अस्तमित आदित्ये याज्ञवल्क्य चन्द्रमस्यस्तमिते किञ्ज्योतिरेवायं पुरुष इत्यग्निरेवास्य ज्योतिर्भवत्यग्निनैवायं ज्योतिषाऽऽस्ते पल्ययते कर्म कुरुते विपल्येतीत्येवमेवैतद् याज्ञवल्क्य
astamita āditye yājñavalkya candramasyastamite kiñjyotirevāyaṃ puruṣa ityagnirevāsya jyotirbhavatyagninaivāyaṃ jyotiṣā''ste palyayate karma kurute vipalyetītyevamevaitad yājñavalkya
अर्थMeaning
Ganaka Vaideha said: 'When the sun has set, O Yâgñavalkya, and the moon has set, what is the light of man?' Yâgñavalkya replied: 'Fire indeed is his light; for, having fire alone for his light, man sits, moves about, does his work, and returns.'
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
व्याख्याVyakhya
'याज्ञवल्क्य, आदित्य के अस्त हो जाने पर और चन्द्रमा के भी अस्त हो जाने पर यह पुरुष किस ज्योति वाला होता है?' 'अग्नि ही इसकी ज्योति होता है; अग्नि की ज्योति से ही यह बैठता है, इधर-उधर जाता है, कर्म करता है और लौटता है।' 'याज्ञवल्क्य, यह ऐसा ही है।'
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