प्राणोऽपानो व्यान इत्यष्टावक्षराणि अष्टाक्षरँ ह वा एकं गायत्र्यै पदमेतदु हैवास्या एतत् स यावदिदं प्राणि तावद्ध जयति योऽस्या एतदेवं पदं वेद अथास्या एतदेव तुरीयं दर्शतं पदं परोरजा य एष तपति यद्वै चतुर्थं तत्तुरीयं दर्शतं पदमिति ददृश इव ह्येष परोरजा इति सर्वमु ह्येवैष रज उपर्युपरि तपत्येवँ हैव श्रिया यशसा तपति योऽस्या एतदेवं पदं वेद
prāṇo'pāno vyāna ityaṣṭāvakṣarāṇi aṣṭākṣaram̐ ha vā ekaṃ gāyatryai padametadu haivāsyā etat sa yāvadidaṃ prāṇi tāvaddha jayati yo'syā etadevaṃ padaṃ veda athāsyā etadeva turīyaṃ darśataṃ padaṃ parorajā ya eṣa tapati yadvai caturthaṃ tatturīyaṃ darśataṃ padamiti dadṛśa iva hyeṣa parorajā iti sarvamu hyevaiṣa raja uparyupari tapatyevam̐ haiva śriyā yaśasā tapati yo'syā etadevaṃ padaṃ veda
अर्थMeaning
The Prâna (the up-breathing), the Apâna (the down-breathing), and the Vyâna (the back-breathing) form eight syllables. One foot (the third) of the Gâyatrî consists of eight syllables. This (one foot) of it is that (i. e. the three vital breaths). And he who thus knows that foot of it, conquers as far as there is anything that breathes. And of that (Gâyatrî, or speech) this indeed is the fourth (turîya), the bright (darsata) foot, shining high above the skies . What is here called turîya (the fourth) is meant for katurtha (the fourth); what is called darsatam padam (the bright foot) is meant for him who is as it were seen (the person in the sun); and what is called paroragas (he who shines high above the skies) is meant for him who shines higher and higher above every sky. And he who thus knows that foot of the Gâyatrî, shines thus himself also with happiness and glory.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
व्याख्याVyakhya
प्राण, अपान और व्यान — ये आठ अक्षर हैं। गायत्री का एक पद आठ अक्षरों का होता है। गायत्री का यह पद यही है। जो इसका यह पद ऐसा जानता है, वह उतने तक जीतता है जितना यह प्राणी-जगत् है। अब इसका यही तुरीय, दर्शत, परोरजस् पद है — वह जो यह तपता है। जो चौथा है वही तुरीय है। दर्शत पद उसे कहते हैं, क्योंकि यह देखा-सा जाता है। परोरजस् उसे कहते हैं, क्योंकि यह सब रज (लोक) के ऊपर-ऊपर तपता है। जो इसका यह पद ऐसा जानता है, वह इसी प्रकार श्री और यश से तपता है।
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