स यावदादित्यः पुरस्तादुदेता पश्चादस्तमेता द्विस्तावद्दक्षिणत उदेतोत्तरतोऽस्तमेता रुद्राणामेव तावदाधिपत्यꣳस्वाराज्यं पर्येता
As long as the sun rises twice from the south and sets in the north, so long does he have sovereignty and lordship among the Rudras.
अथ यत्तृतीयममृतं तदादित्या उपजीवन्ति वरुणेन मुखेन न वै देवा अश्नन्ति न पिबन्त्येतदेवामृतं दृष्ट्वा तृप्यन्ति
Now, that which is the third immortal, the Adityas live upon it, with Varuna as their mouth; the gods do not eat nor drink, but seeing this immortal, they are satisfied.
त एतदेव रूपमभिसंविशन्त्येतस्माद्रूपादुद्यन्ति
They enter this very form, and from this form they arise.
स य एतदेवममृतं वेदादित्यानामेवैको भूत्वा वरुणेनैव मुखेनैतदेवामृतं दृष्ट्वा तृप्यति स एतदेव रूपमभिसंविशत्येतस्माद्रूपादुदेति
He who knows this immortal, becoming one among the Adityas, with Varuna as the mouth, is satisfied by seeing this immortal; he enters this very form and arises from this form.
स यावदादित्यो दक्षिणत उदेतोत्तरतोऽस्तमेता द्विस्तावत्पश्चादुदेता पुरस्तादस्तमेतादित्यानामेव तावदाधिपत्यꣳस्वाराज्यं पर्येता
As long as the sun rises from the south and sets in the north twice, and rises in the west and sets in the east, so long does he have sovereignty and lordship among the Adityas.
अथ यच्चतुर्थममृतं तन्मरुत उपजीवन्ति सोमेन मुखेन न वै देवा अश्नन्ति न पिबन्त्येतदेवामृतं दृष्ट्वा तृप्यन्ति
Now, that which is the fourth immortal, the Maruts live upon it, with Soma as their mouth; the gods do not eat nor drink, but seeing this immortal, they are satisfied.
त एतदेव रूपमभिसंविशन्त्येतस्माद्रूपादुद्यन्ति
They enter only this form, and from this form they arise.
स य एतदेवममृतं वेद मरुतामेवैको भूत्वा सोमेनैव मुखेनैतदेवामृतं दृष्ट्वा तृप्यति स एतदेव रूपमभिसंविशत्येतस्माद्रूपादुदेति
He who knows this immortal essence, becoming one among the Maruts, with Soma as his mouth, having seen this immortal, is satisfied; he enters only this form, and from this form he arises.
स यावदादित्यः पश्चादुदेता पुरस्तादस्तमेता द्विस्तावदुत्तरत उदेता दक्षिणतोऽस्तमेता मरुतामेव तावदाधिपत्य्ꣳस्वाराज्यं पर्येता
As long as the sun rises in the west and sets in the east, twice as much it rises in the north and sets in the south; so much is the dominion and sovereignty among the Maruts that he traverses.
अथ यत्पञ्चमममृतं तत्साध्या उपजीवन्ति ब्रह्मणा मुखेन न वै देवा अश्नन्ति न पिबन्त्येतदेवामृतं दृष्ट्वा तृप्यन्ति
Now, the fifth immortal essence is that which the Sādhyas live upon, with Brahman as their mouth; indeed, the gods neither eat nor drink, but having seen this immortal, they are satisfied.
त एतदेव रूपमभिसंविशन्त्येतस्माद्रूपादुद्यन्ति
They enter only this form, and from this form they arise.
स य एतदेवममृतं वेद साध्यानामेवैको भूत्वा ब्रह्मणैव मुखेनैतदेवामृतं दृष्ट्वा तृप्यति स एतदेव रूपमभिसंविशत्येतस्माद्रूपादुदेति
He who knows this immortal essence, becoming one among the Sādhyas, with Brahman as his mouth, having seen this immortal, is satisfied; he enters only this form, and from this form he arises.
स यावदादित्य उत्तरत उदेता दक्षिणतोऽस्तमेता द्विस्तावदूर्ध्वमुदेतार्वागस्तमेता साध्यानामेव तावदाधिपत्यꣳस्वाराज्यं पर्येता
As long as the sun rises in the north and sets in the south, twice as much it rises upward and sets downward; so much is the dominion and sovereignty among the Sādhyas that he traverses.
अथ तत ऊर्ध्व उदेत्य नैवोदेता नास्तमेतैकल एव मध्ये स्थाता तदेष श्लोकः
Then, having risen upward from there, it neither rises nor sets, remaining alone in the middle; this is the verse.
न वै तत्र न निम्लोच नोदियाय कदाचन । देवास्तेनाहꣳसत्येन मा विराधिषि ब्रह्मणेति
There, it never sets nor rises at any time; O gods, by this truth, do not deprive me of Brahman.
