Verse 2

Brahmavidya

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ॐ इत्येकाक्षरं ब्रह्म यदुक्तं ब्रह्मवादिभिः । शरीरं तस्य वक्ष्यामि स्थानं कालत्रयं तथा ॥२॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

ॐ । इति । एक-अक्षरम् । ब्रह्म । यत्-उक्तम् । ब्रह्म-वादिभिः । शरीरम् । तस्य । वक्ष्यामि । स्थानम् । काल-त्रयम् । तथा ॥ २ ॥

IAST Transliteration

oṃ ity ekākṣaraṃ brahma yad uktaṃ brahmavādibhiḥ | śarīraṃ tasya vakṣyāmi sthānaṃ kālatrayaṃ tathā ||2||

Translation

‘Oṃ’—satu suku kata—adalah Brahman, sebagaimana dinyatakan para pengajar Brahman. Aku akan menjelaskan tubuhnya, tempat bersemayamnya, dan juga tiga masa (kālatraya).

Academic Translation

‘Oṃ’—the one syllable—is Brahman, as has been stated by the expounders of Brahman. I shall declare its body, its locus, and likewise the triad of time.

Verse Context

• Praṇava (Oṃ) as Brahman; sound-symbol (śabda-pratīka) for the Absolute
• Mahavakya: Indirect—supports mahāvākya inquiry by providing Oṃ as contemplative support (pratīka) for Brahman-realization; parallels Māṇḍūkya’s Oṃ=Brahman framing
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)