अथान्यत्राप्युक्तम् \: ऊर्ध्वगा नाडी सुषुम्नाख्या प्राणसञ्चारिणी ताल्वन्तर्विच्छिन्ना तया प्राणोङ्कारमनोयुक्तयोर्ध्वमुत्क्रमेत् ताल्वध्याग्रं परिवर्त्य इन्द्रियाण्यसंयोज्य महिमा महिमानं निरीक्षेता ततो निरात्वकमेति निरात्मकत्वान्न सुखदुःखभाग्भवति केवलत्वं लभता इत्येवं ह्याह \: परः पूर्वं प्रतिष्ठाप्य निगृहीतानिलं ततः । तीर्त्वा पारमपारेण पश्चाद्युञ्जीत मूर्ध्वनि
Elsewhere it is also said: The upward-moving channel called Suṣumnā is the carrier of the vital breath; it is interrupted within the palate. Through it, the breath, joined with Om and the mind, ascends upward. Turning the tip below the palate, withdrawing the senses, one beholds the greatness of the Great. Then one attains the state without self; because of being without self, one is not subject to pleasure or pain, and attains absolute unity. Thus it is said: Having first established the supreme, restraining the breath, then crossing beyond by the highest means, afterwards one should direct it upward.
अथान्यत्राप्युक्तम् \: द्वे वा व ब्रह्मणी अभिध्येये शब्दश्चाशब्दश्च अथ शब्देनैवाशब्दमाविष्क्रियते अथ तत्र ओमिति शब्दोऽनेनोर्ध्वमुत्क्रान्तोऽशब्दे निधनमेति अथाहैषा गतिरेतदमृतम् अतत्सायुज्यत्वम् निर्वृतत्वम् तथा चेति अथ यथोर्णनाभिस्तन्तुनोर्ध्वमुत्क्रान्तोऽवकाशं लभतीत्येवं वा व खल्वासावभिध्याता ओमित्यनेनोर्ध्वमुत्क्रान्तः स्वातन्त्र्यं लभते अन्यथा परे शब्दवादिनः \: श्रवणाङ्गुष्ठयोगेनान्तर्हृदयाकाशशब्दमाकर्णयन्ति सप्तविधेयं तस्योपमा यथा नद्यः किङ्किणी कांस्यचक्रकभेक विःकृन्दिका वृष्टिर्निवाते वदतीति तं पृथग्लक्षणमतीत्य परेऽशब्देऽव्यक्ते ब्रह्मण्यस्तं गताः तत्र तेऽपृथग्धर्मिणोऽपृथग्विवेक्या यथा सम्पन्ना मधुत्वं नानारसा इत्येवं ह्याह \: द्वे ब्रह्मणि वेदितव्ये शब्दब्रह्म परां च यत् । शब्दब्रह्मणि निष्णातः परं ब्रह्माधिगच्छति
Elsewhere it is also said: There are two aspects to Brahman to be contemplated—sound and soundless. By sound alone, the soundless is revealed. In this context, Om is the sound; by it, one ascends upward and reaches dissolution in the soundless. This is the path, this is immortality, this is union, this is liberation. Thus: Just as a spider, ascending by its threads, attains space, so too the contemplator, ascending by Om, attains freedom; otherwise, those who follow the doctrine of sound listen to the sound in the inner heart-space by joining the thumb to the ear, hearing seven kinds. Its analogy is like rivers, bells, bronze discs, frogs, crickets, rain, and wind. Passing beyond these distinct marks, the others reach the soundless, unmanifest Brahman, where they are undifferentiated, indistinguishable, just as honey, having various tastes, becomes one. Thus it is said: Two Brahmans are to be known—the Brahman of sound and the supreme; one who is skilled in the Brahman of sound attains the supreme Brahman.
