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छन्दोदर्शनम् इति प्रसिद्धाया:एतल्लोकत्रयात्मिकाया अदितेः अधिपतिः असौ आदित्यः, द्रष्टृणां दर्शनसत्त्वानां सर्वेषां चेतनात्मनां वसिष्ठः वसितृतमः श्रेष्ठः, गिरः स्वार्धावयवात्मिकाया: वाचः प्रत्यक्षब्रह्मरूपायाःगायत्र्याः, पति: अधिपतिः अध्यक्षः, अत एव सः ब्रह्मणस्पतिः इति प्रसिद्ध :, विश्वथा सर्वथा चिकैत चिकेतति जानाति सर्वज्ञः इति यावत् | अत्र " कित् ज्ञाने" इति आर्ष-वैदिक धातोनिष्पन्नम् क्रियापदम् , तस्य “चिकेत" इति रूपं छान्दसम्, “यश्चिकेत स सुक्रतुः" (ऋ. मं. ५-६५ - १) “ य ई चिकेत गुहा भवन्तम्" (ऋ. मं. १-६७-७) इति च तथारूपदर्शनात्। अमुष्य तस्य परमपुरुषस्य विश्वहिततमत्वम्, सर्वलोकाधिपतित्वम्, सर्वसाक्षित्वम् , सर्वबाग्-विद्याद्यधिपतित्वम्, सर्वज्ञत्व च स्वत: सिद्ध सत्त्वमिति ॥
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Mitra is visible to the physical eye as the solar orb; he is invisible as the indweller (the spirit) of all. He, in his original form, becomes the object of experience, provided one follows the Sastra. He is the friend of all, because he illumines all, and is the highest God existent. Further, he stands by everybody with ready: help like a friend. He is described as Mitra (friend) in a mantra in the Rgveda. cf. “Mitra inspires all to strive". (Rg. III-59-1), ..
Divaspati: He is the lord of the sky or as the singular class-name indicates, Divah stands for all the three worlds. The worlds are three: Ether is indicated by the word Dyu; though one by nature, it expresses itself in three forms, viz. Bhuh, Bhuvah and Svah, the consummate form of which is Aditi. Her lord is Aditya. So Divaspati may mean Aditya also..
Vasishthah (Drashtrnam): The best of all sentient ones. Girah Patih: He is the Lord of speech, of Gayatri:- Gayatri is the Vak- the Pratyaksha Brahma- the heard word and hence expression of the two halves of the word, viz., Vachya and. Vachaka (that which is to be expressed and expression ). He is therefore Brahmanaspati. .
Viśvatha Chiketa: He is Omniscient. Chiketa is the Vedic form for Chiketati in classical Sanskrit - from the root kit to know. The verb chiketa derived from the root kit, is a Vedic form: cf. “yas chiketa sa sukratuh" (Rg. V-65-1) “ya im chiketa guhā bhavantam". (Rg. I-67-7)
The natural and fundamental nature of the Parama-Purusha is to do the
est good to all. He is the Lord of all worlds, the Seer of all and of every thing. He is the king of all speech and arts, and is Omniscient. .
