प्रणवं पूर्वमुद्धृत्य सच्चित्पदमुदाहरेत् । एकं पदान्ते ब्रह्मेति मन्त्रोद्धारः प्रकीर्त्तितः ॥ १२ ॥
praṇavaṁ pūrvamuddhṛtya saccitpadamudāharēt | ēkaṁ padāntē brahmēti mantrōddhāraḥ prakīrttitaḥ || 12 ||
Translation
First say the praṇava, then the word sat-cit, then ekam, and at the end the word Brahma: so the forming of the mantra is declared.
Word by word
- praṇavaṁ
- the praṇava (Oṁ)
- pūrvamuddhṛtya
- first drawing out
- saccitpadamudāharēt
- one should say the word sat-cit
- ēkaṁ
- ekam ("one")
- padāntē
- at the end of the word
- brahmēti
- "Brahma"
- mantrōddhāraḥ
- the forming of the mantra
- prakīrttitaḥ
- is declared
Meaning
The commentary spells out the result: "Oṁ sac-cid-ekaṁ brahma", "Oṁ, the One, being and consciousness, Brahman". The praṇava is Oṁ.