Sanskrit: ऊर्ध्वमूलोऽवाक्शाख एषोऽश्वत्थः सनातनः ।  तदेव शुक्रं तद्ब्रह्म तदेवामृतमुच्यते ।  तस्मिँल्लोकाः श्रिताः सर्वे तदु नात्येति कश्चन । तद्वै तत्  
English: 1  This is that eternal Asvattha Tree with its root above and branches below. That root, indeed, is called the Bright; That is Brahman and That alone is the Immortal. In That all worlds are contained and none can pass beyond. This, verily, is That. 