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% Text title            : prashnopanishhat.h
% Author			: Vedic Rishis
% Language			: Sanskrit
% Subject			: Philosophy
% Description.comments	: #4/108; Atharva Veda, Mukhya upanishad
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OM bhadraM karNebhiH shR^iNuyaama devaa \\
bhadram.h pashhyemaakshabhiryajatraaH | \\
sthirairaN^gaistushhtuvaa{\m+}sastanuubhirvyashema devahitaM yadaayuH ||
svasti na indro vR^iddhashravaaH
      svasti naH puushhaa vishvavedaaH .
svasti nastaarkshyo arishhTanemiH
      svasti no bR^ihaspatirdadhaatu ..
AUM shaantiH shaantiH shaantiH ..

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OM sukeshaa cha bhaaradvaajaH shaibyashcha satyakaamaH sauryaayaNii
cha gaargyaH kausalyashchaashvalaayano bhaargavo vaidarbhiH kabandhii
kaatyaayanaste haite brahmaparaa brahmanishhThaaH paraM
brahmaanveshhamaaNaa eshha ha vai tatsarvaM vakshyatiiti te ha
samitpaaNayo bhagavantaM pippalaadamupasannaaH || 1||

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tan.h ha sa R^ishhiruvacha bhuuya eva tapasaa brahmacharyeNa shraddhayaa
sa.nvatsaraM sa.nvatsyatha
yathaakaamaM prashnaan.h pR^ichchhata yadi viGYaasyaamaH sarvaM ha vo
vakshyaama iti || 2||

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atha kabandhii katyaayana upetya paprachchha |
bhagavan.h kute ha vaa imaaH prajaaH prajaayanta  iti || 3||

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tasmai sa hovaacha prajaakaamo vai prajaapatiH sa tapo.atapyata
sa tapastaptvaa sa mithunamutpaadayate | rayiM cha praNaM
chetyetau me bahudhaa prajaaH karishhyata iti || 4||

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aadityo ha vai praaNo rayireva chandramaa rayirvaa etat.h
sarvaM yanmuurtaM chaamuurtaM cha tasmaanmuurtireva rayiH || 5||

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athaaditya udayanyatpraachiiM dishaM pravishati tena praachyaan.h
praaNaan.h rashmishhu sannidhatte | yaddakshiNaaM yat.h pratiichiiM
yadudiichiiM
yadadho yaduurdhvaM yadantaraa disho yat.h sarvaM prakaashayati
tena sarvaan.h praaNaan.h rashmishhu sannidhatte || 6||

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sa eshha vaishvaanaro vishvarupaH praaNo.agnirudayate |
tadetadR^ichaa.abhyuktam.h || 7||

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vishvaruupaM hariNaM jaatavedasaM
paraayaNaM jyotirekaM tapantam.h |
sahasrarashmiH shatadhaa vartamaanaH
praaNaH prajaanaamudayatyeshha suuryaH || 8||

%***************************** 1/8'th **********************************

sa.nvatsaro vai prajaapatistasyaayane dakshiNaM chottaraM cha |
tadye ha vai tadishhTaapuurte kR^itamityupaasate te chaandramasameva
lokamabhijayante | ta eva punaraavartante tasmaadeta R^ishhayaH
prajaakaamaa dakshiNaM pratipadyante | eshha ha vai rayiryaH
pitR^iyaaNaH || 9||

%***************************** 1/9'th **********************************

athottareNa tapasaa brahmacharyeNa shraddhayaa
vidyayaa.a.atmaanamanvishhyaadityamabhijayante |   etadvai
praaNaanaamaayatanametadamR^itamabhayametat.h paraayaNametasmaanna
punaraavartanta ityeshha nirodhastadeshha shlokaH || 10||

%*****************************1/10'th **********************************

paJNchapaadaM pitaraM dvaadashaakR^itiM
diva aahuH pare ardhe puriishhiNam.h |
atheme anya u pare vichakshaNaM
saptachakre shhaDara aahurarpitamiti || 11||

