रैक्वेमानि षट्शतानि गवामयं निष्कोऽयमश्वतरीरथोऽनु म एतां भगवो देवताꣳशाधि यां देवतामुपास्स इति
Raikva, here are six hundred cows, this necklace, and this chariot drawn by mules. Please, revered one, instruct me in that deity which you worship.
तमु ह परः प्रत्युवाचाह हारेत्वा शूद्र तवैव सह गोभिरस्त्विति तदु ह पुनरेव जानश्रुतिः पौत्रायणः सहस्रं गवां निष्कमश्वतरीरथं दुहितरं तदादाय प्रतिचक्रमे
But the other replied: 'Take these away, Śūdra. Let them remain with you and your cows.' Then Jānaśruti, the grandson of Pautra, again took a thousand cows, a necklace, a chariot drawn by mules, and his daughter, and set out.
तꣳ हाभ्युवाद रैक्वेदꣳ सहस्रं गवामयं निष्कोऽयमश्वतरीरथ इयं जायायं ग्रामो यस्मिन्नास्सेऽन्वेव मा भगवः शाधीति
He addressed him: 'Raikva, here are a thousand cows, this necklace, this chariot drawn by mules, this wife, and this village in which you reside. Please, revered one, instruct me.'
तस्या ह मुखमुपोद्गृह्णन्नुवाचाजहारेमाः शूद्रानेनैव मुखेनालापयिष्यथा इति ते हैते रैक्वपर्णा नाम महावृषेषु यत्रास्मा उवास स तस्मै होवाच
He touched her mouth and said: 'Take these away, Śūdra. You will feed them with this mouth.' Those are called Raikva's leaves among the great bulls where he resided. He spoke to him thus:
वायुर्वाव संवर्गो यदा वा अग्निरुद्वायति वायुमेवाप्येति यदा सूर्योऽस्तमेति वायुमेवाप्येति यदा चन्द्रोऽस्तमेति वायुमेवाप्येति
Indeed, air is the absorber. When fire goes out, it merges into air. When the sun sets, it merges into air. When the moon sets, it merges into air.
यदाप उच्छुष्यन्ति वायुमेवापियन्ति वायुर्ह्येवैतान्सर्वान्संवृङ्क्त इत्यधिदैवतम्
When the waters dry up, they merge into air. Air indeed absorbs all these; this is with regard to the deities.
अथाध्यात्मं प्राणो वाव संवर्गः स यदा स्वपिति प्राणमेव वागप्येति प्राणं चक्षुः प्राणꣳ श्रोत्रं प्राणं मनः प्राणो ह्येवैतान्सर्वान्संवृङ्क्त इति
Now, with regard to the self: breath is indeed the absorber. When one sleeps, speech merges into breath, sight merges into breath, hearing merges into breath, mind merges into breath. Breath indeed absorbs all these.
तौ वा एतौ द्वौ संवर्गौ वायुरेव देवेषु प्राणः प्राणेषु
These two are the absorbers: air among the gods, breath among living beings.
अथ ह शौनकं च कापेयमभिप्रतारिणं च काक्षसेनिं परिविष्यमाणौ ब्रह्मचारी बिभिक्षे तस्मा उ ह न ददतुः
Then, while Śaunaka Kāpeya and Abhipratāri Kākṣaseni were being served, a student approached them for alms, but they did not give him anything.
स होवाच महात्मनश्चतुरो देव एकः कः स जगार भुवनस्य गोपास्तं कापेय नाभिपश्यन्ति मर्त्या अभिप्रतारिन्बहुधा वसन्तं यस्मै वा एतदन्नं दत्तमिति
He said: 'Among the great souls, there are four, O gods. Who is the one who is awake, the guardian of the world? Kāpeya, mortals do not see him. Abhipratāri, he dwells in many forms. To whom this food is given.'
तदु ह शौनकः कापेयः प्रतिमन्वानः प्रत्येयायात्मा देवानां जनिता प्रजानाꣳ हिरण्यदꣳष्ट्रो बभसोऽनसूरिर्महान्तमस्य महिमानमाहुरनद्यमानो यदनन्नमत्तीति वै वयं ब्रह्मचारिन्नेदमुपास्महे दत्तास्मै भिक्षामिति
Then Śaunaka Kāpeya, reflecting, understood: 'The self is the creator of the gods and beings, with golden tusks, shining, without envy. His greatness is said to be immense, unmeasured. Whoever eats food without giving, we, as students, worship this. Give him alms.'
