Verse 15

Amritbindu

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

शब्दमायावृतो नैव तमसा याति पुष्करे । भिन्ने तमसि चैकत्वमेक एवानुपश्यति ॥१५॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

शब्द-माया-आवृतः । न एव तमसा याति । पुष्करे । भिन्ने तमसि च । एकत्वम् एकः एव अनुपश्यति ॥१५॥

IAST Transliteration

śabda-māyāvṛto naiva tamasā yāti puṣkare | bhinne tamasi caikatvam eka evānupaśyati ||15||

Translation

శబ్దమాయతో ఆవరించబడినప్పుడు (హృదయ-పద్మంలో) అంధకారాన్ని దాటి చూడలేడు. ఆ అంధకారం చీలినపుడు ఏకైక (ఆత్మ) ఏకత్వాన్ని దర్శిస్తుంది.

Academic Translation

Covered by the māyā of sound, one does not indeed go (see) through darkness in the lotus(-like place). And when the darkness is split, the one alone beholds unity.

Verse Context

• Māyā/avidyā as veiling; śabda (sound) as distraction/construct; tamas (darkness) as ignorance; ekatva-darśana (vision of oneness)
• Mahavakya: Aligns with ‘prajnānam brahma’ by implying that when ignorance is removed, pure knowing reveals non-dual unity; also supports ‘tat tvam asi’ as the culmination is ekatva (non-separation).
• Atharva
• Atharva-veda (commonly transmitted with the Atharva corpus; specific śākhā not securely attested) Shakha
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)