अत हैनं भार्गवो वैदर्भिः पप्रच्छ । भगवन् कत्येव देवाः प्रजां विधारयन्ते । कतर एतत् प्रकाशयन्ते । कः पुनर् एषां वरिष्ठ इति
ata hainaṃ bhārgavo vaidarbhiḥ papraccha | bhagavan katyeva devāḥ prajāṃ vidhārayante | katara etat prakāśayante | kaḥ punar eṣāṃ variṣṭha iti
Then Bhârgava Vaidarbhi asked him: "Sir, How many gods keep what has thus been created, how many manifest this, and who is the best of them?"
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तस्मै स होवाच । आकाशो ह वा एष देवो वायुर् अग्निर् आपः पृथिवी वाङ्मनश्चक्षु श्रोत्रं च । ते प्रकाश्याभिवदन्ति । वयम् एतद् बाणम् अवष्टभ्य विधारयामः
tasmai sa hovāca | ākāśo ha vā eṣa devo vāyur agnir āpaḥ pṛthivī vāṅmanaścakṣu śrotraṃ ca | te prakāśyābhivadanti | vayam etad bāṇam avaṣṭabhya vidhārayāmaḥ
He replied: "The ether is that god, the wind, fire, water, earth, speech, mind, eye, and ear. These, when they have manifested (their power), contend and say: We (each of us) support this body and keep it.
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तान् वरिष्टः प्राण उवाच । मा मोहमापद्यथ, अहम् एवैतत् पञ्चधात्मानं प्रविभज्यैतद् बाणमवष्टभ्य विधारयामीति । ते ऽश्रद्दधाना बभूवुः
tān variṣṭaḥ prāṇa uvāca | mā mohamāpadyatha, aham evaitat pañcadhātmānaṃ pravibhajyaitad bāṇamavaṣṭabhya vidhārayāmīti | te 'śraddadhānā babhūvuḥ
Then Prâna (breath, spirit, life), as the best, said to them: Be not deceived, I alone, dividing myself fivefold, support this body and keep it.
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सो ऽभिमानादूर्ध्वमुत्क्रमत इव । तस्मिन्न् उत्क्रामत्य् अथेतरे सर्व एवोत्क्रामन्ते । तस्मिंश् च प्रतिष्ठमाने सर्व एव प्रातिष्ठन्ते । तद् यथा मक्षिका मधुकरराजानम् उत्क्रामन्तं सर्वा एवोत्क्रामन्ते । तस्मिंश् च प्रतिष्ठमाने सर्वा एव प्रातिष्ठन्ते । एवं वाङ्मनश्चक्षुःश्रोत्रं च । ते प्रीताः प्राणं स्तुन्वन्ति
so 'bhimānādūrdhvamutkramata iva | tasminn utkrāmaty athetare sarva evotkrāmante | tasmiṃś ca pratiṣṭhamāne sarva eva prātiṣṭhante | tad yathā makṣikā madhukararājānam utkrāmantaṃ sarvā evotkrāmante | tasmiṃś ca pratiṣṭhamāne sarvā eva prātiṣṭhante | evaṃ vāṅmanaścakṣuḥśrotraṃ ca | te prītāḥ prāṇaṃ stunvanti
They were incredulous; so he, from pride, did as if he were going out from above. Thereupon, as he went out, all the others went out, and as he returned, all the others returned. As bees go out when their queen goes out, and return when she returns, thus (did) speech, mind, eye, and ear; and, being satisfied, they praise Prâna, saying:
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एषो ऽग्निस् तपत्य् एष सूर्य एष पर्जन्यो मघवान् एष वायुः । एष पृथिवी रयिर् देवः सदसच् चामृतं च यत्
eṣo 'gnis tapaty eṣa sūrya eṣa parjanyo maghavān eṣa vāyuḥ / eṣa pṛthivī rayir devaḥ sadasac cāmṛtaṃ ca yat
He is Agni (fire), he shines as Sûrya (sun), he is Parganya (rain), the powerful (Indra), he is Vâyu (wind), he is the earth, he is matter, he is God — he is what is and what is not, and what is immortal.
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अरा इव रथनाभौ प्राणे सर्वं प्रतिष्ठितम् । ऋचो यजूंषि सामानि यज्ञः क्षत्रं ब्रह्म च
arā iva rathanābhau prāṇe sarvaṃ pratiṣṭhitam / ṛco yajūṃṣi sāmāni yajñaḥ kṣatraṃ brahma ca
As spokes in the nave of a wheel, everything is fixed in Prâna, the verses of the Rig-veda, Yagur-veda, Sâma-veda, the sacrifice, the Kshatriyas, and the Brâhmans.
