Verse 1
Vajrasuchika
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
ॐ वज्रसूचीं प्रवक्ष्यामि शास्त्रमज्ञानभेदनम् । दूषणं ज्ञानहीनानां भूषणं ज्ञानचक्षुषाम् ॥ १॥
Padapatha (Word Split)
ॐ । वज्रसूचीम् । प्रवक्ष्यामि । शास्त्रम् । अज्ञान-भेदनम् । दूषणम् । ज्ञान-हीनानाम् । भूषणम् । ज्ञान-चक्षुषाम् ॥ १॥
IAST Transliteration
oṁ vajrasūcīṁ pravakṣyāmi śāstram ajñānabhedanam | dūṣaṇaṁ jñānahīnānāṁ bhūṣaṇaṁ jñānacakṣuṣām || 1 ||
Translation
ওঁ। মই বজ্ৰসূচী প্ৰবচন কৰিম—অজ্ঞানো ভেদ কৰা শাস্ত্ৰ; জ্ঞানহীনসকলৰ বাবে দোষণ, জ্ঞানচক্ষুধাৰীসকলৰ বাবে ভূষণ।
Academic Translation
Om. I shall expound the Vajrasūcī, a treatise that pierces ignorance; a reproach to those devoid of knowledge, and an ornament to those who possess the eye of knowledge.
Verse Context
Ajñāna-nivṛtti (removal of ignorance) leading to Brahma-jñānaMahavakya: Preparatory to mahāvākya inquiry (śravaṇa–manana) by removing ajñāna; not a direct citation of a specific mahāvākyaAtharvaChandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)