Verse 43

Naadbindu

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

बद्धः सुनादगन्धेन सद्यः संत्यक्तचापलः । नादग्रहणतश्चित्तमन्तरङ्गभुजङ्गमः ॥४३॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

बद्धः । सु-नाद-गन्धेन । सद्यः । संत्यक्त-चापलः । नाद-ग्रहणतः । चित्तम् । अन्तरङ्ग-भुजङ्गमः ॥४३॥

IAST Transliteration

baddhaḥ su-nāda-gandhena sadyaḥ saṃtyakta-cāpalaḥ | nāda-grahaṇataś cittam antaraṅga-bhujaṅgamaḥ ||43||

Translation

Bound by the fragrance (allure) of the good inner sound, it at once abandons restlessness; by apprehending nāda, the mind—like a serpent moving within—becomes restrained.

Academic Translation

Bound by the fragrance (allure) of the good inner sound, it at once abandons restlessness; by the apprehension of nāda, the mind—like an inner-moving serpent—(becomes restrained).

Verse Context

• Moksha (via nāda-upāsanā leading to citta-nirodha)
• Mahavakya: Indirect: prepares the mind for realization of Brahman (e.g., ‘ayam ātmā brahma’) by ekāgratā and inner withdrawal; not itself a Mahāvākya.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)