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तँ ह प्रवाहणो जैवलिरुवाचान्तवद्वै किल ते शालावत्य साम यस्त्वेतर्हि ब्रूयान्मूर्धा ते विपतिष्यतीति मूर्धा ते विपतेदिति हन्ताहमेतद्भगवतो वेदानीति विद्धीति होवाच
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ta{\m+} ha pravAhaNo jaivaliruvAchAntavadvai kila te shAlAvatya sAma yastvetarhi brUyAnmUrdhA te vipatiShyatIti mUrdhA te vipatediti hantAhametadbhagavato vedAnIti viddhIti hovAcha
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Then said Pravâhana Gaivali to Silaka Sâlâvatya: 'Your Sâman (the earth), O Sâlâvatya, has an end. And if any one were to say, Your head shall fall off (if you be wrong), surely your head would now fall.' 'Well then, let me know this from you, Sir,' said Sâlâvatya.…
हन्ताहमेतद्भगवतो वेदानि “जिसमे साम प्रतिष्ठित ( यह यत्पतिषठं सामतयुक्तः ्रत्युवाच । बात भे ॒श्रीमानसे जानना चाहता अबुष्य लोकस्य का गतिरिति रोककी गति क्या है ® इस प्रकार एेसी श्रुतियों भी है । सम्पूणं प्राणियोंकी प्रतिष्ठा पृथिवी है- यह प्रयक्ष ही है । अतः सामकी भी यही रोकप्रतिषठा तब उससे जीवलके पुत्र प्वाहणने कहा--दे शालावत्य निश्वय ही तुम्हारा साम अन्तवान् है । यदि कोई फेसा कह दिया क तुम्हारा मस्तक गिर जाय तो वुम्दारा मस्तक गिर जाता । शालावल्यने कदा
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Then said Pravâhana Gaivali to Silaka Sâlâvatya: 'Your Sâman (the earth), O Sâlâvatya, has an end. And if any one were to say, Your head shall fall off (if you be wrong), surely your head would now fall.' 'Well then, let me know this from you, Sir,' said Sâlâvatya. 'Know it,' replied Gaivali.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
तँ ह प्रवाहणो जैवलिरुवाचान्तवद्वै किल ते शालावत्य साम यस्त्वेतर्हि ब्रूयान्मूर्धा ते विपतिष्यतीति मूर्धा ते विपतेदिति हन्ताहमेतद्भगवतो वेदानीति विद्धीति होवाच
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
Then said Pravâhana Gaivali to Silaka Sâlâvatya: 'Your Sâman (the earth), O Sâlâvatya, has an end. And if any one were to say, Your head shall fall off (if you be wrong), surely your head would now fall.' 'Well then, let me know this from you, Sir,' said Sâlâvatya. 'Know it,' replied Gaivali.
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: Then said Pravâhana Gaivali to Silaka Sâlâvatya: 'Your Sâman (the earth), O Sâlâvatya, has an end. And if any one were to say, Your head shall fall off (if you be wrong), surely your head would now fall.' 'Well then, let me know this from you, Sir,' said Sâlâvatya.…
Sense: Then said Pravâhana Gaivali to Silaka Sâlâvatya: 'Your Sâman (the earth), O Sâlâvatya, has an end. And if any one were to say, Your head shall fall off (if you be wrong), surely your head would now fall.' 'Well then, let me know this from you, Sir,' said Sâlâvatya.…
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
हन्ताहमेतद्भगवतो वेदानि “जिसमे साम प्रतिष्ठित ( यह यत्पतिषठं सामतयुक्तः ्रत्युवाच। 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/chhandogya.itx · fetched 2026-06-03
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- 2026-10-16
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