स त्रेधाऽऽत्मानं व्यकुरुताऽऽदित्यं तृतीयं वायुं तृतीयँ ।स एष प्राणस्त्रेधा विहितस्तस्य प्राची दिक्षिरोऽसौ चासौ चेर्माव अथास्य प्रतीची दिक्पुच्छमसौ चासौ च सक्थ्यौ दक्षिणा चोदीची च पार्श्वे द्यौः पृष्ठमन्तरिक्षमुदरमियमुरः स एषोऽप्सु प्रतिष्ठितो यत्र क्व चैति तदेव प्रतितिष्ठत्येवं विद्वान्
sa tredhā''tmānaṃ vyakurutā''dityaṃ tṛtīyaṃ vāyuṃ tṛtīyam̐ | sa eṣa prāṇastredhā vihitastasya prācī dikṣiro'sau cāsau cermāva athāsya pratīcī dikpucchamasau cāsau ca sakthyau dakṣiṇā codīcī ca pārśve dyauḥ pṛṣṭhamantarikṣamudaramiyamuraḥ sa eṣo'psu pratiṣṭhito yatra kva caiti tadeva pratitiṣṭhatyevaṃ vidvān
अर्थMeaning
That being divided itself threefold, Âditya (the sun) as the third, and Vâyu (the air) as the third . That spirit (prâna) became threefold. The head was the Eastern quarter, and the arms this and that quarter (i. e. the N. E. and S. E., on the left and right sides). Then the tail was the Western quarter, and the two legs this and that quarter (i. e. the N. W. and S. W.) The sides were the Southern and Northern quarters, the back heaven, the belly the sky, the dust the earth. Thus he (Mrityu, as arka) stands firm in the water, and he who knows this stands firm wherever he goes.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
व्याख्याVyakhya
उसने अपने को तीन भागों में बाँटा: (अग्नि के अतिरिक्त) तीसरा भाग आदित्य को और तीसरा वायु को बनाया। इस प्रकार वही प्राण तीन प्रकार से स्थित हुआ। पूर्व दिशा उसका सिर है, ईशान और आग्नेय कोण उसकी दोनों भुजाएँ; पश्चिम दिशा उसकी पूँछ है, वायव्य और नैर्ऋत्य कोण उसकी दोनों जाँघें; दक्षिण और उत्तर दिशाएँ उसके दोनों पार्श्व हैं, द्युलोक पीठ, अन्तरिक्ष उदर और यह पृथिवी उसका वक्ष है। वह जल में प्रतिष्ठित है। जो इसे इस प्रकार जानता है, वह जहाँ भी जाता है वहीं प्रतिष्ठा पाता है।
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