Amritnada Upanishad: Verse 9
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
जब बुरापन खत्म हो जाता है, तब उसके बाद जो चीज़ चमकती है और अच्छी लगती है, उसका ध्यान करना चाहिए।
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’).AtharvaChandas: Anuṣṭubh (half-śloka)
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