𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷 𑌸𑍂𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍

𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷 𑌸𑍂𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍 is one of the great Vedic hymns for understanding the universe as the manifestation of the Cosmic Person. Its earliest well-known form is Rigveda 10.90, and related recensional forms are also preserved in Yajurveda and Atharvaveda traditions, including the Taittiriya Aranyaka usage familiar in many South Indian recitations. This Vedic chant follows a Vedic-svara liturgical form that includes the peace invocation and later Taittiriya-style concluding passages.

This Vedic hymn gives a sacred grammar for seeing unity inside diversity. 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷 here is not an ordinary individual; he is the all-encompassing reality whose being exceeds the universe while also becoming its support. The famous images of a thousand heads, eyes, and feet teach that all beings are expressions of one cosmic life, not isolated fragments.

Its central language is 𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞, cosmic sacrifice. Creation is described as an offering from the Purusha, through which the worlds, the Vedas, living beings, social functions, seasons, and ritual order arise. Read symbolically and contemplatively, the universe is not random matter; it is a sacred offering emerging from, sustained by, and returning to the Supreme.

The later portions deepen the hymn from cosmology into realization. The knower seeks the great Purusha beyond darkness, the one described as 𑌆𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯-𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣, radiant like the sun, and learns that knowledge of this reality is the path to immortality. 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷 is the all-encompassing Person beyond yet within the universe, 𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌟𑍍 is the manifest cosmic form, 𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞 is the principle that creation itself is sacred offering, and 𑌅𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌵 is not mere long life but freedom through knowledge of the Supreme. The hymn therefore asks the reciter to see social order, ecological life, ritual worship, and inner knowledge as parts of one sacred body.

𑌓𑌂 𑌤𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌂॒-𑌯𑍋𑌁𑌰𑌾𑌵𑍃॑𑌣𑍀𑌮𑌹𑍇 । 𑌗𑌾॒𑌤𑍁𑌂-𑌯𑌁॒𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌯॑ । 𑌗𑌾॒𑌤𑍁𑌂-𑌯𑌁॒𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌪॑𑌤𑌯𑍇 । 𑌦𑍈𑌵𑍀᳚ 𑌸𑍍𑌵॒𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌰॑𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌨𑌃 । 𑌸𑍍𑌵॒𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍁॑𑌷𑍇𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌃 । 𑌊॒𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌜𑌿॑𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌭𑍇𑌷॒𑌜𑌮𑍍 । 𑌶𑌂 𑌨𑍋॑ 𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿॒𑌪𑌦𑍇᳚ । 𑌶𑌂 𑌚𑌤𑍁॑𑌷𑍍𑌪𑌦𑍇 ।
𑌓𑌂 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॒ 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॒ 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॑ ॥

Word Meanings (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌤𑌤𑍍 - that
𑌶𑌂 - peace; auspiciousness
𑌯𑍋𑌃 - in the two
𑌆𑌵𑍃𑌣𑍀𑌮𑌹𑍇 - we choose; we seek
𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍁𑌮𑍍 - path; access; movement toward the goal
𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌯 - for sacrifice; for worship
𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍁𑌮𑍍 - path; access; movement toward the goal
𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌪𑌤𑌯𑍇 - to the Lord of sacrifice
𑌦𑍈𑌵𑍀 - divine (feminine adjective)
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 - wellbeing; auspicious welfare
𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 - may it be
𑌨𑌃 - to us; for us; our
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 - wellbeing; auspicious welfare
𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌷𑍇𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌃 - for human beings
𑌊𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍 - upward
𑌜𑌿𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍁 - may it rise; may it go upward
𑌭𑍇𑌷𑌜𑌮𑍍 - healing medicine; remedy
𑌶𑌂 - peace; auspiciousness
𑌨𑌃 - to us; for us; our
𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 - may it be
𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌦𑍇 - for two-footed beings
𑌶𑌂 - peace; auspiciousness
𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌪𑌦𑍇 - for four-footed beings

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
We seek auspicious peace and the right path for sacrifice and its Lord. May divine welfare be ours; may there be welfare for human beings. May healing rise upward. May there be peace for two-footed and four-footed beings. May there be peace, peace, peace.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The opening is ecological and sacrificial. 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 is sought not for one individual alone but for humans, animals, healing, and the sacred path. The Purusha Suktam begins by placing the whole world inside the concern of dharma.

Vedic 𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞 is not only ritual fire; it is reciprocal order. The Gita later universalizes this by teaching that beings are sustained through the wheel of offering and nourishment. Shankara explains such practices as purifying the mind when performed without selfish clinging.

Practically, begin important work with shared welfare in mind. A project that benefits only the ego is narrow; a worthy undertaking asks how humans, animals, environment, and future well-being are affected.

𑌸॒𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰॑𑌶𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌾॒ 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁॑𑌷𑌃 । 𑌸॒𑌹॒𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌾॒𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌃 𑌸॒𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰॑𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍍 ।
𑌸 𑌭𑍂𑌮𑌿𑌂॑-𑌵𑌿𑌁॒𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍋॑ 𑌵𑍃॒𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 । 𑌅𑌤𑍍𑌯॑𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌦𑍍𑌦𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌗𑍁॒𑌲𑌮𑍍 ॥

Word Meanings (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰-𑌶𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌾 - thousand-headed; countless-headed
𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌃 - the Cosmic Person; the Supreme Person
𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰-𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌃 - countless eyes
𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰-𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍍 - countless feet
𑌸𑌃 - he; that Lord
𑌭𑍂𑌮𑌿𑌮𑍍 - the earth
𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌃 - on all sides; everywhere
𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 - having enveloped; having pervaded
𑌅𑌤𑌿 - very
𑌅𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌤𑍍 - stood beyond; transcended
𑌦𑌶-𑌅𑌂𑌗𑍁𑌲𑌮𑍍 - by ten fingers; beyond measurable extension

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The Purusha has countless heads, eyes, and feet. Pervading the earth on every side, he still transcends it beyond measure.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰 indicates immeasurable fullness. The Purusha is present through all beings and faculties, yet 𑌅𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌤𑍍, he stands beyond the total field. Immanence and transcendence are both essential.

This resembles the Gita's cosmic-form vision, where all beings are seen in the Lord, and the Upanishadic teaching that Brahman is greater than the greatest and subtler than the subtlest. Traditional commentaries treat the "ten fingers" as a symbolic marker of transcendence.

In daily life, this verse trains expansive identity. Do not live as if only your body, family, or group matters. At the same time, remember that the highest truth is beyond every limited identity.

𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁॑𑌷 𑌏॒𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍍 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍᳚ । 𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌭𑍂॒𑌤𑌂-𑌯𑌁𑌚𑍍𑌚॒ 𑌭𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍᳚ ।
𑌉॒𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍃॑𑌤॒𑌤𑍍𑌵 𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌶𑌾॑𑌨𑌃 । 𑌯𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍇॑𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌿॒𑌰𑍋𑌹॑𑌤𑌿 ॥

Word Meanings (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌃 - the Cosmic Person; the Supreme Person
𑌏𑌵 - indeed; alone
𑌇𑌦𑌮𑍍 - this
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍 - all; everything
𑌯𑌤𑍍 - which; that which
𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌮𑍍 - what has become; the past/manifest
𑌚 - and
𑌭𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 - what will be; the future
𑌉𑌤 - and; moreover
𑌅𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌯 - of immortality
𑌈𑌶𑌾𑌨𑌃 - Lord; ruler
𑌯𑌤𑍍 - which; that which
𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍇𑌨 - by food; through nourishment
𑌅𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍋𑌹𑌤𑌿 - grows beyond; rises above

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
All this is indeed the Purusha: whatever has been and whatever will be. He is the Lord of immortality, and also of all that grows through food.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse includes time and nourishment. The Purusha is not limited to the past, present, or future; nor is he separate from embodied life sustained by 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌨, food.

The Taittiriya Upanishad honors food as sacred and then leads beyond the food-sheath to Brahman. The Purusha Suktam similarly refuses to divide the sacred from embodied life while still pointing toward immortality.

Practically, treat food, time, and growth as sacred responsibilities. Eat with gratitude, use time wisely, and remember that bodily growth should support immortal values, not hide them.

𑌏॒𑌤𑌾𑌵𑌾॑𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌮𑌹𑌿॒𑌮𑌾 । 𑌅𑌤𑍋॒ 𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌗𑍍॑𑌶𑍍𑌚॒ 𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍁॑𑌷𑌃 ।
𑌪𑌾𑌦𑍋᳚𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌯॒ 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾॑ 𑌭𑍂॒𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿॑ । 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿॒𑌪𑌾𑌦॑𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾॒𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌂॑ 𑌦𑌿॒𑌵𑌿 ॥

Word Meanings (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌏𑌤𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 - so great; this much
𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌯 - of him; of this
𑌮𑌹𑌿𑌮𑌾 - greatness; glory
𑌅𑌤𑌃 - therefore
𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍 - greater
𑌚 - and
𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌃 - the Cosmic Person; the Supreme Person
𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌃 - one quarter; foot
𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌯 - of him; of this
𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾 - all; universal
𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 - beings
𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍍 - three quarters
𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌯 - of him; of this
𑌅𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌮𑍍 - immortal; deathless reality
𑌦𑌿𑌵𑌿 - in heaven

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
This manifested universe is only his glory; the Purusha is greater still. All beings are one quarter of him, while three quarters are immortal beyond.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The 𑌪𑌾𑌦 imagery teaches proportion. The visible universe, however vast, is only a partial expression. The greater reality remains 𑌅𑌮𑍃𑌤, deathless and beyond ordinary perception.

Upanishads repeatedly use such language to loosen fixation on the visible. Shankara's method would treat the visible as dependent manifestation, while the higher reality is the truth to be known.

In daily life, do not make the visible quarter your whole world. Career, possessions, and social identity matter, but they are not the full measure of reality. Keep room for the unseen, the sacred, and the deathless.

𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿॒𑌪𑌾𑌦𑍂॒𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌵 𑌉𑌦𑍈॒𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁॑𑌷𑌃 । 𑌪𑌾𑌦𑍋᳚𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍇॒𑌹𑌾𑌽𑌽𑌭॑𑌵𑌾॒𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌃॑ ।
𑌤𑌤𑍋॒ 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌵॒𑌙𑍍𑌵𑍍𑌯॑𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌤𑍍 । 𑌸𑌾॒𑌶॒𑌨𑌾॒𑌨॒𑌶॒𑌨𑍇 𑌅॒𑌭𑌿 ॥

Word Meanings (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍍 - three quarters
𑌊𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌵 - upward; above
𑌉𑌦𑍈𑌤𑍍 - rose up
𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌃 - the Cosmic Person; the Supreme Person
𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌃 - one quarter; foot
𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌯 - of him; of this
𑌇𑌹 - here
𑌅𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍍 - became
𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌃 - again
𑌤𑌤𑌃 - from that; thereafter
𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌕𑍍 - in all directions
𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌤𑍍 - spread out; pervaded
𑌸-𑌅𑌶𑌨 - with food; the eating realm
𑌅𑌨𑌶𑌨𑍇 - without food; the non-eating realm
𑌅𑌭𑌿 - toward; over

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Three quarters of the Purusha rose beyond, while one quarter became manifest here. From that, he spread everywhere into both the animate and the inanimate.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The manifest quarter enters both 𑌅𑌶𑌨, the eating, and 𑌅𑌨𑌶𑌨, the non-eating. Life and matter are both included in the sacred manifestation.

This supports the Vedantic insight that names and forms differ, but their source is one. The Gita's teaching of the Lord pervading the universe by one portion is very close in spirit.

Practically, expand care beyond people alone. Land, tools, books, buildings, and ecosystems are also part of the field through which life is supported. Responsible living honors both animate and inanimate.

𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾᳚𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿॒𑌰𑌾𑌡॑𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤 । 𑌵𑌿॒𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍋॒ 𑌅𑌧𑌿॒ 𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍁॑𑌷𑌃 ।
𑌸 𑌜𑌾॒𑌤𑍋 𑌅𑌤𑍍𑌯॑𑌰𑌿𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤 । 𑌪॒𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌭𑍂𑌮𑌿॒𑌮𑌥𑍋॑ 𑌪𑍁॒𑌰𑌃 ॥

Word Meanings (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍 - from that; from him
𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌟𑍍 - Virat; the manifest cosmic form
𑌅𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤 - was born; arose
𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌃 - from Viraj; the shining manifest principle
𑌅𑌧𑌿 - contextual word sense: from Virat the Purusha was manifest in relation
𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌃 - the Cosmic Person; the Supreme Person
𑌸𑌃 - he; that Lord
𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌃 - born; arisen
𑌅𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌰𑌿𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤 - expanded beyond
𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌤𑍍 - behind; afterwards
𑌭𑍂𑌮𑌿𑌮𑍍 - the earth
𑌅𑌥𑌃 - below; thereafter
𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌃 - in front; before

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
From the Purusha arose Virat, the cosmic form; and in relation to Virat, the Purusha appeared. Having manifested, he expanded beyond the earth, behind and before.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌟𑍍 is the gross cosmic organism, the universe as one body. The verse moves between source and manifestation: the Purusha is cause, yet also appears through the cosmic form.

Vedanta often distinguishes 𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌟𑍍, 𑌹𑌿𑌰𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌗𑌰𑍍𑌭, and 𑌈𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰 as ways of contemplating the one reality at different levels. Such distinctions help meditation, but should not obscure the non-separate source.

