Verse 10

Brahmavidya

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

पद्मसूत्रनिभा सूक्ष्मा शिखा सा दृश्यते परा । सा नाडी सूर्यसंकाशा सूर्यं भित्त्वा तथापरा ॥

द्विसप्ततिसहस्राणि नाडीं भित्त्वा च मूर्धनि । वरदः सर्वभूतानां सर्वं व्याप्यावतिष्ठति ॥१०-११॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

पद्म-सूत्र-निभा सूक्ष्मा शिखा सा दृश्यते परा । सा नाडी सूर्य-संकाशा सूर्यं भित्त्वा तथा अपरा ॥

द्वि-सप्तति-सहस्राणि नाडीम् भित्त्वा च मूर्धनि । वरदः सर्व-भूतानाम् सर्वम् व्याप्य अवतिष्ठति ॥१०-११॥

IAST Transliteration

padmasūtranibhā sūkṣmā śikhā sā dṛśyate parā | sā nāḍī sūryasaṅkāśā sūryaṃ bhittvā tathāparā ||

dvisaptatisahasrāṇi nāḍīṃ bhittvā ca mūrdhani | varadaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ sarvaṃ vyāpyāvatiṣṭhati ||10–11||

Translation

ആ പരമ ശിഖ അതിസൂക്ഷ്മമായി, താമരനാരിന്റെ നൂൽപോലെ ദൃശ്യമാകുന്നു. ആ നാഡി സൂര്യസദൃശമായ ദീപ്തിയുള്ളത്; സൂര്യത്തെ ഭേദിച്ചും അതീതമായി നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു. എഴുപത്തിരണ്ടായിരം നാഡികളെ ഭേദിച്ച് മൂർധ്നി (ശിരോഭാഗം) വരെ എത്തി, സർവ്വഭൂതങ്ങൾക്കും വരദനായവൻ, എല്ലാം വ്യാപിച്ച് അവസ്ഥിതനാകുന്നു।

Academic Translation

That supreme flame is seen—subtle, like a lotus-fiber thread. That nāḍī, sun-like in radiance, having pierced the sun, is likewise beyond. Having pierced the seventy-two thousand nāḍīs and (reaching) the crown of the head, the Bestower of boons for all beings, pervading all, abides.

Verse Context

• Nāḍī/inner light (jyotis) leading to realization of the all-pervading Brahman
• Mahavakya: Indirect—culminates in the vision of the all-pervading reality, consonant with mahāvākya import (Self/Brahman identity) though expressed via yogic symbolism.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Mixed śloka/Anuṣṭubh-style (later Upaniṣadic verse)