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मन्त्र २३ [III.ix.23] किन्देवतोऽस्यामुदीच्यां दिश्यसीति ।सोमदेवत इति ।स सोमः कस्मिन्प्रतिष्ठित इति ।दीक्षायामिति ।कस्मिन्नु दीक्षा प्रतिष्ठितेति सत्य इति तस्मादपि दीक्षितमाहुः सत्यं वदेति सत्ये ह्येव दीक्षा प्रतिष्ठितेति कस्मिन्नु सत्यं प्रतिष्ठितमिति इति हृदय इति होवाच हृदयेन हि सत्यं जानाति हृदये ह्येव सत्यं प्रतिष्ठितं भवतीत्य् एवमेवैतद् याज्ञवल्क्य
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mantra 23 ##[III.ix.23]## kindevato.asyAmudIchyAM dishyasIti | somadevata iti | sa somaH kasminpratiShThita iti | dIkShAyAmiti | kasminnu dIkShA pratiShThiteti satya iti tasmAdapi dIkShitamAhuH satyaM vadeti satye hyeva dIkShA pratiShThiteti kasminnu satyaM pratiShThitamiti iti hR^idaya iti hovAcha hR^idayena hi satyaM jAnAti hR^idaye hyeva satyaM pratiShThitaM bhavatIty evamevaitad yAj~navalkya
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Sâkalya said: 'Which is thy deity in the Northern quarter?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'Soma.' Sâkalya said: 'In what does that Soma abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the Dîkshâ .' Sâkalya said: 'In what does the Dîkshâ abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the True;…
देवता श्रौर प्रतिष्ठके सित ध्रुवा दिश्ाका वर्णन "इस ध्र वा दिशामें तुम कौन देवतावाले हो ?' याज्ञवल्क्य "वह॒ अग्नि किसमं प्रतिष्ठित है?" याज्ञवल्क्य-- "वाकम ” शाकव्य-- वान् किषमें प्रतिष्ठित है ?' ऊर्ध्वायां हि प्रकालभूयस्त्वम् इस ध्र्ःवा दिशामे तुम कौन देवतावाले हो ?' मेरके चारों ओर
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Sâkalya said: 'Which is thy deity in the Northern quarter?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'Soma.' Sâkalya said: 'In what does that Soma abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the Dîkshâ .' Sâkalya said: 'In what does the Dîkshâ abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the True; and therefore they say to one who has performed the Dîkshâ, Speak what is true, for in the True indeed the Dîkshâ abides.' Sâkalya said: 'And in what does the True abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the heart, for with the heart do we know what is true, and in the heart indeed the True abides.' Sâkalya said: 'So it is indeed, O Yâgñavalkya.'
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Original Sanskrit
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मन्त्र २३ [III.ix.23] किन्देवतोऽस्यामुदीच्यां दिश्यसीति । सोमदेवत इति । स सोमः कस्मिन्प्रतिष्ठित इति । दीक्षायामिति । कस्मिन्नु दीक्षा प्रतिष्ठितेति सत्य इति तस्मादपि दीक्षितमाहुः सत्यं वदेति सत्ये ह्येव दीक्षा प्रतिष्ठितेति कस्मिन्नु सत्यं प्रतिष्ठितमिति इति हृदय इति होवाच हृदयेन हि सत्यं जानाति हृदये ह्येव सत्यं प्रतिष्ठितं भवतीत्य् एवमेवैतद् याज्ञवल्क्य
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Sâkalya said: 'Which is thy deity in the Northern quarter?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'Soma.' Sâkalya said: 'In what does that Soma abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the Dîkshâ .' Sâkalya said: 'In what does the Dîkshâ abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the True; and therefore they say to one who has performed the Dîkshâ, Speak what is true, for in the True indeed the Dîkshâ abides.' Sâkalya said: 'And in what does the True abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the heart, for with the heart do we know what is true, and in the heart indeed the True abides.' 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 Northern quarter?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'Soma.' Sâkalya said: 'In what does that Soma abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the Dîkshâ .' Sâkalya said: 'In what does the Dîkshâ abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the True;…
Sense: Sâkalya said: 'Which is thy deity in the Northern quarter?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'Soma.' Sâkalya said: 'In what does that Soma abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the Dîkshâ .' Sâkalya said: 'In what does the Dîkshâ abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the True;…
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देवता श्रौर प्रतिष्ठके सित ध्रुवा दिश्ाका वर्णन "इस ध्र वा दिशामें तुम कौन देवतावाले हो ?' याज्ञवल्क्य "वह॒ अग्नि किसमं प्रतिष्ठित है?" याज्ञवल्क्य-- "वाकम ” शाकव्य-- वान् किषम…। प्रकाश, जल और ताप एक ही प्राकृतिक चक्र के रूप हैं; कोई भी अपने आप अलग सृष्टि नहीं है। यह पंक्ति उन रूपों को एक व्यवस्था के अंग की तरह पढ़ती है।
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