Verse 43

Naadbindu

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

बद्धः सुनादगन्धेन सद्यः संत्यक्तचापलः । नादग्रहणतश्चित्तमन्तरङ्गभुजङ्गमः ॥४३॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

बद्धः । सु-नाद-गन्धेन । सद्यः । संत्यक्त-चापलः । नाद-ग्रहणतः । चित्तम् । अन्तरङ्ग-भुजङ्गमः ॥४३॥

IAST Transliteration

baddhaḥ su-nāda-gandhena sadyaḥ saṃtyakta-cāpalaḥ | nāda-grahaṇataś cittam antaraṅga-bhujaṅgamaḥ ||43||

Translation

நல்ல உள்ள்நாதத்தின் மணம்போன்ற ஈர்ப்பால் கட்டுண்ட சித்தம் உடனே அலைச்சலை விட்டுவிடுகிறது. நாதத்தைப் பற்றியுணர்வால் மனம் உள்ளே நகரும் பாம்புபோல் தானே அடக்கமடைகிறது.

Academic Translation

Bound by the fragrance (allure) of the good inner sound, it at once abandons restlessness; by the apprehension of nāda, the mind—like an inner-moving serpent—(becomes restrained).

Verse Context

• Moksha (via nāda-upāsanā leading to citta-nirodha)
• Mahavakya: Indirect: prepares the mind for realization of Brahman (e.g., ‘ayam ātmā brahma’) by ekāgratā and inner withdrawal; not itself a Mahāvākya.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)