Verse 40

Naadbindu

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

उदासीनस्ततो भूत्वा सदाभ्यासेन संयमी । उन्मनीकारकं सद्यो नादमेवावधारयेत्॥४०॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

उदासीनः । ततः । भूत्वा । सदा-अभ्यासेन । संयमी । उन्मनी-कारकम् । सद्यः । नादम्-एव । अवधारयेत् ॥४०॥

IAST Transliteration

udāsīnas tato bhūtvā sadābhyāsena saṃyamī | unmanīkārakaṃ sadyo nādam evāvadhārayet ||40||

Translation

Alors, devenu indifférent aux objets extérieurs, l’ascète maître de lui-même, par une pratique constante, doit aussitôt fixer son attention sur le seul son (nāda), qui engendre l’état d’unmanī.

Academic Translation

Then, becoming indifferent (to external objects), the self-controlled one, by constant practice, should immediately fix (his attention) on sound (nāda) alone, which produces the state of unmanī.

Verse Context

• Moksha (via vairāgya and inner absorption leading toward samādhi)
• Mahavakya: Indirect: supports the contemplative discipline that culminates in realization aligned with ‘ayam ātmā brahma’/‘tat tvam asi’ (mind made fit for nondual knowledge).
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)