नैवेह किंचनाग्र आसीन् मृत्युनैवेदमावृतमासीदशनाययाऽशनाया हि मृत्युस्तन्मनोऽकुरुताऽऽत्मन्वी स्यामिति ।सोऽर्चन्नचरत् तस्यार्चत आपोऽजायन्तार्चते वै मे कमभूदिति ।तदेवार्क्यस्यार्कत्वम् ।कँ ह वा अस्मै भवति य एवमेतदर्कस्यार्कत्वं वेद
naiveha kiṃcanāgra āsīn mṛtyunaivedamāvṛtamāsīdaśanāyayā'śanāyā hi mṛtyustanmano'kurutā''tmanvī syāmiti | so'rcannacarat tasyārcata āpo'jāyantārcate vai me kamabhūditi | tadevārkyasyārkatvam | kam̐ ha vā asmai bhavati ya evametadarkasyārkatvaṃ veda
अर्थMeaning
In the beginning there was nothing (to be perceived) here whatsoever. By Death indeed all this was concealed,--by hunger; for death is hunger. Death (the first being) thought, 'Let me have a body.' Then he moved about, worshipping. From him thus worshipping water was produced. And he said: 'Verily, there appeared to me, while I worshipped (arkate), water (ka).' This is why water is called ar-ka . Surely there is water (or pleasure) for him who thus knows the reason why water is called arka.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
व्याख्याVyakhya
आरम्भ में यहाँ कुछ भी नहीं था; यह सब मृत्यु से ही ढका हुआ था, अर्थात् भूख (अशनाया) से, क्योंकि भूख ही मृत्यु है। उसने मन रचा और संकल्प किया, 'मैं शरीर वाला (आत्मवान्) होऊँ।' वह अर्चना करता हुआ विचरने लगा। अर्चना करते हुए उससे जल उत्पन्न हुआ; (उसने कहा,) 'अर्चना करते हुए मुझे निश्चय ही 'क' (जल अथवा सुख) मिला।' यही 'अर्क' का अर्कत्व है। जो अर्क के इस अर्कत्व को इस प्रकार जानता है, उसे निश्चय ही सुख प्राप्त होता है।
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