Verse 11

Amritnada

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सव्याहृतिं सप्रणवां गायत्रीं शिरसा सह । त्रिः पठेदायतप्राणः प्राणायामः स उच्यते ॥११॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

स-व्याहृतिम् । स-प्रणवाम् । गायत्रीम् । शिरसा । सह । त्रिः । पठेत् । आयत-प्राणः । प्राणायामः । सः । उच्यते ॥

IAST Transliteration

sa-vyāhṛtiṃ sa-praṇavāṃ gāyatrīṃ śirasā saha | triḥ paṭhed āyata-prāṇaḥ prāṇāyāmaḥ sa ucyate ||11||

Translation

Com as vyāhṛti e com o praṇava (OM), recitando a Gāyatrī juntamente com o «Śiras» (apêndice), deve-se recitá-la três vezes, com a respiração alongada e regulada; isso é chamado prāṇāyāma.

Academic Translation

With the vyāhṛtis and with the praṇava, (reciting) the Gāyatrī together with the ‘Śiras’ (appendix), one should recite it three times, with the breath extended/regulated; that is called prāṇāyāma.

Verse Context

• Prāṇa (as a means to inner purification and steadiness leading toward Self-knowledge)
• Mahavakya: Indirect preparatory discipline (sādhana) supporting realization of mahāvākyas such as ‘ayam ātmā brahma’ by stabilizing mind and prāṇa.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)