Verse 15

Amritbindu

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

शब्दमायावृतो नैव तमसा याति पुष्करे । भिन्ने तमसि चैकत्वमेक एवानुपश्यति ॥१५॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

शब्द-माया-आवृतः । न एव तमसा याति । पुष्करे । भिन्ने तमसि च । एकत्वम् एकः एव अनुपश्यति ॥१५॥

IAST Transliteration

śabda-māyāvṛto naiva tamasā yāti puṣkare | bhinne tamasi caikatvam eka evānupaśyati ||15||

Translation

Covered by the māyā of sound, one does not pass through the darkness in the lotus-like place. When the darkness is split, the One alone beholds unity.

Academic Translation

Covered by the māyā of sound, one does not indeed go (see) through darkness in the lotus(-like place). And when the darkness is split, the one alone beholds unity.

Verse Context

• Māyā/avidyā as veiling; śabda (sound) as distraction/construct; tamas (darkness) as ignorance; ekatva-darśana (vision of oneness)
• Mahavakya: Aligns with ‘prajnānam brahma’ by implying that when ignorance is removed, pure knowing reveals non-dual unity; also supports ‘tat tvam asi’ as the culmination is ekatva (non-separation).
• Atharva
• Atharva-veda (commonly transmitted with the Atharva corpus; specific śākhā not securely attested) Shakha
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)