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मन्त्र २ [IV.Ii.2] याज्ञवल्क्य किञ्ज्योतिरयं पुरुष इत्य् आदित्यज्योतिः सम्राड् इति होवाचाऽऽदित्येनैवायं ज्योतिषाऽऽस्ते पल्ययते कर्म कुरुते विपल्येतीत्य् कर्म कुरुते विपर्येति इति एवमेवैतद् याज्ञवल्क्य
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mantra 2 ##[IV.Ii.2]## yAj~navalkya ki~njyotirayaM puruSha ity AdityajyotiH samrAD iti hovAchA.a.adityenaivAyaM jyotiShA.a.aste palyayate karma kurute vipalyetIty karma kurute viparyeti iti evamevaitad yAj~navalkya
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'Yâgñavalkya,' he said, 'what is the light of man ?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'The sun, O King; for, having the sun alone for his light, man sits, moves about, does his work, and returns.' Ganaka Vaideha said: 'So indeed it is, O Yâgñavalkya.'
शाकल्योक्त हदयब्रह्मकी उपासनाका फलसहित वर्णन त्रे बरहमेत्यहृदयस्यं हि कि स्यादित्यत्रवीततु ते यतनमाकादाः प्रतिष्ठा स्थितिरत्यिनदपासीत् का बरिष्धः शाकल्यो हृदयं वै विदग्ध शाकल्यने हृदय ही ब्रह्म त । हदयं बै सम्राट् सर्वेषां ह' एेसा कठा है । है सम्राट् । हृदय पूतनम् आयतनम् । नाम- ही समस्त भोका आयतन है। जनको ह वेदेहः कूचादुपावसपन्लुवाच नमस्ते
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'Yâgñavalkya,' he said, 'what is the light of man ?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'The sun, O King; for, having the sun alone for his light, man sits, moves about, does his work, and returns.' Ganaka Vaideha said: 'So indeed it is, O Yâgñavalkya.'
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
मन्त्र २ [IV.Ii.2] याज्ञवल्क्य किञ्ज्योतिरयं पुरुष इत्य् आदित्यज्योतिः सम्राड् इति होवाचाऽऽदित्येनैवायं ज्योतिषाऽऽस्ते पल्ययते कर्म कुरुते विपल्येतीत्य् कर्म कुरुते विपर्येति इति एवमेवैतद् याज्ञवल्क्य
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
'Yâgñavalkya,' he said, 'what is the light of man ?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'The sun, O King; for, having the sun alone for his light, man sits, moves about, does his work, and returns.' Ganaka Vaideha said: 'So indeed it is, O Yâgñavalkya.'
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: 'Yâgñavalkya,' he said, 'what is the light of man ?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'The sun, O King; for, having the sun alone for his light, man sits, moves about, does his work, and returns.' Ganaka Vaideha said: 'So indeed it is, O Yâgñavalkya.'
Sense: 'Yâgñavalkya,' he said, 'what is the light of man ?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'The sun, O King; for, having the sun alone for his light, man sits, moves about, does his work, and returns.' Ganaka Vaideha said: 'So indeed it is, O Yâgñavalkya.'
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
शाकल्योक्त हदयब्रह्मकी उपासनाका फलसहित वर्णन त्रे बरहमेत्यहृदयस्यं हि कि स्यादित्यत्रवीततु ते यतनमाकादाः प्रतिष्ठा स्थितिरत्यिनदपासीत् का बरिष्धः शाकल्यो हृदयं वै विदग्ध शाकल्य…। देह के पदार्थ बदलते रहते हैं, पर जानने का बोध बना रहता है। यह पंक्ति उसी अंतर को कहती है — जो बदलता है वह आवरण है, जो जानता है वह निरंतर है।
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- Sanskrit text
- sanskritdocuments.org/doc_upanishhat/brihadaaraNyaka.itx · fetched 2026-06-03
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