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Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 3.9.8

3.9.8 Yajnavalkya to Shakalya

कतमे ते त्रयो देवा इति । इम एव त्रयो लोकाः । एषु हीमे सर्वे देवा इति । कतमौ तौ द्वौ देवा इति । अन्नं चैव प्राणश्चेति । कतमोऽध्यर्ध इति । योऽयं पवत इति ॥

katame te trayo devā iti | ima eva trayo lokāḥ | eṣu hīme sarve devā iti | katamau tau dvau devā iti | annaṃ caiva prāṇaśceti | katamo'dhyardha iti | yo'yaṃ pavata iti ||

'Which are the three gods?' 'These three worlds, for in them all these gods dwell.' 'Which are the two gods?' 'Food and breath.' 'Which is the one and a half?' 'This one who blows here (the wind).'

'वे तीन देवता कौन-से हैं?' 'ये तीन लोक ही, क्योंकि इन्हीं में ये सब देवता रहते हैं।' 'वे दो देवता कौन-से हैं?' 'अन्न और प्राण।' 'डेढ़ कौन है?' 'यह जो बहता है (वायु)।'

Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ

Life comes down to two things that sustain every creature: food and breath.

जीवन उन दो चीज़ों पर आ टिकता है जो हर प्राणी को धारण करती हैं: अन्न और प्राण।

Brihadaranyaka 3.9.8. Shakalya asks about the three, the two and the one and a half gods; Yajnavalkya answers.

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