Verse 17

Naadbindu

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ततः परतरं शुद्धं व्यापकं निर्मलं शिवम् । सदोदितं परं ब्रह्म ज्योतिषामुदयो यतः ॥१७॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

ततः परतरम् शुद्धम् व्यापकम् निर्मलम् शिवम् । सदा-उदितम् परम् ब्रह्म ज्योतिषाम् उदयः यतः ॥१७॥

IAST Transliteration

tataḥ parataraṃ śuddhaṃ vyāpakaṃ nirmalaṃ śivam | sadoditaṃ paraṃ brahma jyotiṣām udayo yataḥ ||17||

Translation

更在其上者，乃更清净、遍一切处、无垢而吉祥之实相——湿婆；常恒升起的至上梵，由此而有一切光明之生起。

Academic Translation

Beyond that is the purer, all-pervading, stainless, auspicious (reality)—the ever-risen supreme Brahman, from which the arising of (all) lights proceeds.

Verse Context

• Brahman (nirguṇa, all-pervading, self-luminous)
• Mahavakya: Directly resonates with ‘प्रज्ञानं ब्रह्म’ (Prajñānam Brahma): Brahman as the self-luminous ground of all ‘lights’ (cognition/illumination). Also supports ‘तत् त्वम् असि’ by identifying the ultimate as the pervasive reality beyond all states.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)