Verse 54

Naadbindu

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

न मानं नावमानं च संत्यक्त्वा तु समाधिना ।

अवस्थात्रयमन्वेति न चित्तं योगिनः सदा ॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

न मानम् न अवमानम् च संत्यक्त्वा तु समाधिना ।

अवस्था-त्रयम् अन्वेति न चित्तम् योगिनः सदा ॥

IAST Transliteration

na mānaṃ nāvamānaṃ ca saṃtyaktvā tu samādhinā |

avasthātrayam anveti na cittaṃ yoginaḥ sadā ||

Translation

ਸਮਾਧੀ ਰਾਹੀਂ ਮਾਨ ਅਤੇ ਅਪਮਾਨ ਦੋਵੇਂ ਤਿਆਗ ਕੇ, ਯੋਗੀ ਦਾ ਚਿੱਤ ਸਦਾ ਜਾਗ੍ਰਤ-ਸੁਪਨਾ-ਸੁਸ਼ੁਪਤੀ—ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਤਿੰਨ ਅਵਸਥਾਵਾਂ ਦੇ ਪਿੱਛੇ ਨਹੀਂ ਜਾਂਦਾ।

Academic Translation

Having abandoned both honor and dishonor through samādhi, the yogin’s mind does not follow the three states (of waking, dream, and deep sleep) at all times.

Verse Context

• Turīya/transcendence of avasthā-traya; vairāgya toward māna/avamāna; stabilization of samādhi
• Mahavakya: Aligns with the mahāvākya intent by pointing to the witness beyond the three states (turīya), a common Advaita pathway to ‘tat tvam asi’/‘ayam ātmā brahma’ understanding; not a direct mahāvākya
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)