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मन्त्र ६ [IV.Ii.6] अस्तमित आदित्ये याज्ञवल्क्य चन्द्रमस्यस्तमिते शान्तेऽग्नौ शान्तायां वाचि किञ्ज्योतिरेवायं पुरुष इत्य् आत्मैवास्य ज्योतिर्भवत्य् आत्मनैवायं ज्योतिषाऽऽस्ते पल्ययते कर्म कुरुते विपल्येतीति
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mantra 6 ##[IV.Ii.6]## astamita Aditye yAj~navalkya chandramasyastamite shAnte.agnau shAntAyAM vAchi ki~njyotirevAyaM puruSha ity AtmaivAsya jyotirbhavaty AtmanaivAyaM jyotiShA.a.aste palyayate karma kurute vipalyetIti
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Ganaka Vaideha said: 'When the sun has set, O Yâgñavalkya, and the moon has set, and the fire is gone out, and the sound hushed, what is then the light of man?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'The Self indeed is his light; for, having the Self alone as his light, man sits,…
हो । साक्षात् आत्माका ही दान करनेवाले आपको मं इस विद्याके बदलेमे ओर क्या दं? इसलिये अस्ति व्यतिरिक्त इति मधुकाण्डे- जगामः इत्यादि खूपसे आरम्भ होनेवाने ब्राह्मणका सम्बन्ध इस ्षेमाथंम् । न वदिष्य इस्येधंसंक- को हेतुः संङन्पितस्यान्यथा- रणे-इत्यत्रार्पायिकामाचषे ।
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Ganaka Vaideha said: 'When the sun has set, O Yâgñavalkya, and the moon has set, and the fire is gone out, and the sound hushed, what is then the light of man?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'The Self indeed is his light; for, having the Self alone as his light, man sits, moves about, does his work, and returns.'
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
मन्त्र ६ [IV.Ii.6] अस्तमित आदित्ये याज्ञवल्क्य चन्द्रमस्यस्तमिते शान्तेऽग्नौ शान्तायां वाचि किञ्ज्योतिरेवायं पुरुष इत्य् आत्मैवास्य ज्योतिर्भवत्य् आत्मनैवायं ज्योतिषाऽऽस्ते पल्ययते कर्म कुरुते विपल्येतीति
Literal translation
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Ganaka Vaideha said: 'When the sun has set, O Yâgñavalkya, and the moon has set, and the fire is gone out, and the sound hushed, what is then the light of man?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'The Self indeed is his light; for, having the Self alone as his light, man sits, moves about, does his work, and returns.'
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: Ganaka Vaideha said: 'When the sun has set, O Yâgñavalkya, and the moon has set, and the fire is gone out, and the sound hushed, what is then the light of man?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'The Self indeed is his light; for, having the Self alone as his light, man sits,…
Sense: Ganaka Vaideha said: 'When the sun has set, O Yâgñavalkya, and the moon has set, and the fire is gone out, and the sound hushed, what is then the light of man?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'The Self indeed is his light; for, having the Self alone as his light, man sits,…
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
हो। 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।
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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