Verse 42

Naadbindu

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

मकरन्दं पिबन्भृङ्गो गन्धान्नापेक्षते तथा । नादासक्तं सदा चित्तं विषयं न हि काङ्क्षति॥४२॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

मकरन्दम् । पिबन् । भृङ्गः । गन्धान् । न । अपेक्षते । तथा । नाद-आसक्तम् । सदा । चित्तम् । विषयम् । न । हि । काङ्क्षति ॥४२॥

IAST Transliteration

makarandaṃ piban bhṛṅgo gandhān nāpekṣate tathā | nādāsaktaṃ sadā cittaṃ viṣayaṃ na hi kāṅkṣati ||42||

Translation

Just as a bee, drinking nectar, does not desire other fragrances, so the mind, ever attached to nāda, truly does not long for sense-objects.

Academic Translation

Just as a bee, drinking nectar, does not desire (other) fragrances, so the mind, always attached to nāda, indeed does not long for sense-objects.

Verse Context

• Vairāgya (dispassion) supporting Moksha
• Mahavakya: Indirect: illustrates withdrawal from viṣayas that supports the contemplative assimilation of mahāvākyas.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)