Prashna Upanishad 11: Verse 11

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

पञ्चपादं पितरं द्वादशाकृतिं दिव आहुः परे अर्धे पुरीषिणम् । अथेमे अन्य उ परे विचक्षणं सप्तचक्रे षडर आहुरर्पितमिति ॥११॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

पञ्च-पादम् । पितरम् । द्वादश-आकृतिम् । दिवः । आहुः । परे । अर्धे । पुरीषिणम् । अथ । इमे । अन्ये । उ । परे । विचक्षणम् । सप्त-चक्रे । षड्-अरे । आहुः । अर्पितम् । इति ॥

Recitation with translationPrashna Upanishad 11

IAST Transliteration

pañcapādaṃ pitaraṃ dvādaśākṛtiṃ diva āhuḥ pare ardhe purīṣiṇam ｜ atheme anya u pare vicakṣaṇaṃ saptacakra ṣaḍara āhurarpitamiti ॥

Translation

लोग कहते हैं बाप के पाँच पैर हैं और बारह रूप हैं। वो आसमान के ऊपर हिस्से में रहते हैं, जहाँ बारिश ज़्यादा होती है। पर कुछ लोग कहते हैं वो जो सब देख सकता है वो नीचे हिस्से में है। वो एक चक्कर पे है जिसमे सात पहिये हैं और छह डंडे हैं।

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Academic Translation

They say the father has five feet and twelve forms, situated in the higher half of heaven, abounding in rain. Others, however, say the all-seeing one is in the lower half, placed upon the seven-wheeled, six-spoked wheel.

Verse Context

• Kala (Time) as Prajapati — the cosmic year as the creative principle
• Mahavakya: Not directly a Mahavakya, but establishes Prajapati (Time/Brahman) as the source of all creation, supporting the Tat Tvam Asi cosmological framework
• Atharva Veda
• Pippalada Shakha Shakha
• Chandas: Anushtubh (Vedic variant)