Verse 21

Amritnada

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ॐ इत्येकाक्षरं ब्रह्म ॐ इत्येकेन रेचयेत् । दिव्यमन्त्रेण बहुशः कुर्यादात्ममलच्युतिम् ॥२१॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

ॐ इति । एक-अक्षरम् । ब्रह्म । ॐ इति । एकेन । रेचयेत् । दिव्य-मन्त्रेण । बहुशः । कुर्यात् । आत्म-मल-च्युतिम् ॥

IAST Transliteration

oṃ ity ekākṣaraṃ brahma oṃ ity ekena recayet | divyamantreṇa bahuśaḥ kuryād ātmamala-cyutim ||21||

Translation

“Oṃ” ialah Brahman yang bersuku kata tunggal. Dengan satu suku kata “Oṃ” itu hendaklah dilakukan hembusan nafas; dengan amalan berulang-ulang melalui mantra ilahi, hendaklah gugurkan kekotoran diri (ātman).

Academic Translation

‘Oṃ’—the one-syllabled Brahman. With the single (syllable) ‘Oṃ’ one should perform exhalation; by repeated practice with the divine mantra one should bring about the falling away of the impurity of the self.

Verse Context

• Brahman (as Oṃ) and purification of the antaḥkaraṇa
• Mahavakya: Indirect support: Oṃ as Brahman undergirds mahāvākya-realization (e.g., ‘ayam ātmā brahma’); not itself a mahāvākya.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)