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maaso vai prajaapatistasya kR^ishhNapaksha eva rayiH
shuklaH praNastasmaadeta R^ishhayaH shukla ishhTaM kurvantiitara
itarasmin.h || 12||

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ahoraatro vai prajaapatistasyaahareva praaNo raatrireva rayiH
praaNaM vaa ete praskandanti ye divaa ratyaa sa.nyujyante
brahmacharyameva tadyadraatrau ratyaa sa.nyujyante || 13||

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annaM vai prajaapatistato ha vai tadretastasmaadimaaH prajaaH
prajaayanta iti || 14||

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tadye ha vai tat.h prajaapativrataM charanti te mithunamutpaadayante |
teshhaamevaishha brahmaloko yeshhaaM tapo brahmacharyaM yeshhu satyaM
pratishhTitam.h || 15||

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teshhaamasau virajo brahmaloko na yeshhu jihmamanR^itaM na
maayaa cheti || 16||

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iti prashnopanishhadi prathamaH prashnaH ||
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atha hainaM bhaargavo vaidarbhiH paprachchha | bhagavan.h katyeva
devaaH prachaaM didhaarayante katara etat.h prakashayante kaH
punareshhaaM varishhTha iti || 1 ||

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tasmai sa hovaachaakaasho ha vaa eshha devo vaayuragniraapaH
pR^ithivii vaaN^manashchakshuH shrotraM cha | te prakaashyaabhivadanti
vayametadbaaNamavashhTabhya vidhaarayaamaH || 2 ||

% *************************** 2/2'nd

taan.h varishhThaH praaNa uvaacha | maa mohamaapadyatha ahamevaitat.h
paJNchadhaa.a.atmaanaM pravibhajyaitadbaaNamavashhTabhya
vidhaarayaamiiti
te.ashraddadhaanaa babhuuvuH || 3 ||

% *************************** 2/3'rd

so.abhimaanaaduurdhvamutkraamata iva tasminnutkraamatyathetare sarva
evotkraamante tasmi/shcha pratishhThamaane sarva eva pratishhThante |
tadyathaa makshikaa madhukararaajaanamutkraamantaM sarva evotkramante
tasmi/shhcha pratshhThamaane sarva eva pratishhTanta evam.h
vaaN^manashhchakshuH
shrotraM cha te priitaaH praaNa.n stunvanti || 4 ||

% *************************** 2/4'th

eshho.agnistapatyeshha suurya
eshha parjanyo maghavaaneshha vaayuH
eshha pR^ithivii rayirdevaH
sadasachchaamR^itaM cha yat.h || 5 ||

% *************************** 2/5'th

araa iva rathanaabhau praaNe sarvaM pratishhThitam.h |
R^icho yajuu{\m+}shhi saamaani yaGYaH kshatraM brahma cha || 6 ||

% *************************** 2/6'th

prajaapatishcharasi garbhe tvameva pratijaayase |
tubhyaM praaNa prajaastvimaa baliM haranti
yaH praNaiH pratitishhThasi || 7 ||

% *************************** 2/7'th

devaanaamasi vahnitamaH pitR^iNaaM prathamaa svadhaa |
R^ishhiiNaaM charitaM satyamatharvaaN^girasaamasi || 8 ||

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indrastvaM praaNa tejasaa rudro.asi parirakshitaa |
tvamantarikshe charasi suuryastvaM jyotishhaaM patiH || 9 ||

% *************************** 2/9'th

yadaa tvamabhivarshhasyathemaaH praaNa te prajaaH |
aanandaruupaastishhThanti kaamaayaannaM bhavishhyatiiti || 10 ||

% *************************** 2/10'th

vraatyastvaM praaNaikarshharattaa vishvasya satpatiH |
vayamaadyasya daataaraH pitaa tvaM maatarishva naH || 11 ||

% *************************** 2/11'th

yaa te tanuurvaachi pratishhThitaa yaa shrotre yaa cha chakshushhi |
yaa cha manasi santataa shivaaM taaM kuruu motkramiiH || 12 ||

% *************************** 2/12'th

praaNasyedaM vashe sarvaM tridive yat.h pratishhThitam.h |
maateva putraan.h rakshasva  shriishcha praGYaaM cha vidhehi na iti || 13 ||

