Verse 32

Naadbindu

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अभ्यस्यमानो नादोऽयं बाह्यमावृणुते ध्वनिम् । पक्षाद्विपक्षमखिलं जित्वा तुर्यपदं व्रजेत् ॥३२॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

अभ्यस्यमानः । नादः । अयम् । बाह्यम् । आवृणुते । ध्वनिम् । पक्षात् । विपक्षम् । अखिलम् । जित्वा । तुर्य-पदम् । व्रजेत् ॥

IAST Transliteration

abhyasyamāno nādo ’yaṃ bāhyam āvṛṇute dhvanim | pakṣād vipakṣam akhilaṃ jitvā turyapadaṃ vrajet ||32||

Translation

ಈ ನಾದವನ್ನು ಅಭ್ಯಾಸಿಸಿದಾಗ ಅದು ಬಾಹ್ಯ ಧ್ವನಿಯನ್ನು ಮುಚ್ಚುತ್ತದೆ; ಪಕ್ಸದಿಂದ ವಿಪಕ್ಸವನ್ನೆಲ್ಲ ಜಯಿಸಿ ಯೋಗಿ ತುರ್ಯಪದವನ್ನು ಸೇರುತ್ತಾನೆ.

Academic Translation

This nāda, when being practiced, covers (overrides) external sound. Having conquered completely the opposite side (i.e., distractions) within a fortnight, one should attain the state of the Fourth (turya).

Verse Context

• Turīya (nondual consciousness) / Moksha
• Mahavakya: Indirect—turīya is the experiential correlate often used in Advaita to illuminate mahāvākya import (ātman = brahman), though the verse itself is soteriological/meditative rather than declarative.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)