Practically, see systems as wholes. A family, team, or society is not just isolated parts; it has a collective body. Wise action considers the whole organism.

𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁॑𑌷𑍇𑌣 𑌹॒𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌾᳚ । 𑌦𑍇॒𑌵𑌾 𑌯॒𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌮𑌤॑𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌤 ।
𑌵॒𑌸𑌂॒𑌤𑍋 𑌅॑𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍀॒𑌦𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍᳚ । 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑍀॒𑌷𑍍𑌮 𑌇॒𑌧𑍍𑌮𑌶𑍍𑌶॒𑌰𑌧𑍍𑌧॒𑌵𑌿𑌃 ॥

Word Meanings (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌯𑌤𑍍 - which; that which
𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑍇𑌣 - with the Purusha; through the Cosmic Person
𑌹𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌾 - with oblation
𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌃 - the gods; divine powers
𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌮𑍍 - the sacrifice; sacred offering
𑌅𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌤 - spread out; extended
𑌵𑌸𑌂𑌤𑌃 - spring
𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌯 - of him; of this
𑌆𑌸𑍀𑌤𑍍 - became; was
𑌆𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 - clarified butter; ghee offering
𑌗𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌃 - summer
𑌇𑌧𑍍𑌮𑌃 - sacrificial fuel
𑌶𑌰𑌦𑍍 - autumn
𑌹𑌵𑌿𑌃 - offering

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
When the gods performed the sacrifice with the Purusha as the offering, spring became the ghee, summer the fuel, and autumn the oblation.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
Creation is described as 𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞. Time itself, through the seasons, becomes part of the offering. The universe is not manufactured mechanically; it is ritually ordered and sacred.

The Gita's third chapter develops this yajna vision: offering sustains rain, food, beings, and duty. Shankara reads selfless yajna as purifying when done without clinging to fruit.

Practically, treat time as offering material. Each season of life has its proper gift: learning, work, family responsibility, service, and contemplation. Waste of time is waste of sacred fuel.

𑌸॒𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾॑𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌪𑌰𑌿॒𑌧𑌯𑌃॑ । 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌃 𑌸॒𑌪𑍍𑌤 𑌸॒𑌮𑌿𑌧𑌃॑ 𑌕𑍃॒𑌤𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌦𑍇॒𑌵𑌾 𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌯॒𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌂 𑌤॑𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌾॒𑌨𑌾𑌃 । 𑌅𑌬॑𑌧𑍍𑌨॒𑌨𑍍-𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁॑𑌷𑌂 𑌪॒𑌶𑍁𑌮𑍍 ॥

Word Meanings (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌸𑌪𑍍𑌤 - seven
𑌆𑌸𑌨𑍍 - were
𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌧𑌯𑌃 - enclosing sticks; sacrificial boundaries
𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌃 - thrice; three
𑌸𑌪𑍍𑌤 - seven
𑌸𑌮𑌿𑌧𑌃 - fuel sticks
𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌃 - made; arranged
𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌃 - the gods; divine powers
𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌮𑍍 - the sacrifice; sacred offering
𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌃 - spreading; extending
𑌅𑌬𑌧𑍍𑌨𑌨𑍍 - bound; consecrated
𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌮𑍍 - the Cosmic Person
𑌪𑌶𑍁𑌮𑍍 - cattle; living wealth

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Seven were the enclosing sticks and thrice seven the fuel-sticks. As the gods extended the sacrifice, they bound the Purusha as the sacred offering.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The numbers and ritual objects signal cosmic order. 𑌪𑌶𑍁 here is sacrificial being, not a crude image of violence. The hymn uses ritual language to show that manifestation requires offering of the whole.

Traditional commentators often read the ritual details cosmologically, mapping them onto worlds, meters, principles, and seasons. The deeper point is that ordered sacrifice underlies ordered creation.

In life, real creation demands commitment. A book, home, business, or spiritual life is not built from preference alone; something must be offered, bounded, and sustained.

𑌤𑌂-𑌯𑌁॒𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌂 𑌬॒𑌰𑍍॒𑌹𑌿𑌷𑌿॒ 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍌𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌨𑍍॑ । 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁॑𑌷𑌂 𑌜𑌾॒𑌤𑌮॑𑌗𑍍𑌰॒𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌤𑍇𑌨॑ 𑌦𑍇॒𑌵𑌾 𑌅𑌯॑𑌜𑌂𑌤 । 𑌸𑌾॒𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌋𑌷॑𑌯𑌶𑍍𑌚॒ 𑌯𑍇 ॥

Word Meanings (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌤𑌮𑍍 - him; that one
𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌮𑍍 - the sacrifice; sacred offering
𑌬𑌰𑍍𑌹𑌿𑌷𑌿 - on the sacred grass
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍌𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌨𑍍 - sprinkled; consecrated
𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌮𑍍 - the Cosmic Person
𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌮𑍍 - born
𑌅𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌃 - in the beginning; before all
𑌤𑍇𑌨 - by that; through him
𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌃 - the gods; divine powers
𑌅𑌯𑌜𑌂𑌤 - they worshipped; sacrificed
𑌸𑌾𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 - the Sadhyas, perfected divine beings
𑌋𑌷𑌯𑌃 - seers; sages
𑌚 - and
𑌯𑍇 - those who

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
They consecrated that primordial sacrifice, the Purusha born in the beginning, upon the sacred grass. With him the gods, Sadhyas, and seers performed worship.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍌𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣, sprinkling, indicates consecration. Creation begins not with exploitation but with sanctification. The divine beings and seers participate in an ordered sacred act.

This supports the Vedic idea that knowledge, ritual, and cosmic order are linked. The Mundaka Upanishad later distinguishes lower and higher knowledge while still honoring the Vedas as sacred means; the seers do not invent truth but participate in and reveal the already sacred order.

Practically, consecrate your work before using it. A desk, meeting, class, or meal becomes different when approached with gratitude and clean intention.

𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾᳚𑌦𑍍𑌯॒𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌥𑍍𑌸॑𑌰𑍍𑌵॒𑌹𑍁𑌤𑌃॑ । 𑌸𑌂𑌭𑍃॑𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑍃𑌷𑌦𑌾॒𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌪॒𑌶𑍂𑌗𑍍𑌗𑍍-𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌗𑍍-𑌶𑍍𑌚॑𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌵𑌾𑌯॒𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍॑ । 𑌆॒𑌰॒𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍-𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾॒𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌚॒ 𑌯𑍇 ॥

Word Meanings (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍 - from that; from him
𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌤𑍍 - from sacrifice
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵-𑌹𑍁𑌤𑌃 - contextual word sense: from that all-offering sacrifice
𑌪𑍃𑌷𑌦𑍍-𑌆𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 - curd-mixed ghee; speckled oblation
𑌸𑌂𑌭𑍃𑌤𑌮𑍍 - gathered; collected
𑌪𑌶𑍂𑌨𑍍 - animals; beings
𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍇 - made; fashioned
𑌵𑌾𑌯𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍 - those of the air
𑌆𑌰𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍 - forest-dwelling
𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 - village/domestic
𑌚 - and

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
From that all-offering sacrifice arose nourishing essence, and from it were formed animals of the air, the forest, and the village.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The hymn treats animal life as emerging from sacred offering, not as accidental resource. 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵-𑌹𑍁𑌤 means all-offered: the diversity of life is rooted in total sacrifice.

