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मन्त्र ६ [IV.i.6] यदेव ते कश्चिदब्रवीत् तच्छृणवामेत्य् अब्रवीन्मे सत्यकामो जाबालो मनो वै ब्रह्मेति यथा मातृमान्पितृमानाचार्यवान्ब्रूयात् तथा तज्जाबालो अब्रवीन् मनो वै ब्रह्मेत्य् अमनसो हि किँ स्यादित्य् अब्रवीत्तु ते तस्याऽऽयतनं प्रतिष्ठाम् ।न मेऽब्रवीदित्य् एकपाद्वा एतत् सम्राड् इति ।स वै नो ब्रूहि याज्ञवल्क्य ।मन एवाऽऽयतनम् आकाशः प्रतिष्ठाऽऽनन्द इत्येनदुपासीत ।काऽऽनन्दता याज्ञवल्क्य ।मन एव सम्राड् इति होवाच मनसा वै सम्राट् स्त्रियमभिहार्यते तस्यां प्रतिरूपः पुत्रो जायते स आनन्दो ।मनो वै सम्राट् परमं ब्रह्म नैनं मनो जहाति सर्वाण्येनं भूतान्यभिक्षरन्ति ।देवो भूत्वा देवानप्येति य एवं विद्वानेतदुपास्ते ।हस्त्यृषभँ सहस्रं ददामीति होवाच जनको वैदेहः ।वैदेहस् स होवाच याज्ञवल्क्यः पिता मेऽमन्यत नाननुशिष्य हरेतेति
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mantra 6 ##[IV.i.6]## yadeva te kashchidabravIt tachChR^iNavAmety abravInme satyakAmo jAbAlo mano vai brahmeti yathA mAtR^imAnpitR^imAnAchAryavAnbrUyAt tathA tajjAbAlo abravIn mano vai brahmety amanaso hi ki{\m+} syAdity abravIttu te tasyA.a.ayatanaM pratiShThAm | na me.abravIdity ekapAdvA etat samrAD iti | sa vai no brUhi yAj~navalkya | mana evA.a.ayatanam AkAshaH pratiShThA.a.ananda ityenadupAsIta | kA.a.anandatA yAj~navalkya | mana eva samrAD iti hovAcha manasA vai samrAT striyamabhihAryate tasyAM pratirUpaH putro jAyate sa Anando | mano vai samrAT paramaM brahma nainaM mano jahAti sarvANyenaM bhUtAnyabhikSharanti | devo bhUtvA devAnapyeti ya evaM vidvAnetadupAste | hastyR^iShabha{\m+} sahasraM dadAmIti hovAcha janako vaidehaH | vaidehas sa hovAcha yAj~navalkyaH pitA me.amanyata nAnanushiShya hareteti
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Yâgñavalkya said: 'Let us hear what anybody may have told you.' Ganaka Vaideha replied: 'Satyakâma Gâbâla told me that mind (manas) is Brahman.' Yâgñavalkya said: 'As one who had (the benefit of a good) father, mother, and teacher might tell,…
को न्वेनं जनयेत् पुनः विज्ञानमानन्दं ब्रह्म रातिदीतुः परायणं तिष्ठमानस्य यदि एेसा मानो कि पुरुष तो उत्पन्नहोही गया है, अतः फिर उत्पन्न नहीं होता तो यह् ठीक नही; क्थोकि वह मरकर पुनः उत्पन्न होता ही है एेसी दशामें मत्युके पश्चात् इसे पुनः कौन उत्पन्न करेगा ? जात॒ हैति मन्यध्वं यदि अतो वः पृच्डामि-को न्वेनं उसके विषयमे क्या परूना-क्योंकि
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Yâgñavalkya said: 'Let us hear what anybody may have told you.' Ganaka Vaideha replied: 'Satyakâma Gâbâla told me that mind (manas) is Brahman.' Yâgñavalkya said: 'As one who had (the benefit of a good) father, mother, and teacher might tell, so did Satyakâma Gâbâla tell you that mind is Brahman; for what is the use of a person without mind? But did he tell you the body and the resting-place of that Brahman?' Ganaka Vaideha said: 'He did not tell me.' Yâgñavalkya said: 'Your Majesty, this (Brahman) stands on one leg only.' Ganaka Vaideha said: 'Then tell me, Yâgñavalkya.' Yâgñavalkya said: 'Mind itself is its body, ether its place, and we should worship it as bliss.' Ganaka Vaideha said: 'What is the nature of bliss?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'Your Majesty, mind itself; for with the mind does a man desire a woman, and a like son is born of her, and he is bliss. Mind indeed, O King, is the Highest Brahman. Mind does not desert him who worships that (Brahman) with such knowledge, all creatures approach him, and having become a god, he goes to the gods.' Ganaka Vaideha said: 'I shall give you (for this) a thousand cows with a bull as big as an elephant.' Yâgñavalkya said: 'My father was of opinion that one should not accept a reward without having fully instructed a pupil.'