तस्म उ ह ददुस्ते वा एते पञ्चान्ये पञ्चान्ये दश सन्तस्तत्कृतं तस्मात्सर्वासु दिक्ष्वन्नमेव दश कृतꣳ सैषा विराडन्नादी तयेदꣳ सर्वं दृष्टꣳ सर्वमस्येदं दृष्टं भवत्यन्नादो भवति य एवं वेद य एवं वेद
So they gave him. These five, and five more, making ten, were given. Therefore, in all directions, ten portions of food are made. This is the Virāj, the lord of food. By this, all is seen; all is seen by him. He becomes the eater of food who knows thus, who knows thus.
सत्यकामो ह जाबालो जबालां मातरमामन्त्रयाञ्चक्रे ब्रह्मचर्यं भवति विवत्स्यामि किङ्गोत्रोन्वहमस्मीति
Satyakāma, son of Jabālā, asked his mother: 'Mother, I wish to live as a student of sacred knowledge. What is my lineage?'
सा हैनमुवाच नाहमेतद्वेद तात यद्गोत्रस्त्वमसि बह्वहं चरन्ती परिचारिणी यौवने त्वामलभे साहमेतन्न वेद यद्गोत्रस्त्वमसि जबाला तु नामाहमस्मि सत्यकामो नाम त्वमसि स सत्यकाम एव जाबालो ब्रवीथा इति
She replied: 'I do not know, dear, what your lineage is. I served many, wandering in my youth, and I obtained you then. I do not know your lineage. My name is Jabālā, your name is Satyakāma. So you should say you are Satyakāma, son of Jabālā.'
स ह हारिद्रुमतं गौतममेत्योवाच ब्रह्मचर्यं भगवति वत्स्याम्युपेयां भगवन्तमिति
He went to Gautama, son of Hāridrumata, and said: 'Revered one, I wish to live as a student of sacred knowledge. May I approach you, revered one?'
तꣳ होवाच किङ्गोत्रो नु सोम्यासीति स होवाच नाहमेतद्वेद भो यद्गोत्रोऽहमस्म्यपृच्छं मातरꣳ सा मा प्रत्यब्रवीद्बह्वहं चरन्ती परिचरिणी यौवने त्वामलभे साहमेतन्न वेद यद्गोत्रस्त्वमसि जबाला तु नामाहमस्मि सत्यकामो नाम त्वमसीति सोऽहꣳ सत्यकामो जाबालोऽस्मि भो इति
He asked him: 'What is your lineage, dear?' He replied: 'I do not know, revered one, what my lineage is. I asked my mother, and she told me: "I served many, wandering in my youth, and I obtained you then. I do not know your lineage. My name is Jabālā, your name is Satyakāma." So, revered one, I am Satyakāma, son of Jabālā.'
तꣳ होवाच नैतदब्राह्मणो विवक्तुमर्हति समिधꣳ सोम्याहरोप त्वा नेष्ये न सत्यादगा इति तमुपनीय कृशानामबलानां चतुःशता गा निराकृत्योवाचेमाः सोम्यानुसंव्रजेति ता अभिप्रस्थापयन्नुवाच नासहस्रेणावर्तेयेति स ह वर्षगणं प्रोवास ता यदा सहस्रꣳ संपेदुः
He said to him: 'A non-Brahmin should not explain this. Bring the firewood, dear, I will lead you. You have not spoken the truth.' Then, having brought him, he rejected four hundred thin and weak cows and said: 'Dear, follow these.' When he sent them forth, he said: 'Do not return unless you have a thousand.' He stayed for years, and when the thousand had gathered together—
अथ हैनमृषभोऽभ्युवाद सत्यकाम3 इति भगव इति ह प्रतिशुश्राव प्राप्ताः सोम्य सहस्रꣳ स्मः प्रापय न आचार्यकुलम्
Then the bull approached him and said: 'Satyakama.' 'Yes, revered one,' he replied. 'Dear, we have reached a thousand. Lead us to the teacher’s house.'
ब्रह्मणश्च ते पादं ब्रवाणीति ब्रवीतु मे भगवानिति तस्मै होवाच प्राची दिक्कला प्रतीची दिक्कला दक्षिणा दिक्कलोदीची दिक्कलैष वै सोम्य चतुष्कलः पादो ब्रह्मणः प्रकाशवान्नाम
'I will tell you a portion of Brahman.' 'Let the revered one speak to me,' he said. The bull said to him: 'The eastern direction is a quarter, the western direction is a quarter, the southern direction is a quarter, the northern direction is a quarter. These, dear, are the four quarters, a foot of Brahman, called “radiant.”'
स य एतमेवं विद्वाꣳश्चतुष्कलं पादं ब्रह्मणः प्रकाशवानित्युपास्ते प्रकाशवानस्मिꣳल्लोके भवति प्रकाशवतो ह लोकाञ्जयति य एतमेवं विद्वाꣳश्चतुष्कलं पादं ब्रह्मणः प्रकाशवानित्युपास्ते
Whoever, knowing thus, worships this fourfold foot of Brahman as 'radiant,' becomes radiant in this world; he conquers radiant worlds. Whoever, knowing thus, worships this fourfold foot of Brahman as 'radiant.'
