Beginner (जिज्ञासु): Direct entry: original verse, clear literal translation, and accessible life takeaway. (मूल श्लोक, सरल शब्दार्थ और जीवनोपयोगी सार।)
मन्त्र २२ [III.ix.22] किन्देवतोऽस्यां प्रतीच्यां दिश्यसीति ।वरुणदेवत इति ।स वरुणः कस्मिन् प्रतिष्ठित इत्य् अप्स्विति ।कस्मिन्न्वापः प्रतिष्ठितेति इति रेतसीति ।कस्मिन्नु रेतः प्रतिष्ठितेति इति हृदय इति तस्मादपि प्रतिरूपं जातमाहुर् हृदयादिव सृप्तो हृदयादिव निर्मित इति हृदये ह्येव रेतः प्रतिष्ठितं भवतीत्य् एवमेवैतद् याज्ञवल्क्य
Explain this line · इस पंक्ति को सरल भाषा में समझें
mantra 22 ##[III.ix.22]## kindevato.asyAM pratIchyAM dishyasIti | varuNadevata iti | sa varuNaH kasmin pratiShThita ity apsviti | kasminnvApaH pratiShThiteti iti retasIti | kasminnu retaH pratiShThiteti iti hR^idaya iti tasmAdapi pratirUpaM jAtamAhur hR^idayAdiva sR^ipto hR^idayAdiva nirmita iti hR^idaye hyeva retaH pratiShThitaM bhavatIty evamevaitad yAj~navalkya
मूल पाठ सहायकReading aid for the sourceWord by word (पदच्छेद व अन्वय)पदच्छेद
Sâkalya said: 'Which is thy deity in the Western quarter?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'Varuna.' Sâkalya said: 'In what does that Varuna abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the water.' Sâkalya said: 'In what does the water abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the seed.' Sâkalya sa…
“इस उत्तर दिशामे तुम किस देवतावाले हो ?' याज्ञवस्क्य-- सोमदेवतावाला हं शाकल्य -- वह सोम किसमे प्रतिष्ठित है ? याज्ञवल्क्य "क्षामे ।' शाकल्य दीक्षा किसमे प्रतिष्ठित है ? कारणभ्रेषे कायभरेषो मा भूदिति; इस उत्तर दिशामें तुम कौन हू" सोम" इस शब्दसे सोमलता ओर सोमदेवताको एक मानकर
अक्षरशः अनुवाद — मूल संस्कृत श्लोक के प्रत्येक पद का प्रत्यक्ष अर्थ।
Sâkalya said: 'Which is thy deity in the Western quarter?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'Varuna.' Sâkalya said: 'In what does that Varuna abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the water.' Sâkalya said: 'In what does the water abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the seed.' Sâkalya said: 'And in what does the seed abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the heart. And therefore also they say of a son who is like his father, that he seems as if slipt from his heart, or made from his heart; for the seed abides in the heart.' Sâkalya said: 'So it is indeed, O Yâgñavalkya.'
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.
Layers side by side · परतों की तुलना
Each layer is labelled by what it is. None is presented as the correct or best reading.
Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
मन्त्र २२ [III.ix.22] किन्देवतोऽस्यां प्रतीच्यां दिश्यसीति । वरुणदेवत इति । स वरुणः कस्मिन् प्रतिष्ठित इत्य् अप्स्विति । कस्मिन्न्वापः प्रतिष्ठितेति इति रेतसीति । कस्मिन्नु रेतः प्रतिष्ठितेति इति हृदय इति तस्मादपि प्रतिरूपं जातमाहुर् हृदयादिव सृप्तो हृदयादिव निर्मित इति हृदये ह्येव रेतः प्रतिष्ठितं भवतीत्य् एवमेवैतद् याज्ञवल्क्य
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
Sâkalya said: 'Which is thy deity in the Western quarter?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'Varuna.' Sâkalya said: 'In what does that Varuna abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the water.' Sâkalya said: 'In what does the water abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the seed.' Sâkalya said: 'And in what does the seed abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the heart. And therefore also they say of a son who is like his father, that he seems as if slipt from his heart, or made from his heart; for the seed abides in the heart.' Sâkalya said: 'So it is indeed, O Yâgñavalkya.'
Traditional commentary
No reviewed traditional commentary has been added for this verse yet, so there is nothing to compare. Commentaries will appear here only with their commentator, edition and review status.
Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: Sâkalya said: 'Which is thy deity in the Western quarter?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'Varuna.' Sâkalya said: 'In what does that Varuna abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the water.' Sâkalya said: 'In what does the water abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the seed.' Sâkalya sa…
Sense: Sâkalya said: 'Which is thy deity in the Western quarter?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'Varuna.' Sâkalya said: 'In what does that Varuna abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the water.' Sâkalya said: 'In what does the water abide?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'In the seed.' Sâkalya sa…
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
“इस उत्तर दिशामे तुम किस देवतावाले हो ?' याज्ञवस्क्य-- सोमदेवतावाला हं शाकल्य -- वह सोम किसमे प्रतिष्ठित है ? याज्ञवल्क्य "क्षामे। दोहराया हुआ स्वर श्वास और अवधान को एक लय में लाता है, इसलिए शब्द यहाँ केवल सूचना नहीं, साधना का साधन 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.
स्रोतSources and editionSources and editionस्रोत एवं संस्करण
- Sanskrit text
- sanskritdocuments.org/doc_upanishhat/brihadaaraNyaka.itx · fetched 2026-06-03
- Translations
- Hindi: not flagged as AI · English: not flagged as AI
- Explanation, reflection, research
- Editorial text; no AI flag recorded
- Last updated
- 2026-10-16
- Licence note (as recorded)
- Sanskrit mūla — public domain. Digitized by sanskritdocuments.org.
Found a mistake?
विस्तृत स्रोत एवं भाष्य वर्गीकरण