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अहोरात्रो वै प्रजापतिस्तस्याहरेव प्राणो रात्रिरेव रयिः ।प्राणं वा एते प्रस्कन्दन्ति ये दिवा रत्या संयुज्यन्ते ब्रह्मचर्यमेव तद्यद्रात्रौ रत्या संयुज्यन्ते
Explain this line · इस पंक्ति को सरल भाषा में समझें
ahorātro vai prajāpatistasyāhareva prāṇo rātrireva rayiḥ | prāṇaṃ vā ete praskandanti ye divā ratyā saṃyujyante brahmacaryameva tadyadrātrau ratyā saṃyujyante
मूल पाठ सहायकReading aid for the sourceWord by word (पदच्छेद व अन्वय)पदच्छेद
Even the day descends into the polarity. Day is the active prāṇa-phase; night the receptive rayi-phase. The verse gives practical householder guidance — sexual union, undertaken in its proper rhythm (night), does not violate brahmacarya in the relational sense.
दिन-रात ही प्रजापति है — दिन प्राण है, रात रयि है। जो दिन में रति में संलग्न होते हैं वे प्राण क्षीण करते हैं; रात्रि में संलग्न होना ही ब्रह्मचर्य है।
अक्षरशः अनुवाद — मूल संस्कृत श्लोक के प्रत्येक पद का प्रत्यक्ष अर्थ।
Day-and-night is Prajāpati; day is Prāṇa, night is Rayi. Those who unite by day waste their prāṇa; those who unite by night observe brahmacarya (in this sense).
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
परम्परागत भाष्यTraditional commentaryTraditional Commentary (परम्परागत भाष्य)परम्परागत भाष्य
Pluralistic Tradition Neutrality (सम्प्रदाय-तटस्थता):
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
अहोरात्रो वै प्रजापतिस्तस्याहरेव प्राणो रात्रिरेव रयिः । प्राणं वा एते प्रस्कन्दन्ति ये दिवा रत्या संयुज्यन्ते ब्रह्मचर्यमेव तद्यद्रात्रौ रत्या संयुज्यन्ते ॥
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
Day-and-night is Prajāpati; day is Prāṇa, night is Rayi. Those who unite by day waste their prāṇa; those who unite by night observe brahmacarya (in this sense).
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Even the day descends into the polarity. Day is the active prāṇa-phase; night the receptive rayi-phase. The verse gives practical householder guidance — sexual union, undertaken in its proper rhythm (night), does not violate brahmacarya in the relational sense.
Even the day descends into the polarity. Day is the active prāṇa-phase; night the receptive rayi-phase. The verse gives practical householder guidance — sexual union, undertaken in its proper rhythm (night), does not violate brahmacarya in the relational sense.
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
दिन-रात ही प्रजापति है — दिन प्राण है, रात रयि है। 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 · fetched 2026-06-02
- 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 (2500+ years old). sanskritdocuments.org publishes digitized text under permissive terms.
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