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स य एतमेवं विद्वाँश्चतुष्कलं पादं ब्रह्मणः प्रकाशवानित्युपास्ते प्रकाशवानस्मिँल्लोके भवति प्रकाशवतो ह लोकाञ्जयति य एतमेवं विद्वाँश्चतुष्कलं पादं ब्रह्मणः प्रकाशवानित्युपास्ते
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sa ya etamevaM vidvA{\m+}shchatuShkalaM pAdaM brahmaNaH prakAshavAnityupAste prakAshavAnasmi{\m+}lloke bhavati prakAshavato ha lokA~njayati ya etamevaM vidvA{\m+}shchatuShkalaM pAdaM brahmaNaH prakAshavAnityupAste
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'He who knows this and meditates on the foot of Brahman, consisting of four quarters, by the name of Prakâsavat, becomes endowed with splendour in this world. He conquers the resplendent worlds, whoever knows this and meditates on the foot of Brahman,…
ते होच॒रुपकोसलेषा सोभ्य तेऽस्मद्वियासविया ्योऽभ्युवादोपकोसर ३ इति उन्दने कदा-“उपकोसर है सोम्य यह अपनी विधा ओर आत्मवि्या तेरे भति कही । णाच तुचे इनके फलकी प्रापिका मागं बतसवेगे । तदनन्तर उसके आचार्यं साये । उससे आचार्यने कदा-
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'He who knows this and meditates on the foot of Brahman, consisting of four quarters, by the name of Prakâsavat, becomes endowed with splendour in this world. He conquers the resplendent worlds, whoever knows this and meditates on the foot of Brahman, consisting of the four quarters, by the name of Prakâsavat. Next: IV, 6 Sacred Texts | Hinduism
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
स य एतमेवं विद्वाँश्चतुष्कलं पादं ब्रह्मणः प्रकाशवानित्युपास्ते प्रकाशवानस्मिँल्लोके भवति प्रकाशवतो ह लोकाञ्जयति य एतमेवं विद्वाँश्चतुष्कलं पादं ब्रह्मणः प्रकाशवानित्युपास्ते
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
'He who knows this and meditates on the foot of Brahman, consisting of four quarters, by the name of Prakâsavat, becomes endowed with splendour in this world. He conquers the resplendent worlds, whoever knows this and meditates on the foot of Brahman, consisting of the four quarters, by the name of Prakâsavat. Next: IV, 6 Sacred Texts | Hinduism
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: 'He who knows this and meditates on the foot of Brahman, consisting of four quarters, by the name of Prakâsavat, becomes endowed with splendour in this world. He conquers the resplendent worlds, whoever knows this and meditates on the foot of Brahman,…
Sense: 'He who knows this and meditates on the foot of Brahman, consisting of four quarters, by the name of Prakâsavat, becomes endowed with splendour in this world. He conquers the resplendent worlds, whoever knows this and meditates on the foot of Brahman,…
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
ते होच॒रुपकोसलेषा सोभ्य तेऽस्मद्वियासविया ्योऽभ्युवादोपकोसर ३ इति उन्दने कदा-“उपकोसर है सोम्य यह अपनी विधा ओर आत्मवि्या तेरे भति कही। 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।
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- Sanskrit text
- sanskritdocuments.org/doc_upanishhat/chhandogya.itx · fetched 2026-06-03
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- 2026-10-16
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