अन्नमयं हि सोम्य मनः । आपोमयः प्राणः । तेजोमयी वागिति । भूय एव मा भगवान्विज्ञापयत्विति । तथा सोम्येति होवाच ॥
annamayaṃ hi somya manaḥ | āpomayaḥ prāṇaḥ | tejomayī vāgiti | bhūya eva mā bhagavānvijñāpayatviti | tathā somyeti hovāca ||
"For the mind, my dear, is made of food; breath is made of water; speech is made of heat." "Please, sir, teach me still more." "Very well, my dear," he said.
"बेटा, मन अन्नमय है, प्राण जलमय है और वाणी तेजोमय है।" "पूज्य पिताजी, मुझे और भी समझाइए।" उन्होंने कहा, "ठीक है, बेटा।"
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
The same lesson repeated shows how deep teaching works: one point, from many sides, until it lands. Next the father will let his son test it on himself.
वही पाठ दोहराना दिखाता है कि गहरी शिक्षा कैसे काम करती है: एक ही बात, कई ओर से, जब तक वह मन में उतर न जाए। आगे पिता पुत्र को स्वयं पर इसे परखने देंगे।
Chandogya 6.6.5: the same summary as 6.5.4; Śvetaketu asks for more and his father agrees.