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स यो बलं ब्रह्मेत्युपास्ते यावद्बलस्य गतं तत्रास्य यथाकामचारो भवति यो बलं ब्रह्मेत्युपास्तेऽस्ति भगवो बलाद्भूय इति बलाद्वाव भूयोऽस्तीति तन्मे भगवान्ब्रवीत्विति
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sa yo balaM brahmetyupAste yAvadbalasya gataM tatrAsya yathAkAmachAro bhavati yo balaM brahmetyupAste.asti bhagavo balAdbhUya iti balAdvAva bhUyo.astIti tanme bhagavAnbravItviti
यथाकामचारो भवति यः स्मरं व्रह्मदयुपास्तेऽस्ति वह जो कि स्मरङी "यह ब्रह्म है ₹स प्रकार उपस॒ना करता है, उसकी जरहातक स्मरकी गति है व्हातक स्वेच्छागति हो जाती है, जो कि स्मरङी "यह् ब्रह है" इस प्रकार उपासना कत्ता है । नरद
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'He who meditates on power as Brahman, is, as it were, lord and master as far as power reaches--he who meditates on power as Brahman.' 'Sir, is there something better than power?' 'Yes, there is something better than power.' 'Sir, tell it me.' Next: VII, 9 Sacred Texts | Hinduism
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
स यो बलं ब्रह्मेत्युपास्ते यावद्बलस्य गतं तत्रास्य यथाकामचारो भवति यो बलं ब्रह्मेत्युपास्तेऽस्ति भगवो बलाद्भूय इति बलाद्वाव भूयोऽस्तीति तन्मे भगवान्ब्रवीत्विति
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
'He who meditates on power as Brahman, is, as it were, lord and master as far as power reaches--he who meditates on power as Brahman.' 'Sir, is there something better than power?' 'Yes, there is something better than power.' 'Sir, tell it me.' Next: VII, 9 Sacred Texts | Hinduism
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: 'He who meditates on power as Brahman, is, as it were, lord and master as far as power reaches--he who meditates on power as Brahman.' 'Sir, is there something better than power?' 'Yes, there is something better than power.' 'Sir, tell it me.' Next: VII, 9 Sacred Texts | Hinduism
Sense: 'He who meditates on power as Brahman, is, as it were, lord and master as far as power reaches--he who meditates on power as Brahman.' 'Sir, is there something better than power?' 'Yes, there is something better than power.' 'Sir, tell it me.' Next: VII, 9 Sacred Texts | Hinduism
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
यथाकामचारो भवति यः स्मरं व्रह्मदयुपास्तेऽस्ति वह जो कि स्मरङी "यह ब्रह्म है ₹स प्रकार उपस॒ना करता है, उसकी जरहातक स्मरकी गति है व्हातक स्वेच्छागति हो जाती है, जो कि स्मरङी "यह्…। अनुभव तब स्पष्ट होता है जब उसे किसी एक घटना का आकस्मिक संयोग न मानकर एक नियम की तरह देखा जाए। यह पंक्ति उसी नियम को इस प्रसंग में रखती है।
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- Sanskrit text
- sanskritdocuments.org/doc_upanishhat/chhandogya.itx · fetched 2026-06-03
- Translations
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- 2026-10-16
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- Sanskrit mūla — public domain. Digitized by sanskritdocuments.org.
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