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मन्त्र ३ [V.xiv.3] प्राणोऽपानो व्यान इत्यष्टावक्षराणि अष्टाक्षरँ ह वा एकं गायत्र्यै पदम् एतदु हैवास्या एतत् स यावदिदं प्राणि तावद्ध जयति योऽस्या एतदेवं पदं वेद अथास्या एतदेव तुरीयं दर्शतं पदं परोरजा य एष तपति परोरजास् यस् एष तपति यद्वै चतुर्थं तत्तुरीयम् दर्शतं पदमिति ददृश इव ह्येष परोरजा इति सर्वमु ह्येवैष रज उपर्युपरि तपत्य् एवँ हैव श्रिया यशसा तपति योऽस्या एतदेवं पदं वेद
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mantra 3 ##[V.xiv.3]## prANo.apAno vyAna ityaShTAvakSharANi aShTAkShara{\m+} ha vA ekaM gAyatryai padam etadu haivAsyA etat sa yAvadidaM prANi tAvaddha jayati yo.asyA etadevaM padaM veda athAsyA etadeva turIyaM darshataM padaM parorajA ya eSha tapati parorajAs yas eSha tapati yadvai chaturthaM tatturIyam darshataM padamiti dadR^isha iva hyeSha parorajA iti sarvamu hyevaiSha raja uparyupari tapaty eva{\m+} haiva shriyA yashasA tapati yo.asyA etadevaM padaM veda
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The Prâna (the up-breathing), the Apâna (the down-breathing), and the Vyâna (the back-breathing) form eight syllables. One foot (the third) of the Gâyatrî consists of eight syllables. This (one foot) of it is that (i. e. the three vital breaths).…
गायत्रीके द्वितीय वरयीरूप पादकी उपासना ऋचः, यजुषि, सामानि" ये आठ अक्षर है । आठ अक्षरवाला दी गायत्रीका एक ( द्वितीय ) पाद है। यह् ( क् आदि ) ही इस हैवास्या एतद् ऋग्यजुःसाम- त्रयीविद्याके अक्षर हं। ये भी आठ ही ह; इसी प्रकार गायत्रीका एक गायत्रीके तृतीय प्रणादिपाद श्रौर तुरीव दशेत परो- पकं गायत्रे पदमेतदु हैवास्या एतत् स यावदिदं प्राणि १२२६. बृहदारण्यकोपनिषद् अध्याय ४
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The Prâna (the up-breathing), the Apâna (the down-breathing), and the Vyâna (the back-breathing) form eight syllables. One foot (the third) of the Gâyatrî consists of eight syllables. This (one foot) of it is that (i. e. the three vital breaths). And he who thus knows that foot of it, conquers as far as there is anything that breathes. And of that (Gâyatrî, or speech) this indeed is the fourth (turîya), the bright (darsata) foot, shining high above the skies . What is here called turîya (the fourth) is meant for katurtha (the fourth); what is called darsatam padam (the bright foot) is meant for him who is as it were seen (the person in the sun); and what is called paroragas (he who shines high above the skies) is meant for him who shines higher and higher above every sky. And he who thus knows that foot of the Gâyatrî, shines thus himself also with happiness and glory.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
मन्त्र ३ [V.xiv.3] प्राणोऽपानो व्यान इत्यष्टावक्षराणि अष्टाक्षरँ ह वा एकं गायत्र्यै पदम् एतदु हैवास्या एतत् स यावदिदं प्राणि तावद्ध जयति योऽस्या एतदेवं पदं वेद अथास्या एतदेव तुरीयं दर्शतं पदं परोरजा य एष तपति परोरजास् यस् एष तपति यद्वै चतुर्थं तत्तुरीयम् दर्शतं पदमिति ददृश इव ह्येष परोरजा इति सर्वमु ह्येवैष रज उपर्युपरि तपत्य् एवँ हैव श्रिया यशसा तपति योऽस्या एतदेवं पदं वेद
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
The Prâna (the up-breathing), the Apâna (the down-breathing), and the Vyâna (the back-breathing) form eight syllables. One foot (the third) of the Gâyatrî consists of eight syllables. This (one foot) of it is that (i. e. the three vital breaths). And he who thus knows that foot of it, conquers as far as there is anything that breathes. And of that (Gâyatrî, or speech) this indeed is the fourth (turîya), the bright (darsata) foot, shining high above the skies . What is here called turîya (the fourth) is meant for katurtha (the fourth); what is called darsatam padam (the bright foot) is meant for him who is as it were seen (the person in the sun); and what is called paroragas (he who shines high above the skies) is meant for him who shines higher and higher above every sky. And he who thus knows that foot of the Gâyatrî, shines thus himself also with happiness and glory.
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Simple explanation
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Sense: The Prâna (the up-breathing), the Apâna (the down-breathing), and the Vyâna (the back-breathing) form eight syllables. One foot (the third) of the Gâyatrî consists of eight syllables. This (one foot) of it is that (i. e. the three vital breaths).…
Sense: The Prâna (the up-breathing), the Apâna (the down-breathing), and the Vyâna (the back-breathing) form eight syllables. One foot (the third) of the Gâyatrî consists of eight syllables. This (one foot) of it is that (i. e. the three vital breaths).…
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
गायत्रीके द्वितीय वरयीरूप पादकी उपासना ऋचः, यजुषि, सामानि" ये आठ अक्षर है। 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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