The opening peace for two-footed and four-footed beings is now explained cosmologically. Vedic order includes animals within divine concern, and the Isha Upanishad's 𑌈𑌶𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌇𑌦𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍 supports this reverent seeing of all life as pervaded by the Lord.

Practically, this encourages responsible relation to animals and food systems. Use resources with gratitude, avoid cruelty, and remember that convenience does not erase sacred interdependence.

𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾᳚𑌦𑍍𑌯॒𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌥𑍍𑌸॑𑌰𑍍𑌵॒𑌹𑍁𑌤𑌃॑ । 𑌋𑌚𑌃॒ 𑌸𑌾𑌮𑌾॑𑌨𑌿 𑌜𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌿𑌰𑍇 ।
𑌛𑌂𑌦𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍍॑𑌸𑌿 𑌜𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌿𑌰𑍇॒ 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾᳚𑌤𑍍 । 𑌯𑌜𑍁॒𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾॑𑌦𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤 ॥

Word Meanings (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍 - from that; from him
𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌤𑍍 - from sacrifice
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵-𑌹𑍁𑌤𑌃 - contextual word sense: from that all-offering sacrifice
𑌋𑌚𑌃 - Rigvedic hymns
𑌸𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌿 - Samavedic chants
𑌛𑌂𑌦𑌾𑌂𑌸𑌿 - meters
𑌯𑌜𑍁𑌃 - Yajurvedic sacrificial formulas
𑌅𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤 - arose, was born

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
From that all-offering sacrifice arose the Rig hymns, the Saman chants, the sacred meters, and the Yajur formulas; knowledge, rhythm, and ritual speech all emerge from the same cosmic source.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
Even the Veda is presented as emerging from cosmic sacrifice: 𑌋𑌚𑌃, 𑌸𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌿, 𑌛𑌂𑌦𑌾𑌂𑌸𑌿, and 𑌯𑌜𑍁𑌸𑍍 arise from the same source. Sound, meter, chant, and formula are not arbitrary human inventions but sacred order revealed in language.

The Vedic tradition treats 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌿 as heard, not authored. This verse poetically grounds that idea: sacred speech is born with cosmic order. Shankara's reliance on 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌿 as a means of Brahman-knowledge rests on this sacred authority.

Practically, respect language. Words can reveal order or create disorder. Use speech for truth, praise, learning, and repair rather than gossip and harm.

𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾॒𑌦𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾॑ 𑌅𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌂𑌤 । 𑌯𑍇 𑌕𑍇 𑌚𑍋॑𑌭॒𑌯𑌾𑌦॑𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌗𑌾𑌵𑍋॑ 𑌹 𑌜𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌿𑌰𑍇॒ 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾᳚𑌤𑍍 । 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾᳚𑌜𑍍𑌜𑌾॒𑌤𑌾 𑌅॑𑌜𑌾॒𑌵𑌯𑌃॑ ॥

Word Meanings (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍 - from that; from him
𑌅𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌃 - horses
𑌅𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌂𑌤 - contextual word sense: from that arose horses
𑌯𑍇 - those who
𑌕𑍇 - who; which
𑌚 - and
𑌉𑌭𑌯-𑌆𑌦𑌤𑌃 - with teeth on both sides
𑌗𑌾𑌵𑌃 - cows
𑌜𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌿𑌰𑍇 - were born
𑌅𑌜𑌾𑌃 - goats
𑌅𑌵𑌯𑌃 - sheep

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
From that sacrifice arose horses, animals with two rows of teeth, cows, goats, and sheep; even the practical supports of travel, food, livelihood, and agrarian life are traced to the sacred offering.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse lists 𑌅𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌃, 𑌗𑌾𑌵𑌃, 𑌅𑌜𑌾𑌃, and 𑌅𑌵𑌯𑌃, animals central to movement, nourishment, and livelihood. Practical life and sacred order are linked; these supports arise from the same cosmic offering.

Vedic life does not isolate spirituality from agriculture, travel, and sustenance. The Bhagavad Gita's yajna-cycle, where beings depend on food, rain, sacrifice, and action, echoes this same insight: the sacred is woven through the economy of living.

In daily life, remember the unseen supports behind comfort: animals, soil, workers, tools, and systems. Gratitude should lead to ethical consumption and fair treatment.

𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁॑𑌷𑌂॒-𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌁॑𑌦𑌧𑍁𑌃 । 𑌕॒𑌤𑌿॒𑌥𑌾 𑌵𑍍𑌯॑𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍍 ।
𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌂॒ 𑌕𑌿𑌮॑𑌸𑍍𑌯॒ 𑌕𑍌 𑌬𑌾॒𑌹𑍂 । 𑌕𑌾𑌵𑍂॒𑌰𑍂 𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌾॑𑌵𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌤𑍇 ॥

Word Meanings (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌯𑌤𑍍 - which; that which
𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌮𑍍 - the Cosmic Person
𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌦𑌧𑍁𑌃 - divided; arranged
𑌕𑌤𑌿𑌧𑌾 - in how many ways
𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌯𑌨𑍍 - did they arrange?
𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌮𑍍 - face; mouth
𑌕𑌿𑌮𑍍 - what
𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌯 - of him; of this
𑌕𑍌 - which two
𑌬𑌾𑌹𑍂 - arms
𑌕𑌾𑌉 - which two
𑌊𑌰𑍂 - thighs
𑌪𑌾𑌦𑍌 - feet
𑌉𑌚𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌤𑍇 - are said to be

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
When they arranged the Purusha, in how many ways did they form him? What became his mouth, what his arms, what his thighs, and what are said to be his feet?

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The hymn now asks a symbolic question through 𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌮𑍍, 𑌬𑌾𑌹𑍂, 𑌊𑌰𑍂, and 𑌪𑌾𑌦𑍌, the body-parts of the cosmic person. The image is not meant to demean parts; a body lives only when all parts serve the whole.

Traditional commentators use this question to introduce the functional emergence of social orders from the cosmic person. The healthiest reading emphasizes interdependence, duty, and sacred dignity of each function.

