तमेव् प्रत्यक्षं तत् त्वं असि is from Ganpati Atharv Shirsh .and that is first statement after bowing done to Lord Ganesh and many of us say it but never think about it. So I thought of doing a small blog on it तम् त्वत् असि is very well known , famous line in Hindu scripters and was stated in CHHANDOKYA UPANISHADA. UDYALAK who is father of SHWETAKETU and is teaching him about THAT PRINCIPLE which is PARAMATMA or BRAHAMN and he states that YOU ARE THAT. So he is telling son that you are not body -mind -intellect , but you are THAT. Now in the line that I stated above , there is one more word , which is प्रत्यक्षं. This means 'AS SEEN BY EYES'. So now the statement is you are that which is seen by eyes . The BRAHMAN is not something that ca be seen -the word BRAHMAN means VAST . But we also have other qualities , principle of which is one which cannot be perceived . So if we can see it - it cannot be BRHAMAN . But here they are telling us that BRAHMAN which can be SEEN is Lord Ganesh or the form of BRAHAN that for out understanding or convenience is nothing other that Ganesh which is visible to human eyes .
In Patanjali Sutra Yoga there are different proofs or PRMANAS that are described . They are 3 proofs .PRATAKSHYA -ANUMAN AND AAGAM . When we are talking to someone about a story , we often say that 'I actually saw him doing such and such or drinking alcohol or beating someone etc. . So when we actually SEE something , we are sure that it is REAL But that may not be 100% The second type is 'conclusion When we see smoke , we conclude that there is fire. But not all smoke means fire. The mirage does not have water and not all that looks like snake is snake - the typical old standard example So the conclusion could be wrong and deceptive But we still believe that when we see something , it is real .The last one just to complete - is AAGAM. This is what is told by enlightened souls or Lord himself . So now one knows that for practical purposes what we see is what we believe and so the worj PRATI AKSHYA - AS PER (SEEN BY ) EYES .