अहल्लिकेति होवाच याज्ञवल्क्यः । यत्रैतदन्यत्रास्मन्मन्यासै । यद्ध्येतदन्यत्रास्मत्स्याच्छ्वानो वैनदद्युर्वयांसि वैनद्विमथ्नीरन्निति ॥
ahalliketi hovāca yājñavalkyaḥ | yatraitadanyatrāsmanmanyāsai | yaddhyetadanyatrāsmatsyācchvāno vainadadyurvayāṃsi vainadvimathnīranniti ||
'You dimwit (ahallika)!' said Yajnavalkya, 'to think it could be anywhere other than in ourselves! If it were anywhere other than in ourselves, dogs would eat it, or birds would tear it apart.'
याज्ञवल्क्य ने कहा, 'अरे अहल्लिक (मूढ़)! तुम सोचते हो कि यह हमसे अलग कहीं और है! यदि यह हमसे अलग कहीं होता, तो इसे कुत्ते खा जाते या पक्षी नोच डालते।'
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
The heart, where truth and faith rest, is not an object somewhere outside us; it rests in our own self.
हृदय, जिसमें सत्य और श्रद्धा टिके हैं, हमसे बाहर कहीं रखी कोई वस्तु नहीं; वह हमारे अपने आत्मा में टिका है।
Brihadaranyaka 3.9.25. Yajnavalkya (the whole unit is his) rebukes Shakalya for asking what the heart rests on, as if it could be somewhere other than in oneself.