Prashna Upanishad 2: Verse 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तन् ह स ऋषिरुवच भूय एव तपसा ब्रह्मचर्येण श्रद्धया संवत्सरं संवत्स्यथ यथाकामं प्रश्नान् पृच्छत यदि विज्ञास्यामः सर्वं ह वो वक्ष्याम इति ॥२॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

tan ha saḥ ṛṣiḥ uvāca bhūyaḥ eva tapasā brahmacaryeṇa śraddhayā saṃvatsaram saṃvatsyatha yathākāmam praśnān pṛcchata yadi vijñāsyāmaḥ sarvam ha vaḥ vakṣyāma iti ॥२॥

Recitation with translationPrashna Upanishad 2

IAST Transliteration

tan ha sa ṛṣiruvāca bhūya eva tapasā brahmacaryeṇa śraddhayā saṃvatsaraṃ saṃvatsyatha yathākāmaṃ praśnān pṛcchata yadi vijñāsyāmaḥ sarvaṃ ha vo vakṣyāma iti ॥२॥

Translation

रिशि ने उनको कहा, एक साल और यहीं रहो। अपना मन रखो, ब्रह्मचार्य फॉलो करो, और श्रद्धा से रहो। जो पूछना है वो पूछ लो। अगर मैं जानूँगा तो तुम्हे सब बता दूँगा।

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Academic Translation

Then the rishi said to them, 'Dwell here for another year with austerity, celibacy, and faith. Ask questions as you desire. If I can know, I shall tell you all.'

Verse Context

• Adhikara (qualification for knowledge); Tapas, Brahmacarya, Shraddha as preparatory disciplines
• Mahavakya: Not directly related to the four Mahavakyas, but establishes the adhikara (qualification) necessary for understanding them
• Atharva Veda
• Pippalada (Paippalada) Shakha
• Chandas: Prose (Gadya)