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न वा अरे पत्युः कामाय पतिः प्रियो भवति ।आत्मनस्तु कामाय पतिः प्रियो भवति
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na vā are patyuḥ kāmāya patiḥ priyo bhavati | ātmanastu kāmāya patiḥ priyo bhavati
मूल पाठ सहायकReading aid for the sourceWord by word (पदच्छेद व अन्वय)पदच्छेद
One of the most revolutionary teachings in all human thought. Yajnavalkya tells Maitreyi: the reason you love anyone — husband, wife, child, wealth, gods — is not for their sake but for the sake of the Self. The Self is the ultimate beloved. All love is an unconscious seeking for the Self in the other. This is not cold logic; it is the deepest possible understanding of love.
अरे! पति की कामना से पति प्रिय नहीं होता; आत्मा की कामना से पति प्रिय होता है।
अक्षरशः अनुवाद — मूल संस्कृत श्लोक के प्रत्येक पद का प्रत्यक्ष अर्थ।
Verily, it is not for the sake of the husband that the husband is dear, but for the sake of the Self that the husband is dear.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
न वा अरे पत्युः कामाय पतिः प्रियो भवति । आत्मनस्तु कामाय पतिः प्रियो भवति ॥
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
Verily, it is not for the sake of the husband that the husband is dear, but for the sake of the Self that the husband is dear.
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
One of the most revolutionary teachings in all human thought. Yajnavalkya tells Maitreyi: the reason you love anyone — husband, wife, child, wealth, gods — is not for their sake but for the sake of the Self. The Self is the ultimate beloved. All love is an unconscious seeking for the Self in the other. This is not cold logic; it is the deepest possible understanding of love.
One of the most revolutionary teachings in all human thought. Yajnavalkya tells Maitreyi: the reason you love anyone — husband, wife, child, wealth, gods — is not for their sake but for the sake of the Self. The Self is the ultimate beloved. All love is an unconscious seeking for the Self in the other. This is not cold logic; it is the deepest possible understanding of love.
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
अरे! पति की कामना से पति प्रिय नहीं होता; आत्मा की कामना से पति प्रिय होता है। देह के पदार्थ बदलते रहते हैं, पर जानने का बोध बना रहता है। यह पंक्ति उसी अंतर को कहती है — जो बदलता है वह आवरण है, जो जानता है वह निरंतर 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.
स्रोतSources and editionSources and editionस्रोत एवं संस्करण
- Sanskrit text
- sanskritdocuments.org/doc_upanishhat/brihadaaraNyaka.itx · fetched 2026-06-03
- Translations
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- Explanation, reflection, research
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- Last updated
- 2026-10-16
- Licence note (as recorded)
- Sanskrit mūla — public domain. Digitized by sanskritdocuments.org.
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