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अथ होवाच । कतम एको देव इति ।प्राण इति । स ब्रह्म । तदित्याचक्षते
Explain this line · इस पंक्ति को सरल भाषा में समझें
atha hovāca | katama eko deva iti | prāṇa iti | sa brahma | tadityācakṣate
मूल पाठ सहायकReading aid for the sourceWord by word (पदच्छेद व अन्वय)पदच्छेद
Through a series of questions, all 3306 gods, then 303, then 33, then 3, then 1.5, then 1, then finally ONE is arrived at — Brahman. The entire universe of diversity resolves into one single ground of being. And the nearest symbol for that ground in lived experience is prana — the life-breath that sustains all.
तब उसने कहा: एक देव कौन है? प्राण है — यह उत्तर था। वह ब्रह्म है। उसे "वह" कहते हैं।
अक्षरशः अनुवाद — मूल संस्कृत श्लोक के प्रत्येक पद का प्रत्यक्ष अर्थ।
Then he said: What is the one God? Prana (life-breath), he replied. That is Brahman. They call it "That."
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
परम्परागत भाष्यTraditional commentaryTraditional Commentary (परम्परागत भाष्य)परम्परागत भाष्य
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Classical commentaries represent distinct philosophical darshanas (Advaita, Vishishtadvaita, Dvaita). Dharma Granth presents multiple traditional viewpoints without declaring any single tradition as universal or exclusive.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
अथ होवाच । कतम एको देव इति । प्राण इति । स ब्रह्म । तदित्याचक्षते ॥
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
Then he said: What is the one God? Prana (life-breath), he replied. That is Brahman. They call it "That."
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Through a series of questions, all 3306 gods, then 303, then 33, then 3, then 1.5, then 1, then finally ONE is arrived at — Brahman. The entire universe of diversity resolves into one single ground of being. And the nearest symbol for that ground in lived experience is prana — the life-breath that sustains all.
Through a series of questions, all 3306 gods, then 303, then 33, then 3, then 1.5, then 1, then finally ONE is arrived at — Brahman. The entire universe of diversity resolves into one single ground of being. And the nearest symbol for that ground in lived experience is prana — the life-breath that sustains all.
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
तब उसने कहा: एक देव कौन है? प्राण है — यह उत्तर था। 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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- Explanation, reflection, research
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- Last updated
- 2026-10-16
- Licence note (as recorded)
- Sanskrit mūla — public domain. Digitized by sanskritdocuments.org.
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