Verse 40

Naadbindu

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

उदासीनस्ततो भूत्वा सदाभ्यासेन संयमी । उन्मनीकारकं सद्यो नादमेवावधारयेत्॥४०॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

उदासीनः । ततः । भूत्वा । सदा-अभ्यासेन । संयमी । उन्मनी-कारकम् । सद्यः । नादम्-एव । अवधारयेत् ॥४०॥

IAST Transliteration

udāsīnas tato bhūtvā sadābhyāsena saṃyamī | unmanīkārakaṃ sadyo nādam evāvadhārayet ||40||

Translation

Dann, gleichgültig gegenüber äußeren Dingen geworden und durch beständige Übung selbstbezähmt, soll er sogleich die Aufmerksamkeit allein auf den Nāda richten, der den Zustand der Unmanī hervorbringt.

Academic Translation

Then, becoming indifferent (to external objects), the self-controlled one, by constant practice, should immediately fix (his attention) on sound (nāda) alone, which produces the state of unmanī.

Verse Context

• Moksha (via vairāgya and inner absorption leading toward samādhi)
• Mahavakya: Indirect: supports the contemplative discipline that culminates in realization aligned with ‘ayam ātmā brahma’/‘tat tvam asi’ (mind made fit for nondual knowledge).
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)