तद्यथा पेशस्कारी पेशसो मात्रामपादायान्यन्नवतरं कल्याणतरँ रूपं तनुत एवमेवायमात्मेदँ शरीरं निहत्याविद्यां गमयित्वाऽन्यन्नवतरं कल्याणतरँ रूपं कुरुते पित्र्यं वा गान्धर्वं वा दैवं वा प्राजापत्यं वा ब्राह्मं वाऽन्येषां वा भूतानाम् ॥ ब्राह्मम् वा प्राजापत्यम् वा दैवम् वा अन्येभ्यस्वा भूतेभ्यस्
tadyathā peśaskārī peśaso mātrāmapādāyānyannavataraṃ kalyāṇataram̐ rūpaṃ tanuta evamevāyamātmedam̐ śarīraṃ nihatyāvidyāṃ gamayitvā'nyannavataraṃ kalyāṇataram̐ rūpaṃ kurute pitryaṃ vā gāndharvaṃ vā daivaṃ vā prājāpatyaṃ vā brāhmaṃ vā'nyeṣāṃ vā bhūtānām || brāhmam vā prājāpatyam vā daivam vā anyebhyasvā bhūtebhyas
अर्थMeaning
And as a goldsmith, taking a piece of gold, turns it into another, newer and more beautiful shape, so does this Self, after having thrown off this body and dispelled all ignorance, make unto himself another, newer and more beautiful shape, whether it be like the Fathers, or like the Gandharvas, or like the Devas, or like Pragâpati, or like Brahman, or like other beings.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
व्याख्याVyakhya
'जैसे सुनार सोने का एक अंश लेकर उससे दूसरा, नया और अधिक सुन्दर रूप गढ़ता है, वैसे ही यह आत्मा इस शरीर को गिराकर, अविद्या को दूर करके, दूसरा, नया और अधिक सुन्दर रूप बनाता है: पितरों का, या गन्धर्वों का, या देवताओं का, या प्रजापति का, या ब्रह्मा का, या अन्य प्राणियों का।'
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