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मन्त्र २३ [III.vI.23] यो रेतसि तिष्ठन् रेतसोऽन्तरो यँ रेतो न वेद यस्य रेतः शरीरम् यो रेतोऽन्तरो यमयत्य् एष त आत्माऽन्तर्याम्यमृतो ऽदृष्टो द्रष्टाऽश्रुतः श्रोताऽमतो मन्ताऽविज्ञतो विज्ञाता ।अविज्ञतस् विज्ञाता नान्योऽतोऽस्ति द्रष्टा नान्योऽतोऽस्ति श्रोता नान्योऽतोऽस्ति मन्ता नान्योऽतोऽस्ति विज्ञातैष त आत्माऽन्तर्याम्यमृतो अमृतस् ऽतोऽन्यदार्तं ततो होद्दालक आरुणिरुपरराम
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mantra 23 ##[III.vI.23]## yo retasi tiShThan retaso.antaro ya{\m+} reto na veda yasya retaH sharIram yo reto.antaro yamayaty eSha ta AtmA.antaryAmyamR^ito .adR^iShTo draShTA.ashrutaH shrotA.amato mantA.avij~nato vij~nAtA | avij~natas vij~nAtA nAnyo.ato.asti draShTA nAnyo.ato.asti shrotA nAnyo.ato.asti mantA nAnyo.ato.asti vij~nAtaiSha ta AtmA.antaryAmyamR^ito amR^itas .ato.anyadArta.n tato hoddAlaka AruNirupararAma
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'He who dwells in the seed, and within the seed, whom the seed does not know, whose body the seed is, and who pulls (rules) the seed within, he is thy Self, the puller (ruler) within, the immortal; unseen, but seeing; unheard, but hearing; unperceived, but perceiving; unknown,…
जो पृथिवीम रहनेवाला पृथिवीकै भीतर है, जिसे पृथिवी नहीं जानती, जिसका पृथिवी शरीर है ओर जो भीतर रहकर पृथिवीका नियमन करता है, वह् तुम्हारा आत्मा अन्तर्यामी अमृत हे शरीरग्रहणं बोपलत्तणाथम् ,करणं जो पृथिवीमे रहनेवाला है, वह॒ सभी रहते ह, अतः इससे सर्वत्र देवताको कायं ओर करण ( देह ओर इन्द्रिय ) उसके कर्मानुसार पराप्हृए है; वे ही इस अन्तर्यामीके
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'He who dwells in the seed, and within the seed, whom the seed does not know, whose body the seed is, and who pulls (rules) the seed within, he is thy Self, the puller (ruler) within, the immortal; unseen, but seeing; unheard, but hearing; unperceived, but perceiving; unknown, but knowing. There is no other seer but he, there is no other hearer but he, there is no other perceiver but he, there is no other knower but he. This is thy Self, the ruler within, the immortal. Everything else is of evil.' After that Uddâlaka Âruni held his peace.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
मन्त्र २३ [III.vI.23] यो रेतसि तिष्ठन् रेतसोऽन्तरो यँ रेतो न वेद यस्य रेतः शरीरम् यो रेतोऽन्तरो यमयत्य् एष त आत्माऽन्तर्याम्यमृतो ऽदृष्टो द्रष्टाऽश्रुतः श्रोताऽमतो मन्ताऽविज्ञतो विज्ञाता । अविज्ञतस् विज्ञाता नान्योऽतोऽस्ति द्रष्टा नान्योऽतोऽस्ति श्रोता नान्योऽतोऽस्ति मन्ता नान्योऽतोऽस्ति विज्ञातैष त आत्माऽन्तर्याम्यमृतो अमृतस् ऽतोऽन्यदार्तं ततो होद्दालक आरुणिरुपरराम
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
'He who dwells in the seed, and within the seed, whom the seed does not know, whose body the seed is, and who pulls (rules) the seed within, he is thy Self, the puller (ruler) within, the immortal; unseen, but seeing; unheard, but hearing; unperceived, but perceiving; unknown, but knowing. There is no other seer but he, there is no other hearer but he, there is no other perceiver but he, there is no other knower but he. This is thy Self, the ruler within, the immortal. Everything else is of evil.' After that Uddâlaka Âruni held his peace.
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: 'He who dwells in the seed, and within the seed, whom the seed does not know, whose body the seed is, and who pulls (rules) the seed within, he is thy Self, the puller (ruler) within, the immortal; unseen, but seeing; unheard, but hearing; unperceived, but perceiving; unknown,…
Sense: 'He who dwells in the seed, and within the seed, whom the seed does not know, whose body the seed is, and who pulls (rules) the seed within, he is thy Self, the puller (ruler) within, the immortal; unseen, but seeing; unheard, but hearing; unperceived, but perceiving; unknown,…
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
जो पृथिवीम रहनेवाला पृथिवीकै भीतर है, जिसे पृथिवी नहीं जानती, जिसका पृथिवी शरीर है ओर जो भीतर रहकर पृथिवीका नियमन करता है, वह् तुम्हारा आत्मा अन्तर्यामी अमृत हे शरीरग्रहणं बोपल…। अवधान एक सीमित क्षमता है: जो विषय बार-बार मन में आता है, वही अगली क्रिया की दिशा बनता है। यह पंक्ति उसी मानसिक चयन को अपना विषय बनाती है।
A modern parallel offered for reflection. It is not part of the scripture, and it has not been checked against the original sources it may allude to.
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- Sanskrit text
- sanskritdocuments.org/doc_upanishhat/brihadaaraNyaka.itx · fetched 2026-06-03
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- 2026-10-18
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