Brihadaranyaka Upanishad · Jyotir Brahmana
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 4.3.6 meaning
astamita aditye yajnavalkya chandramasy astamite shantegnau shantayam vachi kinjyotir ev-ayam purusha iti
atm-aiv-asya jyotir bhavat-eeti
अस्तमित आदित्ये याज्ञवल्क्य चन्द्रमस्यस्तमिते शान्तेऽग्नौ शान्तायां वाचि किञ्ज्योतिरेवायं पुरुष इति ।
आत्मैवास्य ज्योतिर्भवतीति ॥
King Janaka asks: "Yajnavalkya, when the sun has set, the moon has set, the fire has gone out and speech is silent, what light does a person have?" Yajnavalkya answers: "The Self is his light."
What it means
When every outside support goes dark — people, plans, comforts — there is still a light inside that lets you see and act. In your hardest nights, that inner light has not gone anywhere.हिंदी में अर्थ
राजा जनक पूछते हैं: "याज्ञवल्क्य, जब सूरज डूब जाए, चाँद डूब जाए, आग बुझ जाए और वाणी भी चुप हो, तब मनुष्य का प्रकाश क्या है?" याज्ञवल्क्य कहते हैं: "आत्मा ही उसका प्रकाश है।"
जब बाहर का हर सहारा अँधेरा हो जाए — लोग, योजनाएँ, सुविधाएँ — तब भी भीतर एक रोशनी रहती है। सबसे कठिन रातों में भी वह कहीं नहीं जाती।
Spoken by Yajnavalkya.
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