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मन्त्र २१ [III.ix.21] किन्देवतोऽस्यां दक्षिणायां दिश्यसीति ।यमदेवत इति ।स यमः कस्मिन्प्रतिष्ठित इति ।यज्ञ इति ।कस्मिन्नु यज्ञः प्रतिष्ठित इति।दक्षिणायामिति ।कस्मिन्नु दक्षिणा प्रतिष्ठितेति श्रद्धायामिति यदा ह्येव श्रद्धत्ते ऽथ दक्षिणां ददाति श्रद्धायाँ ह्येव दक्षिणा प्रतिष्ठितेति भवति इति कस्मिन्नु श्रद्धा प्रतिष्ठितेति हृदय इति होवाच हृदयेन हि श्रद्धां जानाति हृदये ह्येव श्रद्धा प्रतिष्ठिता भवतीत्य् एवमेवैतद् याज्ञवल्क्य
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mantra 21 ##[III.ix.21]## kindevato.asyAM dakShiNAyAM dishyasIti | yamadevata iti | sa yamaH kasminpratiShThita iti | yaj~na iti | kasminnu yaj~naH pratiShThita iti. dakShiNAyAmiti | kasminnu dakShiNA pratiShThiteti shraddhAyAmiti yadA hyeva shraddhatte .atha dakShiNAM dadAti shraddhAyA{\m+} hyeva dakShiNA pratiShThiteti bhavati iti kasminnu shraddhA pratiShThiteti hR^idaya iti hovAcha hR^idayena hi shraddhAM jAnAti hR^idaye hyeva shraddhA pratiShThitA bhavatIty evamevaitad yAj~navalkya
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Sâkalya said: 'Which is thy deity in the Southern quarter?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'Yama.' Sâkalya said: 'In what does that Yama abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the sacrifice.' Sâkalya said: 'In what does the sacrifice abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the Dakshinâ (th…
दिश्यसीति पूववत् । दक्षिणायां असि' इस वाक्यका अथं परूदवत् दिशि का देवता तत्र १ यमदेवत सममना चाहिये । अर्थात् दक्षिण ५६ † दिशा तुम्हारा कौन देवता है ? किन्देवतोऽस्यां प्रतीच्यां “इस पश्चिम ॒दिशामें तुम किस देवता मम । स वरुणः कस्मिन् मरा अधिष्ठावृदेव वरुण ह ।' वहं हि (जलमेः- क्योंकि वरुण ज देवता श्रौर् प्रतिष्ठाके सहित उत्तर दिलाका वणंन
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Sâkalya said: 'Which is thy deity in the Southern quarter?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'Yama.' Sâkalya said: 'In what does that Yama abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the sacrifice.' Sâkalya said: 'In what does the sacrifice abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the Dakshinâ (the gifts to be given to the priests).' Sâkalya said: 'In what does the Dakshinâ abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In Sraddhâ (faith), for if a man believes, then he gives Dakshinâ, and Dakshinâ truly abides in faith.' Sâkalya said: 'And in what then does faith abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the heart, for by the heart faith knows, and therefore faith abides in the heart.' Sâkalya said: 'So it is indeed, O Yâgñavalkya.'
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
मन्त्र २१ [III.ix.21] किन्देवतोऽस्यां दक्षिणायां दिश्यसीति । यमदेवत इति । स यमः कस्मिन्प्रतिष्ठित इति । यज्ञ इति । कस्मिन्नु यज्ञः प्रतिष्ठित इति। दक्षिणायामिति । कस्मिन्नु दक्षिणा प्रतिष्ठितेति श्रद्धायामिति यदा ह्येव श्रद्धत्ते ऽथ दक्षिणां ददाति श्रद्धायाँ ह्येव दक्षिणा प्रतिष्ठितेति भवति इति कस्मिन्नु श्रद्धा प्रतिष्ठितेति हृदय इति होवाच हृदयेन हि श्रद्धां जानाति हृदये ह्येव श्रद्धा प्रतिष्ठिता भवतीत्य् एवमेवैतद् याज्ञवल्क्य
Literal translation
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Sâkalya said: 'Which is thy deity in the Southern quarter?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'Yama.' Sâkalya said: 'In what does that Yama abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the sacrifice.' Sâkalya said: 'In what does the sacrifice abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the Dakshinâ (the gifts to be given to the priests).' Sâkalya said: 'In what does the Dakshinâ abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In Sraddhâ (faith), for if a man believes, then he gives Dakshinâ, and Dakshinâ truly abides in faith.' Sâkalya said: 'And in what then does faith abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the heart, for by the heart faith knows, and therefore faith abides in the heart.' Sâkalya said: 'So it is indeed, O Yâgñavalkya.'
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Sense: Sâkalya said: 'Which is thy deity in the Southern quarter?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'Yama.' Sâkalya said: 'In what does that Yama abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the sacrifice.' Sâkalya said: 'In what does the sacrifice abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the Dakshinâ (th…
Sense: Sâkalya said: 'Which is thy deity in the Southern quarter?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'Yama.' Sâkalya said: 'In what does that Yama abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the sacrifice.' Sâkalya said: 'In what does the sacrifice abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the Dakshinâ (th…
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