कतमे ते त्रयो देवा इति इम एव त्रयो लोका एषु हीमे सर्वे देवा इति ।कतमौ तौ द्वौ देवावित्यन्नं चैव प्राणश्चेति ।कतमोऽध्यर्ध इति ।योऽयं पवत इति
katame te trayo devā iti ima eva trayo lokā eṣu hīme sarve devā iti | katamau tau dvau devāvityannaṃ caiva prāṇaśceti | katamo'dhyardha iti | yo'yaṃ pavata iti
अर्थMeaning
He asked: 'Who are the three gods?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'These three worlds, for in them all these gods exist.' He asked: 'Who are the two gods?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'Food and breath.' He asked: 'Who is the one god and a half?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'He that blows.'
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
व्याख्याVyakhya
'वे तीन देवता कौन हैं?' 'ये तीन लोक ही; क्योंकि इन्हीं में ये सब देवता हैं।' 'वे दो देवता कौन हैं?' 'अन्न और प्राण।' 'अध्यर्ध (डेढ़) कौन है?' 'यह जो बहता है (वायु)।'
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