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तस्य ह वा एतस्यात्मनो वैश्वानरस्य मूर्धैव सुतेजाश्चक्षुर्विश्वरूपः प्राणः पृथग्वर्त्मात्मा संदेहो बहुलो बस्तिरेव रयिः पृथिव्येव पादावुर एव वेदिर्लोमानि बर्हिर्हृदयं गार्हपत्यो मनोऽन्वाहार्यपचन आस्यमाहवनीयः
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tasya ha vA etasyAtmano vaishvAnarasya mUrdhaiva sutejAshchakShurvishvarUpaH prANaH pR^ithagvartmAtmA saMdeho bahulo bastireva rayiH pR^ithivyeva pAdAvura eva vedirlomAni barhirhR^idayaM gArhapatyo mano.anvAhAryapachana AsyamAhavanIyaH
मूल पाठ सहायकReading aid for the sourceWord by word (पदच्छेद व अन्वय)पदच्छेद
'Of that Vaisvânara Self the head is Sutegas (having good light), the eye Visvarûpa (multiform), the breath Prithagvartman (having various courses), the trunk Bahula (full), the bladder Rayi (wealth), the feet the earth, the chest the altar, the hairs the grass on the altar,…
ये, वे आपकी कदी हुहै इस बातको अर्थात् उम्हं हस बातिका पता होता अनुगत शिष्यके प्रति क्यो न अन्य पक्षक खण्डनपूवक जगतकी सद्रपताका समर्थन हे सोम्य आरम्भमे यह एकमात्र अद्धितीय सत् ही था । उसके विषयमे किन्दीने पूसा भी कहा कि आरम्भे यह एकमात्र अद्वितीय असत् ही था । उस जसतृसे सतो उतपतति होती है
अक्षरशः अनुवाद — मूल संस्कृत श्लोक के प्रत्येक पद का प्रत्यक्ष अर्थ।
'Of that Vaisvânara Self the head is Sutegas (having good light), the eye Visvarûpa (multiform), the breath Prithagvartman (having various courses), the trunk Bahula (full), the bladder Rayi (wealth), the feet the earth, the chest the altar, the hairs the grass on the altar, the heart the Gârhapatya fire, the mind the Anvâhârya fire, the mouth the Âhavanîya fire.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
परम्परागत भाष्यTraditional commentaryTraditional Commentary (परम्परागत भाष्य)परम्परागत भाष्य
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Classical commentaries represent distinct philosophical darshanas (Advaita, Vishishtadvaita, Dvaita). Dharma Granth presents multiple traditional viewpoints without declaring any single tradition as universal or exclusive.
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Original Sanskrit
Source scripture
तस्य ह वा एतस्यात्मनो वैश्वानरस्य मूर्धैव सुतेजाश्चक्षुर्विश्वरूपः प्राणः पृथग्वर्त्मात्मा संदेहो बहुलो बस्तिरेव रयिः पृथिव्येव पादावुर एव वेदिर्लोमानि बर्हिर्हृदयं गार्हपत्यो मनोऽन्वाहार्यपचन आस्यमाहवनीयः
Literal translation
Translation of the source text
'Of that Vaisvânara Self the head is Sutegas (having good light), the eye Visvarûpa (multiform), the breath Prithagvartman (having various courses), the trunk Bahula (full), the bladder Rayi (wealth), the feet the earth, the chest the altar, the hairs the grass on the altar, the heart the Gârhapatya fire, the mind the Anvâhârya fire, the mouth the Âhavanîya fire.
Traditional commentary
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Simple explanation
Editorial explanation, not scripture
Sense: 'Of that Vaisvânara Self the head is Sutegas (having good light), the eye Visvarûpa (multiform), the breath Prithagvartman (having various courses), the trunk Bahula (full), the bladder Rayi (wealth), the feet the earth, the chest the altar, the hairs the grass on the altar,…
Sense: 'Of that Vaisvânara Self the head is Sutegas (having good light), the eye Visvarûpa (multiform), the breath Prithagvartman (having various courses), the trunk Bahula (full), the bladder Rayi (wealth), the feet the earth, the chest the altar, the hairs the grass on the altar,…
शोध संदर्भResearch context · not scriptureComparative Research Noteशोध टिप्पणी
ये, वे आपकी कदी हुहै इस बातको अर्थात् उम्हं हस बातिका पता होता अनुगत शिष्यके प्रति क्यो न अन्य पक्षक खण्डनपूवक जगतकी सद्रपताका समर्थन हे सोम्य आरम्भमे यह एकमात्र अद्धितीय सत्…। अनुभव तब स्पष्ट होता है जब उसे किसी एक घटना का आकस्मिक संयोग न मानकर एक नियम की तरह देखा जाए। यह पंक्ति उसी नियम को इस प्रसंग में रखती 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.
स्रोतSources and editionSources and editionस्रोत एवं संस्करण
- Sanskrit text
- sanskritdocuments.org/doc_upanishhat/chhandogya.itx · fetched 2026-06-03
- Translations
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- Explanation, reflection, research
- Editorial text; no AI flag recorded
- Last updated
- 2026-10-16
- Licence note (as recorded)
- Sanskrit mūla — public domain. Digitized by sanskritdocuments.org.
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