Verse 12

Naadbindu

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

प्रथमायां तु मात्रायां यदि प्राणैर्वियुज्यते । भरते वर्षराजासौ सार्वभौमः प्रजायते ॥१२॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

प्रथमायाम् । तु । मात्रायाम् । यदि । प्राणैः । वियुज्यते । भरते । वर्ष-राजः । असौ । सार्व-भौमः । प्रजायते ॥

IAST Transliteration

prathamāyāṃ tu mātrāyāṃ yadi prāṇair viyujyate | bharate varṣarājāsau sārvabhaumaḥ prajāyate ||12||

Translation

যদি প্রথম মাত্রাতেই প্রাণবায়ুর সঙ্গে বিচ্ছেদ ঘটে (অর্থাৎ মৃত্যু হয়), তবে সে ভারতবর্ষে রাজা রূপে, সর্বভৌম সম্রাট হয়ে জন্ম লাভ করে।

Academic Translation

If, in the first mātrā, one becomes separated from the vital breaths (i.e., dies), that person is born in Bhārata as a king of the land, a universal sovereign.

Verse Context

• Karma-phala of upāsanā; graded results culminating beyond worldly sovereignty
• Mahavakya: No direct relation; contrasts worldly fruits with the higher non-dual aim implied by mahāvākya-realization.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)