अथो अयं वा आत्मा सर्वेषां भूतानां लोकः स यज्जुहोति यद्यजते तेन देवानां लोकोऽथ यदनुब्रूते तेन ऋषीणामथ यत् पितृभ्यो निपृणाति अथ यत्प्रजामिच्छते तेन पितृणामथ यन्मनुष्यान्वासयते यदेभ्योऽशनं ददाति तेन मनुष्याणामथ यत्पशुभ्यस्तृणोदकं विन्दति तेन पशूनां यदस्य गृहेषु श्वापदा वयाँस्या पिपीलिकाभ्य उपजीवन्ति तेन तेषां लोको यथा ह वै स्वाय लोकायारिष्टिमिच्छेद् एवँ हैवंविदे सर्वदा सर्वाणि भूतान्यरिष्टिमिच्छन्ति ।तद्वा एतद्विदितं मीमाँसितम्
atho ayaṃ vā ātmā sarveṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ lokaḥ sa yajjuhoti yadyajate tena devānāṃ loko'tha yadanubrūte tena ṛṣīṇāmatha yat pitṛbhyo nipṛṇāti atha yatprajāmicchate tena pitṛṇāmatha yanmanuṣyānvāsayate yadebhyo'śanaṃ dadāti tena manuṣyāṇāmatha yatpaśubhyastṛṇodakaṃ vindati tena paśūnāṃ yadasya gṛheṣu śvāpadā vayām̐syā pipīlikābhya upajīvanti tena teṣāṃ loko yathā ha vai svāya lokāyāriṣṭimicched evam̐ haivaṃvide sarvadā sarvāṇi bhūtānyariṣṭimicchanti | tadvā etadviditaṃ mīmām̐sitam
अर्थMeaning
Now verily this Self (of the ignorant man) is the world of all creatures. In so far as man sacrifices and pours out libations, he is the world of the Devas; in so far as he repeats the hymns, &c., he is the world of the Rishis; in so far as he offers cakes to the Fathers and tries to obtain offspring, he is the world of the Fathers; in so far as he gives shelter and food to men, he is the world of men; in so far as he finds fodder and water for the animals, he is the world of the animals; in so far as quadrupeds, birds, and even ants live in his houses, he is their world. And as every one wishes his own world not to be injured, thus all beings wish that he who knows this should not be injured. Verily this is known and has been well reasoned.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
व्याख्याVyakhya
यह आत्मा (गृहस्थ मनुष्य) सब प्राणियों का लोक (आश्रय) है। वह जो हवन और यजन करता है, उससे देवताओं का लोक है; जो स्वाध्याय करता है, उससे ऋषियों का; जो पितरों को (पिण्ड-जल) देता है और सन्तान चाहता है, उससे पितरों का; जो मनुष्यों को आश्रय और भोजन देता है, उससे मनुष्यों का; जो पशुओं के लिए घास और जल जुटाता है, उससे पशुओं का; और उसके घरों में जो श्वापद, पक्षी और चींटियों तक जीवन पाते हैं, उससे वह उनका लोक है। जैसे कोई अपने लोक (शरीर) का अनिष्ट न चाहे, वैसे ही ऐसा जानने वाले का सब प्राणी सदा अनिष्ट न होना चाहते हैं। यह (विषय) जाना हुआ और विचारा हुआ है।
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