Practically, ask this about any organization: what is the voice, what are the arms, what supports movement, what carries weight? Respect every function needed for the whole to stand.

𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌾॒𑌹𑍍𑌮॒𑌣𑍋᳚𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌯॒ 𑌮𑍁𑌖॑𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍀𑌤𑍍 । 𑌬𑌾॒𑌹𑍂 𑌰𑌾॑𑌜॒𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌃॑ 𑌕𑍃॒𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌊॒𑌰𑍂 𑌤𑌦॑𑌸𑍍𑌯॒ 𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌃॑ । 𑌪॒𑌦𑍍𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍍 𑌶𑍂॒𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍋 𑌅॑𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤 ॥

Word Meanings (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌃 - the Brahmana; priestly class
𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌯 - of him; of this
𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌮𑍍 - face; mouth
𑌆𑌸𑍀𑌤𑍍 - became; was
𑌬𑌾𑌹𑍂 - arms
𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌃 - the ruling/protective class
𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌃 - done
𑌊𑌰𑍂 - thighs
𑌵𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌃 - the productive/merchant class
𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍍 - from the feet
𑌶𑍂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌃 - the service class
𑌅𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤 - was born; arose

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The Brahmana was his mouth; the Rajanya became his arms; the Vaishya was his thighs; and the Shudra arose from his feet.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse is best read as cosmic-function symbolism. 𑌮𑍁𑌖 stands for teaching, prayer, and knowledge; 𑌬𑌾𑌹𑍁 for protection and governance; 𑌊𑌰𑍂 for production and exchange; 𑌪𑌾𑌦 for support and service. None can live apart from the body.

Traditional dharma discussions often became socially rigid, and modern readers must avoid using the verse to justify arrogance or humiliation. The Vedic body metaphor, read responsibly, teaches interdependence and sacred duty. The Gita's 𑌗𑍁𑌣-𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮-𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌗 frames social function through qualities and work, not contempt.

In daily life, honor every role. A society fails when knowledge despises service, power despises labor, or wealth despises protection. Success comes when all functions cooperate under dharma.

𑌚𑌂॒𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌾॒ 𑌮𑌨॑𑌸𑍋 𑌜𑌾॒𑌤𑌃 । 𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍋𑌃॒ 𑌸𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍋॑ 𑌅𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤 ।
𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌾॒𑌦𑌿𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰॑𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌾॒𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚॑ । 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾॒𑌣𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾॒𑌯𑍁𑌰॑𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤 ॥

Word Meanings (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌚𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌾 - the moon
𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌃 - from the mind
𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌃 - born; arisen
𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍋𑌃 - from the eye
𑌸𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌃 - the sun
𑌅𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤 - was born; arose
𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌾𑌤𑍍 - from the mouth
𑌇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌃 - Indra, lordly divine power
𑌚 - and
𑌅𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌃 - Agni, sacred fire
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌤𑍍 - from breath
𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌃 - Vayu; wind; life-breath
𑌅𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤 - was born; arose

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The moon arose from his mind, the sun from his eye, Indra and Agni from his mouth, and Vayu from his breath.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The cosmos is mapped onto consciousness and body: 𑌚𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰 with 𑌮𑌨𑌸𑍍, sun with 𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌃, Agni and Indra with speech and power, Vayu with 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣. The universe is contemplated as a living sacred organism.

Upanishadic meditation often correlates deities with bodily and mental functions. Shankara explains such correlations as aids for recognizing the unity behind macrocosm and microcosm.

Practically, treat mind, sight, speech, and breath as sacred. Calm the mind, purify what you look at, speak with responsibility, and breathe before reacting.

𑌨𑌾𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌾॑ 𑌆𑌸𑍀𑌦𑌂॒𑌤𑌰𑌿॑𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑍍 । 𑌶𑍀॒𑌰𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍋 𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍌𑌃 𑌸𑌮॑𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌤 ।
𑌪॒𑌦𑍍𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑍂𑌮𑌿॒𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌶𑌃॒ 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾᳚𑌤𑍍 । 𑌤𑌥𑌾॑ 𑌲𑍋॒𑌕𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍍 𑌅॑𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍍 ॥

Word Meanings (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌨𑌾𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 - from the navel
𑌅𑌂𑌤𑌰𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑍍 - the mid-space; atmosphere
𑌆𑌸𑍀𑌤𑍍 - became; was
𑌶𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌃 - from the head
𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍌𑌃 - heaven; the luminous sky
𑌸𑌮𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌤 - arose; came into being
𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍍 - from the feet
𑌭𑍂𑌮𑌿𑌃 - earth
𑌦𑌿𑌶𑌃 - directions
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍 - from hearing; from the ear
𑌤𑌥𑌾 - in the same way
𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍍 - worlds
𑌅𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌯𑌨𑍍 - they fashioned; arranged

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
From his navel arose the midspace; from his head, heaven; from his feet, earth; from his hearing, the directions. Thus the worlds were formed.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The cosmic body becomes the architecture of space: 𑌨𑌾𑌭𑌿, 𑌶𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌨𑍍, 𑌪𑌾𑌦𑍌, and 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰 correspond to midspace, heaven, earth, and directions. The point is ordered dependence of the worlds on the Purusha.

The Brihadaranyaka and Chandogya Upanishads often use cosmic correspondences to train the mind out of fragmentation. Seeing the world as one body supports reverence and reduces egoic isolation.

In practical life, create ordered space around you. A disorderly environment scatters attention; a well-arranged home, desk, and schedule become small reflections of cosmic order.

𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌾॒𑌹𑌮𑍇॒𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁॑𑌷𑌂 𑌮॒𑌹𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌮𑍍᳚ । 𑌆॒𑌦𑌿॒𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌵॑𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌂॒ 𑌤𑌮॑𑌸॒𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌪𑌾॒𑌰𑍇 ।
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾॑𑌣𑌿 𑌰𑍂॒𑌪𑌾𑌣𑌿॑ 𑌵𑌿॒𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯॒ 𑌧𑍀𑌰𑌃॑ । 𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌾॑𑌨𑌿 𑌕𑍃॒𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌽𑌭𑌿॒𑌵𑌦॒𑌨𑍍॒, 𑌯𑌦𑌾𑌽𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇᳚ ॥

Word Meanings (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌵𑍇𑌦 - I know; the Veda
𑌅𑌹𑌮𑍍 - I
𑌏𑌤𑌮𑍍 - this one
𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌮𑍍 - the Cosmic Person
𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌮𑍍 - great; vast
𑌆𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯-𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌮𑍍 - radiant like the sun
𑌤𑌮𑌸𑌃 - beyond darkness; of darkness
𑌤𑍁 - but; however
𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍇 - beyond
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌣𑌿 - all things
𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾𑌣𑌿 - forms
𑌵𑌿𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯 - having arranged; having diversified
𑌧𑍀𑌰𑌃 - the wise, steady one
𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌿 - names
𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 - having made
𑌅𑌭𑌿𑌵𑌦𑌨𑍍 - calling; speaking forth
𑌯𑌦𑍍 - which
𑌆𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 - abides; remains

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
I know this great Purusha, radiant like the sun and beyond darkness. The wise one, having fashioned all forms and names, remains as their underlying reality.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This is a realization statement: 𑌵𑍇𑌦 𑌅𑌹𑌮𑍍, "I know." The Purusha is 𑌤𑌮𑌸𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍇, beyond darkness, yet all names and forms arise through him.

