याज्ञवल्क्येति होवाच यदिदमन्तरिक्षमनारम्बणमिव केनाऽऽक्रमेन यजमानः स्वर्गं लोकमाक्रमत इति ब्रह्मणर्त्विजा मनसा चन्द्रेण मनो वै यज्ञस्य ब्रह्मा ।तद्यदिदं मनः सोऽसौ चन्द्रः स ब्रह्मा सा मुक्तिः सातिमुक्तिरित्यतिमोक्षा अथ सम्पदः
yājñavalkyeti hovāca yadidamantarikṣamanārambaṇamiva kenā''kramena yajamānaḥ svargaṃ lokamākramata iti brahmaṇartvijā manasā candreṇa mano vai yajñasya brahmā | tadyadidaṃ manaḥ so'sau candraḥ sa brahmā sā muktiḥ sātimuktirityatimokṣā atha sampadaḥ
अर्थMeaning
'Yâgñavalkya,' he said, 'this sky is, as it were, without an ascent (staircase.) By what approach does the sacrificer approach the Svarga world?' Yâgñavalkya said: 'By the Brahman priest, who is the mind (manas), who is the moon. For the mind is the Brahman of the sacrifice, and the mind is the moon, and he is the Brahman. This constitutes freedom, and perfect freedom. These are the complete deliverances (from death).' Next follow the achievements.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
व्याख्याVyakhya
(अश्वल ने) कहा, 'याज्ञवल्क्य, यह जो अन्तरिक्ष है, वह मानो बिना सहारे (सीढ़ी) का है; तो यजमान किस सहारे से स्वर्गलोक पर चढ़ता है?' (याज्ञवल्क्य ने कहा,) 'ब्रह्मा ऋत्विक् के द्वारा, जो मन है, जो चन्द्रमा है। मन ही यज्ञ का ब्रह्मा है। यह जो मन है, वह यह चन्द्रमा है; वह ब्रह्मा है; वह मुक्ति है, वह अतिमुक्ति है।' ये अतिमोक्ष (मुक्ति के विषय) हुए; अब सम्पदाएँ (उपासनाएँ) कही जाती हैं।
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