अथान्यत्राप्युक्तम् \: यः शब्दस्तदोमित्येतदक्षरम् यदस्याग्रं तच्छान्तमशब्दमभयमशोकमानन्दं तृप्तं स्थिरमचलममृतमच्युतं ध्रुवं विष्णुसंज्ञितं सर्वापरत्वाय तदेता उपसीतेत्येवं ह्याह \: योऽसौ परापरो देवा ॐकारो नाम नामतः । निःशब्दः शून्यभूतस्तु मूर्ध्नि स्थाने ततोऽभ्यसेत्
Elsewhere it is also said: The sound is Om; this syllable. Its beginning is peaceful, soundless, fearless, sorrowless, blissful, satisfied, stable, unmoving, immortal, unfallen, constant, called Viṣṇu, for the sake of supreme transcendence. One should worship these. Thus it is said: That which is both supreme and not supreme, the deity, is called Om; by name. Being soundless, becoming void, one should practice it at the crown.
अथान्यत्राप्युक्तम् \: धनुः शरीरम् ओमित्येतच्छरः शिखास्य मनः तमोलक्षणं भित्वा तमोऽतमाविष्टमागच्छति अथाविष्टं भित्वाऽलातचक्रमिव स्फुरन्तमादित्यवर्णमूर्जस्वन्तं ब्रह्म तमसः पर्यमपश्यद्यदमुष्मिन्नादित्येऽथ सोमेऽग्नौ विद्युति विभाति अथ खल्वेनं दृष्ट्वाऽमृतत्वं गच्छतीत्येवं ह्याह \: ध्यानमन्तःपरे तत्त्वे लक्ष्येषु च निधीयते । अतोऽविशेषविज्ञानं विशेषमुपगच्छति ॥ मानसे च विलीने तु यत्सुखं चात्मसाक्षिकम् । तद्ब्रह्म चामृतं शुक्रं सा गतिर्लोक एव सः
Elsewhere it is also said: The body is the bow, Om is the arrow, the mind is its point. Piercing the mark of darkness, one enters what is beyond darkness. Piercing what is entered, like a revolving fire-wheel, one sees the radiant, powerful Brahman, beyond darkness, in the sun, in the moon, in fire, in lightning, it shines. Having seen it, one attains immortality. Thus it is said: Meditation is placed within the supreme essence and in the marks; from undifferentiated knowledge, one attains differentiation. And when the mind is dissolved, the happiness witnessed by the self—that is Brahman, immortal, pure; that is the path, that alone is the world.
अथान्यत्राप्युक्तम् \: निद्रेवान्तर्हितेन्द्रियः शुद्धितमया धिया स्वप्न इव यः पश्यतीन्द्रियबिलेऽविवशः प्रणवाख्यं प्रणेतारं भारूपं विगतनिद्रं विजरं विमृत्युं विशोकं च सोऽपि प्रणवाख्यः प्रणेता भारूपः विगत निद्रः विजरः विमृत्युर्विशोको भवतीत्येवं ह्याह \: एवं प्राणमथोङ्कारं यस्मात्सर्वमनेकधा । युनक्ति युञ्जते वापि यस्माद्योग इति स्मृतः ॥ एकत्वं प्राणमनसोरिन्द्रियाणां तथैव च । सर्वभावपरित्यागो योग इत्यभिधीयते
Now, elsewhere it is also said: When, like one asleep, the senses are withdrawn, and with a mind composed of purity, someone perceives—like in a dream—within the cavity of the senses, helpless, the one called 'Pranava,' the mover, the form of weight, free from sleep, free from old age, free from death, and free from sorrow—he too becomes called 'Pranava,' the mover, the form of weight, free from sleep, free from old age, free from death, and free from sorrow. Thus it is said: 'Because from this, breath and Om, all things in manifold ways are joined or are joined together, therefore it is called yoga. The unity of breath, mind, and senses, and likewise the renunciation of all states of being—this is called yoga.'
