Shloka 7
Adhyaya 42 — Dattatreya on the Yogic Import of Oṃ (Praṇava): Matras, Worlds, and Liberation
Sanskrit
तथोङ्कारमयो योगी त्वक्षरे त्वक्षरो भवेत् ।
प्राणो धनुः शरो ह्यात्मा ब्रह्म वेध्यमनुत्तमम् ॥
Transliteration
tathoṅkāramayo yogī tvakṣare tvakṣaro bhavet /
prāṇo dhanuḥ śaro hyātmā brahma vedhyamanuttamam
Translation
So wird der Yogin, aus Oṁ bestehend, fest in der unvergänglichen Silbe. Prāṇa ist der Bogen, das Selbst (ātman) der Pfeil, und Brahman ist das unvergleichliche Ziel, das zu durchdringen ist.
Speakers
Unspecified in provided extract (didactic narration within Markandeya Purana’s philosophical instruction)
Primary Deities
Brahman (Absolute)
Key ThemesYogaPraṇavaUpaniṣadic metaphorLiberation (mokṣa)