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अथ यदि गन्धमाल्यलोककामो भवति संकल्पादेवास्य गन्धमाल्ये समुत्तिष्ठतस्तेन गन्धमाल्यलोकेन सम्पन्नो महीयते
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atha yadi gandhamAlyalokakAmo bhavati saMkalpAdevAsya gandhamAlye samuttiShThatastena gandhamAlyalokena sampanno mahIyate
वह् य आत्मा हृदयम है दि अयम् ( यह हदे है ) यदी इसका निरुक्त ( व्युखपत्ि ) हैः । इसीसे यद “हदय' है । ईइ भशर जाननेवाला पुर्ष प्रतिदिन स्वरगरोकको नाता है हदि हृदयपुण्डरीक आकराश- स्वहृदय आत्मेत्यवगन्तन्थमि- त्यमिप्रायः । अदर प्रत्यह-
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'And he who desires the world of perfumes and garlands (gandhamâlya), by his mere will perfumes and garlands come to him, and having obtained the world of perfumes and garlands, he is happy.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
अथ यदि गन्धमाल्यलोककामो भवति संकल्पादेवास्य गन्धमाल्ये समुत्तिष्ठतस्तेन गन्धमाल्यलोकेन सम्पन्नो महीयते
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
'And he who desires the world of perfumes and garlands (gandhamâlya), by his mere will perfumes and garlands come to him, and having obtained the world of perfumes and garlands, he is happy.
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: 'And he who desires the world of perfumes and garlands (gandhamâlya), by his mere will perfumes and garlands come to him, and having obtained the world of perfumes and garlands, he is happy.
Sense: 'And he who desires the world of perfumes and garlands (gandhamâlya), by his mere will perfumes and garlands come to him, and having obtained the world of perfumes and garlands, he is happy.
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
वह् य आत्मा हृदयम है दि अयम् ( यह हदे है ) यदी इसका निरुक्त ( व्युखपत्ि ) हैः। देह के पदार्थ बदलते रहते हैं, पर जानने का बोध बना रहता है। यह पंक्ति उसी अंतर को कहती है — जो बदलता है वह आवरण है, जो जानता है वह निरंतर 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/chhandogya.itx · fetched 2026-06-03
- Translations
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- 2026-10-16
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