याज्ञवल्क्येति होवाच कत्ययमद्योद्गाताऽस्मिन्यज्ञे स्तोत्रियाः स्तोष्यतीति ।तिस्र इति ।कतमास्तास्तिस्र इति ।पुरोनुवाक्या च याज्या च शस्यैव तृतीया कतमास्ता या अध्यात्ममिति ।प्राण एव पुरोनुवाक्याऽपानो याज्या व्यानः शस्या ।किं ताभिर्जयतीति ।पृथिवीलोकमेव पुरोनुवाक्यया जयत्यन्तरिक्षलोकं याज्यया द्युलोकँ शस्यया ततो ह होताऽश्वल उपरराम
yājñavalkyeti hovāca katyayamadyodgātā'sminyajñe stotriyāḥ stoṣyatīti | tisra iti | katamāstāstisra iti | puronuvākyā ca yājyā ca śasyaiva tṛtīyā katamāstā yā adhyātmamiti | prāṇa eva puronuvākyā'pāno yājyā vyānaḥ śasyā | kiṃ tābhirjayatīti | pṛthivīlokameva puronuvākyayā jayatyantarikṣalokaṃ yājyayā dyulokam̐ śasyayā tato ha hotā'śvala upararāma
अर्थMeaning
'Yâgñavalkya,' he said, 'how many Stotriyâ hymns will the Udgâtri priest employ to-day at this sacrifice?' 'Three,' replied Yâgñavalkya. 'And what are these three?' 'Those which are called Puronuvâkyâ, Yâgyâ, and, thirdly, Sasyâ.' 'And what are these with regard to the body (adhyâtmam)?' 'The Puronuvâkyâ is Prâna (up-breathing), the Yâgyâ the Apâna (down-breathing), the Sasyâ the Vyâna (back-breathing).' 'What does he gain by them?' 'He gains the earth by the Puronuvâkyâ, the sky by the Yâgyâ, heaven by the Sasyâ.' After that Asvala held his peace.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
व्याख्याVyakhya
(अश्वल ने) कहा, 'याज्ञवल्क्य, आज इस यज्ञ में उद्गाता कितनी स्तोत्रिया (ऋचाओं) का गान करेगा?' 'तीन का।' 'वे तीन कौन-सी हैं?' 'पुरोनुवाक्या, याज्या और तीसरी शस्या।' 'अध्यात्म में (शरीर के सम्बन्ध में) वे कौन-सी हैं?' 'प्राण ही पुरोनुवाक्या है, अपान याज्या है और व्यान शस्या।' 'उनसे वह क्या जीतता है?' 'पुरोनुवाक्या से वह पृथिवी-लोक को जीतता है, याज्या से अन्तरिक्ष-लोक को और शस्या से द्युलोक को।' तब होता अश्वल चुप हो गया।
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