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मन्त्र ८ [V.xiv.8] एतद्ध वै तज्जनको वैदेहो बुडिलमाश्वतराश्विमुवाच आश्वतराश्विम् उवाच यन्नु हो तद्गायत्रीविदब्रूथा अथ कथँ हस्ती भूतो वहसीति ।मुखँ ह्यस्याः सम्राण् न विदां चकारेति होवाच ।तस्या अग्निरेव मुखम् यदि ह वा अपि बह्विवाग्नावभ्यादधति सर्वमेव तत्सन्दहत्य् एवँ हैवैवंविद् यद्यपि बह्विव पापं कुरुते सर्वमेव तत्सम्प्साय शुद्धः पूतोऽजरोऽमृतः सम्भवति
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mantra 8 ##[V.xiv.8]## etaddha vai tajjanako vaideho buDilamAshvatarAshvimuvAcha AshvatarAshvim uvAcha yannu ho tadgAyatrIvidabrUthA atha katha{\m+} hastI bhUto vahasIti | mukha{\m+} hyasyAH samrAN na vidAM chakAreti hovAcha | tasyA agnireva mukham yadi ha vA api bahvivAgnAvabhyAdadhati sarvameva tatsandahaty eva{\m+} haivaivaMvid yadyapi bahviva pApaM kurute sarvameva tatsampsAya shuddhaH pUto.ajaro.amR^itaH sambhavati
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And thus Ganaka Vaideha spoke on this point to Budila Âsvatarâsvi : 'How is it that thou who spokest thus as knowing the Gâyatrî, hast become an elephant and carriest me?' He answered: 'Your Majesty, I did not know its mouth. Agni, fire, is indeed its mouth;…
धनपूर्णह्ोकान् प्रतिगृहीयात् पादको, जिसकी कि व्याख्या की गयी है, व्याप्त करता है। अर्थात् गायत्नीका उपस्थान भौर उसका फल चतुप्पययपदसि न हि प्द्यसे । नमस्ते तुरीयाय दश्शताय पदाय परोरजसेऽसावदो मा प्रापदिति यं द्विष्यादसावस्मे
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And thus Ganaka Vaideha spoke on this point to Budila Âsvatarâsvi : 'How is it that thou who spokest thus as knowing the Gâyatrî, hast become an elephant and carriest me?' He answered: 'Your Majesty, I did not know its mouth. Agni, fire, is indeed its mouth; and if people pile even what seems much (wood) on the fire, it consumes it all. And thus a man who knows this, even if he commits what seems much evil, consumes it all and becomes pure, clean, and free from decay and death.'
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
मन्त्र ८ [V.xiv.8] एतद्ध वै तज्जनको वैदेहो बुडिलमाश्वतराश्विमुवाच आश्वतराश्विम् उवाच यन्नु हो तद्गायत्रीविदब्रूथा अथ कथँ हस्ती भूतो वहसीति । मुखँ ह्यस्याः सम्राण् न विदां चकारेति होवाच । तस्या अग्निरेव मुखम् यदि ह वा अपि बह्विवाग्नावभ्यादधति सर्वमेव तत्सन्दहत्य् एवँ हैवैवंविद् यद्यपि बह्विव पापं कुरुते सर्वमेव तत्सम्प्साय शुद्धः पूतोऽजरोऽमृतः सम्भवति
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
And thus Ganaka Vaideha spoke on this point to Budila Âsvatarâsvi : 'How is it that thou who spokest thus as knowing the Gâyatrî, hast become an elephant and carriest me?' He answered: 'Your Majesty, I did not know its mouth. Agni, fire, is indeed its mouth; and if people pile even what seems much (wood) on the fire, it consumes it all. And thus a man who knows this, even if he commits what seems much evil, consumes it all and becomes pure, clean, and free from decay and death.'
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: And thus Ganaka Vaideha spoke on this point to Budila Âsvatarâsvi : 'How is it that thou who spokest thus as knowing the Gâyatrî, hast become an elephant and carriest me?' He answered: 'Your Majesty, I did not know its mouth. Agni, fire, is indeed its mouth;…
Sense: And thus Ganaka Vaideha spoke on this point to Budila Âsvatarâsvi : 'How is it that thou who spokest thus as knowing the Gâyatrî, hast become an elephant and carriest me?' He answered: 'Your Majesty, I did not know its mouth. Agni, fire, is indeed its mouth;…
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
धनपूर्णह्ोकान् प्रतिगृहीयात् पादको, जिसकी कि व्याख्या की गयी है, व्याप्त करता है। आदत और परिणाम एक चक्र बनाते हैं: जो बार-बार किया जाता है, वह अगली प्रवृत्ति को मजबूत करता है। यह पंक्ति कर्म को उसी चक्र के रूप में देखती है, भाग्य के आकस्मिक प्रहार के रूप में नहीं।
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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