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मन्त्र ११ [III.ix.11] काम एव यस्याऽऽयतनँ हृदयं लोको मनो ज्योतिर् यो वै तं पुरुषं विद्यात्सर्वस्याऽऽत्मनः परायणँ, परायणम् स वै वेदिता स्याद् याज्ञवल्क्य ।वेद वा अहं तं पुरुषँ सर्वस्याऽऽत्मनः परायणम् परायणम् यमात्थ य एवायं काममयः पुरुषः स एष वदैव शाकल्य तस्य का देवतेति ।स्त्रिय इति होवाच
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mantra 11 ##[III.ix.11]## kAma eva yasyA.a.ayatana{\m+} hR^idayaM loko 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 evAyaM kAmamayaH puruShaH sa eSha vadaiva shAkalya tasya kA devateti | striya iti hovAcha
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Sâkalya said: 'Whosoever knows that person whose dwelling is love (a body capable of sensual love), whose sight is the heart, whose mind is light.--the principle of every self, he indeed is a teacher, O Yâgñavalkya.' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'I know that person,…
साश्रयः, अ्र्निलोको यस्य-- संकल्पविकरपादिकायं करोति कायंकरणसंधातवान् दध लोहित निष्पन्न होता है। उसीसे बीजका आश्रयभूत लोहितमय शरीर बनता है । आगेके अन्य काम एव यस्थायतन . हृदयं लोको मनो- काममयः पुरुषः स॒ एष वदेव शाकस्य तस्य का
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Sâkalya said: 'Whosoever knows that person whose dwelling is love (a body capable of sensual love), whose sight is the heart, whose mind is light.--the principle of every self, he indeed is a teacher, O Yâgñavalkya.' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'I know that person, the principle of every self, of whom thou speakest. This love-made (loving) person, he is he." But tell me, Sâkalya, who is his devatâ?' Sâkalya replied: 'The women .'
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
मन्त्र ११ [III.ix.11] काम एव यस्याऽऽयतनँ हृदयं लोको मनो ज्योतिर् यो वै तं पुरुषं विद्यात्सर्वस्याऽऽत्मनः परायणँ, परायणम् स वै वेदिता स्याद् याज्ञवल्क्य । वेद वा अहं तं पुरुषँ सर्वस्याऽऽत्मनः परायणम् परायणम् यमात्थ य एवायं काममयः पुरुषः स एष वदैव शाकल्य तस्य का देवतेति । स्त्रिय इति होवाच
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
Sâkalya said: 'Whosoever knows that person whose dwelling is love (a body capable of sensual love), whose sight is the heart, whose mind is light.--the principle of every self, he indeed is a teacher, O Yâgñavalkya.' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'I know that person, the principle of every self, of whom thou speakest. This love-made (loving) person, he is he." But tell me, Sâkalya, who is his devatâ?' Sâkalya replied: 'The women .'
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: Sâkalya said: 'Whosoever knows that person whose dwelling is love (a body capable of sensual love), whose sight is the heart, whose mind is light.--the principle of every self, he indeed is a teacher, O Yâgñavalkya.' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'I know that person,…
Sense: Sâkalya said: 'Whosoever knows that person whose dwelling is love (a body capable of sensual love), whose sight is the heart, whose mind is light.--the principle of every self, he indeed is a teacher, O Yâgñavalkya.' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'I know that person,…
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
साश्रयः, अ्र्निलोको यस्य-- संकल्पविकरपादिकायं करोति कायंकरणसंधातवान् दध लोहित निष्पन्न होता है। 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
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