तꣳ ह प्रवाहणो जैवलिरुवाचान्तवद्वै किल ते शालावत्य साम यस्त्वेतर्हि ब्रूयान्मूर्धा ते विपतिष्यतीति मूर्धा ते विपतेदिति हन्ताहमेतद्भगवतो वेदानीति विद्धीति होवाच
Then Pravāhaṇa Jaivali said to Śālāvatya, 'Your Sāman is indeed finite; if you were to say this now, your head would fall off.' 'Let my head fall off,' he replied. 'Well, I know this of the venerable one,' he said. 'Know it,' he replied.
अस्य लोकस्य का गतिरित्याकाश इति होवाच सर्वाणि ह वा इमानि भूतान्याकाशादेव समुत्पद्यन्त आकाशं प्रत्यस्तं यन्त्याकाशो ह्येवैभ्यो ज्यायानकाशः परायणम्
'What is the goal of this world?' 'Space,' he replied. 'Indeed, all these beings arise from space and return to space; space is greater than they, and space is their final resort.'
स एष परोवरीयानुद्गीथः स एषोऽनन्तः परोवरीयो हास्य भवति परोवरीयसो ह लोकाञ्जयति य एतदेवं विद्वान्परोवरीयाꣳसमुद्गीथमुपास्ते
This is the higher, more excellent udgitha; this indeed is the infinite. Whoever, knowing thus, meditates upon this higher udgitha, becomes higher and more excellent, and he conquers the worlds that are higher and more excellent.
तꣳ हैतमतिधन्वा शौनक उदरशाण्डिल्यायोक्त्वोवाच यावत्त एनं प्रजायामुद्गीथं वेदिष्यन्ते परोवरीयो हैभ्यस्तावदस्मिꣳल्लोके जीवनं भविष्यति
To him, Atidhanvan Shaunaka, having spoken to Udara Shandilya, said: 'As long as people in this world will know this udgitha among their descendants, so long will there be life for them in this world.'
तथामुष्मिꣳ ल्लोके लोक इति स य एतमेवं विद्वानुपास्ते परोवरीय एव हास्यास्मिꣳल्लोके जीवनं भवति तथामुष्मिꣳल्लोके लोक इति लोके लोक इति
In the same way, in the other world, there is a world. Thus, whoever, knowing thus, meditates upon this, for him there is life in this world that is higher and more excellent; and in the other world, there is world after world.
मटचीहतेषु कुरुष्वाटिक्या सह जाययोषस्तिर्ह चाक्रायण इभ्यग्रामे प्रद्राणक उवास
In the land of the Kurus, in the village of Vāṭikā, there lived a man named Chakrayana of the Ibhya clan, together with his wife.
स हेभ्यं कुल्माषान्खादन्तं बिभिक्षे तꣳ होवाच । नेतोऽन्ये विद्यन्ते यच्च ये म इम उपनिहिता इति
He begged for some cooked beans from them while they were eating, and one of them said to him: 'There are no others here except those that have been set aside for us.'
एतेषां मे देहीति होवाच तानस्मै प्रददौ हन्तानुपानमित्युच्छिष्टं वै मे पीतꣳ स्यादिति होवाच
He said, 'Give me some of these.' So they gave them to him. He said, 'Let me have the leavings as well, for perhaps I have already eaten the main portion.'
न स्विदेतेऽप्युच्छिष्टा इति न वा अजीविष्यमिमा न खादन्निति होवाच कामो म उदपानमिति
They replied, 'These are not leavings either.' He said, 'I would not have survived if I had not eaten these.' He thought, 'May I obtain water.'
स ह खादित्वातिशेषाञ्जायाया आजहार साग्र एव सुभिक्षा बभूव तान्प्रतिगृह्य निदधौ
After eating, he brought the leftovers to his wife. She was truly well provided for, and after receiving them, she put them away.
स ह प्रातः सञ्जिहान उवाच यद्बतान्नस्य लभेमहि लभेमहि धनमात्राꣳ राजासौ यक्ष्यते स मा सर्वैरार्त्विज्यैर्वृणीतेति
In the morning, as he was preparing to go, he said, 'If only we could obtain food, or at least a little wealth. The king is going to perform a sacrifice; may he choose me with all the officiating priests.'
तं जायोवाच हन्त पत इम एव कुल्माषा इति तान्खादित्वामुं यज्ञं विततमेयाय
His wife said to him, 'Here, eat these very beans.' After eating them, he went to the place where the sacrifice was being prepared.
तत्रोद्गातॄनास्तावे स्तोष्यमाणानुपोपविवेश स ह प्रस्तोतारमुवाच
There, as the udgātṛs were about to sing praises, he sat down among them. He then addressed the prastotṛ.
प्रस्तोतर्या देवता प्रस्तावमन्वायत्ता तां चेदविद्वान्प्रस्तोष्यसि मूर्धा ते विपतिष्यतीति
He said to the prastotṛ, 'The deity of the prastāva depends upon the prastāva. If you, not knowing her, sing the prastāva, your head will fall off.'
एवमेवोद्गातारमुवाचोद्गातर्या देवतोद्गीथमन्वायत्ता तां चेदविद्वानुद्गास्यसि मूर्धा ते विपतिष्यतीति
In the same way, he addressed the udgātṛ: 'The deity of the udgītha depends upon the udgītha. If you, not knowing her, sing the udgītha, your head will fall off.'
एवमेव प्रतिहर्तारमुवाच प्रतिहर्तर्या देवता प्रतिहारमन्वायत्ता तां चेदविद्वान्प्रतिहरिष्यसि मूर्धा ते विपतिष्यतीति ते ह समारतास्तूष्णीमासांचक्रिरे
In the same way, he addressed the pratihartṛ: 'The deity of the pratihāra depends upon the pratihāra. If you, not knowing her, recite the pratihāra, your head will fall off.' Thus, being afraid, they all sat in silence.
अथ हैनं यजमान उवाच भगवन्तं वा अहं विविदिषाणीत्युषस्तिरस्मि चाक्रायण इति होवाच
Then the sacrificer approached him and said, 'I wish to know the venerable one.' He replied, 'I am Ushasti, son of Chakrayana.'
स होवाच भगवन्तं वा अहमेभिः सर्वैरार्त्विज्यैः पर्यैषिषं भगवतो वा अहमवित्त्यान्यानवृषि
He said, 'Venerable one, I have sought you out among all the officiating priests. Not finding you, I chose others.'
भगवाꣳ स्त्वेव मे सर्वैरार्त्विज्यैरिति तथेत्यथ तर्ह्येत एव समतिसृष्टाः स्तुवतां यावत्त्वेभ्यो धनं दद्यास्तावन्मम दद्या इति तथेति ह यजमान उवाच
'Venerable one, let me be among all the officiating priests.' 'So be it,' he replied. 'Then, let only these who have been chosen together with me sing the praises. As much wealth as you give to them, so much give to me.' 'So be it,' said the sacrificer.
अथ हैनं प्रस्तोतोपससाद प्रस्तोतर्या देवता प्रस्तावमन्वायत्ता तां चेदविद्वान्प्रस्तोष्यसि मूर्धा ते विपतिष्यतीति मा भगवानवोचत्कतमा सा देवतेति
Then the prastotṛ approached him and said, 'The deity of the prastāva depends upon the prastāva. If you, not knowing her, sing the prastāva, your head will fall off.' 'Do not say this, venerable one. Which is that deity?'
प्राण इति होवाच सर्वाणि ह वा इमानि भूतानि प्राणमेवाभिसंविशन्ति प्राणमभ्युज्जिहते सैषा देवता प्रस्तावमन्वायत्ता तां चेदविद्वान्प्रास्तोष्यो मूर्धा ते व्यपतिष्यत्तथोक्तस्य मयेति
He said: 'Prāṇa (the vital breath).' Indeed, all these beings enter into prāṇa and rise up from prāṇa. This deity is dependent on the Prastāva. If, not knowing this, you recite the Prastāva, your head would fall off—so I have declared.
अथ हैनमुद्गातोपससादोद्गातर्या देवतोद्गीथमन्वायत्ता तां चेदविद्वानुद्गास्यसि मूर्धा ते विपतिष्यतीति मा भगवानवोचत्कतमा सा देवतेति
Then Udgātha approached him. For the Udgātṛ, the deity is dependent on the Udgītha. If, not knowing this, you sing the Udgītha, your head would fall off—so do not do it, revered sir. 'Which is that deity?' he asked.
आदित्य इति होवाच सर्वाणि ह वा इमानि भूतान्यादित्यमुच्चैः सन्तं गायन्ति सैषा देवतोद्गीथमन्वायत्ता तां चेदविद्वानुदगास्यो मूर्धा ते व्यपतिष्यत्तथोक्तस्य मयेति
He said: 'The sun (Āditya).' Indeed, all these beings sing to the sun as it rises high. This deity is dependent on the Udgītha. If, not knowing this, you sing the Udgītha, your head would fall off—so I have declared.
अथ हैनं प्रतिहर्तोपससाद प्रतिहर्तर्या देवता प्रतिहारमन्वायत्ता तां चेदविद्वान्प्रतिहरिष्यसि मूर्धा ते विपतिष्यतीति मा भगवानवोचत्कतमा सा देवतेति
Then the Pratihartṛ approached him. For the Pratihartṛ, the deity is dependent on the Pratihāra. If, not knowing this, you recite the Pratihāra, your head would fall off—so do not do it, revered sir. 'Which is that deity?' he asked.
अन्नमिति होवाच सर्वाणि ह वा इमानि भूतान्यन्नमेव प्रतिहरमाणानि जीवन्ति सैषा देवता प्रतिहारमन्वायत्ता तां चेदविद्वान्प्रत्यहरिष्यो मूर्धा ते व्यपतिष्यत्तथोक्तस्य मयेति तथोक्तस्य मयेति
He said: 'Food (Anna).' Indeed, all these beings live by taking in food. This deity is dependent on the Pratihāra. If, not knowing this, you recite the Pratihāra, your head would fall off—so I have declared, so I have declared.
शौव उद्गीथस्तद्ध बको दाल्भ्यो ग्लावो वा मैत्रेयः स्वाध्यायमुद्वव्राज
Śauva Udgītha—then Bako Dālbhya and Glāva, son of Maitreyī, went forth for study.
तस्मै श्वा श्वेतः प्रादुर्बभूव तमन्ये श्वान उपसमेत्योचुरन्नं नो भगवानागायत्वशनायाम वा इति
To him a white dog appeared. Other dogs gathered around and said, 'Sir, please sing for us; we are hungry.'
तान्होवाचेहैव मा प्रातरुपसमीयातेति तद्ध बको दाल्भ्यो ग्लावो वा मैत्रेयः प्रतिपालयाञ्चकार
He said to them, 'Do not come here in the morning.' So Bako Dālbhya and Glāva, son of Maitreyī, waited and watched.
ते ह यथैवेदं बहिष्पवमानेन स्तोष्यमाणाः सꣳरब्धाः सर्पन्तीत्येवमाससृपुस्ते ह समुपविश्य हिं चक्रुः
Just as those who are about to sing the Bahiṣpavamāna begin, so they started moving, slithering along. They sat together and made a sound: 'hiṃ.'
ओ3मदा3मों3पिबा3मों3 देवो वरुणः प्रजापतिः सविता3न्नमिहा2हरदन्नपते3ऽन्नमिहा2हरा2हरो3मिति
"Om, let us eat! Om, let us drink! The god Varuṇa, Prajāpati, Savitṛ has brought food here. O lord of food, bring food here, bring it, bring it!"