Verse 1

Katharudra

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

देवा ह वै भगवन्तम् अब्रुवन्—अधीहि भगवन् ब्रह्मविद्याम् ॥१॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

देवाः । ह । वै । भगवन्तम् । अब्रुवन् । अधीहि । भगवन् । ब्रह्मविद्याम् ॥१॥

IAST Transliteration

devā ha vai bhagavantam abruvan—adhīhi bhagavan brahmavidyām ||1||

Translation

தேவர்கள் உண்மையிலே பகவானை நோக்கி—“ஹே பகவனே, எங்களுக்கு பிரம்மவித்தையை உபதேசிப்பாயாக” என்றனர். ॥१॥

Academic Translation

The gods indeed said to the Blessed One: “Teach, O Blessed One, the knowledge of Brahman.”

Verse Context

• Brahmavidyā (knowledge of Brahman)
• Mahavakya: Preparatory frame for mahāvākya-style instruction (request for Brahman-knowledge); not itself a mahāvākya.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Prose