Verse 26

Amritnada

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

येनासौ पश्यते मार्गं प्राणस्तेन हि गच्छति । अतस्तमभ्यसेन्नित्यं सन्मार्गगमनाय वै ॥२६॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

येन । असौ । पश्यते । मार्गम् । प्राणः । तेन । हि । गच्छति । अतः । तम् । अभ्यसेत् । नित्यम् । सत्-मार्ग-गमनाय । वै ॥

IAST Transliteration

yenāsau paśyate mārgaṃ prāṇas tena hi gacchati | atas tam abhyasen nityaṃ sanmārgagamanāya vai ||26||

Translation

By that means through which he perceives the path, by that indeed the prāṇa proceeds. Therefore one should practice it constantly, for going upon the true path (sanmārga).

Academic Translation

By which (means) he perceives the path, by that indeed the prāṇa proceeds. Therefore one should practice that constantly, for going on the true path.

Verse Context

• Prāṇa; Sādhana leading toward Mokṣa
• Mahavakya: Indirect: emphasizes disciplined means (upāya) for inner realization that culminates in identity-knowledge implied by mahāvākyas (e.g., ‘tat tvam asi’).
• Atharva
• Atharva-veda (later Yoga-Upaniṣad tradition; śākhā attribution not firmly fixed in critical scholarship) Shakha
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)