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ब्रह्मणः सोम्य ते पादं ब्रवाणीति ब्रवीतु मे भगवानिति तस्मै होवाचाग्निः कला सूर्यः कला चन्द्रः कला विद्युत्कलैष वै सोम्य चतुष्कलः पादो ब्रह्मणो ज्योतिष्मान्नाम
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brahmaNaH somya te pAdaM bravANIti bravItu me bhagavAniti tasmai hovAchAgniH kalA sUryaH kalA chandraH kalA vidyutkalaiSha vai somya chatuShkalaH pAdo brahmaNo jyotiShmAnnAma
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The Hamsa said: 'Friend, I will declare unto you one foot of Brahman.' 'Declare it, Sir,' he replied. He said to him: 'Fire is one quarter, the sun is one quarter, the moon is one quarter, lightning is one quarter. This is a foot of Brahman, consisting of four quarters,…
यही भामनी है, क्योंकि यष्ठी सम्पूणं लोको भासमान होता द। नो रसा जानता ह वह सम्पूणं छोकोमिं भासमान होता रै एव उ एव भामनीरेष हि यही भामनी है, क्योंकि समप यस्मात्सर्वेषु लोकेष्वादित्यचन्द्रा- रोम आदित्य, चन्द्र छलौर अगि दिह लादिके रूपमे यदौ मासमान- अथ यद चैवारिमञ्छव्यं कर्वन्ति यदि च नाचि माणपक्षायान्षड़ दङ्डेति मासारस्तान्मासेभ्यः संव
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The Hamsa said: 'Friend, I will declare unto you one foot of Brahman.' 'Declare it, Sir,' he replied. He said to him: 'Fire is one quarter, the sun is one quarter, the moon is one quarter, lightning is one quarter. This is a foot of Brahman, consisting of four quarters, and called Gyotishmat (full of light).
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
परम्परागत भाष्यTraditional commentaryTraditional Commentary (परम्परागत भाष्य)परम्परागत भाष्य
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
ब्रह्मणः सोम्य ते पादं ब्रवाणीति ब्रवीतु मे भगवानिति तस्मै होवाचाग्निः कला सूर्यः कला चन्द्रः कला विद्युत्कलैष वै सोम्य चतुष्कलः पादो ब्रह्मणो ज्योतिष्मान्नाम
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
The Hamsa said: 'Friend, I will declare unto you one foot of Brahman.' 'Declare it, Sir,' he replied. He said to him: 'Fire is one quarter, the sun is one quarter, the moon is one quarter, lightning is one quarter. This is a foot of Brahman, consisting of four quarters, and called Gyotishmat (full of light).
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: The Hamsa said: 'Friend, I will declare unto you one foot of Brahman.' 'Declare it, Sir,' he replied. He said to him: 'Fire is one quarter, the sun is one quarter, the moon is one quarter, lightning is one quarter. This is a foot of Brahman, consisting of four quarters,…
Sense: The Hamsa said: 'Friend, I will declare unto you one foot of Brahman.' 'Declare it, Sir,' he replied. He said to him: 'Fire is one quarter, the sun is one quarter, the moon is one quarter, lightning is one quarter. This is a foot of Brahman, consisting of four quarters,…
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
यही भामनी है, क्योंकि यष्ठी सम्पूणं लोको भासमान होता द। प्रकाश, जल और ताप एक ही प्राकृतिक चक्र के रूप हैं; कोई भी अपने आप अलग सृष्टि नहीं है। यह पंक्ति उन रूपों को एक व्यवस्था के अंग की तरह पढ़ती 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
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- 2026-10-16
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