Shloka 19

नैमिषारण्ये सूतागमनम् — लिङ्गमाहात्म्यभूमिका तथा शब्दब्रह्म-ओङ्कार-लिङ्गतत्त्वम्

Devanagari script

शब्दं ब्रह्मतनुं साक्षाच् छब्दब्रह्मप्रकाशकम् वर्णावयवम् अव्यक्तलक्षणं बहुधा स्थितम्

Transliteration

śabdaṃ brahmatanuṃ sākṣāc chabdabrahmaprakāśakam varṇāvayavam avyaktalakṣaṇaṃ bahudhā sthitam

Translation

Der Klang selbst ist unmittelbar der Leib Brahmans — der Offenbarer des Śabda-Brahman. Er besteht aus den Lauten und ihren Teilen, ist vom Unmanifesten (avyakta) gekennzeichnet und verweilt doch in vielerlei Weisen.

Word by Word

• शब्दम्: sound

• ब्रह्मतनुम्: having Brahman as its body / the body of Brahman

• साक्षात्: directly, manifestly

• शब्दब्रह्मप्रकाशकम्: that which illuminates/reveals Śabda-Brahman (the Absolute as sacred sound)

• वर्ण-अवयवम्: consisting of phonemes (varṇas) and their components

• अव्यक्त-लक्षणम्: characterized by the unmanifest (subtle) state

• बहुधा: in many ways, variously

• स्थितम्: abiding, established

Speaker

Suta Goswami