Verse 41

Brahmavidya

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ब्रह्मणो हृदयस्थानं कण्ठे विष्णुः समाश्रितः । तालुमध्ये स्थितो रुद्रो ललाटस्थो महेश्वरः ॥४१॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

ब्रह्मणः । हृदय-स्थानम् । कण्ठे । विष्णुः । समाश्रितः । तालु-मध्ये । स्थितः । रुद्रः । ललाट-स्थः । महा-ईश्वरः ॥४१॥

IAST Transliteration

brahmaṇo hṛdayasthānaṃ kaṇṭhe viṣṇuḥ samāśritaḥ | tālumadhye sthito rudro lalāṭastho maheśvaraḥ ||41||

Translation

برہمن کا آسن دل میں ہے۔ گلے میں وِشنو قائم ہے؛ تالو کے بیچ رودر ٹھہرا ہے؛ اور پیشانی پر مہیشور ہے۔

Academic Translation

The seat of Brahman is in the heart. In the throat Viṣṇu is established; in the middle of the palate Rudra is situated; on the forehead is Maheśvara.

Verse Context

• Brahman; internalization of deities (antar-yāga) and subtle-body loci
• Mahavakya: Indirect—supports realization of Brahman as the inner reality (contextual to ‘ahaṃ brahmāsmi’/‘tat tvam asi’ as contemplative assimilation rather than a direct mahāvākya).
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)