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Verse 21

Amritbindu

ज्ञाननेत्रं समाधाय चोद्धरेद्वह्निवत्परम् ।

निष्कलं निश्चलं शान्तं तद्ब्रह्माहमिति स्मृतम् ॥२१॥

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

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

jñāna-netraṃ samādhāya coddhared vahni-vat param |

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

Dengan menegakkan mata-pengetahuan dalam samādhi, hendaknya seseorang membangkitkan dan menyadari Yang Tertinggi laksana menyalakan api. Itulah Brahman: tanpa bagian, tak bergerak, dan damai—diingat sebagai “Aku adalah Brahman itu.”

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).

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.”AtharvaChandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka-like)