Verse 33

Naadbindu

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

श्रूयते प्रथमाभ्यासे नादो नानाविधो महान् । वर्धमानस्तथाभ्यासे श्रूयते सूक्ष्मसूक्ष्मतः ॥३३॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

श्रूयते । प्रथम-अभ्यासे । नादः । नाना-विधः । महान् । वर्धमानः । तथा । अभ्यासे । श्रूयते । सूक्ष्म-सूक्ष्मतः ॥

IAST Transliteration

śrūyate prathamābhyāse nādo nānāvidho mahān | vardhamānas tathābhyāse śrūyate sūkṣma-sūkṣmataḥ ||33||

Translation

初めの修習では、ナーダは偉大で種々の相として聞こえる。修行が増すにつれて、それはますます微細に、きわめて繊細に聞こえてくる。

Academic Translation

In the first practice, the nāda is heard as great and of many kinds. As practice increases, it is heard more and more subtly.

Verse Context

• Antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi leading toward Brahman-realization (via progressive subtlety)
• Mahavakya: Indirect—maps the inward refinement that supports nididhyāsana (deep contemplation) culminating in the nondual import of mahāvākyas.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)