उपनिषद् · Chāndogya 4,15.3
॥
देवनागरी
एषः उ एव वामनीः एषः हि सर्वाणि वामानि नयति सर्वाणि वामानि नयति यः एवम् वेद
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
eṣaḥ u eva vāmanīḥ eṣaḥ hi sarvāṇi vāmāni nayati sarvāṇi vāmāni nayati yaḥ evam veda
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
एषःeṣaḥthis; he
उusurely; indeed
एवevaindeed; surely
वामनीःvāmanīḥthe Leader of Blessings (vāma-nī — 'who leads what is desirable'; cf. the name Vāmana); the Conductor of goods; the Bringer of blessings
एषःeṣaḥthis; he
हिhiindeed; truly
सर्वाणिsarvāṇiall; the whole
वामानिvāmāniblessings; desirable things
नयतिnayatihe leads (from √nī — 'to lead'); directs; he leads
सर्वाणिsarvāṇiall; the whole
वामानिvāmāniblessings; desirable things
नयतिnayatihe leads (from √nī — 'to lead'); directs; he leads
यःyaḥwho; the one who
एवम्evamthus; in this way
वेदvedaknows; understands
अनुवाद
He is also "the Leader of goods" (vāmanī), for he leads all goods. He too leads all goods who knows this.
संस्करण
f660317417fa · प्रकाशित 26 जुल॰ 2026, 11:22:39 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
The second name is vāmanī, "the Leader of goods": he is not only the container of what is desirable but its charioteer — he distributes, directs, brings goods where he appoints. The first name spoke of him as a sea, the second as a king apportioning treasure: no good in the world merely "is"; it is led by someone.
A Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava ear cannot but start at the sound: vāmana is the name of the dwarf Lord who covered the universe in two strides and set the third on the head of the surrendered Bali. "The Leader of goods" is himself the highest good, coming of his own accord to his devotee. One who knows this becomes himself a conductor of goods — through the Master's servant flows into the world what the Master gives away.