Verse 21

Naadbindu

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

आत्मानं सततं ज्ञात्वा कालं नय महामते । प्रारब्धमखिलं भुञ्जन्नोद्वेगं कर्तुमर्हसि ॥२१॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

आत्मानम् । सततम् । ज्ञात्वा । कालम् । नय । महा-मते । प्रारब्धम् । अखिलम् । भुञ्जन् । न । उद्वेगम् । कर्तुम् । अर्हसि ॥

IAST Transliteration

ātmānaṃ satataṃ jñātvā kālaṃ naya mahāmate | prārabdham akhilaṃ bhuñjann odvegaṃ kartum arhasi ||21||

Translation

হে মহামতি! আত্মাকে সদা জেনে সময় অতিবাহিত করো। সমগ্র প্রারব্ধ ভোগ করলেও তোমার উদ্বেগ সৃষ্টি করা উচিত নয়॥২১॥

Academic Translation

Having known the Self continually, pass your time, O great-minded one; while experiencing all that is prārabdha, you ought not to produce agitation.

Verse Context

• Jīvanmukti; prārabdha-karma and equanimity (upekṣā/śānti) grounded in ātma-jñāna
• Mahavakya: Reinforces “अयमात्मा ब्रह्म” (Ayam ātmā brahma): continuous Self-knowledge as Brahman supports fearlessness and non-agitation amid prārabdha.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)