अग्निष्टे पादं वक्तेति स ह श्वोभूते गा आभिप्रस्थापयाञ्चकार ता यत्राभिसायं बभूवुस्तत्राग्निमुपसमाधाय गा उपरुध्य समिधमाधाय पश्चादग्नेः प्राङुपोपविवेश
'Agni will tell you a foot.' So, the next day, he drove the cows onward. When they reached their destination, he set up the fire, restrained the cows, placed the firewood, and sat facing east behind the fire.
तमग्निरभ्युवाद सत्यकाम3 इति भगव इति ह प्रतिशुश्राव
Agni approached him and said: 'Satyakama.' 'Yes, revered one,' he replied.
सोम्य ते पादं ब्रवाणीति ब्रवीतु मे भगवानिति तस्मै होवाच पृथिवी कलान्तरिक्षं कला द्यौः कला समुद्रः कलैष वै सोम्य चतुष्कलः पादो ब्रह्मणोऽनन्तवान्नाम
'Dear, I will tell you a foot.' 'Let the revered one speak to me,' he said. Agni said to him: 'Earth is a quarter, atmosphere is a quarter, heaven is a quarter, ocean is a quarter. These, dear, are the four quarters, a foot of Brahman, called “boundless.”'
स य एतमेवं विद्वाꣳश्चतुष्कलं पादं ब्रह्मणोऽनन्तवानित्युपास्तेऽनन्तवानस्मिꣳल्लोके भवत्यनन्तवतो ह लोकाञ्जयति य एतमेवं विद्वाꣳश्चतुष्कलं पादं ब्रह्मणोऽनन्तवानित्युपास्ते
Whoever, knowing thus, worships this fourfold foot of Brahman as 'boundless,' becomes boundless in this world; he conquers boundless worlds. Whoever, knowing thus, worships this fourfold foot of Brahman as 'boundless.'
हꣳसस्ते पादं वक्तेति स ह श्वोभूते गा अभिप्रस्थापयाञ्चकार ता यत्राभिसायं बभूवुस्तत्राग्निमुपसमाधाय गा उपरुध्य समिधमाधाय पश्चादग्नेः प्राङुपोपविवेश
'The swan will tell you a foot.' So, the next day, he drove the cows onward. When they reached their destination, he set up the fire, restrained the cows, placed the firewood, and sat facing east behind the fire.
तꣳ हꣳस उपनिपत्याभ्युवाद सत्यकाम3 इति भगव इति ह प्रतिशुश्राव
The swan approached him and said: 'Satyakama.' 'Yes, revered one,' he replied.
सोम्य ते पादं ब्रवाणीति ब्रवीतु मे भगवानिति तस्मै होवाचाग्निः कला सूर्यः कला चन्द्रः कला विद्युत्कलैष वै सोम्य चतुष्कलः पादो ब्रह्मणो ज्योतिष्मान्नाम
'Dear, I will tell you a foot.' 'Let the revered one speak to me,' he said. The swan said to him: 'Fire is a quarter, sun is a quarter, moon is a quarter, lightning is a quarter. These, dear, are the four quarters, a foot of Brahman, called “luminous.”'
स य एतमेवं विद्वाꣳश्चतुष्कलं पादं ब्रह्मणो ज्योतिष्मानित्युपास्ते ज्योतिष्मानस्मिꣳल्लोके भवति ज्योतिष्मतो ह लोकाञ्जयति य एतमेवं विद्वाꣳश्चतुष्कलं पादं ब्रह्मणो ज्योतिष्मानित्युपास्ते
Whoever, knowing thus, worships this fourfold foot of Brahman as 'luminous,' becomes luminous in this world; he conquers luminous worlds. Whoever, knowing thus, worships this fourfold foot of Brahman as 'luminous.'
मद्गुष्टे पादं वक्तेति स ह श्वोभूते गा अभिप्रस्थापयाञ्चकार ता यत्राभिसायं बभूवुस्तत्राग्निमुपसमाधाय गा उपरुध्य समिधमाधाय पश्चादग्नेः प्राङुपोपविवेश
'The diver-bird will tell you a foot.' So, the next day, he drove the cows onward. When they reached their destination, he set up the fire, restrained the cows, placed the firewood, and sat facing east behind the fire.
तं मद्गुरुपनिपत्याभ्युवाद सत्यकाम3 इति भगव इति ह प्रतिशुश्राव
The diver-bird approached him and said: 'Satyakama.' 'Yes, revered one,' he replied.