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आत्मैवास्य ज्योतिर्भवति ।आत्मनैवायं ज्योतिषास्ते पल्ययते कर्म कुरुते विपल्येति
Explain this line · इस पंक्ति को सरल भाषा में समझें
ātmaivāsya jyotirbhavati | ātmanaivāyaṃ jyotiṣāste pallayate karma kurute vipallyeti
मूल पाठ सहायकReading aid for the sourceWord by word (पदच्छेद व अन्वय)पदच्छेद
Yajnavalkya's final answer to Janaka: when the sun has set, when the moon has set, when the fire is extinguished, when even speech has fallen silent — by what light does a person see? By the light of the Self. This is the most fundamental light — the awareness that perceives all other lights. Without it, no sun could shine in your experience. With it, even in pitch darkness, you are illuminated.
तब आत्मा ही उसका प्रकाश हो जाता है। आत्मा के प्रकाश से ही वह बैठता है, घूमता है, कर्म करता है, और लौटता है।
अक्षरशः अनुवाद — मूल संस्कृत श्लोक के प्रत्येक पद का प्रत्यक्ष अर्थ।
Then the Self alone is his light. By the light of the Self alone he sits, moves about, performs actions, and returns home.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
आत्मैवास्य ज्योतिर्भवति । आत्मनैवायं ज्योतिषास्ते पल्ययते कर्म कुरुते विपल्येति ॥
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
Then the Self alone is his light. By the light of the Self alone he sits, moves about, performs actions, and returns home.
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Yajnavalkya's final answer to Janaka: when the sun has set, when the moon has set, when the fire is extinguished, when even speech has fallen silent — by what light does a person see? By the light of the Self. This is the most fundamental light — the awareness that perceives all other lights. Without it, no sun could shine in your experience. With it, even in pitch darkness, you are illuminated.
Yajnavalkya's final answer to Janaka: when the sun has set, when the moon has set, when the fire is extinguished, when even speech has fallen silent — by what light does a person see? By the light of the Self. This is the most fundamental light — the awareness that perceives all other lights. Without it, no sun could shine in your experience. With it, even in pitch darkness, you are illuminated.
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
तब आत्मा ही उसका प्रकाश हो जाता है। देह के पदार्थ बदलते रहते हैं, पर जानने का बोध बना रहता है। यह पंक्ति उसी अंतर को कहती है — जो बदलता है वह आवरण है, जो जानता है वह निरंतर 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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