Verse 9

Akshamalika

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अथोवाच ये मन्त्राः या विद्यास्तेभ्यो नमः । ताभ्यश्चोन्नमः । तच्छक्तिरस्याः प्रतिष्ठापयति ॥९॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

अथ । उवाच । ये । मन्त्राः । याः । विद्याः । तेभ्यः । नमः । ताभ्यः । च । उत्-नमः । तत्-शक्तिः । अस्याः । प्रतिष्ठापयति ।

IAST Transliteration

atho uvāca ye mantrāḥ yā vidyās tebhyo namaḥ | tābhyaś cōn-namaḥ | tac-chaktir asyāḥ pratiṣṭhāpayati ||9||

Translation

அப்போது அவர் கூறினார்—மந்திரங்களுக்கும், வித்யைகளுக்கும் வணக்கம்; அவற்றிற்கே மேலும் உயர்ந்த வணக்கம். அவற்றின் சக்தியே இதனைப் பிரதிஷ்டை (அர்ப்பண-நிறுவல்) செய்கிறது.

Academic Translation

Then he said: ‘To the mantras, to the (sacred) knowledges—reverence to them; and to them also, higher reverence. Their power establishes (consecrates) this (rosary).’

Verse Context

• Śakti of Mantra / Vidyā (mantra-śakti as efficacious power)
• Mahavakya: Indirect: distinguishes mantra/vidyā upāsanā as an aid; mahāvākya-jñāna remains the direct liberating means in Advaita, while mantra supports purification and focus.
• Atharva
• Atharva (late/sectarian; exact śākhā not securely attested) Shakha
• Chandas: Prose