Verse 14

Naadbindu

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

पञ्चम्यामथ मात्रायां यदि प्राणैर्वियुज्यते । उषितः सह देवत्वं सोमलोके महीयते ॥१४॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

पञ्चम्याम् । अथ । मात्रायाम् । यदि । प्राणैः । वियुज्यते । उषितः । सह । देवत्वम् । सोमलोके । महीयते ॥१४॥

IAST Transliteration

pañcamyām atha mātrāyāṃ yadi prāṇair viyujyate | uṣitaḥ saha devatvaṃ somaloke mahīyate ||14||

Translation

Kemudian, jika pada mātrā kelima ia terpisah daripada nafas-nafas prāṇa (daya hidup), setelah berdiam di sana, ia dimuliakan di alam Soma bersama sifat keilahian.

Academic Translation

Then, if in the fifth mātrā he is separated from the vital breaths (i.e., departs), having dwelt (there), he is honored in the Soma-world together with divinity.

Verse Context

• Upāsanā-phala (finite heavenly attainment) vs. mokṣa; loka doctrine (Somaloka)
• Mahavakya: Indirect: indicates that even exalted lokas are outcomes of upāsanā; mahāvākya-realization alone is non-returning liberation (brahma-sākṣātkāra).
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)