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मन्त्र ४ [V.xiv.4] सैषा गायत्र्येतस्मिँस्तुरीये दर्शते पदे परोरजसि प्रतिष्ठिता प्रतिष्ठिता तद्वै तत्सत्ये प्रतिष्ठितं चक्षुर्वै सत्यम् चक्षुर्हि वै सत्यम् तस्माद्यदिदानीं द्वौ विवदमानावेयाताम् अहम् अदर्शम् अहमश्रौषमिति य एव एवं ब्रूयाद् अहम् अदर्शमिति तस्मा एव श्रद्दध्याम ।तद्वै तत्सत्यं बले प्रतिष्ठितम् प्राणो वै बलम् तत्प्राणे प्रतिष्ठितम् तस्मादाहुर् बलँ सत्यादोगीय इत्य् एवं वेषा गायत्र्यध्यात्मं प्रतिष्ठिता ।सा हैषा गयाँस्तत्रे प्राणा वै गयास् तत्प्राणाँस्तत्रे तद्यद्गयाँस्तत्रे तस्माद् गायत्री नाम ।स यामेवामूँ सावित्रीमन्वाहैषैव सा ।एषा एव सा स यस्मा अन्वाह तस्य प्राणाँस्त्रायते
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mantra 4 ##[V.xiv.4]## saiShA gAyatryetasmi{\m+}sturIye darshate pade parorajasi pratiShThitA pratiShThitA tadvai tatsatye pratiShThitaM chakShurvai satyam chakShurhi vai satyam tasmAdyadidAnIM dvau vivadamAnAveyAtAm aham adarsham ahamashrauShamiti ya eva evaM brUyAd aham adarshamiti tasmA eva shraddadhyAma | tadvai tatsatyaM bale pratiShThitam prANo vai balam tatprANe pratiShThitam tasmAdAhur bala{\m+} satyAdogIya ity evaM veShA gAyatryadhyAtmaM pratiShThitA | sA haiShA gayA{\m+}statre prANA vai gayAs tatprANA{\m+}statre tadyadgayA{\m+}statre tasmAd gAyatrI nAma | sa yAmevAmU{\m+} sAvitrImanvAhaiShaiva sA | eShA eva sA sa yasmA anvAha tasya prANA{\m+}strAyate
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That Gâyatrî (as described before with its three feet) rests on that fourth foot, the bright one, high above the sky. And that again rests on the True (satyam), and the True is the eye, for the eye is (known to be) true. And therefore even now, if two persons come disputing,…
गायत्रीका एक ( दृतीय ) पाद है । यह् प्राणादि ही इस गायत्रीका तीयः पादहै। जो गायत्रीके इस पदक्रो इस प्रकार जानता है, वह् जितना यहं प्राणिसमुदाय है, सबको जीत लेता है । ओर यहु जो तपता ( प्रकारित प्राणादिके नाम भी आठ हौ अक्षर हैं । यह गायत्रीका वतीय पाद हे! जो इस प्रकार गायत्रीके इस वृतोय
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That Gâyatrî (as described before with its three feet) rests on that fourth foot, the bright one, high above the sky. And that again rests on the True (satyam), and the True is the eye, for the eye is (known to be) true. And therefore even now, if two persons come disputing, the one saying, I saw, the other, I heard, then we should trust the one who says, I saw. And the True again rests on force (balam), and force is life (prâna), and that (the True) rests on life . Therefore they say, force is stronger than the True. Thus does that Gâyatrî rest with respect to the self (as life). That Gâyatrî protects (tatre) the vital breaths (gayas); the gayas are the prânas (vital breaths), and it protects them. And because it protects (tatre) the vital breaths (gayas), therefore it is called Gâyatrî. And that Savitri verse which the teacher teaches , that is it (the life, the prâna, and indirectly the Gâyatrî); and whomsoever he teaches, he protects his vital breaths.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
मन्त्र ४ [V.xiv.4] सैषा गायत्र्येतस्मिँस्तुरीये दर्शते पदे परोरजसि प्रतिष्ठिता प्रतिष्ठिता तद्वै तत्सत्ये प्रतिष्ठितं चक्षुर्वै सत्यम् चक्षुर्हि वै सत्यम् तस्माद्यदिदानीं द्वौ विवदमानावेयाताम् अहम् अदर्शम् अहमश्रौषमिति य एव एवं ब्रूयाद् अहम् अदर्शमिति तस्मा एव श्रद्दध्याम । तद्वै तत्सत्यं बले प्रतिष्ठितम् प्राणो वै बलम् तत्प्राणे प्रतिष्ठितम् तस्मादाहुर् बलँ सत्यादोगीय इत्य् एवं वेषा गायत्र्यध्यात्मं प्रतिष्ठिता । सा हैषा गयाँस्तत्रे प्राणा वै गयास् तत्प्राणाँस्तत्रे तद्यद्गयाँस्तत्रे तस्माद् गायत्री नाम । स यामेवामूँ सावित्रीमन्वाहैषैव सा । एषा एव सा स यस्मा अन्वाह तस्य प्राणाँस्त्रायते
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
That Gâyatrî (as described before with its three feet) rests on that fourth foot, the bright one, high above the sky. And that again rests on the True (satyam), and the True is the eye, for the eye is (known to be) true. And therefore even now, if two persons come disputing, the one saying, I saw, the other, I heard, then we should trust the one who says, I saw. And the True again rests on force (balam), and force is life (prâna), and that (the True) rests on life . Therefore they say, force is stronger than the True. Thus does that Gâyatrî rest with respect to the self (as life). That Gâyatrî protects (tatre) the vital breaths (gayas); the gayas are the prânas (vital breaths), and it protects them. And because it protects (tatre) the vital breaths (gayas), therefore it is called Gâyatrî. And that Savitri verse which the teacher teaches , that is it (the life, the prâna, and indirectly the Gâyatrî); and whomsoever he teaches, he protects his vital breaths.
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Simple explanation
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Sense: That Gâyatrî (as described before with its three feet) rests on that fourth foot, the bright one, high above the sky. And that again rests on the True (satyam), and the True is the eye, for the eye is (known to be) true. And therefore even now, if two persons come disputing,…
Sense: That Gâyatrî (as described before with its three feet) rests on that fourth foot, the bright one, high above the sky. And that again rests on the True (satyam), and the True is the eye, for the eye is (known to be) true. And therefore even now, if two persons come disputing,…
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
गायत्रीका एक ( दृतीय ) पाद 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।
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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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