याज्ञवल्क्येति होवाच कतिभिरयमद्य ब्रह्मा यज्ञं दक्षिणतो देवताभिर्गोपायतीत्येकयेति ।कतमा सैकेति ।मन एवेत्यनन्तं वै मनो ंअन्ता विश्वे देवा अनन्तमेव स तेन लोकं जयति
yājñavalkyeti hovāca katibhirayamadya brahmā yajñaṃ dakṣiṇato devatābhirgopāyatītyekayeti | katamā saiketi | mana evetyanantaṃ vai mano ṃantā viśve devā anantameva sa tena lokaṃ jayati
अर्थMeaning
'Yâgñavalkya,' he said, 'with how many deities does the Brahman priest on the right protect to-day this sacrifice?' 'By one,' replied Yâgñavalkya. 'And which is it?' 'The mind alone; for the mind is endless, and the Visvedevas are endless, and he thereby gains the endless world.'
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
व्याख्याVyakhya
(अश्वल ने) कहा, 'याज्ञवल्क्य, आज यह ब्रह्मा (ऋत्विक्) दक्षिण की ओर बैठकर कितने देवताओं से यज्ञ की रक्षा करता है?' 'एक से।' 'वह एक कौन-सा है?' 'मन ही।' मन अनन्त है, विश्वेदेव अनन्त हैं; उससे वह अनन्त लोक को ही जीतता है।
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