Verse 9

Amritnada

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

किल्बिषं हि क्षयं नीत्वा रुचिरं चैव चिन्तयेत् ॥९॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

किल्बिषम् । हि । क्षयम् । नीत्वा । रुचिरम् । च । एव । चिन्तयेत् ॥९॥

IAST Transliteration

kilbiṣaṃ hi kṣayaṃ nītvā ruciraṃ caiva cintayet ||9||

Translation

En vérité, après avoir conduit le péché/l’impureté à sa destruction, qu’on contemple le « rucira » : le lumineux, le délectable.

Academic Translation

Having indeed brought sin/impurity to destruction, one should then contemplate the ‘rucira’ (the luminous/pleasing [object]).

Verse Context

• Atman (as luminous object of contemplation) and purification (antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi)
• Mahavakya: Indirect: after purification, contemplation can mature into recognition of the Self indicated by mahāvākyas (e.g., ‘ahaṃ brahmāsmi’).
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (half-śloka)