Avadhuta Upanishad 4 — Verse 4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तस्य प्रियं शिरः कृत्वा मोदो दक्षिणपक्षकः । प्रमोद उत्तरः पक्ष आनन्दो गोष्पदायते॥४॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

तस्य । प्रियम् । शिरः । कृत्वा । मोदः । दक्षिण-पक्षकः । प्रमोदः । उत्तरः । पक्षः । आनन्दः । गोष्पदायते ॥४॥

IAST Transliteration

tasya priyaṃ śiraḥ kṛtvā modo dakṣiṇapakṣakaḥ | pramoda uttaraḥ pakṣa ānando goṣpadāyate ||4||

Translation

Indem er „Priya“ zu seinem Haupt macht, „Moda“ zum rechten Flügel und „Pramoda“ zum linken Flügel, wird „Ānanda“ für ihn wie der Abdruck eines Kuhhufs, also etwas sehr Kleines.

Academic Translation

Making ‘Priya’ his head, ‘Moda’ the right wing, ‘Pramoda’ the left wing, ‘Ānanda’ becomes (for him) like the footprint of a cow (i.e., very small).

Verse Context

• Ānanda-taratamya (gradation of bliss) and transcendence even of experiential bliss in Brahman-knowledge
• Mahavakya: Indirect: points beyond experiential states to the non-dual ground indicated by mahāvākyas (Brahman as not an object of enjoyment).
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)