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मन्त्र २ [III.vI.2] स होवाच वायुर्वै गौतम तत्सूत्रम् वायुना वै गौतम सूत्रेणायं च लोकः परश्च लोकः सर्वाणि च भूतानि सन्दृब्धानि भवन्ति ।भूतानि सन्दृब्धानि भवन्ति तस्माद्वै गौतम पुरुषं प्रेतमाहुर् व्यस्रँसिषतास्याङ्गानीति वायुना हि गौतम सूत्रेण संदृब्धानि भवन्तीत्य् एवमेवैतद् याज्ञवल्क्यान्तर्यामिणं ब्रूहीति
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mantra 2 ##[III.vI.2]## sa hovAcha vAyurvai gautama tatsUtram vAyunA vai gautama sUtreNAyaM cha lokaH parashcha lokaH sarvANi cha bhUtAni sandR^ibdhAni bhavanti | bhUtAni sandR^ibdhAni bhavanti tasmAdvai gautama puruShaM pretamAhur vyasra{\m+}siShatAsyA~NgAnIti vAyunA hi gautama sUtreNa sa.ndR^ibdhAni bhavantIty evamevaitad yAj~navalkyAntaryAmiNaM brUhIti
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'In air, O Gârgî,' he replied. 'In what then is air woven, like warp and woof?' 'In the worlds of the sky, O Gârgî, 'he replied. 'In what then are the worlds of the sky woven, like warp and woof?' 'In the worlds of the Gandharvas, O Gârgî,' he replied.…
हि याज्ञवल्क्य ! एसा अश्वलने कहा, यह् जो अन्तरिक्च है, वह निरालम्ब-सा हे। अतः यजमान किस आलम्बनसे स्वलोक चटता है।' इसपर याज्ञवल्क्य कहा-- रह्मा ऋत्विजके दवारा ओर सनरूप चन्द्रमासे यदिदं प्रसिद्धमन्तरिक्तमाकाशः तत् सवेनाम्ना केनेति पच्यते; कर्मफलं प्रतिपद्यमानः अति- १. भावनादयारा किसी अन्य वस्तुका अन्यमे आरोप करना सम्पद्" कहलाता है। राजसूयादि कर्म॑वहृत द्रव्यसाव्य हैँ तथा उनमेसे प्रत्येक कर्मका समी ्ररवाणकोंको अधिकार भी नहीं है । एसी अवस्थाने जो धनाभाव या अन्य वर्ण॑मे
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'In air, O Gârgî,' he replied. 'In what then is air woven, like warp and woof?' 'In the worlds of the sky, O Gârgî, 'he replied. 'In what then are the worlds of the sky woven, like warp and woof?' 'In the worlds of the Gandharvas, O Gârgî,' he replied. 'In what then are the worlds of the Gandharvas woven, like warp and woof?' 'In the worlds of Âditya (sun), O Gârgî,' he replied. 'In what then are the worlds of Âditya (sun) woven, like warp and woof?' 'In the worlds of Kandra (moon), O Gârgî,' he replied. 'In what then are the worlds of Kandra (moon) woven, like warp and woof?' , In the worlds of the Nakshatras (stars), O Gârgî,' he replied. 'In what then are the worlds of the Nakshatras (stars) woven, like warp and woof?' 'In the worlds of the Devas (gods), O Gârgî,' he replied. 'In what then are the worlds of the Devas (gods) woven, like warp and woof?' 'In the worlds of Indra, O Gârgî,' he replied. 'In what then are the worlds of Indra woven, like warp and woof?' 'In the worlds of Pragâpati, O Gârgî,' he replied. 'In what then are the worlds of Pragâpati woven, like warp and woof?' 'In the worlds of Brahman, O Gârgî,' he replied. 'In what then are the worlds of Brahman woven, like warp and woof?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'O Gârgî, Do not ask too much, lest thy head should fall off. Thou askest too much about a deity about which we are not to ask too much . Do not ask too much, O Gârgî.' After that Gargî Vâkaknavî held her peace.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
मन्त्र २ [III.vI.2] स होवाच वायुर्वै गौतम तत्सूत्रम् वायुना वै गौतम सूत्रेणायं च लोकः परश्च लोकः सर्वाणि च भूतानि सन्दृब्धानि भवन्ति । भूतानि सन्दृब्धानि भवन्ति तस्माद्वै गौतम पुरुषं प्रेतमाहुर् व्यस्रँसिषतास्याङ्गानीति वायुना हि गौतम सूत्रेण संदृब्धानि भवन्तीत्य् एवमेवैतद् याज्ञवल्क्यान्तर्यामिणं ब्रूहीति
Literal translation
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'In air, O Gârgî,' he replied. 'In what then is air woven, like warp and woof?' 'In the worlds of the sky, O Gârgî, 'he replied. 'In what then are the worlds of the sky woven, like warp and woof?' 'In the worlds of the Gandharvas, O Gârgî,' he replied. 'In what then are the worlds of the Gandharvas woven, like warp and woof?' 'In the worlds of Âditya (sun), O Gârgî,' he replied. 'In what then are the worlds of Âditya (sun) woven, like warp and woof?' 'In the worlds of Kandra (moon), O Gârgî,' he replied. 'In what then are the worlds of Kandra (moon) woven, like warp and woof?' , In the worlds of the Nakshatras (stars), O Gârgî,' he replied. 'In what then are the worlds of the Nakshatras (stars) woven, like warp and woof?' 'In the worlds of the Devas (gods), O Gârgî,' he replied. 'In what then are the worlds of the Devas (gods) woven, like warp and woof?' 'In the worlds of Indra, O Gârgî,' he replied. 'In what then are the worlds of Indra woven, like warp and woof?' 'In the worlds of Pragâpati, O Gârgî,' he replied. 'In what then are the worlds of Pragâpati woven, like warp and woof?' 'In the worlds of Brahman, O Gârgî,' he replied. 'In what then are the worlds of Brahman woven, like warp and woof?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'O Gârgî, Do not ask too much, lest thy head should fall off. Thou askest too much about a deity about which we are not to ask too much . Do not ask too much, O Gârgî.' After that Gargî Vâkaknavî held her peace.
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Simple explanation
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Sense: 'In air, O Gârgî,' he replied. 'In what then is air woven, like warp and woof?' 'In the worlds of the sky, O Gârgî, 'he replied. 'In what then are the worlds of the sky woven, like warp and woof?' 'In the worlds of the Gandharvas, O Gârgî,' he replied.…
Sense: 'In air, O Gârgî,' he replied. 'In what then is air woven, like warp and woof?' 'In the worlds of the sky, O Gârgî, 'he replied. 'In what then are the worlds of the sky woven, like warp and woof?' 'In the worlds of the Gandharvas, O Gârgî,' he replied.…
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हि याज्ञवल्क्य ! एसा अश्वलने कहा, यह् जो अन्तरिक्च है, वह निरालम्ब-सा हे। आदत और परिणाम एक चक्र बनाते हैं: जो बार-बार किया जाता है, वह अगली प्रवृत्ति को मजबूत करता है। यह पंक्ति कर्म को उसी चक्र के रूप में देखती है, भाग्य के आकस्मिक प्रहार के रूप में नहीं।
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