Kena Upanishad · Khanda 3
Kena Upanishad 3.11 meaning
ath-endram abruvan maghavann etad vijaneehi kim etad yaksham iti tath-eti
tad abhyadravat tasmat tirodadhe
अथेन्द्रमब्रुवन्मघवन्नेतद्विजानीहि किमेतद्यक्षमिति तथेति।
तदभ्यद्रवत्तस्मात्तिरोदधे॥
Then they said to Indra, 'Maghavan, find out who this mysterious being is.' 'Very well,' he said, and rushed towards it. But it vanished from his sight.
What it means
Even the king of the gods is not given an easy answer. Sometimes what we seek disappears just as we approach, not to defeat us, but to make us wait and look more deeply.हिंदी में अर्थ
तब उन्होंने इंद्र से कहा, 'हे मघवन, पता लगाओ कि यह यक्ष कौन है।' इंद्र ने कहा, 'ठीक है,' और उसकी ओर दौड़ा। पर वह उसके सामने से गायब हो गया।
देवताओं के राजा को भी आसान जवाब नहीं मिलता। कभी-कभी जो हम खोजते हैं, पास पहुँचते ही ओझल हो जाता है, हमें हराने नहीं, गहराई से देखना सिखाने के लिए।
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