The phrase resonates strongly with Upanishadic knowledge of Brahman as the end of ignorance. The Gita's light imagery and Shankara's emphasis on knowledge removing 𑌅𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾 fit naturally here.

Practically, seek the light beyond labels. Names and roles are useful, but do not let them trap you. See the person behind the title, the purpose behind the task, and the truth behind the appearance.

𑌧𑌾॒𑌤𑌾 𑌪𑍁॒𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾॒𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍁॑𑌦𑌾𑌜॒𑌹𑌾𑌰॑ । 𑌶॒𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌿॒𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾-𑌨𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰॒𑌦𑌿𑌶॒𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌤॑𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌃 ।
𑌤𑌮𑍇॒𑌵𑌂-𑌵𑌿𑌁॒𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨॒𑌮𑍃𑌤॑ 𑌇॒𑌹 𑌭॑𑌵𑌤𑌿 । 𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑌂𑌥𑌾॒ 𑌅𑌯॑𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥

Word Meanings (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌧𑌾𑌤𑌾 - the sustainer; creator
𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍 - in front; at first
𑌉𑌦𑌾𑌜𑌹𑌾𑌰 - declared; raised up
𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌃 - Indra; the mighty one
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 - knowing fully
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌿𑌶𑌃 - directions; quarters
𑌚𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌃 - four
𑌤𑌮𑍍 - him; that one
𑌏𑌵𑌮𑍍 - thus
𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 - one who knows
𑌅𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌃 - immortal; deathless
𑌇𑌹 - here
𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 - becomes; comes to be
𑌨 - not
𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌃 - another person
𑌪𑌂𑌥𑌾 - path
𑌅𑌯𑌨𑌾𑌯 - for going; for attainment
𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 - is found; exists

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The Creator proclaimed this in the beginning, and Indra, knowing it, spread it through the four directions. One who knows the Purusha in this way becomes immortal here; there is no other path to the final goal.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The hymn now turns cosmic vision into liberating knowledge. 𑌏𑌵𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍, knowing thus, is the key. Ritual imagery prepares the mind, but knowledge of the Purusha grants immortality.

Upanishads repeatedly say that knowing the supreme reality crosses death. Shankara's Advaita interprets this as knowledge of one's identity with the deathless Brahman; Vaishnava traditions read it as liberating knowledge and devotion to the supreme Lord.

In daily life, knowledge must be assimilated, not merely admired. Repeatedly ask: what do I know to be true, and am I living from it?

𑌯॒𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍇𑌨॑ 𑌯॒𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌮॑𑌯𑌜𑌂𑌤 𑌦𑍇॒𑌵𑌾𑌃 । 𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿॒ 𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾॑𑌣𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌥॒𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾॑𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍍 ।
𑌤𑍇 𑌹॒ 𑌨𑌾𑌕𑌂॑ 𑌮𑌹𑌿॒𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌃॑ 𑌸𑌚𑌂𑌤𑍇 । 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰॒ 𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇॑ 𑌸𑌾॒𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑌂𑌤𑌿॑ 𑌦𑍇॒𑌵𑌾𑌃 ॥

Word Meanings (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍇𑌨 - by sacrifice
𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌮𑍍 - the sacrifice; sacred offering
𑌅𑌯𑌜𑌂𑌤 - they worshipped; sacrificed
𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌃 - the gods; divine powers
𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 - those
𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌿 - dharmas; sacred principles
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌥𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌿 - first; primordial
𑌆𑌸𑌨𑍍 - were
𑌤𑍇 - to you; your
𑌹 - indeed, certainly
𑌨𑌾𑌕𑌮𑍍 - heavenly realm
𑌮𑌹𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌃 - great ones; glories
𑌸𑌚𑌂𑌤𑍇 - attain; dwell with
𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰 - where
𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇 - ancient; earlier
𑌸𑌾𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 - the Sadhyas, perfected divine beings
𑌸𑌂𑌤𑌿 - are; exist
𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌃 - the gods; divine powers

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
By sacrifice the gods worshipped the sacrifice. Those were the first dharmas. Through those greatnesses they reached the heavenly realm where the ancient Sadhya deities dwell.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The phrase 𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍇𑌨 𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌮𑍍 is profound: sacred action is sustained by sacred offering. Dharma begins when life gives itself back to the order from which it came.

The Gita's yajna-cycle is a direct continuation of this vision. Even knowledge, charity, austerity, and disciplined action can become yajna when egoistic ownership is released.

Practically, convert work into offering. Do your duty well, dedicate the result, and let shared welfare matter. That turns ordinary labor into dharma.

𑌅॒𑌦𑍍𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑌂𑌭𑍂॑𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌿॒𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍈 𑌰𑌸𑌾᳚𑌚𑍍𑌚 । 𑌵𑌿॒𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌕॑𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌃॒ 𑌸𑌮॑𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤॒𑌤𑌾𑌧𑌿॑ ।
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯॒ 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾॑ 𑌵𑌿॒𑌦𑌧॑𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍂॒𑌪𑌮𑍇॑𑌤𑌿 । 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁॑𑌷𑌸𑍍𑌯॒ 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵॒𑌮𑌾𑌜𑌾॑𑌨॒𑌮𑌗𑍍𑌰𑍇᳚ ॥

Word Meanings (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌅𑌦𑍍𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌃 - from the waters
𑌸𑌂𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌃 - born; arisen
𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍈 - from the earth; of earth
𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌤𑍍 - from essence; sap
𑌚 - and
𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌃 - from Vishvakarma; the all-maker
𑌅𑌧𑌿 - contextual word sense: arose from the universal maker
𑌸𑌮𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌤 - arose; came into being
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 - his
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾 - Tvashta, the divine shaper
𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌮𑍍 - form
𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌧𑌤𑍍 - fashioning; arranging
𑌤𑌤𑍍 - that
𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌸𑍍𑌯 - of a man
𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍 - the universe; all
𑌆𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌮𑍍 - the original birth; beginning
𑌅𑌗𑍍𑌰𑍇 - at the summit/forefront

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Born from the waters and the essence of earth, arising from the universal maker, his form was shaped by Tvashta. In the beginning this was the universal emergence of the Purusha.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
Waters, earth-essence, 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍍, and 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾 describe the shaping of manifestation. Creation is both fluid and formed, essence and structure.

