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मन्त्र ११ [VI.I.11] अयं वै लोकोऽग्निर् गौतम ।तस्य पृथिव्येव समिद् अग्निर्धूमो रात्रिरर्चिश् चन्द्रमा अङ्गारा नक्षत्राणि विष्फुलिङ्गास् तस्मिन्नेतस्मिन्नग्नौ देवा वृष्टिं जुह्वति तस्या आहुत्या अन्नँ सम्भवति
Explain this line · इस पंक्ति को सरल भाषा में समझें
mantra 11 ##[VI.I.11]## ayaM vai loko.agnir gautama | tasya pR^ithivyeva samid agnirdhUmo rAtrirarchish chandramA a~NgArA nakShatrANi viShphuli~NgAs tasminnetasminnagnau devA vR^iShTiM juhvati tasyA AhutyA anna{\m+} sambhavati
मूल पाठ सहायकReading aid for the sourceWord by word (पदच्छेद व अन्वय)पदच्छेद
'The altar, O Gautama, is this world ; the fuel is the earth itself, the smoke the fire, the light the night, the coals the moon, the sparks the stars. On that altar the Devas offer rain. From that oblation rises food.
प्रवाहणकी क्षमाप्राथंना ग्रौर विद्यादानके लिये तत्पर होना गौतमके इस प्रकार आपदन्त॑र 4 स्वयं विद्यानमिन्ञ होनेके कारण किरी हीन वर्णे पूरके पास सिष्यमावसे स होवाच राजा पीडितं म्वा उसे पोडित समकर उस राजाने चराभयंस्तथा नोऽस्मान् व्रति क्षमा कराते हुए कहा, हमारे प्रति इसी प्रकार अपराध न कर, अर्थात्
अक्षरशः अनुवाद — मूल संस्कृत श्लोक के प्रत्येक पद का प्रत्यक्ष अर्थ।
Gânaki Âyasthûna told the same to his pupil Satyakâma Gâbâla, and said: 'If a man were to pour it on a dry stick, branches would grow, and leaves spring forth.'
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
परम्परागत भाष्यTraditional commentaryTraditional Commentary (परम्परागत भाष्य)परम्परागत भाष्य
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Classical commentaries represent distinct philosophical darshanas (Advaita, Vishishtadvaita, Dvaita). Dharma Granth presents multiple traditional viewpoints without declaring any single tradition as universal or exclusive.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
मन्त्र ११ [VI.I.11] अयं वै लोकोऽग्निर् गौतम । तस्य पृथिव्येव समिद् अग्निर्धूमो रात्रिरर्चिश् चन्द्रमा अङ्गारा नक्षत्राणि विष्फुलिङ्गास् तस्मिन्नेतस्मिन्नग्नौ देवा वृष्टिं जुह्वति तस्या आहुत्या अन्नँ सम्भवति
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
Gânaki Âyasthûna told the same to his pupil Satyakâma Gâbâla, and said: 'If a man were to pour it on a dry stick, branches would grow, and leaves spring forth.'
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: 'The altar, O Gautama, is this world ; the fuel is the earth itself, the smoke the fire, the light the night, the coals the moon, the sparks the stars. On that altar the Devas offer rain. From that oblation rises food.
Sense: 'The altar, O Gautama, is this world ; the fuel is the earth itself, the smoke the fire, the light the night, the coals the moon, the sparks the stars. On that altar the Devas offer rain. From that oblation rises food.
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
प्रवाहणकी क्षमाप्राथंना ग्रौर विद्यादानके लिये तत्पर होना गौतमके इस प्रकार आपदन्त॑र 4 स्वयं विद्यानमिन्ञ होनेके कारण किरी हीन वर्णे पूरके पास सिष्यमावसे स होवाच राजा पीडितं म्वा…। अनुभव तब स्पष्ट होता है जब उसे किसी एक घटना का आकस्मिक संयोग न मानकर एक नियम की तरह देखा जाए। यह पंक्ति उसी नियम को इस प्रसंग में रखती 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
- Translations
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- Explanation, reflection, research
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- Last updated
- 2026-10-16
- Licence note (as recorded)
- Sanskrit mūla — public domain. Digitized by sanskritdocuments.org.
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