奥义书 · Bṛhadāraṇyaka 2,1.4
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सः होवाच गार्ग्यः यः एव असौ विद्युति पुरुषः एतम् एव अहम् ब्रह्म उपास इति सः होवाच अजातशत्रुः मा म एतस्मिन् संवदिष्ठाः तेजस्वी इति वै अहम् एतम् उपास इति सः यः एतम् एवम् उपास्ते तेजस्वी ह भवति तेजस्विनी ह अस्य प्रजा भवति
转写 (IAST)
saḥ hovāca gārgyaḥ yaḥ eva asau vidyuti puruṣaḥ etam eva aham brahma upāsa iti saḥ hovāca ajātaśatruḥ mā ma etasmin saṃvadiṣṭhāḥ tejasvī iti vai aham etam upāsa iti saḥ yaḥ etam evam upāste tejasvī ha bhavati tejasvinī ha asya prajā bhavati
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梵语IAST释义
सःsaḥhe; that one
होवाचhovācahe said; He spoke
गार्ग्यःgārgyaḥGārgya; the descendant of Garga
यःyaḥwho; the one who
एवevaindeed; only
असौasauthat one; he
विद्युतिvidyutiin the lightning (vidyut, loc.); in the flash of lightning; in the lightning
पुरुषःpuruṣaḥthe puruṣa; the person; the indweller
एतम्etamof this; it
एवevaindeed; only
अहम्ahamI; Himself
ब्रह्मbrahmaBrahman; the sacred reality
उपासupāsaI worship; I behold
इतिitithus; how
सःsaḥhe; that one
होवाचhovācahe said; He spoke
अजातशत्रुःajātaśatruḥAjātaśatru; king Ajātaśatru
माmānot; no need
मmanot; no need
एतस्मिन्etasminin this; upon this
संवदिष्ठाःsaṃvadiṣṭhāḥspeak with me; discourse
तेजस्वीtejasvīthe Radiant one (tejasvin); the Luminous; the Radiant
इतिitithus; how
वैvaitruly; indeed
अहम्ahamI; Himself
एतम्etamof this; it
उपासupāsaI worship; I behold
इतिitithus; how
सःsaḥhe; that one
यःyaḥwho; the one who
एतम्etamof this; it
एवम्evamthus; in this way
उपास्तेupāstehe venerates; beholds
तेजस्वीtejasvīthe Radiant one (tejasvin); the Luminous; the Radiant
हhasurely; as is known
भवतिbhavatibecomes; he presents himself
तेजस्विनीtejasvinīradiant; possessed of splendour
हhasurely; as is known
अस्यasyait; of this
प्रजाprajāoffspring (prajā); the family; offspring
भवतिbhavatibecomes; he presents himself
译文
Gārgya said: "The person who is in lightning — him I venerate as Brahman." Ajātaśatru said: "Do not speak to me of him! I venerate him as the Radiant One." He who venerates him thus becomes radiant, and his offspring become radiant.
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18f644ebc883 · 发布于 2026年7月27日 00:50:55 UTC
可用语言RUEN用方向键翻颂
The third address is lightning, and its rank is tejasvin, "the Radiant One": an instantaneous, blinding flash. And the fruit is after the image: radiance in the venerator himself and in his offspring — the brilliance is handed down the line as fire runs along a dry branch.
Gārgya's series of addresses moves across the sky: sun, moon, lightning — three lights familiar from all the Upaniṣads as stages of the path and images of Brahman. But here they are taken in a new turn: not as steps of an ascent but as examination questions — and the one examined is the teacher. The Upaniṣad never tires of reminding us that holy words by themselves are not yet holy knowledge; the question is always who is saying them, and out of what.