arā iva rathanābhau saṁhatā yatra nāḍyaḥ sa eṣo’ntaścarate bahudhā jāyamānaḥ. omityevaṁ dhyāyatha ātmānaṁ svasti vaḥ pārāya tamasaḥ parastāt.
Being born in various forms this self exists within the mind where all the nerves are clustered just as the spokes are clustered on the hub of the chariot wheel. Meditate upon this self in this manner with the help of oṁkāra. May there be an auspicious end for you for reaching the other side of ignorance.
Bahudhā jāyamānaḥ carate: the self exists (there) being born in various forms. This ātman in which everything is woven moves in the buddhi as the ahaṅkāra, being born in various forms like anger, jealousy, happiness and unhappiness and doing varieties of jobs like seeing, hearing, thinking and so on, as well as not doing any job too. Because of the changing thoughts, the ātman is ‘as though’ born in various forms and looks as though it is moving in all three states of experience.
~Dayananda
Where all the nerves meet like the spokes of a chariot wheel in the hub, there within the heart He moves, becoming manifold. Meditate on that Self as Om. Godspeed to you in crossing to the farther shores beyond the darkness.
After thus explaining the goal and the way, the Master in all enthusiasm and with an inexpressible joy, cries ‘godspeed to you.’ No Master can bless a seeker more than by explaining the goal and the path. In fact, there the Master’s job ends. Thereafter all he can do for the seeker is to encourage him now and then with repeated wishes of godspeed to him on his path. The pilgrimage is to be pursued by the seeker himself and every step is to be taken by himself.
~Chinmayananda
He moves about, becoming manifold, within the heart, where the arteries meet, like the spokes fastened in the nave of a chariot wheel. Meditate on Atman as Om. Hail to you! May you cross beyond the sea of darkness!
HEART: The seers of the Upanishads often describe the heart as the dwelling-place of Atman, or Brahman (Brahmapuram). In meditation one feels Its presence very vividly in the heart.
~Nikhilananda
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