Verse 2

Amritnada

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ओङ्कारं रथमारुह्य विष्णुं कृत्वाथ सारथिम् ।

ब्रह्मलोकपदान्वेषी रुद्राराधनतत्परः ॥२॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

ओङ्कारम् । रथम् । आरुह्य । विष्णुम् । कृत्वा । अथ । सारथिम् ।

ब्रह्म-लोक-पद-अन्वेषी । रुद्र-आराधन-तत्परः ॥२॥

IAST Transliteration

oṅkāraṃ ratham āruhya viṣṇuṃ kṛtvātha sārathim |

brahmalokapadānveṣī rudrārādhanatatparaḥ ||2||

Translation

Den Wagen des Oṃkāra besteigend und Viṣṇu zum Lenker machend, schreitet der Sucher nach der Stätte Brahmaloka—ganz der Verehrung Rudras hingegeben—voran.

Academic Translation

Mounting the chariot of Oṃkāra, and having made Viṣṇu the charioteer, the seeker of the station of Brahmaloka—intent on the worship of Rudra (proceeds).

Verse Context

• Oṃ as upāya (means) toward Brahman; integration of mantra, īśvara-upāsanā, and liberation
• Mahavakya: Preparatory (sādhana) orientation toward mahāvākya realization; Oṃ and īśvara-upāsanā purify the mind for ‘tat tvam asi’/‘ahaṃ brahmāsmi’ insight.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)