Vedic cosmology often uses waters as primordial potential and Tvashta as divine shaper. Vedanta uses such images to contemplate the transition from unmanifest cause to manifest names and forms.

Practically, good creation also needs both fluidity and form. Ideas are like waters; disciplined design is Tvashta. Without both, projects either remain vague or become rigid.

𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌾॒𑌹𑌮𑍇॒𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁॑𑌷𑌂 𑌮॒𑌹𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌮𑍍᳚ । 𑌆॒𑌦𑌿॒𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌵॑𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌂॒ 𑌤𑌮॑𑌸𑌃॒ 𑌪𑌰॑𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍 ।
𑌤𑌮𑍇॒𑌵𑌂-𑌵𑌿𑌁॒𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨॒𑌮𑍃𑌤॑ 𑌇॒𑌹 𑌭॑𑌵𑌤𑌿 । 𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑌂𑌥𑌾॑ 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯॒𑌤𑍇𑌽𑌯॑𑌨𑌾𑌯 ॥

Word Meanings (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌵𑍇𑌦 - I know; the Veda
𑌅𑌹𑌮𑍍 - I
𑌏𑌤𑌮𑍍 - this one
𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌮𑍍 - the Cosmic Person
𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌮𑍍 - great; vast
𑌆𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯-𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌮𑍍 - sun-like in radiance
𑌤𑌮𑌸𑌃 - beyond darkness; of darkness
𑌪𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍 - beyond
𑌤𑌮𑍍 - him; that one
𑌏𑌵𑌮𑍍 - thus
𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 - one who knows
𑌅𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌃 - immortal; deathless
𑌇𑌹 - here
𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 - becomes; comes to be
𑌨 - not
𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌃 - another person
𑌪𑌂𑌥𑌾 - path
𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 - is found; exists
𑌅𑌯𑌨𑌾𑌯 - for going; for attainment

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
I know this great Purusha, radiant like the sun and beyond darkness. One who knows him in this way becomes immortal here; no other path exists for the final goal.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The repetition emphasizes the hymn's highest teaching: cosmic speculation must culminate in knowing the luminous Purusha beyond darkness. 𑌇𑌹, here, shows that immortality is realized while living.

The same insight appears in many Upanishads: knowledge of the supreme removes death-fear. Whether expressed as non-dual realization or loving surrender to the Supreme Lord, the transformation must be direct and existential.

In practical life, return often to what removes fear. The test of spiritual knowledge is not vocabulary but freedom from panic, selfishness, and despair.

𑌪𑍍𑌰॒𑌜𑌾𑌪॑𑌤𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌰𑌤𑌿॒ 𑌗𑌰𑍍𑌭𑍇॑ 𑌅𑌂॒𑌤𑌃 । 𑌅॒𑌜𑌾𑌯॑𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍋 𑌬𑌹𑍁॒𑌧𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌾॑𑌯𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯॒ 𑌧𑍀𑌰𑌾𑌃॒ 𑌪𑌰𑌿॑𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌂𑌤𑌿॒ 𑌯𑍋𑌨𑌿𑌮𑍍᳚ । 𑌮𑌰𑍀॑𑌚𑍀𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌪॒𑌦𑌮𑌿॑𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑍇॒𑌧𑌸𑌃॑ ॥

Word Meanings (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌾𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌃 - the Lord of beings (Creator)
𑌗𑌰𑍍𑌭𑍇 - in the womb; within
𑌅𑌂𑌤𑌃 - inside
𑌚𑌰𑌤𑌿 - moves; dwells
𑌅𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌃 - unborn
𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌧𑌾 - in many ways
𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇 - is born; manifests
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 - his
𑌧𑍀𑌰𑌾𑌃 - the wise; steadfast seers
𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌂𑌤𑌿 - know fully
𑌯𑍋𑌨𑌿𑌮𑍍 - source; womb
𑌮𑌰𑍀𑌚𑍀𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍 - of the rays; of the Maricis
𑌪𑌦𑌮𑍍 - place; state; goal
𑌇𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌂𑌤𑌿 - desire; seek
𑌵𑍇𑌧𑌸𑌃 - the wise creators; knowers

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Prajapati moves within the womb; though unborn, he is born in many forms. The wise know his source, and the creators seek the radiant station.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
𑌅𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌃 𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌧𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇 is a classic paradox: the unborn appears as many births. The source remains unborn while manifestation multiplies.

This is close to the Gita's teaching of divine birth: the Lord is unborn yet appears through his own power. Advaita reads such manifestation as dependent appearance; theistic Vedanta reads it as sovereign self-expression.

Practically, remember the unborn center amid changing roles. You may be child, parent, worker, leader, or student, but do not lose the deeper self in role-births.

𑌯𑍋 𑌦𑍇॒𑌵𑍇𑌭𑍍𑌯॒ 𑌆𑌤॑𑌪𑌤𑌿 । 𑌯𑍋 𑌦𑍇॒𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂᳚ 𑌪𑍁॒𑌰𑍋𑌹𑌿॑𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍋॒ 𑌯𑍋 𑌦𑍇॒𑌵𑍇𑌭𑍍𑌯𑍋॑ 𑌜𑌾॒𑌤𑌃 । 𑌨𑌮𑍋॑ 𑌰𑍁॒𑌚𑌾𑌯॒ 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑍍𑌮॑𑌯𑍇 ॥

Word Meanings (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌯𑌃 - who; the one who
𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍇𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌃 - for the gods; from the gods
𑌆𑌤𑌪𑌤𑌿 - shines; gives heat
𑌯𑌃 - who; the one who
𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍 - of the gods
𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍋𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌃 - priest; one placed before
𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌃 - preceded by
𑌯𑌃 - who; the one who
𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍇𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌃 - for the gods; from the gods
𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌃 - born; arisen
𑌨𑌮𑌃 - salutations
𑌰𑍁𑌚𑌾𑌯 - to radiance; to sacred brilliance
𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌯𑍇 - Brahmic; belonging to Brahman

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Salutations to the Brahmic radiance, to him who shines for the gods, who is their priest, and who arose before the gods.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
𑌰𑍁𑌚𑌾 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑍍𑌮𑍀 is sacred radiance. The source illumines even the gods and stands before them as priestly intelligence. Divine functions depend on a prior light.

The Kena Upanishad similarly teaches that the gods themselves are empowered by Brahman. Their victory is not independent. This prevents worship from fragmenting the ultimate source.

In daily life, honor the source behind visible success. Teams praise front-stage achievers, but wisdom sees the prior conditions, teachers, parents, and grace that made success possible.

