Verse 17

Amritbindu

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

द्वे विद्ये वेदितव्ये तु शब्दब्रह्म परं च यत् । शब्दब्रह्मणि निष्णातः परं ब्रह्माधिगच्छति ॥१७॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

द्वे । विद्ये । वेदितव्ये । तु । शब्द-ब्रह्म । परम् । च । यत् । शब्द-ब्रह्मणि । निष्णातः । परम् । ब्रह्म । अधिगच्छति ॥

IAST Transliteration

dve vidye veditavye tu śabdabrahma paraṃ ca yat | śabdabrahmaṇi niṣṇātaḥ paraṃ brahmādhigacchati ||17||

Translation

दो विद्याएँ जानने योग्य हैं—शब्दब्रह्म और परब्रह्म। जो शब्दब्रह्म में पूर्ण निपुण होता है, वह परम ब्रह्म को प्राप्त करता है॥१७॥

Academic Translation

Two knowledges are indeed to be known: the Brahman that is sound (śabda-brahman) and that which is supreme (para). One who is thoroughly versed in śabda-brahman attains the supreme Brahman.

Verse Context

• Distinction of śabda-brahman (scripture/mantra) and para-brahman (ultimate reality)
• Mahavakya: Frames śruti (śabda-brahman) as pramāṇa leading to mahāvākya-realization (e.g., ‘tat tvam asi’); emphasizes the means-to-end relation rather than quoting a mahāvākya.
• Atharva
• Atharva-veda (traditionally associated with the Atharvaṇic corpus; specific śākhā not securely attested) Shakha
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)