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मन्त्र १२ [VI.I.12] पुरुषो वा अग्निर् गौतम ।तस्य व्यात्तमेव समित् प्राणो धूमो वागर्चिश् चक्षुरङ्गाराः श्रोत्रं विस्फुलिङ्गास् तस्मिन्नेतस्मिन्नग्नौ देवा अन्नं जुह्वति तस्या आहुत्यै रेतः सम्भवति
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mantra 12 ##[VI.I.12]## puruSho vA agnir gautama | tasya vyAttameva samit prANo dhUmo vAgarchish chakShura~NgArAH shrotraM visphuli~NgAs tasminnetasminnagnau devA annaM juhvati tasyA Ahutyai retaH sambhavati
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'The altar, O Gautama, is man; the fuel the opened mouth, the smoke the breath, the light the tongue, the coals the eye, the sparks the ear. On that altar the Devas offer food. From that oblation rises seed.
चतुथं प्रर्नका उत्तर-पश्चाग्निविद्या शसो वै लोकोऽग्नि्गतिमे-। असौ वै लोकोऽग्निर्गो तमः इत्यादि किया जाता हि। क्रमभंग तो इस- लोकोको जय करते है, ठेसा श्रुति हे गौतम ! मेष ही अनिन है । संवत्सर ही उसका समिध हि, अश्र चुम हं, विद्युत् ज्वाला है, अशनि ( इन््रका वजर ) अङ्गारदटै, मेधगजंन विस्फलिङ्ग है । उस इस अग्निम देवगण सोम॒राजाको हवन करते हुं ।
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Satyakâma Gâbâla told the same to his pupils, and said: 'If a man were to pour it on a dry stick, branches would grow, and leaves spring forth.' Let no one tell this to any one, except to a son or to a pupil .
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
परम्परागत भाष्यTraditional commentaryTraditional Commentary (परम्परागत भाष्य)परम्परागत भाष्य
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
मन्त्र १२ [VI.I.12] पुरुषो वा अग्निर् गौतम । तस्य व्यात्तमेव समित् प्राणो धूमो वागर्चिश् चक्षुरङ्गाराः श्रोत्रं विस्फुलिङ्गास् तस्मिन्नेतस्मिन्नग्नौ देवा अन्नं जुह्वति तस्या आहुत्यै रेतः सम्भवति
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
Satyakâma Gâbâla told the same to his pupils, and said: 'If a man were to pour it on a dry stick, branches would grow, and leaves spring forth.' Let no one tell this to any one, except to a son or to a pupil .
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: 'The altar, O Gautama, is man; the fuel the opened mouth, the smoke the breath, the light the tongue, the coals the eye, the sparks the ear. On that altar the Devas offer food. From that oblation rises seed.
Sense: 'The altar, O Gautama, is man; the fuel the opened mouth, the smoke the breath, the light the tongue, the coals the eye, the sparks the ear. On that altar the Devas offer food. From that oblation rises seed.
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
चतुथं प्रर्नका उत्तर-पश्चाग्निविद्या शसो वै लोकोऽग्नि्गतिमे-। 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
- Translations
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- Last updated
- 2026-10-16
- Licence note (as recorded)
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