𑌰𑍁𑌚𑌂॑ 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌾॒𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌂 𑌜॒𑌨𑌯𑌂॑𑌤𑌃 । 𑌦𑍇॒𑌵𑌾 𑌅𑌗𑍍𑌰𑍇॒ 𑌤𑌦॑𑌬𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍍 ।
𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑍈॒𑌵𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌾᳚𑌹𑍍𑌮॒𑌣𑍋 𑌵𑌿॒𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍 । 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯॑ 𑌦𑍇॒𑌵𑌾 𑌅𑌸॒𑌨𑍍 𑌵𑌶𑍇᳚ ॥

Word Meanings (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌰𑍁𑌚𑌮𑍍 - radiance; sacred brilliance
𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌮𑍍 - Brahmic; sacred to Brahman
𑌜𑌨𑌯𑌂𑌤𑌃 - bringing forth; generating
𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌃 - the gods; divine powers
𑌅𑌗𑍍𑌰𑍇 - at the summit/forefront
𑌤𑌤𑍍 - that
𑌅𑌬𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌵𑌨𑍍 - they said
𑌯𑌃 - who; the one who
𑌤𑍁 - but; however
𑌏𑌵𑌮𑍍 - thus
𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌃 - the Brahmana; priestly class
𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍 - should know
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 - his
𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌃 - the gods; divine powers
𑌅𑌸𑌨𑍍 - became; were
𑌵𑌶𑍇 - under control; in obedience

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Generating the Brahmic radiance, the gods declared in the beginning: the knower who understands this has the gods in his favor.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The power praised here is knowledge aligned with sacred radiance, not domination by ego. 𑌵𑌶𑍇 means the divine powers become favorable to one who knows and lives in alignment.

In Vedanta, knowledge harmonizes the faculties. When speech, mind, breath, and action are aligned with truth, the inner "deities" no longer pull in conflicting directions.

Practically, integrity makes life cooperative. When you are truthful and disciplined, memory, speech, energy, and relationships begin to support rather than sabotage your purpose.

𑌹𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌚॑ 𑌤𑍇 𑌲॒𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌚॒ 𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍌᳚ । 𑌅॒𑌹𑍋॒𑌰𑌾॒𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌪𑌾॒𑌰𑍍𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍇 ।
𑌨𑌕𑍍𑌷॑𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌰𑍂॒𑌪𑌮𑍍 । 𑌅॒𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍌॒ 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍᳚ ।
𑌇॒𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌂 𑌮॑𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌾𑌣 । 𑌅॒𑌮𑍁𑌂 𑌮॑𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌾𑌣 । 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂॑ 𑌮𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌾𑌣 ॥

Word Meanings (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌹𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌃 - modesty; sacred humility
𑌚 - and
𑌤𑍇 - to you; your
𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌃 - Lakshmi; auspicious prosperity
𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍌 - wives; consorts
𑌅𑌹𑍋𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 - day and night
𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍇 - at the sides
𑌨𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌿 - stars; lunar mansions
𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌮𑍍 - form
𑌅𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍌 - the twin Ashvins
𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍 - opened; spread
𑌇𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌮𑍍 - desired good
𑌮𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌾𑌣 - grant; fulfill
𑌅𑌮𑍁𑌮𑍍 - that other; that world
𑌮𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌾𑌣 - grant; fulfill
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍 - all; everything
𑌮𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌾𑌣 - grant; fulfill

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Modesty and Lakshmi are your consorts; day and night stand by your sides; the stars are your form; the Ashvins are your open power. Grant the desired good, grant the higher goal, grant all that is truly worth seeking.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The closing vision is majestic and intimate. 𑌹𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌃 and 𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀 together mean prosperity must be joined with modesty and moral restraint. Day, night, and stars are limbs of the Purusha's cosmic form.

Sri Vaishnava and broader Vishnu traditions especially cherish this verse because Lakshmi is inseparable from the Supreme. Vedantic contemplation sees that abundance without 𑌹𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌃 becomes dangerous, while modest abundance becomes auspicious.

Practically, ask for all good only with humility. Wealth, success, and recognition should be accompanied by restraint, gratitude, and service. That is how prosperity remains blessed.

𑌤𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌂॒-𑌯𑍋𑌁𑌰𑌾𑌵𑍃॑𑌣𑍀𑌮𑌹𑍇 । 𑌗𑌾॒𑌤𑍁𑌂-𑌯𑌁॒𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌯॑ । 𑌗𑌾॒𑌤𑍁𑌂-𑌯𑌁॒𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌪॑𑌤𑌯𑍇 । 𑌦𑍈𑌵𑍀᳚ 𑌸𑍍𑌵॒𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌰॑𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌨𑌃 । 𑌸𑍍𑌵॒𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍁॑𑌷𑍇𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌃 । 𑌊॒𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌜𑌿॑𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌭𑍇𑌷॒𑌜𑌮𑍍 । 𑌶𑌂 𑌨𑍋॑ 𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿॒𑌪𑌦𑍇᳚ । 𑌶𑌂 𑌚𑌤𑍁॑𑌷𑍍𑌪𑌦𑍇 ।
𑌓𑌂 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॒ 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॒ 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॑ ॥

Word Meanings (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌤𑌤𑍍 - that
𑌶𑌂 - peace; auspiciousness
𑌯𑍋𑌃 - in the two
𑌆𑌵𑍃𑌣𑍀𑌮𑌹𑍇 - we choose; we seek
𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍁𑌮𑍍 - path; access; movement toward the goal
𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌯 - for sacrifice; for worship
𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍁𑌮𑍍 - path; access; movement toward the goal
𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌪𑌤𑌯𑍇 - to the Lord of sacrifice
𑌦𑍈𑌵𑍀 - divine (feminine adjective)
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 - wellbeing; auspicious welfare
𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌷𑍇𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌃 - for human beings
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 - wellbeing; auspicious welfare
𑌭𑍇𑌷𑌜𑌮𑍍 - healing medicine; remedy
𑌊𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍 - upward
𑌜𑌿𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍁 - may it rise; may it go upward
𑌶𑌂 - peace; auspiciousness
𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌦𑍇 - for two-footed beings
𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌪𑌦𑍇 - for four-footed beings

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
We again seek auspicious welfare, the path of sacrifice, and the Lord of sacrifice. May there be divine welfare, human welfare, rising healing, and peace for two-footed and four-footed beings. May there be peace, peace, peace.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The repetition returns the cosmic hymn to universal welfare through 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿, 𑌭𑍇𑌷𑌜𑌮𑍍, 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌦𑍍, and 𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌪𑌦𑍍. After contemplating the Purusha as all, the prayer naturally includes humans, animals, healing, and sacred action.

This is the Vedic rhythm: knowledge returns as responsibility. The Gita also ends not in private escape but in restored dharma and right action.

Practically, end spiritual study by widening concern. Ask what healing should rise today through your words, work, and choices.

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