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मन्त्र १२ [IV.Ii.12] प्राणेन रक्षन्नपरं कुलायम् बहिष्कुलायादमृतश्चरित्वा स ईयतेऽमृतो यत्रकामँ हिरण्मयः पुरुष एकहँसः
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mantra 12 ##[IV.Ii.12]## prANena rakShannaparaM kulAyam bahiShkulAyAdamR^itashcharitvA sa Iyate.amR^ito yatrakAma{\m+} hiraNmayaH puruSha ekaha{\m+}saH
'आस्मा कौन है ? याज्ञवल्व्य- यह जो प्राणोमे बुद्धिवृत्तियोके भीतर रहनेवाला विज्ञानमय ज्योतिः स्वरूप पुरुष है, वहं समान ( बुद्धि- वृत्तियोके सदृश ) हुभा इस लोक ओर परलोक दोनोमे संचार करता है । भशनसयोनिवयं दुविजञेयसादु पपद्यते कठिनितासे समभे गती हँ; इस- ब्रीजंच भ्रान्तिः । अथवा लिये भ्रान्ति होनी सम्भवहीहै। दशेननिमित्तभान्त्या करणानमि- श्रात्मा जन्म ओर मरणके सा थ देहेन्दरियरूप पापको ग्रहण यथेवेहैकस्मिन् देहे स्वप्नो
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'Guarding with the breath (prâna, life) the lower nest, the immortal moves away from the nest; that immortal one goes wherever he likes, the golden person, the lonely bird. (2)
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
मन्त्र १२ [IV.Ii.12] प्राणेन रक्षन्नपरं कुलायम् बहिष्कुलायादमृतश्चरित्वा स ईयतेऽमृतो यत्रकामँ हिरण्मयः पुरुष एकहँसः
Literal translation
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'Guarding with the breath (prâna, life) the lower nest, the immortal moves away from the nest; that immortal one goes wherever he likes, the golden person, the lonely bird. (2)
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: 'Guarding with the breath (prâna, life) the lower nest, the immortal moves away from the nest; that immortal one goes wherever he likes, the golden person, the lonely bird. (2)
Sense: 'Guarding with the breath (prâna, life) the lower nest, the immortal moves away from the nest; that immortal one goes wherever he likes, the golden person, the lonely bird. (2)
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
'आस्मा कौन है ? याज्ञवल्व्य- यह जो प्राणोमे बुद्धिवृत्तियोके भीतर रहनेवाला विज्ञानमय ज्योतिः स्वरूप पुरुष है, वहं समान ( बुद्धि- वृत्तियोके सदृश ) हुभा इस लोक ओर परलोक दोनोमे सं…। धीमी और लंबी श्वास वेगस तंत्रिका को सक्रिय कर हृदय की गति और भय-प्रतिक्रिया को शांत करती है। यह पंक्ति उसी श्वास-मन संबंध को कहती 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.
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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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- Sanskrit mūla — public domain. Digitized by sanskritdocuments.org.
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