% *************************** 2/13'th

iti prashnopanishhadi dvitiiyaH prashnaH ||
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atha hainaM kaushalyashhchaashvalaayanaH paprachchha | bhagavan.h kuta
eshha praaNo jaayate kathamaayaatyasmiJNshariira aatmaanaM  vaa
pravibhajya kathaM pratishhThate kenotkramate kathaM bahyamabhidhate
kathamadhyaatmamiti || 1||

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tasmai sa houvaachaatiprashhchaan.h pR^ichchhasi brahmishhTho.asiiti
tasmaatte.ahaM braviimi ||2||

% *************************** 3/2'nd

aatmana eshha praaNo jaayate | yathaishhaa purushhe
chhaayaitasminnetadaatataM
manokR^itenaayaatyasmiJNshariire ||3||

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yathaa samraadevaadhikR^itaan.h viniyuN^kte | etan.h graamaanotaan.h
graamaanadhitishhTasvetyevamevaishha praaNa itaraan.h praaNaan.h pR^ithak.h
pR^ithageva sannidhatte

% *************************** 3/4'th

paayuupasthe.apaanaM chakshuHshrotre mukhanaasikaabhyaaM praaNaH
svayaM
praatishhTate madhye tu samaanaH | eshha hyetaddhutamannaM samaM
nayati
tasmaadetaaH saptaarchishho bhavanti || 5||

% *************************** 3/5'th

hR^idi hyeshha aatmaa | atraitadekashataM naaDiinaM taasaaM shataM
shatamekaikasyaa dvaasaptatirdvaasaptatiH
pratishaakhaanaaDiisahasraaNi
bhavantyaasu vyaanashcharati || 6||

% *************************** 3/6'th

athaikayordhva udaanaH puNyena puNyaM lokaM nayati paapena
paapamubhaabhyaameva manushhyalokam.h || 7||

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aadityo ha vai baahyaH praaNa udayatyeshha hyenaM chaakshushhaM
praaNamanugR^ihNaanaH | pR^ithivyaaM yaa devataa saishhaa purushhasya
apaanamavashhTabhyaantaraa yadaakaashaH sa samaano vaayurvyaanaH || 8||

% *************************** 3/8'th

tejo ha vaa udaanastasmaadupashaantatejaaH | punarbhavamindriyairmanasi sampadhyamaanaiH || 9||

% *************************** 3/9'th

yachchittastenaishha praaNamaayaati | praaNastejasaa yuktaH sahaatmanaa
tathaasaN^kalpitaM lokaM nayati || 10||

% *************************** 3/10'th

ya evaM vidvaan.h praaNaM veda na haasya prajaa hiiyate.amR^ito
bhavati tadeshhaH shlokaH || 11||

% *************************** 3/11'th

utpattimaayatiM sthaanaM vibhutvaM chaiva paJNchadhaa |
adhyaatmaM chaiva praaNasya viGYaayaamR^itamashnute
viGYaayaamR^itamashnuta iti || 12||

% *************************** 3/12'th

iti prashnopanishhadi tR^itiiyaH prashnaH ||
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atha hainaM sauryaayaNi gaargyaH paprachchha | bhagavannetasmin.h
purushhe kaani svapanti kaanyasmiJNjaagrati katara eshha devaH
svapnaan.h pashyati kasyaitat.h  sukhaM bhavati kasminnu sarve
sampratishhTitaa bhavantiiti || 1||

% *************************** 4/1'st

tasmai sa hovacha | yatha gaargya mariichayo.arkasyaastaM
gachchhataH sarvaa etasmi.nstejomaNDala ekiibhavanti | taaH punaH
punarudayataH pracharantyevaM ha vai tat.h sarvaM pare deve
manasyekiibhavati
tena tarhyeshha purushho na shR^iNoti na pashyati na
jighrati na rasayate na spR^ishate naabhivadate naadatte naanandayate
na visR^ijate neyaayate svapitiityaachakshate || 2||

