स वा अयमात्मा ब्रह्म विज्ञानमयो मनोमयो प्राणमयश्चक्षुर्मयः श्रोत्रमयः पृथिवीमय आपोमयो वायुमय आकाशमयस्तेजोमयोऽतेजोमयः काममयोऽकाममयः क्रोधमयोऽक्रोधमयो धर्ममयोऽधर्ममयः सर्वमयः । तद्यदेतदिदंमयोऽदोमय इति । यथाकारी यथाचारी तथा भवति । साधुकारी साधुर्भवति । पापकारी पापो भवति । पुण्यः पुण्येन कर्मणा पापः पापेन । अथो खल्वाहुः । काममय एवायं पुरुष इति । स यथाकामो भवति तत्क्रतुर्भवति । यत्क्रतुर्भवति तत्कर्म कुरुते । यत्कर्म कुरुते तदभिसंपद्यते ॥
sa vā ayamātmā brahma vijñānamayo manomayo prāṇamayaścakṣurmayaḥ śrotramayaḥ pṛthivīmaya āpomayo vāyumaya ākāśamayastejomayo'tejomayaḥ kāmamayo'kāmamayaḥ krodhamayo'krodhamayo dharmamayo'dharmamayaḥ sarvamayaḥ | tadyadetadidaṃmayo'domaya iti | yathākārī yathācārī tathā bhavati | sādhukārī sādhurbhavati | pāpakārī pāpo bhavati | puṇyaḥ puṇyena karmaṇā pāpaḥ pāpena | atho khalvāhuḥ | kāmamaya evāyaṃ puruṣa iti | sa yathākāmo bhavati tatkraturbhavati | yatkraturbhavati tatkarma kurute | yatkarma kurute tadabhisaṃpadyate ||
This self is indeed Brahman, made of understanding, made of mind, made of breath, made of sight, made of hearing, made of earth, water, wind, space, made of light and of no light, of desire and of no desire, of anger and of no anger, of dharma and of no dharma; it is made of everything. That is what is meant by 'made of this, made of that'. As one acts, as one conducts oneself, so one becomes. Doing good, one becomes good; doing evil, one becomes evil. One becomes virtuous by virtuous action, bad by bad action. And so they say: 'A person is made of desire.' As is his desire, so is his resolve; as is his resolve, so is the deed he does; and what deed he does, that he attains.
यह आत्मा ही ब्रह्म है: विज्ञानमय, मनोमय, प्राणमय, चक्षुमय, श्रोत्रमय, पृथ्वीमय, जलमय, वायुमय, आकाशमय, तेजोमय और अतेजोमय, काममय और अकाममय, क्रोधमय और अक्रोधमय, धर्ममय और अधर्ममय; यह सर्वमय है। 'यह इससे बना है, वह उससे बना है' का यही अर्थ है। जैसा कोई करता है, जैसा आचरण करता है, वैसा ही बन जाता है। भला करने वाला भला बनता है, बुरा करने वाला बुरा। पुण्य कर्म से पुण्यात्मा, पाप कर्म से पापी। इसीलिए कहते हैं: 'मनुष्य कामनाओं से बना है।' जैसी उसकी कामना होती है, वैसा उसका संकल्प होता है; जैसा संकल्प, वैसा कर्म करता है; और जैसा कर्म करता है, वैसा ही फल पाता है।
This describes how actions shape what one becomes; it is not fatalism, and not a judgement that anyone's suffering is deserved.
यह बताता है कि कर्म हमें कैसे गढ़ते हैं; यह भाग्यवाद नहीं है, और न ही यह निर्णय कि किसी का दुख उसके योग्य है।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
We are shaped by what we keep wanting and keep doing. If you want to change who you are, start with what you desire and resolve, because deeds and character follow from there.
हम वही बनते हैं जो हम बार-बार चाहते और करते हैं। यदि अपने को बदलना है, तो अपनी चाह और संकल्प से शुरू कीजिए, क्योंकि कर्म और चरित्र वहीं से बनते हैं।
Brihadaranyaka 4.4.5. Yajnavalkya tells Janaka that the self takes on whatever it is made of, and that one becomes what one does, and does what one desires and resolves.