DEBATE IN JANAKA’S COURTROOM (9)
(SHAAKALYA QUESTIONS YAAJNAVALKYA)
(1)
अथ हैनं विदग्धः शाकल्यः पप्रच्छ।
Then, Vidagdha,
son of Shakala, questioned.
कति देवा याज्ञ्नवल्क्येति ।
“Yaajnavalkya! How many Gods are there?”
स हैतयैव निविदा प्रतिपेदे यावन्तो वैश्वदेवस्य निविद्युच्यन्ते
त्रयश्च त्री च शता त्रयश्च त्री च सहस्रेति ।
ओमिति होवाच।
He decided it
through the group of Mantras known as Nivid; and said-
“As many as are
indicated in the Nivid of the VishvaDevas; three hundred and three, and three
thousand and three.”
“Agreed” (said
Shaakalya).
कत्येव देवा याज्ञन्वल्क्येति ।
त्रयत्रिंशदिति ।
ओमिति होवाच।
“Yaajnavalkya!
How many Gods exactly are there?”
“Thirty three”.
“Agreed” said
Shaakalya.
कत्येव देवा याज्ञन्वल्क्येति ।
षडिति ।
ओमिति होवाच ।
“Yaajnavalkya!
How many Gods exactly are there?”
“Six”.
“Agreed” said
Shaakalya.
कत्येव देवा याज्ञन्वल्क्येति ।
त्रय इति ।
ओमिति होवाच ।
“Yaajnavalkya!
How many Gods exactly are there?”
“Three”.
“Agreed” said
Shaakalya.
कत्येव देवा याज्ञन्वल्क्येति ।
द्वविति ।
ओमिति होवाच ।
“Yaajnavalkya!
How many Gods exactly are there?”
“Two”.
“Agreed” said
Shaakalya.
कत्येव देवा याज्ञन्वल्क्येति ।
अध्यर्ध इति
।
ओमिति होवाच ।
“Yaajnavalkya!
How many Gods exactly are there?”
“One and a half”.
“Agreed” said
Shaakalya.
कत्येव देवा याज्ञन्वल्क्येति ।
एक इति ।
ओमिति होवाच ।
कतमे त्रयश्च त्री च शता त्रयश्च त्री च सहस्रेति ॥१॥
“Yaajnavalkya!
How many Gods exactly are there?”
“One”.
“Agreed! Which
are those three hundred and three, and three thousand and three?” asked
Shaakalya.
(2)
स होवाच ।
महिमान एवैषामेते ।
त्रयस्त्रिंशत्त्वेव देवा इति ।
कतमे ते त्रयस्त्रिंशदिति ।
अष्टौ वसवः
एकादश रुद्राः द्वादशादित्याः ते एकत्रिंशत्
इन्द्रश्चैव
प्रजापतिश्च त्रयश्स्त्रिंशाविति ॥२॥
Yaajnavalkya
said;
“These are just
their powers; but there are only thirty three gods.”
(Shaakalya
asked)
“Which are those
thirty three?”
(Yaajnavalkya
said)
“Eight Vasus, eleven Rudras and twelve Aadityas,
these are thirty one; Indra and Prajaapati make up the thirty three.”
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