Kena Upanishad

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तदुपप्रेयाय सर्वजवेन तन्न शशाक दग्धुं स तत एव निववृते नैतदशकं विज्ञातुं यदेतद्यक्षमिति ॥ ६॥

sanskrit

Understanding this, the Yaksha placed a straw in front of Agnidev and asked him to burn it. Agnidev went towards him with full speed but could not burn him despite using all his strength and after returning from there he said in front of the gods - I could not find out who this Yaksha is.

english translation

hindi translation

tadupapreyAya sarvajavena tanna zazAka dagdhuM sa tata eva nivavRte naitadazakaM vijJAtuM yadetadyakSamiti || 6||

hk transliteration

अथ वायुमब्रुवन्वायवेतद्विजानीहि किमेतद्यक्षमिति तथेति ॥ ७॥

sanskrit

The gods then said to Vayudev, O Vayu! You go and see who this Yaksha is. Vayu said – Very good.

english translation

hindi translation

atha vAyumabruvanvAyavetadvijAnIhi kimetadyakSamiti tatheti || 7||

hk transliteration

तदभ्यद्रवत्तमभ्यवदत्कोऽसीति वायुर्वा अहमस्मीत्यब्रवीन्मातरिश्वा वा अहमस्मीति ॥८॥

sanskrit

Vayudev ran to Brahma in the form of Yaksha, Yaksha asked him who are you? He said- I am Vayu, I am definitely Matarishva.

english translation

hindi translation

tadabhyadravattamabhyavadatko'sIti vAyurvA ahamasmItyabravInmAtarizvA vA ahamasmIti ||8||

hk transliteration

तस्मिँस्त्वयि किं वीर्यमित्यपीदँ सर्वमाददीय यदिदं पृथिव्यामिति ॥९॥

sanskrit

Yaksha asked: Okay! What power do you have? Vayudev said - I can blow away everything that is on earth - I have this power.

english translation

hindi translation

tasmi~stvayi kiM vIryamityapIda~ sarvamAdadIya yadidaM pRthivyAmiti ||9||

hk transliteration

तस्मै तृणं निदधावेतदादत्स्वेति तदुपप्रेयाय सर्वजवेन तन्न शशाकादातुं स तत एव निववृते नैतदशकं विज्ञातुं यदेतद्यक्षमिति ॥ १०॥

sanskrit

Yaksha placed the same straw in front of him and asked him to blow it. Vayudev reached near his straw with all his speed, but could not blow away that straw. Then he returned from there and said to the gods - I could not know who this Yaksha was.

english translation

hindi translation

tasmai tRNaM nidadhAvetadAdatsveti tadupapreyAya sarvajavena tanna zazAkAdAtuM sa tata eva nivavRte naitadazakaM vijJAtuM yadetadyakSamiti || 10||

hk transliteration