Verse 21

Amritbindu

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ज्ञाननेत्रं समाधाय चोद्धरेद्वह्निवत्परम् ।

निष्कलं निश्चलं शान्तं तद्ब्रह्माहमिति स्मृतम् ॥२१॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

ज्ञान-नेत्रम् । समाधाय । च । उद्धरेत् । वह्नि-वत् । परम् ।

निष्कलम् । निश्चलम् । शान्तम् । तत् । ब्रह्म । अहम् । इति । स्मृतम् ॥

IAST Transliteration

jñāna-netraṃ samādhāya coddhared vahni-vat param |

niṣkalaṃ niścalaṃ śāntaṃ tad brahmāham iti smṛtam ||21||

Translation

ਸਮਾਧੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਗਿਆਨ-ਨੇਤਰ ਟਿਕਾ ਕੇ, ਅੱਗ ਵਾਂਗ ਪਰਮ ਤੱਤ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ਿਤ ਕਰਕੇ ਸਾਕਸ਼ਾਤ ਕਰਨਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ। ਉਹ ਪਰਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਨਿਸ਼ਕਲ, ਨਿਸ਼ਚਲ ਤੇ ਸ਼ਾਂਤ ਹੈ—“ਤਦ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਅਹੰ” ਇਹੀ ਸਮ੍ਰਿਤੀ ਹੈ॥੨੧॥

Academic Translation

Having fixed the eye of knowledge (jñāna-netra) in samādhi, one should lift up (realize) the Supreme, as (one would kindle) fire. That (Supreme) is partless, unmoving, and peaceful—(known as) “That Brahman am I,” so it is remembered (in tradition).

Verse Context

• Brahman-Atman identity (nondual realization)
• Mahavakya: Directly aligns with the purport of the Mahāvākya “ahaṃ brahmāsmi” (Bṛhadāraṇyaka 1.4.10), expressed here as “tad brahma aham.”
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka-like)