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मन्त्र १५ [III.ix.15] रूपाण्येव यस्याऽऽयतनम् चक्षुर्लोको मनो ज्योतिर् यो वै तं पुरुषं विद्यात्सर्वस्याऽऽत्मनः परायणँ, परायणम् स वै वेदिता स्याद् याज्ञवल्क्य ।वेद वा अहं तं पुरुषँ सर्वस्याऽऽत्मनः परायणं परायणम् यमात्थ य एवायमादर्शे पुरुषः स एष वदैव शाकल्य तस्य का देवतेत्य् असुरिति होवाच
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mantra 15 ##[III.ix.15]## rUpANyeva yasyA.a.ayatanam chakShurloko 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 parAyaNa.n parAyaNam yamAttha ya evAyamAdarshe puruShaH sa eSha vadaiva shAkalya tasya kA devatety asuriti hovAcha
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Sâkalya said: 'Whosoever knows that person whose dwelling are (bright) colours, whose sight is the eye, whose mind is light,--the principle of every self, he indeed is a teacher, O Yâgñavalkya.' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'I know that person,…
रूपाण्येव यस्यायतनम् । पूवं रूप ही जिसका आयतन है साधारणानि रूपाण्युक्तानि, इह तु पहले साधारण सूप के गये है, १. मृत्यु" शब्दसे यहां ईश्वर ( अभ्याकृत ) समन्ञना चाहिये, जसा कि आप एवं ॒यस्यायतन हृदयं लोको सनो- पुरषः स एष वदेव शाकस्य तस्य का देवतेति वरुण शाकत्य-- जल ही जिसका आयतन है, हृदथ लोक है ओौर मन ज्योति हे, उस पूरुषको जो भी सम्पूणं अध्यात्म कार्य-करणसंघातका परायण जानता है, वही ज्ञाता है । है याज्ञवल्य ! तुम तो बिना जाने
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Sâkalya said: 'Whosoever knows that person whose dwelling are (bright) colours, whose sight is the eye, 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 person in the looking-glass, "he is he." But tell me, Sâkalya, who is his devatâ?' Sâkalya replied: 'Vital breath' (asu).
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
मन्त्र १५ [III.ix.15] रूपाण्येव यस्याऽऽयतनम् चक्षुर्लोको मनो ज्योतिर् यो वै तं पुरुषं विद्यात्सर्वस्याऽऽत्मनः परायणँ, परायणम् स वै वेदिता स्याद् याज्ञवल्क्य । वेद वा अहं तं पुरुषँ सर्वस्याऽऽत्मनः परायणं परायणम् यमात्थ य एवायमादर्शे पुरुषः स एष वदैव शाकल्य तस्य का देवतेत्य् असुरिति होवाच
Literal translation
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Sâkalya said: 'Whosoever knows that person whose dwelling are (bright) colours, whose sight is the eye, 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 person in the looking-glass, "he is he." But tell me, Sâkalya, who is his devatâ?' Sâkalya replied: 'Vital breath' (asu).
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Simple explanation
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Sense: Sâkalya said: 'Whosoever knows that person whose dwelling are (bright) colours, whose sight is the eye, 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 are (bright) colours, whose sight is the eye, whose mind is light,--the principle of every self, he indeed is a teacher, O Yâgñavalkya.' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'I know that person,…
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