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मन्त्र ५ [IV.Ii.5] अस्तमित आदित्ये याज्ञवल्क्य चन्द्रमस्यस्तमिते शान्तेऽग्नौ किञ्ज्योतिरेवायं पुरुष इति ।वागेवास्य ज्योतिर्भवतीति वाचैवायं ज्योतिषास्ते पल्ययते कर्म कुरुते विपल्येतीति ।विपर्येति तस्माद्वै सम्राड् अपि यत्र स्वः पाणिर्न विनिर्ज्ञायते ऽथ यत्र वागुच्चरत्य् उपैव तत्र न्येतीत्य् एवमेवैतद् याज्ञवल्क्य
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mantra 5 ##[IV.Ii.5]## astamita Aditye yAj~navalkya chandramasyastamite shAnte.agnau ki~njyotirevAyaM puruSha iti | vAgevAsya jyotirbhavatIti vAchaivAyaM jyotiShAste palyayate karma kurute vipalyetIti | viparyeti tasmAdvai samrAD api yatra svaH pANirna vinirj~nAyate .atha yatra vAguchcharaty upaiva tatra nyetIty evamevaitad yAj~navalkya
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'His Southern quarter are the prânas which go to the South; 'His Western quarter are the prânas which go to the West; 'His Northern quarter are the prânas which go to the North; 'His Upper (Zenith) quarter are the prânas which go upward;…
बाणात्मभूत विद्ठानकी सवत्मिकताका वर्णन, जनककी प्रभयव्रा्नि गनौर याज्ञवल्वयके प्रति श्रात्मसमपैण एप हृदयभूतस्तेजसः वह ह हृदयम तैन सूधम- उस विद्वानुके पूवं दिशा पूरं प्राण ह, दक्षिण दिशा दक्षिण प्राण है पश्चिम दिशा पश्चिम प्राण ह, उत्तर दिशा उत्तर प्राण ह, उपरकी दिशा ऊपरके प्राण है, नीचेको दिशा नौचेके प्राण हँ ओौर सम्युणं दिशां सम्बुणं तस्यास्य विदुषः क्रमेण वेश्वा- करमशः वैश्वानरसे तेज॑सको, नरात्तेजसं प्राप्स्य हृदय(त्मानमा- उससे हृदयात्माको मौर हृदयारमासे 5 ॥. प्राणात्मभावको प्राप्त हृए् उस इस
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'His Southern quarter are the prânas which go to the South; 'His Western quarter are the prânas which go to the West; 'His Northern quarter are the prânas which go to the North; 'His Upper (Zenith) quarter are the prânas which go upward; 'His Lower (Nadir) quarter are the prânas which go downward; 'All the quarters are all the prânas. And he (the Âtman in that state) can only be described by No , no! He is incomprehensible, for he cannot be comprehended; he is undecaying, for he cannot decay; he is not attached, for he does not attach himself; he is unbound, he does not suffer, he does not perish. O Ganaka, you have indeed reached fearlessness,'--thus said Yâgñavalkya. Then Ganaka said: 'May that fearlessness come to you also who teachest us fearlessness. I bow to you. Here are the Videhas, and here am I (thy slave).'
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
मन्त्र ५ [IV.Ii.5] अस्तमित आदित्ये याज्ञवल्क्य चन्द्रमस्यस्तमिते शान्तेऽग्नौ किञ्ज्योतिरेवायं पुरुष इति । वागेवास्य ज्योतिर्भवतीति वाचैवायं ज्योतिषास्ते पल्ययते कर्म कुरुते विपल्येतीति । विपर्येति तस्माद्वै सम्राड् अपि यत्र स्वः पाणिर्न विनिर्ज्ञायते ऽथ यत्र वागुच्चरत्य् उपैव तत्र न्येतीत्य् एवमेवैतद् याज्ञवल्क्य
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
'His Southern quarter are the prânas which go to the South; 'His Western quarter are the prânas which go to the West; 'His Northern quarter are the prânas which go to the North; 'His Upper (Zenith) quarter are the prânas which go upward; 'His Lower (Nadir) quarter are the prânas which go downward; 'All the quarters are all the prânas. And he (the Âtman in that state) can only be described by No , no! He is incomprehensible, for he cannot be comprehended; he is undecaying, for he cannot decay; he is not attached, for he does not attach himself; he is unbound, he does not suffer, he does not perish. O Ganaka, you have indeed reached fearlessness,'--thus said Yâgñavalkya. Then Ganaka said: 'May that fearlessness come to you also who teachest us fearlessness. I bow to you. Here are the Videhas, and here am I (thy slave).'
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: 'His Southern quarter are the prânas which go to the South; 'His Western quarter are the prânas which go to the West; 'His Northern quarter are the prânas which go to the North; 'His Upper (Zenith) quarter are the prânas which go upward;…
Sense: 'His Southern quarter are the prânas which go to the South; 'His Western quarter are the prânas which go to the West; 'His Northern quarter are the prânas which go to the North; 'His Upper (Zenith) quarter are the prânas which go upward;…
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
बाणात्मभूत विद्ठानकी सवत्मिकताका वर्णन, जनककी प्रभयव्रा्नि गनौर याज्ञवल्वयके प्रति श्रात्मसमपैण एप हृदयभूतस्तेजसः वह ह हृदयम तैन सूधम- उस विद्वानुके पूवं दिशा पूरं प्राण ह, दक्ष…। 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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