Verse 31

Naadbindu

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सिद्धासने स्थितो योगी मुद्रां सन्धाय वैष्णवीम् । शृणुयाद्दक्षिणे कर्णे नादमन्तर्गतं सदा ॥३१॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

सिद्ध-आसने । स्थितः । योगी । मुद्राम् । सन्धाय । वैष्णवीम् । शृणुयात् । दक्षिणे । कर्णे । नादम् । अन्तर्गतं । सदा ॥

IAST Transliteration

siddhāsane sthito yogī mudrāṃ sandhāya vaiṣṇavīm | śṛṇuyād dakṣiṇe karṇe nādam antargataṃ sadā ||31||

Translation

Sang yogin duduk mantap dalam Siddhāsana, setelah mengikat Mudrā Vaiṣṇavī; hendaknya ia senantiasa mendengarkan dengan telinga kanan nāda batin yang telah masuk ke dalam diri.

Academic Translation

The yogin, seated in Siddhāsana, having assumed the Vaiṣṇavī mudrā, should always listen in the right ear to the inner sound (nāda) that has entered within.

Verse Context

• Moksha (via inner absorption in nāda leading to samādhi)
• Mahavakya: Indirect—supports realization implied by mahāvākyas (identity-knowledge) by prescribing an upāya (inner absorption) rather than stating an identity sentence.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)