अथान्यत्राप्युक्तम् \: यथा वाप्सु चारिणः शाकुनिकः सूत्रयन्त्रेणोद्धृत्योदरेऽग्नौ जुहोत्येवं वा व खल्विमान्प्राणानोमित्यनेनोद्धृत्यानामयेऽग्नौ जुहोति अतस्तप्तोर्विवसोऽथ यथा तप्तोर्वि सार्पिस्तृणकाष्ठसंस्पर्शे\- नोज्ज्वलतीत्येवं वा व खल्वसावप्राणाख्यः प्राणसंस्पर्शेनोज्ज्वलति अथ यदुज्ज्वलत्येतद्ब्रह्मणो रूपं चैतद्विष्णोः परमं पदम् चैतद्रुद्रस्य रुद्रत्वमेतत्तदपरिमितधा चात्मानं विभज्य पूरयतीमां लोकानित्येवं ह्याह \: वह्नेश्च यद्वत्खलु विस्फुलिङ्गाः सूर्यान्मयूखाश्च तथैव तस्य प्राणादयो वै पुनरेव तस्माद् अभ्युच्चरन्तीह यथाक्रमेण
Now, elsewhere it is also said: Just as a bird-catcher, by means of a string device, draws birds from water and offers them into the fire in his belly, so indeed, by means of 'Om,' one draws the breaths and offers them into the fire of the body. Therefore, just as heated gold glows when touched by grass or wood, so too this one called 'breath' glows when touched by breath. And what glows—this is the form of Brahman, this is the supreme abode of Vishnu, this is the Rudra-ness of Rudra. Dividing itself in countless ways, it fills these worlds. Thus it is said: 'Just as from fire sparks, and from the sun rays, so too from him the breaths and others arise again and again, ascending here in order.'
अथान्यत्राप्युक्तम् \: ब्रह्मणो वा वैतत्तेजः परस्यामृतस्याशरीरस्य यच्छरीरस्यौष्ण्यमस्यैतद्घृतमथाविः सन् नभसि निहितं वैतदेकाग्रेणैवमन्तर्हृदयाकाशं विनुदन्ति यत्तस्य ज्योतिरिव सम्पद्यतीति अतस्तद्भावम् अचिरेणैति भूमावयस्पिण्डं निहितं यथाऽचिरेणैति भूमित्वम् मृद्वत्संस्थमयस्पिण्डं यथाग्न्ययस्कारादयो नाभिभवन्ति प्रणश्यति चित्तं तथाश्रयेण सहैवमित्येवं ह्याह \: हृद्याकाशमयं कोशमानन्दं परमालयम् । स्वं योगश्च ततोऽस्माकं तेजश्चैवाग्निसूर्ययोः
Now, elsewhere it is also said: The radiance of Brahman, the supreme, immortal, bodiless one—what is the heat of the embodied, this is its clarified butter. When it becomes manifest, set in the sky, with one-pointedness they pierce the inner space of the heart, and what becomes like its light, to that state it quickly attains. Just as a lump of earth placed in the ground quickly becomes earth, and just as a lump of clay placed with potters is not overcome by fire but perishes with its support, so too the mind. Thus it is said: 'The sheath made of the space of the heart, bliss, the supreme abode—this is our own yoga, and the radiance of fire and the sun.'
अथान्यत्राप्युक्तम् \: भूतेन्द्रियार्थानतिक्रम्य ततः प्रव्रज्याज्यं धृतिदण्डं धनुर्गृहीत्वाऽनभिमानमयेन चैवेषुणा तं ब्रह्म द्वारपारं निहत्याद्यं संमोहमौली तृष्णेर्ष्याकुण्डली तन्द्रीराघवेत्र्यभिमानाध्यक्षः क्रोधज्यं प्रलोभदण्डं धनुर्गृहीत्वेच्छामयेन चैवेषुणेमानि खलु भूतानि हन्ति तं हत्वोंकारप्लवेनान्तर्हृदयाकाशस्य पारं तीर्त्वाविर्भूते अन्तराकाशे शनकैरवटैवावटकृद्धातुकामः संविशत्येवं ब्रह्मशालां विशेत् ततश्चतुर्जालं ब्रह्मकोशं प्रणुदेत् गुर्वागमेनेति \: अतः शुद्धः पूतः शून्यः शान्तोऽप्राणो निरात्माