Verse 48

Naadbindu

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

निःशब्दं तत्परं ब्रह्म परमात्मा समीर्यते । नादो यावन्मनस्तावन्नादान्तेऽपि मनोन्मनी ॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

निः-शब्दम् । तत् । परम् । ब्रह्म । परमात्मा । समीर्यते ॥ नादः । यावत् । मनः । तावत् । नाद-अन्ते । अपि । मनः-उन्मनी ॥

IAST Transliteration

niḥśabdaṃ tat paraṃ brahma paramātmā samīryate | nādo yāvan manas tāvan nādānte 'pi manonmanī ||

Translation

ಆ ಪರಮ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ, ಪರಮಾತ್ಮನು ನಿಶ್ಶಬ್ದನೆಂದು ಹೇಳಲ್ಪಡುತ್ತಾನೆ. ನಾದ ಇರುವವರೆಗೆ ಮನಸ್ಸು ಇರುತ್ತದೆ; ನಾದಾಂತದಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ‘ಮನೋನ್ಮನಿ’—ಮನಸ್ಸನ್ನು ಅತಿಕ್ರಮಿಸಿದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ—ಇರುತ್ತದೆ.

Academic Translation

That supreme Brahman, the Paramātman, is spoken of as soundless. So long as there is nāda, so long is there mind; even at the end of nāda there is ‘manonmanī’ (the mind transcended).

Verse Context

• Nirguṇa Brahman as niḥśabda; transcendence of all supports (ālambana) culminating in manonmanī
• Mahavakya: Directly consonant with ‘प्रज्ञानं ब्रह्म’ (Prajñānam Brahma): Brahman is pure consciousness, not an object like sound; nāda is a means that is finally relinquished.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh