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.
सोम्य ते पादं ब्रवाणीति ब्रवीतु मे भगवानिति तस्मै होवाच प्राणः कला चक्षुः कला श्रोत्रं कला मनः कलैष वै सोम्य चतुष्कलः पादो ब्रह्मण आयतनवान्नाम
'Dear, I will tell you a foot.' 'Let the revered one speak to me,' he said. The diver-bird said to him: 'Breath is a quarter, sight is a quarter, hearing is a quarter, mind is a quarter. These, dear, are the four quarters, a foot of Brahman, called “the abode.”'
स यै एतमेवं विद्वाꣳश्चतुष्कलं पादं ब्रह्मण आयतनवानित्युपास्त आयतनवानस्मिꣳल्लोके भवत्यायतनवतो ह लोकाञ्जयति य एतमेवं विद्वाꣳश्चतुष्कलं पादं ब्रह्मण आयतनवानित्युपास्ते
Whoever, knowing thus, worships this fourfold foot of Brahman as 'the abode,' becomes the abode in this world; he conquers worlds that are abodes. Whoever, knowing thus, worships this fourfold foot of Brahman as 'the abode.'
प्राप हाचार्यकुलं तमाचार्योऽभ्युवाद सत्यकाम3 इति भगव इति ह प्रतिशुश्राव
He reached the teacher’s house. The teacher approached him and said: 'Satyakama.' 'Yes, revered one,' he replied.
ब्रह्मविदिव वै सोम्य भासि को नु त्वानुशशासेत्यन्ये मनुष्येभ्य इति ह प्रतिजज्ञे भगवाꣳस्त्वेव मे कामे ब्रूयात्
'Dear, you shine as a knower of Brahman. Who has instructed you among men?' He replied: 'May the revered one himself tell me what I desire to know.'
श्रुतꣳ ह्येव मे भगवद्दृशेभ्य आचार्याद्धैव विद्या विदिता साधिष्ठं प्रापतीति तस्मै हैतदेवोवाचात्र ह न किञ्चन वीयायेति वीयायेति
For indeed, I have heard from the revered seers that knowledge is truly gained from a teacher, and thus the knowledge is well established and attained. To him, the deity replied: 'Here, nothing is greater than this, nothing is greater than this.'
उपकोसलो ह वै कामलायनः सत्यकामे जाबाले ब्रह्मचार्यमुवास तस्य ह द्वादशवार्षाण्यग्नीन्परिचचार स ह स्मान्यानन्तेवासिनः समावर्तयꣳस्तं ह स्मैव न समावर्तयति
Upakosala, the son of Kamalayana, lived as a student of Satyakama Jabala. For twelve years, he tended the sacred fires for him. The teacher sent the other students home, but did not send him home.
तं जायोवाच तप्तो ब्रह्मचारी कुशलमग्नीन्परिचचारीन्मा त्वाग्नयः परिप्रवोचन्प्रब्रूह्यस्मा इति तस्मै हाप्रोच्यैव प्रवासाञ्चक्रे
His wife said to him: 'The student has practiced austerity, has tended the fires well. Do not let the fires speak to him before you do; instruct him.' But having heard this, he went on a journey.
स ह व्याधिनानशितुं दध्रे तमाचार्यजायोवाच ब्रह्मचारिन्नशान किं नु नाश्नासीति स होवाच बहव इमेऽस्मिन्पुरुषे कामा नानात्यया व्याधिभिः प्रतिपूर्णोऽस्मि नाशिष्यामीति
He then resolved to fast. The teacher's wife said to him: 'Student, why do you not eat?' He replied: 'Within this person, there are many desires, each entering by different paths, filled with afflictions. I am full of these and will not eat.'
अथ हाग्नयः समूदिरे तप्तो ब्रह्मचारी कुशलं नः पर्यचारीद्धन्तास्मै प्रब्रवामेति तस्मै होचुः
Then the fires spoke: 'The student has practiced austerity, has tended us well. Come, let us teach him.' And they said to him:
प्राणो ब्रह्म कं ब्रह्म खं ब्रह्मेति स होवाच विजानाम्यहं यत्प्राणो ब्रह्म कं च तु खं च न विजानामीति ते होचुर्यद्वाव कं तदेव खं यदेव खं तदेव कमिति प्राणं च हास्मै तदाकाशं चोचुः
'Breath is Brahman, space is Brahman, sky is Brahman.' He replied: 'I know that breath is Brahman, but I do not know about space and sky.' They said: 'Indeed, what is space, that is sky; what is sky, that is space.' Thus they taught him about breath and space.