Verse 4

Brahmavidya

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ऋग्वेदो गार्हपत्यं च पृथिवी ब्रह्म एव च । आकारस्य शरीरं तु व्याख्यातं ब्रह्मवादिभिः ॥४॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

ऋक्-वेदः । गार्हपत्यम् । च । पृथिवी । ब्रह्म । एव । च । आ-कारस्य । शरीरम् । तु । व्याख्यातम् । ब्रह्म-वादिभिः ॥ ४ ॥

IAST Transliteration

ṛgvedo gārhapatyaṃ ca pṛthivī brahma eva ca | ākārasya śarīraṃ tu vyākhyātaṃ brahmavādibhiḥ ||4||

Translation

The Ṛgveda, the Gārhapatya fire, the earth, and also Brahmā—these, the expounders of Brahman explain as the body of the sound “A”.

Academic Translation

The Ṛgveda, the Gārhapatya (fire), the earth, and Brahmā as well—these are explained by the expounders of Brahman as the body of the sound ‘A’.

Verse Context

• Pratīka-upāsanā: mapping the ‘A’ (ākāra) to cosmic/ritual correspondences
• Mahavakya: Indirect—supports contemplative approach to Brahman via symbol (Oṃ) rather than direct identity statement
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)