Verse 33

Naadbindu

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

श्रूयते प्रथमाभ्यासे नादो नानाविधो महान् । वर्धमानस्तथाभ्यासे श्रूयते सूक्ष्मसूक्ष्मतः ॥३३॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

श्रूयते । प्रथम-अभ्यासे । नादः । नाना-विधः । महान् । वर्धमानः । तथा । अभ्यासे । श्रूयते । सूक्ष्म-सूक्ष्मतः ॥

IAST Transliteration

śrūyate prathamābhyāse nādo nānāvidho mahān | vardhamānas tathābhyāse śrūyate sūkṣma-sūkṣmataḥ ||33||

Translation

No primeiro exercício, o nāda é ouvido como grandioso e de muitos tipos. À medida que a prática se aprofunda, ele é ouvido cada vez mais sutilmente, em extrema delicadeza.

Academic Translation

In the first practice, the nāda is heard as great and of many kinds. As practice increases, it is heard more and more subtly.

Verse Context

• Antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi leading toward Brahman-realization (via progressive subtlety)
• Mahavakya: Indirect—maps the inward refinement that supports nididhyāsana (deep contemplation) culminating in the nondual import of mahāvākyas.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)