Verse 22

Amritnada

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

पश्चाद्ध्यायीत् पूर्वोक्तक्रमशो मन्त्रविद्बुधः । स्थूलातिस्थूलमात्रायं नाभेरूर्ध्वरुपक्रमः ॥२२॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

पश्चात् । ध्यायीत् । पूर्व-उक्त-क्रमशः । मन्त्र-वित् । बुधः । स्थूल । अति-स्थूल । मात्रा-अयम् । नाभेः । ऊर्ध्व-रूप-क्रमः ॥

IAST Transliteration

paścād dhyāyīt pūrvoktakramaśo mantravid budhaḥ | sthūlātisthūlamātrāyaṃ nābher ūrdhvarūpakramaḥ ||22||

Translation

ต่อจากนั้น ผู้รู้มนต์ผู้มีปัญญาพึงเจริญสมาธิตามลำดับที่กล่าวไว้ก่อน—ในมาตรานี้จากหยาบไปสู่หยาบยิ่ง เริ่มจากรูปที่เคลื่อนขึ้นจากสะดือ.

Academic Translation

Afterwards, the wise knower of mantra should meditate sequentially according to the previously stated order—this measure (practice) from the gross to the very gross, beginning with the form that proceeds upward from the navel.

Verse Context

• Upāsanā-krama (graded meditation) and prāṇa/kuṇḍalinī-oriented ascent
• Mahavakya: Indirect: prepares the mind for mahāvākya inquiry by establishing ekāgratā and subtlety; no direct quotation.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)