न ह वा अस्मा उदेति न निम्लोचति सकृद्दिवा हैवास्मै भवति य एतामेवं ब्रह्मोपनिषदं वेद
Indeed, it neither rises nor sets for him; for him, there is only one day, who knows this Brahman-upanishad thus.
तद्धैतद्ब्रह्मा प्रजापतय उवाच प्रजापतिर्मनवे मनुः प्रजाभ्यस्तद्धैतदुद्दालकायारुणये ज्येष्ठाय पुत्राय पिता ब्रह्म प्रोवाच
This Brahman was spoken by Brahmā to the progenitors, the progenitor to Manu, Manu to the offspring; this was spoken by Uddālaka Āruṇi to his eldest son.
इदं वाव तज्ज्येष्ठाय पुत्राय पिता ब्रह्म प्रब्रूयात्प्रणाय्याय वान्तेवासिने
Indeed, this Brahman should be told by the father to his eldest son, or to a devoted student.
नान्यस्मै कस्मैचन यद्यप्यस्मा इमामद्भिः परिगृहीतां धनस्य पूर्णां दद्यादेतदेव ततो भूय इत्येतदेव ततो भूय इति
It should not be told to anyone else, no matter if he were to give all this wealth, filled with water; only this is greater than that, only this is greater than that.
गायत्री वा ईदꣳ सर्वं भूतं यदिदं किं च वाग्वै गायत्री वाग्वा इदꣳ सर्वं भूतं गायति च त्रायते च
The Gāyatrī is indeed all this, whatever exists; speech is Gāyatrī, and speech is indeed all this, for it sings and protects.
या वै सा गायत्रीयं वाव सा येयं पृथिव्यस्याꣳहीदꣳसर्वं भूतं प्रतिष्ठितमेतामेव नातिशीयते
That Gāyatrī is indeed this earth, upon which all beings are established; it does not exceed this.
या वै सा पृथिवीयं वाव सा यदिदमस्मिन्पुरुषे शरीरमस्मिन्हीमे प्राणाः प्रतिष्ठिता एतदेव नातिशीयन्ते
That earth is indeed this body in a person; in this are the vital breaths established, and it does not exceed this.
यद्वै तत्पुरुषे शरीरमिदं वाव तद्यदिदमस्मिन्नन्तः पुरुषे हृदयमस्मिन्हीमे प्राणाः प्रतिष्ठिता एतदेव नातिशीयन्ते
That body in a person is indeed this, and within this person is the heart; in this are the vital breaths established, and it does not exceed this.
सैषा चतुष्पदा षड्विधा गायत्री तदेतदृचाभ्यनूक्तम्
This Gāyatrī is four-footed and sixfold; thus it is celebrated in the verses.
तावानस्य महिमा ततो ज्यायाꣳश्च पूरुषः । पादोऽस्य सर्वा भूतानि त्रिपादस्यामृतं दिवीति
Such is his greatness, and the Person is even greater than this; all beings are but one quarter of him, three quarters—immortal—are in heaven.
यद्वै तद्ब्रह्मेतीदं वाव तद्योयं बहिर्धा पुरुषादाकाशो यो वै स बहिर्धा पुरुषादाकाशः
Indeed, that is Brahman; and truly, that which is the space outside the Person—this is that space outside the Person.
अयं वाव स योऽयमन्तः पुरुष अकाशो यो वै सोऽन्तः पुरुष आकाशः
Indeed, this is that which is the space within the Person—this is that space within the Person.
अयं वाव स योऽयमन्तर्हृदय आकाशस्तदेतत्पूर्णमप्रवर्ति पूर्णमप्रवर्तिनीꣳश्रियं लभते य एवं वेद
Indeed, this is that which is the space within the heart; this is fullness, unmoving; whoever knows this attains fullness, unmoving prosperity.
तस्य ह वा एतस्य हृदयस्य पञ्च देवसुषयः स योऽस्य प्राङ्सुषिः स प्राणस्तच्चक्षुः स आदित्यस्तदेतत्तेजोऽन्नाद्यमित्युपासीत तेजस्व्यन्नादो भवति य एवं वेद
In this heart are five divine openings; the one facing east is the breath, which is the eye, which is the sun; meditate on it as brilliance and as the eater of food—he who knows thus becomes radiant and an eater of food.
अथ योऽस्य दक्षिणः सुषिः स व्यानस्तच्छ्रोत्रꣳस चन्द्रमास्तदेतच्छ्रीश्च यशश्चेत्युपासीत श्रीमान्यशस्वी भवति य एवं वेद
The one facing south is the vyāna, which is hearing, which is the moon; meditate on it as prosperity and fame—he who knows thus becomes prosperous and renowned.