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
मन्त्र ६ [IV.i.6] यदेव ते कश्चिदब्रवीत् तच्छृणवामेत्य् अब्रवीन्मे सत्यकामो जाबालो मनो वै ब्रह्मेति यथा मातृमान्पितृमानाचार्यवान्ब्रूयात् तथा तज्जाबालो अब्रवीन् मनो वै ब्रह्मेत्य् अमनसो हि किँ स्यादित्य् अब्रवीत्तु ते तस्याऽऽयतनं प्रतिष्ठाम् । न मेऽब्रवीदित्य् एकपाद्वा एतत् सम्राड् इति । स वै नो ब्रूहि याज्ञवल्क्य । मन एवाऽऽयतनम् आकाशः प्रतिष्ठाऽऽनन्द इत्येनदुपासीत । काऽऽनन्दता याज्ञवल्क्य । मन एव सम्राड् इति होवाच मनसा वै सम्राट् स्त्रियमभिहार्यते तस्यां प्रतिरूपः पुत्रो जायते स आनन्दो । मनो वै सम्राट् परमं ब्रह्म नैनं मनो जहाति सर्वाण्येनं भूतान्यभिक्षरन्ति । देवो भूत्वा देवानप्येति य एवं विद्वानेतदुपास्ते । हस्त्यृषभँ सहस्रं ददामीति होवाच जनको वैदेहः । वैदेहस् स होवाच याज्ञवल्क्यः पिता मेऽमन्यत नाननुशिष्य हरेतेति
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Yâgñavalkya said: 'Let us hear what anybody may have told you.' Ganaka Vaideha replied: 'Satyakâma Gâbâla told me that mind (manas) is Brahman.' Yâgñavalkya said: 'As one who had (the benefit of a good) father, mother, and teacher might tell, so did Satyakâma Gâbâla tell you that mind is Brahman; for what is the use of a person without mind? But did he tell you the body and the resting-place of that Brahman?' Ganaka Vaideha said: 'He did not tell me.' Yâgñavalkya said: 'Your Majesty, this (Brahman) stands on one leg only.' Ganaka Vaideha said: 'Then tell me, Yâgñavalkya.' Yâgñavalkya said: 'Mind itself is its body, ether its place, and we should worship it as bliss.' Ganaka Vaideha said: 'What is the nature of bliss?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'Your Majesty, mind itself; for with the mind does a man desire a woman, and a like son is born of her, and he is bliss. Mind indeed, O King, is the Highest Brahman. Mind does not desert him who worships that (Brahman) with such knowledge, all creatures approach him, and having become a god, he goes to the gods.' Ganaka Vaideha said: 'I shall give you (for this) a thousand cows with a bull as big as an elephant.' Yâgñavalkya said: 'My father was of opinion that one should not accept a reward without having fully instructed a pupil.'
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Simple explanation
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Sense: Yâgñavalkya said: 'Let us hear what anybody may have told you.' Ganaka Vaideha replied: 'Satyakâma Gâbâla told me that mind (manas) is Brahman.' Yâgñavalkya said: 'As one who had (the benefit of a good) father, mother, and teacher might tell,…
Sense: Yâgñavalkya said: 'Let us hear what anybody may have told you.' Ganaka Vaideha replied: 'Satyakâma Gâbâla told me that mind (manas) is Brahman.' Yâgñavalkya said: 'As one who had (the benefit of a good) father, mother, and teacher might tell,…
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को न्वेनं जनयेत् पुनः विज्ञानमानन्दं ब्रह्म रातिदीतुः परायणं तिष्ठमानस्य यदि एेसा मानो कि पुरुष तो उत्पन्नहोही गया है, अतः फिर उत्पन्न नहीं होता तो यह् ठीक नही; क्थोकि वह मरकर…। अनुभव तब स्पष्ट होता है जब उसे किसी एक घटना का आकस्मिक संयोग न मानकर एक नियम की तरह देखा जाए। यह पंक्ति उसी नियम को इस प्रसंग में रखती है।
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