Verse 37

Amritnada

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

रक्तवर्णो मणिप्रख्यः प्राणो वायुः प्रकीर्तितः । अपानस्तस्य मध्ये तु इन्द्रगोपसमप्रभः ॥३७॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

रक्त-वर्णः । मणि-प्रख्यः । प्राणः । वायुः । प्रकीर्तितः । अपानः । तस्य । मध्ये । तु । इन्द्रगोप-सम-प्रभः ॥

IAST Transliteration

raktavarṇo maṇiprakhyaḥ prāṇo vāyuḥ prakīrtitaḥ | apānastasya madhye tu indragopasamaprabhaḥ ||37||

Translation

প্ৰাণ-বায়ু ৰক্তবৰ্ণ, মণিৰ দৰে দীপ্তিমান বুলি কীৰ্তিত। তাৰ মাজত অপান ইন্দ্ৰগোপ সদৃশ প্ৰভাযুক্ত॥৩৭॥

Academic Translation

Prāṇa-vāyu is declared to be red in color, resembling a jewel. And apāna, in its midst, is of a luster like that of an indragopa (insect).

Verse Context

• Upāsanā on prāṇa (vital force) as a support for inner realization
• Mahavakya: Indirect: prāṇa-dhāraṇā is preparatory (sādhana) for mahāvākya-vicāra; no explicit mahāvākya linkage.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka-like)