifices (kratu), the
penances (vrata), the past, the future and all that the Vedas declare, have been
produced from the imperishable Brahman. Brahman projects the universe through
the power of Its maya. Again, in that universe Brahman as the jiva is entangled
through maya.