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मन्त्र १० [III.ix.10] पृथिव्येव यस्याऽऽयतनम् अग्निर्लोको मनो ज्योतिर् यो वै तं पुरुषं विद्यात्सर्वस्याऽऽत्मनः परायणँ, परायणम् स वै वेदिता स्याद् याज्ञवल्क्य ।वेद वा अहं तं पुरुषँ सर्वस्याऽऽत्मनः परायणम् परायणम् यमात्थ य एवायँ शारीरः पुरुषः स एष ।वदैव शाकल्य तस्य का देवतेत्य् अमृतम् इति होवाच
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mantra 10 ##[III.ix.10]## pR^ithivyeva yasyA.a.ayatanam agnirloko mano jyotir yo vai taM puruShaM vidyAtsarvasyA.a.atmanaH parAyaNa{\m+}, parAyaNam sa vai veditA syAd yAj~navalkya | veda vA ahaM taM puruSha{\m+} sarvasyA.a.atmanaH parAyaNam parAyaNam yamAttha ya evAya{\m+} shArIraH puruShaH sa eSha | vadaiva shAkalya tasya kA devatety amR^itam iti hovAcha
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Sâkalya said : 'Whosoever knows that person (or god) whose dwelling (body) is the earth, whose sight (world) is fire , whose mind is light,--the principle of every (living) self, he indeed is a teacher, O Yâgñavalkya.' Yâgñavalkya said: 'I know that person,…
नचतत्राणि च वजंयित्वा षड मव- चमा ओर नक्ष्रोको छोडकर छः न्ति- षटसंख्याविशिष्टाः । एते अर्थात् षट्संव्याविरिष्ट होते ह, दि यस्मात्, त्रयद्धिशदादि यदुक्त क्योंकि ये तैतीस आदि बतलाये देवताग्रोकी तीन, दो ग्रौर उढ संख्याग्नोका विवरण कतमे ते रयो देवा इतीम एव अयो खोका एषु धे दो देव कौन हैँ? याज्ञवलप- अन्न ओर प्राण ।' शाकल्य-- खद् देव कौन हैँ? याज्ञवल्क्य- “जो यह् बहुता है" ॥ = ॥ इम एव त्रयो लोका इति-
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Sâkalya said : 'Whosoever knows that person (or god) whose dwelling (body) is the earth, whose sight (world) is fire , whose mind is light,--the principle of every (living) self, he indeed is a teacher, O Yâgñavalkya.' Yâgñavalkya said: 'I know that person, the principle of every self, of whom thou speakest. This corporeal (material, earthy) person, "he is he." But tell me , Sâkalya, who is his devatâ (deity)?' Sâkalya replied: 'The Immortal .'
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
मन्त्र १० [III.ix.10] पृथिव्येव यस्याऽऽयतनम् अग्निर्लोको मनो ज्योतिर् यो वै तं पुरुषं विद्यात्सर्वस्याऽऽत्मनः परायणँ, परायणम् स वै वेदिता स्याद् याज्ञवल्क्य । वेद वा अहं तं पुरुषँ सर्वस्याऽऽत्मनः परायणम् परायणम् यमात्थ य एवायँ शारीरः पुरुषः स एष । वदैव शाकल्य तस्य का देवतेत्य् अमृतम् इति होवाच
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
Sâkalya said : 'Whosoever knows that person (or god) whose dwelling (body) is the earth, whose sight (world) is fire , whose mind is light,--the principle of every (living) self, he indeed is a teacher, O Yâgñavalkya.' Yâgñavalkya said: 'I know that person, the principle of every self, of whom thou speakest. This corporeal (material, earthy) person, "he is he." But tell me , Sâkalya, who is his devatâ (deity)?' Sâkalya replied: 'The Immortal .'
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Simple explanation
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Sense: Sâkalya said : 'Whosoever knows that person (or god) whose dwelling (body) is the earth, whose sight (world) is fire , whose mind is light,--the principle of every (living) self, he indeed is a teacher, O Yâgñavalkya.' Yâgñavalkya said: 'I know that person,…
Sense: Sâkalya said : 'Whosoever knows that person (or god) whose dwelling (body) is the earth, whose sight (world) is fire , whose mind is light,--the principle of every (living) self, he indeed is a teacher, O Yâgñavalkya.' Yâgñavalkya said: 'I know that person,…
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नचतत्राणि च वजंयित्वा षड मव- चमा ओर नक्ष्रोको छोडकर छः न्ति- षटसंख्याविशिष्टाः। धीमी और लंबी श्वास वेगस तंत्रिका को सक्रिय कर हृदय की गति और भय-प्रतिक्रिया को शांत करती है। यह पंक्ति उसी श्वास-मन संबंध को कहती है।
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