Verse 10

Brahmavidya

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

पद्मसूत्रनिभा सूक्ष्मा शिखा सा दृश्यते परा । सा नाडी सूर्यसंकाशा सूर्यं भित्त्वा तथापरा ॥

द्विसप्ततिसहस्राणि नाडीं भित्त्वा च मूर्धनि । वरदः सर्वभूतानां सर्वं व्याप्यावतिष्ठति ॥१०-११॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

पद्म-सूत्र-निभा सूक्ष्मा शिखा सा दृश्यते परा । सा नाडी सूर्य-संकाशा सूर्यं भित्त्वा तथा अपरा ॥

द्वि-सप्तति-सहस्राणि नाडीम् भित्त्वा च मूर्धनि । वरदः सर्व-भूतानाम् सर्वम् व्याप्य अवतिष्ठति ॥१०-११॥

IAST Transliteration

padmasūtranibhā sūkṣmā śikhā sā dṛśyate parā | sā nāḍī sūryasaṅkāśā sūryaṃ bhittvā tathāparā ||

dvisaptatisahasrāṇi nāḍīṃ bhittvā ca mūrdhani | varadaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ sarvaṃ vyāpyāvatiṣṭhati ||10–11||

Translation

تُرى تلك الشِّعلةُ العُليا دقيقةً كخيط ليفِ اللوتس. وتلك النَّادي، المتلألئة كالشمس، وقد اخترقت الشمس، تكون أيضًا فيما وراءها. وبعد أن تخترق اثنين وسبعين ألفًا من النَّاديات وتبلغ قِمّة الرأس، يثبت واهبُ النِّعَم لجميع الكائنات، الشاملُ لكل شيء، الساكنُ في الكل.

Academic Translation

That supreme flame is seen—subtle, like a lotus-fiber thread. That nāḍī, sun-like in radiance, having pierced the sun, is likewise beyond. Having pierced the seventy-two thousand nāḍīs and (reaching) the crown of the head, the Bestower of boons for all beings, pervading all, abides.

Verse Context

• Nāḍī/inner light (jyotis) leading to realization of the all-pervading Brahman
• Mahavakya: Indirect—culminates in the vision of the all-pervading reality, consonant with mahāvākya import (Self/Brahman identity) though expressed via yogic symbolism.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Mixed śloka/Anuṣṭubh-style (later Upaniṣadic verse)