Verse 14

Naadbindu

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

पञ्चम्यामथ मात्रायां यदि प्राणैर्वियुज्यते । उषितः सह देवत्वं सोमलोके महीयते ॥१४॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

पञ्चम्याम् । अथ । मात्रायाम् । यदि । प्राणैः । वियुज्यते । उषितः । सह । देवत्वम् । सोमलोके । महीयते ॥१४॥

IAST Transliteration

pañcamyām atha mātrāyāṃ yadi prāṇair viyujyate | uṣitaḥ saha devatvaṃ somaloke mahīyate ||14||

Translation

Then, if in the fifth mātrā he is separated from the vital breaths, having dwelt there, he is honored in the Soma-world together with divinity.

Academic Translation

Then, if in the fifth mātrā he is separated from the vital breaths (i.e., departs), having dwelt (there), he is honored in the Soma-world together with divinity.

Verse Context

• Upāsanā-phala (finite heavenly attainment) vs. mokṣa; loka doctrine (Somaloka)
• Mahavakya: Indirect: indicates that even exalted lokas are outcomes of upāsanā; mahāvākya-realization alone is non-returning liberation (brahma-sākṣātkāra).
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)