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मन्त्र ६ [III.ix.6] कतम इन्द्रः कतमः प्रजापतिरिति ।स्तनयित्नुरेवेन्द्रो यज्ञः प्रजापतिरिति ।कतमः स्तनयित्नुरित्य् अशनिरिति ।कतमो यज्ञ इति ।पशव इति
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mantra 6 ##[III.ix.6]## katama indraH katamaH prajApatiriti | stanayitnurevendro yaj~naH prajApatiriti | katamaH stanayitnurity ashaniriti | katamo yaj~na iti | pashava iti
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He asked: 'And who is Indra, and who is Pragâpati?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'Indra is thunder,…
यो या एदन्तरं है गानि है गागि ! इस लोकमें जो कोई अपि दित्वाविज्ञाय अरस्मिस्लोह्ि इस अक्षरको न जानकर अर्थात् जुहोति यजते तपस्तप्यते विना जाते हवन, यज्ञ ओर अनेकों ग्रक्षरका स्वरूप, लक्षण ग्रौर प्रद्ितीयत्व श्रग्ेद्हनप्रकाश्चकत्ववत् स्वा- प्रघानवादौका कथन है कि अग्निके दहन ओर प्रकाशकत्वके, हे गागि ! यह् अक्षर स्तर दृष्टिका विषय नहीं, कितु द्रष्टा हे, श्रवणका विषय नहीं, कितु श्रोता है, मननका विषय नदीं, कितु मन्ता है, स्वयं अविज्ञात रहकर द्सरोका विज्ञाता है । इससे भिन्न कोई द्रष्टा नहीं है,
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He asked: 'And who is Indra, and who is Pragâpati?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'Indra is thunder, Pragâpati is the sacrifice.' He asked: 'And what is the thunder?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'The thunderbolt.' He asked: 'And what is the sacrifice?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'The (sacrificial) animals.'
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
मन्त्र ६ [III.ix.6] कतम इन्द्रः कतमः प्रजापतिरिति । स्तनयित्नुरेवेन्द्रो यज्ञः प्रजापतिरिति । कतमः स्तनयित्नुरित्य् अशनिरिति । कतमो यज्ञ इति । पशव इति
Literal translation
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He asked: 'And who is Indra, and who is Pragâpati?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'Indra is thunder, Pragâpati is the sacrifice.' He asked: 'And what is the thunder?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'The thunderbolt.' He asked: 'And what is the sacrifice?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'The (sacrificial) animals.'
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Simple explanation
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Sense: He asked: 'And who is Indra, and who is Pragâpati?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'Indra is thunder,…
Sense: He asked: 'And who is Indra, and who is Pragâpati?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'Indra is thunder,…
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
यो या एदन्तरं है गानि है गागि ! इस लोकमें जो कोई अपि दित्वाविज्ञाय अरस्मिस्लोह्ि इस अक्षरको न जानकर अर्थात् जुहोति यजते तपस्तप्यते विना जाते हवन, यज्ञ ओर अनेकों ग्रक्षरका स्वरू…। 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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- Sanskrit text
- sanskritdocuments.org/doc_upanishhat/brihadaaraNyaka.itx · fetched 2026-06-03
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- 2026-10-16
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