Verse 20

Yogatattva

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

आरम्भश्च घटश्चैव तथा परिचयः स्मृतः । निष्पत्तिश्चेत्यवस्था च सर्वत्र परिकीर्तिता ॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

आरम्भः । च । घटः । च । एव । तथा । परिचयः । स्मृतः । निष्पत्तिः । च । इति । अवस्था । च । सर्वत्र । परिकीर्तिता ।

IAST Transliteration

ārambhaś ca ghaṭaś caiva tathā paricayaḥ smṛtaḥ | niṣpattiś cety avasthā ca sarvatra parikīrtitā ||

Translation

وتُعلَنُ المراحلُ في كل موضع: البدء (آرَمْبها)، ثم «الإناء» (غَطَه)، وكذلك «الألفة/التعرّف» (بَرِچَيَه) كما ذُكِر، ثم «التحقّق التام/التمام» (نِشْپَتّي) — وهذه هي الأحوال المشهورة.

Academic Translation

The stages are everywhere proclaimed as: the beginning (ārambha), the pot (ghaṭa), likewise the acquaintance/familiarization (paricaya) is remembered, and the accomplishment/consummation (niṣpatti).

Verse Context

• Sādhana-krama (graded path) culminating in niṣpatti; Mokṣa as fruition
• Mahavakya: Indirect: presents a pedagogical progression toward the direct realization implied by mahāvākyas; the mahāvākya is the culminating recognition, while these are preparatory stages.
• Krishna Yajurveda
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)