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मन्त्र ८ [III.ix.8] कतमे ते त्रयो देवा इति इम एव त्रयो लोका एषु हीमे सर्वे देवा इति ।कतमौ तौ द्वौ देवावित्य् अन्नं चैव प्राणश्चेति ।कतमोऽध्यर्ध इति ।योऽयं पवत इति
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mantra 8 ##[III.ix.8]## katame te trayo devA iti ima eva trayo lokA eShu hIme sarve devA iti | katamau tau dvau devAvity annaM chaiva prANashcheti | katamo.adhyardha iti | yo.ayaM pavata iti
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He asked: 'Who are the three gods?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'These three worlds,…
देवगण इन तेतीस देवताओंकी तो ठँतीस दही देवगण हैँ, वे तैंतीस देवगण कौनसे हँ? सो बतलाया शाकल्य “वसु कौन हैँ ?' याज्ञवल्क्य अग्नि, पृथिवी, वायु, अन्तरिक्ष, आदित्य, द्युलोक, चन्द्रमा ओर नक्षत्र-ये वयु हँ; इन्हीमे यह सव जगत् निहित है, इसीसे ये वसु हं" सवेन का्यकरणसंषातसूपेण त- “वसु कोनहि? इस प्रकार उनमेसे प्रत्येकका स्वरूप पृछा
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He asked: 'Who are the three gods?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'These three worlds, for in them all these gods exist.' He asked: 'Who are the two gods?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'Food and breath.' He asked: 'Who is the one god and a half?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'He that blows.'
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
मन्त्र ८ [III.ix.8] कतमे ते त्रयो देवा इति इम एव त्रयो लोका एषु हीमे सर्वे देवा इति । कतमौ तौ द्वौ देवावित्य् अन्नं चैव प्राणश्चेति । कतमोऽध्यर्ध इति । योऽयं पवत इति
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
He asked: 'Who are the three gods?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'These three worlds, for in them all these gods exist.' He asked: 'Who are the two gods?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'Food and breath.' He asked: 'Who is the one god and a half?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'He that blows.'
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: He asked: 'Who are the three gods?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'These three worlds,…
Sense: He asked: 'Who are the three gods?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'These three worlds,…
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
देवगण इन तेतीस देवताओंकी तो ठँतीस दही देवगण हैँ, वे तैंतीस देवगण कौनसे हँ? सो बतलाया शाकल्य “वसु कौन हैँ ?' याज्ञवल्क्य अग्नि, पृथिवी, वायु, अन्तरिक्ष, आदित्य, द्युलोक, चन्द्रमा…। धीमी और लंबी श्वास वेगस तंत्रिका को सक्रिय कर हृदय की गति और भय-प्रतिक्रिया को शांत करती है। यह पंक्ति उसी श्वास-मन संबंध को कहती 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
- sanskritdocuments.org/doc_upanishhat/brihadaaraNyaka.itx · fetched 2026-06-03
- Translations
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- 2026-10-18
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