श्रोत्रियस्य चाकामहतस्य । ते ये शतमाजानजानां देवानामानन्दाः । स एकः कर्मदेवानां देवानामानन्दः । ये कर्मणा देवानपियन्ति । श्रोत्रियस्य चाकामहतस्य । ते ये शतं कर्मदेवानां देवानामानन्दाः । स एको देवानामानन्दः । श्रोत्रियस्य चाकामहतस्य । ते ये शतं देवानामानन्दाः । स एक इन्द्रस्यानन्दः ॥
śrotriyasya cākāmahatasya | te ye śatamājānajānāṃ devānāmānandāḥ | sa ekaḥ karmadevānāṃ devānāmānandaḥ | ye karmaṇā devānapiyanti | śrotriyasya cākāmahatasya | te ye śataṃ karmadevānāṃ devānāmānandāḥ | sa eko devānāmānandaḥ | śrotriyasya cākāmahatasya | te ye śataṃ devānāmānandāḥ | sa eka indrasyānandaḥ ||
and of one learned in the Veda who is not struck by desire. A hundred blisses of the gods born in heaven make one bliss of the gods by deeds, who reach the gods through their deeds, and of one learned in the Veda who is not struck by desire. A hundred blisses of the gods by deeds make one bliss of the gods, and of one learned in the Veda who is not struck by desire. A hundred blisses of the gods make one bliss of Indra,
और उस वेदज्ञ का भी जो कामना से अछूता है। स्वर्ग में जन्मे देवताओं के सौ आनंद कर्म-देवताओं का एक आनंद है, जो अपने कर्मों से देवत्व पाते हैं, और उस वेदज्ञ का भी जो कामना से अछूता है। कर्म-देवताओं के सौ आनंद देवताओं का एक आनंद है, और उस वेदज्ञ का भी जो कामना से अछूता है। देवताओं के सौ आनंद इंद्र का एक आनंद है,
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Even what is won by great deeds is still a step on a ladder. The contented person, free of craving, stands level with each rung without climbing.
बड़े-बड़े कर्मों से जो मिलता है, वह भी सीढ़ी का एक डंडा ही है। लालसा से मुक्त, संतुष्ट मनुष्य बिना चढ़े ही हर डंडे के बराबर खड़ा है।
Taittiriya 2.8.3: the ladder of bliss continues through the gods by birth, the gods by deeds, the gods and Indra, with the refrain that the desireless learned one shares each bliss.