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प्रजापतिश् चरसि गर्भे त्वम् एव प्रतिजायसे । तुभ्यं प्राण प्रजास् त्व् इमा बलिं हरन्ति यः प्राणैः प्रतिष्ठसि
prajāpatiś carasi garbhe tvam eva pratijāyase | tubhyaṃ prāṇa prajās tv imā baliṃ haranti yaḥ prāṇaiḥ pratiṣṭhasi
As Pragâpati (lord of creatures) thou movest about in the womb, thou indeed art born again. To thee, the Prâna, these creatures bring offerings, to thee who dwellest with the other prânas (the organs of sense).
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देवानाम् असि वह्नितमः पितॄणां प्रथमा स्वधा । ऋषीणां चरितं सत्यम् अथर्वाङ्गिरसाम् असि
devānām asi vahnitamaḥ pitṝṇāṃ prathamā svadhā / ṛṣīṇāṃ caritaṃ satyam atharvāṅgirasām asi
Thou art the best carrier for the Gods, thou art the first offering to the Fathers. Thou art the true work of the Rishis, of the Atharvângiras.
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इन्द्रस् त्वं प्राण तेजसा रुद्रो ऽसि संहरञ् जगत् । स्थितौ च परि समन्ताद्रक्षिता पालयिता परिरक्षिता । त्वम् एव जगतः सौम्येन रूपेण । त्वम् अन्तरिक्षे ऽजस्रं चरसि उदयास्तमयाभ्यां सूर्यस् त्वम् एव च सर्वेषां ज्योतिषां पतिः
indras tvaṃ prāṇa tejasā rudro 'si saṃharañ jagat | sthitau ca pari samantādrakṣitā pālayitā parirakṣitā | tvam eva jagataḥ saumyena rūpeṇa | tvam antarikṣe 'jasraṃ carasi udayāstamayābhyāṃ sūryas tvam eva ca sarveṣāṃ jyotiṣāṃ patiḥ
O Prâna, thou art Indra by thy light, thou art Rudra, as a protector; thou movest in the sky, thou art the sun, the lord of lights.
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यदा त्वम् अभिवर्षस्य् अथेमाः प्राण ते प्रजाः । आनन्दरूपास् तिष्ठन्ति कामायान्नं भविष्यतीति
yadā tvam abhivarṣasy athemāḥ prāṇa te prajāḥ / ānandarūpās tiṣṭhanti kāmāyānnaṃ bhaviṣyatīti
When thou showerest down rain, then, O Prâna, these creatures of thine are delighted, hoping that there will be food, as much as they desire.
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व्रात्यस् त्वं प्राणैकऋषिरत्ता विश्वस्य सत्पतिः । वयम् आद्यस्य दातारः पिता त्वं मातरिश्व नः
vrātyas tvaṃ prāṇaikaṛṣirattā viśvasya satpatiḥ / vayam ādyasya dātāraḥ pitā tvaṃ mātariśva naḥ
Thou art a Vrâtya, O Prâna, the only Rishi, the consumer of everything, the good lord. We are the givers of what thou hast to consume, thou, O Mâtarisva, art our father.
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या ते तनूर्वाचि प्रतिष्ठिता या श्रोत्रं या च चक्षुषि । या च मनसि संतता शिवां तां कुरु मोत्क्रमीः
yā te tanūrvāci pratiṣṭhitā yā śrotraṃ yā ca cakṣuṣi / yā ca manasi saṃtatā śivāṃ tāṃ kuru motkramīḥ
Make propitious that body of thine which dwells in speech, in the ear, in the eye, and which pervades the mind; do not go away!
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प्राणस्येदं वशे सर्वं त्रिदिवे यत् प्रतिष्ठितम् । मातेव पुत्रान् रक्षस्व श्रीश् च प्रज्ञां च विधेहि न इति
prāṇasyedaṃ vaśe sarvaṃ tridive yat pratiṣṭhitam / māteva putrān rakṣasva śrīś ca prajñāṃ ca vidhehi na iti
All this is in the power of Prâna, whatever exists in the three heavens. Protect us like a mother her sons, and give us happiness and wisdom."
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