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मन्त्र २२ [III.ix.22] किन्देवतोऽस्यां प्रतीच्यां दिश्यसीति ।वरुणदेवत इति ।स वरुणः कस्मिन् प्रतिष्ठित इत्य् अप्स्विति ।कस्मिन्न्वापः प्रतिष्ठितेति इति रेतसीति ।कस्मिन्नु रेतः प्रतिष्ठितेति इति हृदय इति तस्मादपि प्रतिरूपं जातमाहुर् हृदयादिव सृप्तो हृदयादिव निर्मित इति हृदये ह्येव रेतः प्रतिष्ठितं भवतीत्य् एवमेवैतद् याज्ञवल्क्य
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mantra 22 ##[III.ix.22]## kindevato.asyAM pratIchyAM dishyasIti | varuNadevata iti | sa varuNaH kasmin pratiShThita ity apsviti | kasminnvApaH pratiShThiteti iti retasIti | kasminnu retaH pratiShThiteti iti hR^idaya iti tasmAdapi pratirUpaM jAtamAhur hR^idayAdiva sR^ipto hR^idayAdiva nirmita iti hR^idaye hyeva retaH pratiShThitaM bhavatIty evamevaitad yAj~navalkya
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Sâkalya said: 'Which is thy deity in the Western quarter?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'Varuna.' Sâkalya said: 'In what does that Varuna abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the water.' Sâkalya said: 'In what does the water abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the seed.' Sâkalya sa…
“इस उत्तर दिशामे तुम किस देवतावाले हो ?' याज्ञवस्क्य-- सोमदेवतावाला हं शाकल्य -- वह सोम किसमे प्रतिष्ठित है ? याज्ञवल्क्य "क्षामे ।' शाकल्य दीक्षा किसमे प्रतिष्ठित है ? कारणभ्रेषे कायभरेषो मा भूदिति; इस उत्तर दिशामें तुम कौन हू" सोम" इस शब्दसे सोमलता ओर सोमदेवताको एक मानकर
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Sâkalya said: 'Which is thy deity in the Western quarter?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'Varuna.' Sâkalya said: 'In what does that Varuna abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the water.' Sâkalya said: 'In what does the water abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the seed.' Sâkalya said: 'And in what does the seed abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the heart. And therefore also they say of a son who is like his father, that he seems as if slipt from his heart, or made from his heart; for the seed abides in the heart.' Sâkalya said: 'So it is indeed, O Yâgñavalkya.'
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
मन्त्र २२ [III.ix.22] किन्देवतोऽस्यां प्रतीच्यां दिश्यसीति । वरुणदेवत इति । स वरुणः कस्मिन् प्रतिष्ठित इत्य् अप्स्विति । कस्मिन्न्वापः प्रतिष्ठितेति इति रेतसीति । कस्मिन्नु रेतः प्रतिष्ठितेति इति हृदय इति तस्मादपि प्रतिरूपं जातमाहुर् हृदयादिव सृप्तो हृदयादिव निर्मित इति हृदये ह्येव रेतः प्रतिष्ठितं भवतीत्य् एवमेवैतद् याज्ञवल्क्य
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Sâkalya said: 'Which is thy deity in the Western quarter?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'Varuna.' Sâkalya said: 'In what does that Varuna abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the water.' Sâkalya said: 'In what does the water abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the seed.' Sâkalya said: 'And in what does the seed abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the heart. And therefore also they say of a son who is like his father, that he seems as if slipt from his heart, or made from his heart; for the seed abides in the heart.' Sâkalya said: 'So it is indeed, O Yâgñavalkya.'
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Simple explanation
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Sense: Sâkalya said: 'Which is thy deity in the Western quarter?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'Varuna.' Sâkalya said: 'In what does that Varuna abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the water.' Sâkalya said: 'In what does the water abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the seed.' Sâkalya sa…
Sense: Sâkalya said: 'Which is thy deity in the Western quarter?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'Varuna.' Sâkalya said: 'In what does that Varuna abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the water.' Sâkalya said: 'In what does the water abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the seed.' Sâkalya sa…
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“इस उत्तर दिशामे तुम किस देवतावाले हो ?' याज्ञवस्क्य-- सोमदेवतावाला हं शाकल्य -- वह सोम किसमे प्रतिष्ठित है ? याज्ञवल्क्य "क्षामे। दोहराया हुआ स्वर श्वास और अवधान को एक लय में लाता है, इसलिए शब्द यहाँ केवल सूचना नहीं, साधना का साधन है।
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