Brahmavidya Upanishad: Verse 8
सूर्यमण्डलमध्येऽथ ह्यकारः शङ्खमध्यगः । उकारश्चन्द्रसंकाशस्तस्य मध्ये व्यवस्थितः ॥
मकारस्त्वग्निसंकाशो विधूमो विद्युतोपमः । तिस्रो मात्रास्तथा ज्ञेया सोमसूर्याग्निरूपिणः ॥७-८॥
सूर्य-मण्डल-मध्ये अथ हि अकारः शङ्ख-मध्य-गः । उकारः चन्द्र-संकाशः तस्य मध्ये व्यवस्थितः ॥
मकारः तु अग्नि-संकाशः वि-धूमः विद्युत्-उपमः । तिस्रः मात्राः तथा ज्ञेयाः सोम-सूर्य-अग्नि-रूपिणः ॥७-८॥
sūryamaṇḍalamadhye 'tha hy akāraḥ śaṅkhamadhyagaḥ | ukāraś candrasaṅkāśas tasya madhye vyavasthitaḥ ||
makāras tv agnisaṅkāśo vidhūmo vidyutopamaḥ | tisro mātrās tathā jñeyāḥ somasūryāgnirūpiṇaḥ ||7–8||
അപ്പോൾ സൂര്യമണ്ഡലത്തിന്റെ മദ്ധ്യത്തിൽ ‘അ’ അക്ഷരം ശംഖത്തിന്റെ മദ്ധ്യത്തിൽ ഇരിക്കുന്നതുപോലെ സ്ഥിതിചെയ്യുന്നു. അതിന്റെ മദ്ധ്യത്തിൽ ചന്ദ്രസദൃശമായ പ്രകാശമുള്ള ‘ഉ’ അക്ഷരം സ്ഥാപിതമാണ്. ‘മ’ അക്ഷരം അഗ്നിസദൃശമായ ദീപ്തിയുള്ളത്, ധൂമരഹിതം, മിന്നലിനോട് ഉപമിക്കാവുന്നത്. ഇങ്ങനെ മൂന്നു മാത്രകളെ സോമ (ചന്ദ്ര), സൂര്യ, അഗ്നിരൂപങ്ങളായി അറിയണം।
Then, in the midst of the solar orb, the syllable ‘a’ is (as) situated in the middle of a conch. The syllable ‘u’, moon-like in radiance, is established in its midst. The syllable ‘m’ is fire-like in radiance, smokeless, comparable to lightning. Thus the three measures are to be known as having the forms of Soma (moon), Sun, and Fire.
- Same sandhi as Brahmavidya.7 (text duplicated): madhye 'tha (e+a→e '), atha hy (hi→hy), ukāraś (ḥ+c→ś c), makāras tu (ḥ+t→s t), vidyutopamaḥ, somasūryāgnirūpiṇaḥ
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