तस्य प्राची दिक्प्राञ्चः प्राणाः दक्षिणा दिग्दक्षिणे प्राणाः प्रतीची दिक्प्रत्यञ्चः प्राणा उदीची दिगुदञ्चः प्राणाः ऊर्ध्वा दिगूर्ध्वाः प्राणाः अवाची दिगवाञ्चः प्राणाः सर्वा दिशः सर्वे प्राणाः ।स एष नेति नेत्याऽत्मागृह्यो न हि गृह्यतेऽशीर्यो न हि शीर्यतेऽसङ्गो न हि सज्यतेऽसितो न व्यथते न रिष्यत्य्व्यथते असङ्गस्न हि सज्यते असितस्न व्यथते न रिष्यति अभयं वै जनक प्राप्तोऽसीति होवाच याज्ञवल्क्यः ।स होवाच जनको वैदेहोऽभयं त्वा गच्छताद् याज्ञवल्क्य यो नो भगवन्न् अभयं वेदयसे नमस्तेऽस्त्विमे विदेहा अयमहमस्मि
tasya prācī dikprāñcaḥ prāṇāḥ dakṣiṇā digdakṣiṇe prāṇāḥ pratīcī dikpratyañcaḥ prāṇā udīcī digudañcaḥ prāṇāḥ ūrdhvā digūrdhvāḥ prāṇāḥ avācī digavāñcaḥ prāṇāḥ sarvā diśaḥ sarve prāṇāḥ | sa eṣa neti netyā'tmāgṛhyo na hi gṛhyate'śīryo na hi śīryate'saṅgo na hi sajyate'sito na vyathate na riṣyatyvyathate asaṅgasna hi sajyate asitasna vyathate na riṣyati abhayaṃ vai janaka prāpto'sīti hovāca yājñavalkyaḥ | sa hovāca janako vaideho'bhayaṃ tvā gacchatād yājñavalkya yo no bhagavann abhayaṃ vedayase namaste'stvime videhā ayamahamasmi
अर्थMeaning
'His (the Taigasa's) Eastern quarter are the prânas (breath) which go to the East; 'His Southern quarter are the prânas which go to the South; 'His Western quarter are the prânas which go to the West; 'His Northern quarter are the prânas which go to the North; 'His Upper (Zenith) quarter are the prânas which go upward; 'His Lower (Nadir) quarter are the prânas which go downward; 'All the quarters are all the prânas. And he (the Âtman in that state) can only be described by No , no! He is incomprehensible, for he cannot be comprehended; he is undecaying, for he cannot decay; he is not attached, for he does not attach himself; he is unbound, he does not suffer, he does not perish. O Ganaka, you have indeed reached fearlessness,'--thus said Yâgñavalkya. Then Ganaka said: 'May that fearlessness come to you also who teachest us fearlessness. I bow to you. Here are the Videhas, and here am I (thy slave).'
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
व्याख्याVyakhya
'उसकी पूर्व दिशा पूर्व की ओर के प्राण हैं, दक्षिण दिशा दक्षिण की ओर के प्राण, पश्चिम दिशा पश्चिम की ओर के प्राण, उत्तर दिशा उत्तर की ओर के प्राण, ऊर्ध्व दिशा ऊपर के प्राण, अधो दिशा नीचे के प्राण; सब दिशाएँ सब प्राण हैं। वह यह आत्मा 'नेति नेति' है; वह अग्राह्य है, क्योंकि ग्रहण नहीं किया जाता; अविनाशी है, क्योंकि नष्ट नहीं होता; असंग है, क्योंकि आसक्त नहीं होता; बन्धन-रहित है, व्यथित नहीं होता, क्षीण नहीं होता।' याज्ञवल्क्य ने कहा, 'जनक, तुम अभय को प्राप्त हो गए हो।' विदेहराज जनक ने कहा, 'याज्ञवल्क्य, तुम्हें भी अभय प्राप्त हो, भगवन्, जो तुम हमें अभय का ज्ञान कराते हो। तुम्हें नमस्कार है। ये विदेह (देश) और यह मैं (तुम्हारे लिए) हूँ।'
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