Verse 42

Brahmavidya

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

नासाग्रे अच्युतं विद्यात् तस्यान्ते तु परं पदम् । परत्वात् तु परं नास्तीत्येवं शास्त्रस्य निर्णयः ॥४२॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

नासा-अग्रे । अच्युतम् । विद्यात् । तस्य । अन्ते । तु । परम् । पदम् । परत्वात् । तु । परम् । न । अस्ति । इति । एवम् । शास्त्रस्य । निर्णयः ॥४२॥

IAST Transliteration

nāsāgre acyutaṃ vidyāt tasyānte tu paraṃ padam | paratvāt tu paraṃ nāstīty evaṃ śāstrasya nirṇayaḥ ||42||

Translation

One should know Acyuta at the tip of the nose; and at its very end is the supreme abode. Because it is supreme, there is nothing beyond it—thus is the scripture’s determination.

Academic Translation

One should know Acyuta at the tip of the nose; at its end, indeed, is the supreme abode. Because it is supreme, there is nothing beyond it—thus is the determination of the scripture.

Verse Context

• Paramapada (supreme state); upāsanā leading to mokṣa
• Mahavakya: Indirect—frames the ‘supreme abode’ as the culmination of knowledge; can be read as preparatory to mahāvākya-realization (identity with Brahman) rather than a direct mahāvākya statement.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)