% *************************** 4/2'nd

praaNaagraya evaitasmin.h pure jaagrati | gaarhapatyo ha
vaa eshho.apaano vyaano.anvaahaaryapachano yadgaarhapatyaat.h praNiiyate
praNayanaadaahavaniiyaH praaNaH || 3||


% *************************** 4/3'rd

yaduchchhvaasaniHshvaasaavetaavaahutii samaM nayatiiti sa  samaanaH |
mano ha vaava yajamaanaH | ishhTaphalamevodaanaH | sa
enaM yajamaanamaharaharbrahma gamayati || 4||

% *************************** 4/4'th

atraishha devaH svapne mahimaanamanubhavati | yaddR^ishhTaM
dR^ishhTamanupashyati
shrutaM shrutamevaarthamanushR^iNoti deshadigantaraishcha
pratyanubhuutaM
punaH punaH pratyanubhavati dR^ishhTaM chaadR^ishhTaM cha shrutaM
chaashrutaM
chaanubhuutaM chaananubhuutaM cha schchaasachcha sarvaM pashyati sarvaH
pasyati || 5||

% *************************** 4/5'th

sa yadaa tejasaa.abhibhuuto bhavati | atraishha devaH svapnaanna
pashyatyatha yadaitasmiJNshariira etatsukhaM bhavati || 6||

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sa yathaa sobhya vayaa.nsi vasovR^ikshaM saMpratishhThante | evaM
ha vai tat.h sarvaM para aatmani saMpratishhThate || 7||

% *************************** 4/7'th

pR^ithivii cha pR^ithiviimaatraa chaapashchaapomaatraa cha tejashcha
tejomaatraa cha vaayushcha vaayumaatraa chaakaashashchaakaashamaatraa
cha chakshushcha drashhTavyaM cha shrotraM cha shrotavyaM cha graaNaM cha
ghraatavyaM cha rasashcha rasayitavyaM cha tvakcha sparshayitavyaM cha
vaakcha vaktavyaM cha hastau chaadaatavyaM chopasthashchaanandayitavyaM
cha paayushcha visarjayitavyaM cha yaadau cha gantavyaM cha manashcha
mantavyaM cha buddhishcha boddhivyaM chaahaN^kaarashchaahaN^kartavyaM cha
chittaM cha chetayitavyaM cha tejashcha vidyotayitavyaM cha praaNashcha
vidyaarayitavyaM cha || 8||

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eshha hi drashhTa sprashhTaa shrotaa ghraataa rasayitaa mantaa
boddhaa kartaa viGYaanaatmaa purushhaH | sa pare.akshara aatmani
saMpratishhThate || 9||

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paramevaaksharaM pratipadyate sa yo ha vai
tadachchhaayamashariiramlohitaM
shubhramaksharaM vedayate yastu somya | sa sarvaGYaH sarvo bhavati |
tadeshha shlokaH || 10||

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viGYaanaatmaa saha devaishcha sarvaiH
praaNaa bhutaani saMpratishhThanti yatra
tadaksharaM vedayate yastu somya
sa sarvaGYaH sarvamevaavivesheti || 11||

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iti prashnopanishhadi chaturthaH prashnaH ||
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atha hainaM saibyaH satyakaamaH paprachchha | sa yo ha
vai tabhdagavanmanushhyeshhu praayaNaantamoN^kaaramabhidhyaayiita |
katamaM
vaava sa tena lokaM jayatiiti | tasmai sa hovaacha || 1||

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etadvai satyakaama paraM chaaparaM cha brahma yadoN^kaaraH |
tasmaadvidvaanetenaivaayatanenaikataramanveti || 2||

% *************************** 5/2'nd

sa yadhyekamaatramabhidhyaayiita sa tenaiva sa.nveditastuurNameva
jagatyaabhisaMpadhyate | tamR^icho manushhyalokamupanayante sa tatra
tapasaa brahmacharyeNa shraddhayaa saMpanno mahimaanamanubhavati || 3||

% *************************** 5/3'rd

atha yadi dvimaatreNa manasi saMpadhyate so.antarikshaM
yajurbhirunniiyate somalokam.h | sa somaloke vibhutimanubhuuya
punaraavartate || 4||

