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मन्त्र १४ [III.ix.14] तम 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 छायामयः पुरुषः स एष वदैव शाकल्य तस्य का देवतेति ।मृत्युरिति होवाच
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mantra 14 ##[III.ix.14]## tama 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 ChAyAmayaH puruShaH sa eSha vadaiva shAkalya tasya kA devateti | mR^ityuriti hovAcha
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Sâkalya said: 'Whosoever knows that person whose dwelling is darkness, 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,…
तम् एव यस्यायतनम् । तम ¦ तम ही जिसका आयतन है । त शानरा्न्धकारः परिगृह्यते (तमः शब्दसे रात्रि आादिका अन्धकार तरह्मण ९ शङ्करमाष्याथं ८०१ देवतं तस्य निष्पत्तिकारणम् रूपाण्येव यस्यायतनं चक्ु्खोको मनोज्योतिर्थो वै देव शाकस्य तस्य का देवतेस्यसुरिति होवाच शाकल्य “प ही जिसका आयतन हे, नेत्र लोक है ओर मन ज्योति हे, उस पुरुषको जो भी सम्पूणं अध्यात्म काय॑-करणसंघातका प्रायण जानता है, वही ज्ञाता है! ह याज्ञवल्क्य ! तुम तो बिना जाने
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Sâkalya said: 'Whosoever knows that person whose dwelling is darkness, 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. The shadowy person, "he is he." But tell me, Sâkalya, who is his devatâ?' Sâkalya replied: 'Death.'
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
मन्त्र १४ [III.ix.14] तम 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 छायामयः पुरुषः स एष वदैव शाकल्य तस्य का देवतेति । मृत्युरिति होवाच
Literal translation
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Sâkalya said: 'Whosoever knows that person whose dwelling is darkness, 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. The shadowy person, "he is he." But tell me, Sâkalya, who is his devatâ?' Sâkalya replied: 'Death.'
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Simple explanation
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Sense: Sâkalya said: 'Whosoever knows that person whose dwelling is darkness, 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,…
Sense: Sâkalya said: 'Whosoever knows that person whose dwelling is darkness, 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,…
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तम् एव यस्यायतनम्। 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।
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- Sanskrit text
- sanskritdocuments.org/doc_upanishhat/brihadaaraNyaka.itx · fetched 2026-06-03
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