Verse 38

Naadbindu

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यत्र कुत्रापि वा नादे लगति प्रथमं मनः ।

तत्र तत्र स्थिरीभूत्वा तेन सार्धं विलीयते ॥३८॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

यत्र । कुत्रापि । वा । नादे । लगति । प्रथमम् । मनः ।

तत्र । तत्र । स्थिरीभूत्वा । तेन । सार्धम् । विलीयते ॥३८॥

IAST Transliteration

yatra kutrāpi vā nāde lagati prathamaṃ manaḥ |

tatra tatra sthirībhūtvā tena sārdhaṃ vilīyate ||38||

Translation

Là où, dans quelque nāda que ce soit, l’esprit s’attache d’abord, là même, devenu stable, il se résorbe avec ce (nāda).

Academic Translation

Wherever, in whatever nāda, the mind first becomes attached, there—there—having become steady, it dissolves together with that (nāda).

Verse Context

• Laya (dissolution of mind) leading toward Brahman-realization
• Mahavakya: Indirect: describes the meditative absorption that removes vikshepa/āvaraṇa, enabling direct recognition implied by Mahāvākyas (especially ‘ayam ātmā brahma’).
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)