Amritnada Upanishad 2: Verse 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ओङ्कारं रथमारुह्य विष्णुं कृत्वाथ सारथिम् ।

ब्रह्मलोकपदान्वेषी रुद्राराधनतत्परः ॥२॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

ओङ्कारम् । रथम् । आरुह्य । विष्णुम् । कृत्वा । अथ । सारथिम् ।

ब्रह्म-लोक-पद-अन्वेषी । रुद्र-आराधन-तत्परः ॥२॥

Sanskrit recitationAmritnada Upanishad 2

IAST Transliteration

oṅkāraṃ ratham āruhya viṣṇuṃ kṛtvātha sārathim |

brahmalokapadānveṣī rudrārādhanatatparaḥ ||2||

Translation

ผู้แสวงหาฐานะแห่งพรหมโลก ขึ้นสู่รถศึกแห่งโอมการะ และให้พระวิษณุเป็นสารถี แล้วมุ่งมั่นในการบูชาพระรุทระดำเนินไป।

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Academic Translation

Mounting the chariot of Oṃkāra, and having made Viṣṇu the charioteer, the seeker of the station of Brahmaloka—intent on the worship of Rudra (proceeds).

Verse Context

• Oṃ as upāya (means) toward Brahman; integration of mantra, īśvara-upāsanā, and liberation
• Mahavakya: Preparatory (sādhana) orientation toward mahāvākya realization; Oṃ and īśvara-upāsanā purify the mind for ‘tat tvam asi’/‘ahaṃ brahmāsmi’ insight.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)