अथ त्रयो वाव लोकाः मनुष्यलोका पितृलोको देवलोक इति ।सोऽयं मनुष्यलोकः पुत्रेणैव जय्यो नान्येन कर्मणा कर्मणा पितृलोको विद्यया देवलोको देवलोको वै लोकानाँ श्रेष्ठस्तस्माद्विद्यां प्रशँसन्ति
atha trayo vāva lokāḥ manuṣyalokā pitṛloko devaloka iti | so'yaṃ manuṣyalokaḥ putreṇaiva jayyo nānyena karmaṇā karmaṇā pitṛloko vidyayā devaloko devaloko vai lokānām̐ śreṣṭhastasmādvidyāṃ praśam̐santi
अर्थMeaning
Next there are verily three worlds, the world of men, the world of the Fathers, the world of the Devas. The world of men can be gained by a son only, not by any other work. By sacrifice the world of the Fathers, by knowledge the world of the Devas is gained. The world of the Devas is the best of worlds, therefore they praise knowledge.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
व्याख्याVyakhya
तीन ही लोक हैं: मनुष्य-लोक, पितृ-लोक और देव-लोक। यह मनुष्य-लोक पुत्र से ही जीता जा सकता है, किसी अन्य कर्म से नहीं; कर्म से पितृ-लोक और विद्या से देव-लोक (जीता जाता है)। देव-लोक ही लोकों में श्रेष्ठ है, इसलिए (विद्वान्) विद्या की प्रशंसा करते हैं।
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