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| === आत्मज्ञानफलम् === | | === आत्मज्ञानफलम् === |
| * एतच्छ्रुत्वा सम्परिगृह्य मर्त्यःप्रवृह्य धर्म्यमणुमेतमाप्य ।स मोदते मोदनीयँ हि लब्ध्वाविवृतँ सद्म नचिकेतसं मन्ये ॥ १३॥ (Kath. Upan. 1.2.13) | | * एतच्छ्रुत्वा सम्परिगृह्य मर्त्यःप्रवृह्य धर्म्यमणुमेतमाप्य ।स मोदते मोदनीयँ हि लब्ध्वाविवृतँ सद्म नचिकेतसं मन्ये ॥ १३॥ (Kath. Upan. 1.2.13) |
− | Meaning : Yama continues - Having heard and well-grasped, separating this righteous Self (from the body etc) and attaining the subtle thing, that mortal rejoices, for he has attained that which is the cause of (मोदनीयँ ) happiness. Here Yama explains that one who removes his mind from all the external worldly diversions and immerses himself into the Self, for such a wise person mokshadwara (gates to the abode of Brahman) are thrown open. <ref name=":222" /><ref name=":322">Swami Gambhiranand, (1957) ''[http://estudantedavedanta.net/Eight-Upanisads-Vol-1.pdf Eight Upanishads, With the Commentary of Sankaracarya, Vol 1].'' Calcutta: Advaita Ashrama </ref><ref>Rayaprolu, Lingana Somayaji (1992) ''Upanishad Chandrika, Vol 2'' Tirupati: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam</ref> | + | Meaning : Yama continues - Having heard and well-grasped, separating this righteous Self (from the body etc) and attaining the subtle thing, that mortal rejoices, for he has attained that which is the cause of (मोदनीयँ ) happiness. Here Yama explains that one who removes his mind from all the external worldly diversions and immerses himself into the Self, for such a wise person mokshadwara (gates to the abode of Brahman) are thrown open. <ref name=":222" /><ref name=":322">Swami Gambhiranand, (1957) ''[http://estudantedavedanta.net/Eight-Upanisads-Vol-1.pdf Eight Upanishads, With the Commentary of Sankaracarya, Vol 1].'' Calcutta: Advaita Ashrama </ref><ref name=":0">Rayaprolu, Lingana Somayaji (1992) ''Upanishad Chandrika, Vol 2'' Tirupati: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam</ref> |
| === ओङ्कारम् === | | === ओङ्कारम् === |
| * सर्वे वेदा यत्पदमामनन्तितपाँ्सि सर्वाणि च यद्वदन्ति ।यदिच्छन्तो ब्रह्मचर्यं चरन्तितत्ते पदँ् सङ्ग्रहेण ब्रवीम्योमित्येतत् ॥ १५ (Kath. Upan. 1.2.15) | | * सर्वे वेदा यत्पदमामनन्तितपाँ्सि सर्वाणि च यद्वदन्ति ।यदिच्छन्तो ब्रह्मचर्यं चरन्तितत्ते पदँ् सङ्ग्रहेण ब्रवीम्योमित्येतत् ॥ १५ (Kath. Upan. 1.2.15) |
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| अणोरणीयान्महतो महीया-नात्माऽस्य जन्तोर्निहितो गुहायाम् । तमक्रतुः पश्यति वीतशोको धातुप्रसादान्महिमानमात्मनः ॥ २० (Kath. Upan. 1.2.20) | | अणोरणीयान्महतो महीया-नात्माऽस्य जन्तोर्निहितो गुहायाम् । तमक्रतुः पश्यति वीतशोको धातुप्रसादान्महिमानमात्मनः ॥ २० (Kath. Upan. 1.2.20) |
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− | आसीनो दूरं व्रजति शयानो याति सर्वतः ।कस्तं मदामदं देवं मदन्यो ज्ञातुमर्हति ॥ २१॥ | + | Thus, Atma is beyond measurement. |
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| + | आसीनो दूरं व्रजति शयानो याति सर्वतः ।कस्तं मदामदं देवं मदन्यो ज्ञातुमर्हति ॥ २१॥ (Kath. Upan. 1.2.21) |
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| + | Meaning : Sitting (at one place), it can go far, lying down yet It can go everywhere. Who else but I can comprehend that joyful and joyless (mutually opposed qualities) Atma (here Devam represent the Supreme state). <ref name=":322" /> |
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| + | अशरीरँ शरीरेष्वनवस्थेष्ववस्थितम् ।महान्तं विभुमात्मानं मत्वा धीरो न शोचति ॥ २२ (Kath. Upan. 1.2.22) |
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| नायमात्मा प्रवचनेन लभ्योन मेधया न बहुना श्रुतेन ।यमेवैष वृणुते तेन लभ्यःतस्यैष आत्मा विवृणुते तनूꣳ स्वाम् ॥ २३ (Kath. Upan. 1.2.23) | | नायमात्मा प्रवचनेन लभ्योन मेधया न बहुना श्रुतेन ।यमेवैष वृणुते तेन लभ्यःतस्यैष आत्मा विवृणुते तनूꣳ स्वाम् ॥ २३ (Kath. Upan. 1.2.23) |