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स यो मनो ब्रह्मेत्युपास्ते यावन्मनसो गतं तत्रास्य यथाकामचारो भवति यो मनो ब्रह्मेत्युपास्तेऽस्ति भगवो मनसो भूय इति मनसो वाव भूयोऽस्तीति तन्मे भगवान्ब्रवीत्विति
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sa yo mano brahmetyupAste yAvanmanaso gataM tatrAsya yathAkAmachAro bhavati yo mano brahmetyupAste.asti bhagavo manaso bhUya iti manaso vAva bhUyo.astIti tanme bhagavAnbravItviti
बटकी अपेक्षा अन्नकी प्रषानता यायय ह जीवेदथवादरष्टाध्रोतामन्ताबोद्धाकर्ताविज्ञाता भवति बोद्धा भवति कर्ता भवति विज्ञाता भवत्यन्नमु- अन्न ही बरसे उच्छृष्ट है । इसीसे यदि दश दिन भोजन न करे शौर जीवित भी रह जाय तो भी वह अद्र्टा, अश्रोता, अमन्ता, भगोद्धा सक्तां ओर अविज्ञाता हो टी नाता है । किर अन्नकी प्राति होनेपर ही
अक्षरशः अनुवाद — मूल संस्कृत श्लोक के प्रत्येक पद का प्रत्यक्ष अर्थ।
'He who meditates on the mind as Brahman, is, as it were, lord and master as far as the mind reaches--he who meditates on the mind as Brahman.' 'Sir, is there something better than mind?' 'Yes, there is something better than mind.' 'Sir, tell it me.'
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
स यो मनो ब्रह्मेत्युपास्ते यावन्मनसो गतं तत्रास्य यथाकामचारो भवति यो मनो ब्रह्मेत्युपास्तेऽस्ति भगवो मनसो भूय इति मनसो वाव भूयोऽस्तीति तन्मे भगवान्ब्रवीत्विति
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
'He who meditates on the mind as Brahman, is, as it were, lord and master as far as the mind reaches--he who meditates on the mind as Brahman.' 'Sir, is there something better than mind?' 'Yes, there is something better than mind.' 'Sir, tell it me.'
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: 'He who meditates on the mind as Brahman, is, as it were, lord and master as far as the mind reaches--he who meditates on the mind as Brahman.' 'Sir, is there something better than mind?' 'Yes, there is something better than mind.' 'Sir, tell it me.'
Sense: 'He who meditates on the mind as Brahman, is, as it were, lord and master as far as the mind reaches--he who meditates on the mind as Brahman.' 'Sir, is there something better than mind?' 'Yes, there is something better than mind.' 'Sir, tell it me.'
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
बटकी अपेक्षा अन्नकी प्रषानता यायय ह जीवेदथवादरष्टाध्रोतामन्ताबोद्धाकर्ताविज्ञाता भवति बोद्धा भवति कर्ता भवति विज्ञाता भवत्यन्नमु- अन्न ही बरसे उच्छृष्ट है। आहार, निद्रा और इंद्रिय-भार शरीर की स्थिति को सीधे बदलते हैं। यह पंक्ति उस शारीरिक आधार को छोड़कर केवल विचार की बात नहीं करती।
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/chhandogya.itx · fetched 2026-06-03
- Translations
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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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