% *************************** 5/4'th

yaH punaretaM trimaatreNomityetenaivaakshareNa paraM purushhamabhi-
dhyaayiita sa tejasi suurye saMpannaH | yathaa paadodarastvachaa
vinirbhuchyata evaM ha vai sa paapmanaa vinirbhuktaH sa
saamabhirunniiyate brahmalokaM sa etasmaajjiivaghanaat.h paraatparaM
purushayaM purushhamiikshate | tadetau shlokau bhavataH || 5||

% *************************** 5/5'th

tisro maatraa mR^iatyumatyaH prayuktaa
anyonyasaktaaH anaviprayuktaaH |
kriyaasu baahyaabhyantaramadhyamaasu
samyak.h prayuktaasu na kampate GYaH || 6||

% *************************** 5/6'th

R^igbhiretaM yajurbhirantarikshaM
saamabhiryat.h tat.h kavayo vedayante |
tamoN^kaareNaivaayatanenaanveti vidvaan.h
yattachchhaantamajaramamR^itamabhayaM paraM cheti || 7||

% *************************** 5/7'th

iti prashnopanishhadi paJNchamaH prashnaH ||
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atha hainaM sukeshaa bhaaradvaajaH paprachchha | bhagavan.h
hiraNyanaabhaH
kausalyo raajaputro maamupetyaitaM prashnamapR^ichchhata | shhoDashakalaM
bhaaradvaaja purushhaM vettha | tamahaM kumaarambruvaM naahamimaM
veda |
yadhyahamimamavedishhaM kathaM te naavakshyamiti | samuulo vaa
eshha parishushhyati yo.anR^itamabhivadati tasmaannaarhamyanR^itaM vaktum.h |
sa tuushhNiiM rathamaaruhya pravavraaja | taM tvaa pR^ichchhaami kvaasau
purushha iti || 1||

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tasmai sa hovaacha | ihaiivaantaHshariire sobhya sa purushho
yasminnataaH shhoDashakalaaH prabhavantiiti || 2||

% *************************** 6/2'nd

sa iikshaachakre | kasminnahamutkraanta utkraanto bhavishhyaami
kasminvaa pratishhTite pratishhTasyaamiiti || 3||

% *************************** 6/3'rd

sa praaNamasR^ijata praaNaachchhraddhaaM khaM vaayurjyotiraapaH
pR^ithiviindriyaM manaH | annamannaadviiryaM tapo mantraaH karma
lokaa
lokeshhu cha naama cha || 4||

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sa yathemaa nadhyaH syandamaanaaH samudraayaNaaH samudraM
praapyaastaM
gachchhanti bhidhyete taasaaM naamarupe samudra ityevaM prochyate |
evamevaasya paridrashhTurimaaH shhoDashakalaaH purushhaayaNaaH
purushhaM
praapyaastaM gachchhanti bhidhyete chaasaaM naamarupe purushha ityevaM
prochyate sa eshho.akalo.amR^ito bhavati tadeshha shlokaH || 5||

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araa iva rathanaabhau kalaa yasminpratishhTitaaH |
taM vedhyaM purushhaM veda yatha maa vo mR^ityuH parivyathaa iti || 6||

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taan.h hovaachaitaavadevaahametat.h paraM brahma veda | naataH
paramastiiti || 7||

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te tamarchayantastvaM hi naH pitaa yo.asmaakamavidhyaayaaH
paraM paraM taarayasiiti | namaH paramaR^ishhibhyo namaH
paramaR^ishhibhyaH || 8||

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iti prashnopanishhadi shhashhThaH prashnaH ||


OM bhadraM karNebhiH shR^iNuyaama devaa \\
bhadraM pashhyemaakshabhiryajatraaH | \\
sthirairaN^gaistushhtuvaa{\m+}sastanuubhirvyashema devahitaM yadaayuH ||
svasti na indro vR^iddhashravaaH
	svasti naH puushhaa vishvavedaaH .
svasti nastaarkshyo arishhTanemiH
	svasti no bR^ihaspatirdadhaatu ..
AUM shaantiH shaantiH shaantiH ..

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