Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 2.13Famous
intermediate
स यथाऽर्द्रऽएधाग्नेरभ्याहितस्य पृथग्धूमा विनिश्चरन्त्येवं वा अरेऽस्य महतो भूतस्य निःश्वसितमेतद्यदृग्वेदो यजुर्वेदः सामवेदोऽथर्वाङ्गिरस इतिहासः पुराणं विद्या उपनिषदः श्लोकाः सूत्राण्यनुव्याख्यानानि व्याख्यानानि। अस्यैवैतानि सर्वाणि निःश्वसितानि॥
sa yathā\'rdrа edhāgnerabhyāhitasya pṛthagdhūmā viniścarantyevaṃ vā are\'sya mahato bhūtasya niḥśvasitametadyadṛgvedo yajurvedaḥ sāmavedo\'tharvāṅgirasa itihāsaḥ purāṇaṃ vidyā upaniṣadaḥ ślokāḥ sūtrāṇyanuvyākhyānāni vyākhyānāni | asyaivaitāni sarvāṇi niḥśvasitāni ||
""Just as smoke issues from a fire made of damp fuel, so from this great Being have been breathed forth the Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda, Atharvangirasa, history, mythology, sciences, Upanishads, verses, sutras, explanations - all these are its breath.""
What This Means:
As smoke comes from a fire, all the Vedas, sciences, and scriptures have been breathed forth from this great Being (Brahman).
Going Deeper:
All knowledge - sacred and secular - is the out-breathing of Brahman. Scripture is not human composition but divine exhalation.
How To Apply This:
All knowledge comes from the one Source. Honor its divine origin.
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