Amritbindu Upanishad: Verse 21

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ज्ञाननेत्रं समाधाय चोद्धरेद्वह्निवत्परम् ।

निष्कलं निश्चलं शान्तं तद्ब्रह्माहमिति स्मृतम् ॥२१॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

ज्ञान-नेत्रम् । समाधाय । च । उद्धरेत् । वह्नि-वत् । परम् ।

निष्कलम् । निश्चलम् । शान्तम् । तत् । ब्रह्म । अहम् । इति । स्मृतम् ॥

Recitation with translationAmritbindu Upanishad 21

IAST Transliteration

jñāna-netraṃ samādhāya coddhared vahni-vat param |

niṣkalaṃ niścalaṃ śāntaṃ tad brahmāham iti smṛtam ||21||

Translation

ज्ञान की आँख से देखना शुरू करो। समाधि में डूब जाओ। फिर उस परम को उठाओ, जैसे आग जलाते हो। वो टूटा-फूटा नहीं है, हिलता-डुलता नहीं है, बिल्कुल शांत है। याद रखना, मैं वोही हूँ।

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Academic Translation

Having fixed the eye of knowledge (jñāna-netra) in samādhi, one should lift up (realize) the Supreme, as (one would kindle) fire. That (Supreme) is partless, unmoving, and peaceful—(known as) “That Brahman am I,” so it is remembered (in tradition).

Verse Context

• Brahman-Atman identity (nondual realization)
• Mahavakya: Directly aligns with the purport of the Mahāvākya “ahaṃ brahmāsmi” (Bṛhadāraṇyaka 1.4.10), expressed here as “tad brahma aham.”
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka-like)