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॥ श्यामाच्छबलं प्रपद्ये शबलाच्छ्यामं प्रपद्येऽश्व इव रोमाणि विधूय पापं चन्द्र इव राहोर्मुखात्प्रमुच्य धूत्वा शरीरमकृतं कृतात्मा ब्रह्मलोकमभिसंभवामीत्यभिसंभवामीति
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|| shyAmAchChabalaM prapadye shabalAchChyAmaM prapadye.ashva iva romANi vidhUya pApaM chandra iva rAhormukhAtpramuchya dhUtvA sharIramakR^itaM kR^itAtmA brahmalokamabhisaMbhavAmItyabhisaMbhavAmIti
मूल पाठ सहायकReading aid for the sourceWord by word (पदच्छेद व अन्वय)पदच्छेद
From the dark (the Brahman of the heart) I come to the nebulous (the world of Brahman), from the nebulous to the dark, shaking off all evil, as a horse shakes his hairs, and as the moon frees herself from the mouth of Râhu . Having shaken off the body, I obtain,…
आकाश्नो वै नाम भरुतिषु “आश्नाश' इस नामे श्तियेमिं आला प्रसिद्ध है, क्थोक्षि वह प्रसिद्ध आत्मा; आका इवा" माकाशंके समान मशरीर बर अत्मन्नानकी परम्परा, नियम ओर एलक्ता कणन तद्धेतदूब्रह्मा प्रजापतय उवाच प्रजापतिमनवे मन कर्मातिरोषेणाभिसमात॒स्य टुम्बे शुचो देशो स्वाध्याय-
अक्षरशः अनुवाद — मूल संस्कृत श्लोक के प्रत्येक पद का प्रत्यक्ष अर्थ।
From the dark (the Brahman of the heart) I come to the nebulous (the world of Brahman), from the nebulous to the dark, shaking off all evil, as a horse shakes his hairs, and as the moon frees herself from the mouth of Râhu . Having shaken off the body, I obtain, self made and satisfied, the uncreated world of Brahman, yea, I obtain it.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
॥ श्यामाच्छबलं प्रपद्ये शबलाच्छ्यामं प्रपद्येऽश्व इव रोमाणि विधूय पापं चन्द्र इव राहोर्मुखात्प्रमुच्य धूत्वा शरीरमकृतं कृतात्मा ब्रह्मलोकमभिसंभवामीत्यभिसंभवामीति
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
From the dark (the Brahman of the heart) I come to the nebulous (the world of Brahman), from the nebulous to the dark, shaking off all evil, as a horse shakes his hairs, and as the moon frees herself from the mouth of Râhu . Having shaken off the body, I obtain, self made and satisfied, the uncreated world of Brahman, yea, I obtain it.
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: From the dark (the Brahman of the heart) I come to the nebulous (the world of Brahman), from the nebulous to the dark, shaking off all evil, as a horse shakes his hairs, and as the moon frees herself from the mouth of Râhu . Having shaken off the body, I obtain,…
Sense: From the dark (the Brahman of the heart) I come to the nebulous (the world of Brahman), from the nebulous to the dark, shaking off all evil, as a horse shakes his hairs, and as the moon frees herself from the mouth of Râhu . Having shaken off the body, I obtain,…
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
आकाश्नो वै नाम भरुतिषु “आश्नाश' इस नामे श्तियेमिं आला प्रसिद्ध है, क्थोक्षि वह प्रसिद्ध आत्मा; आका इवा" माकाशंके समान मशरीर बर अत्मन्नानकी परम्परा, नियम ओर एलक्ता कणन तद्धेतदूब्…। अवधान एक सीमित क्षमता है: जो विषय बार-बार मन में आता है, वही अगली क्रिया की दिशा बनता है। यह पंक्ति उसी मानसिक चयन को अपना विषय बनाती 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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