Verse 28

Avadhuta

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

विष्णुं ध्यायतु धीः यद्वा ब्रह्मानन्दे विलीयताम् । साक्ष्यहं किंचिदप्यत्र न कुर्वे नापि कारये ॥२८॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

विष्णुम् । ध्यायतु । धीः । यद्वा । ब्रह्म-आनन्दे । विलीयताम् । साक्षी । अहम् । किञ्चित् । अपि । अत्र । न । कुर्वे । न । अपि । कारये ॥२८॥

IAST Transliteration

viṣṇuṃ dhyāyatu dhīr yadvā brahmānande vilīyatām | sākṣy ahaṃ kiṃcid apy atra na kurve nāpi kāraye ||28||

Translation

বুদ্ধি বিষ্ণুকে ধ্যান করুক, অথবা ব্রহ্মানন্দে লীন হয়ে যাক। আমি সাক্ষী; এখানে আমি কিছুই করি না, কাউকে করাইও না। ॥২৮॥

Academic Translation

Let the intellect meditate on Viṣṇu; or else let it dissolve into the bliss of Brahman. I am the witness; here I do not do anything at all, nor do I cause (anything) to be done.

Verse Context

• Sākṣitva (witnesshood), akartṛtva (non-doership), Brahmānanda; saguna-to-nirguna assimilation
• Mahavakya: Strongly aligned with ‘अहं ब्रह्मास्मि’ and ‘प्रज्ञानं ब्रह्म’: the ‘I’ as sākṣin is actionless consciousness; meditation culminates in Brahman-bliss identity.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)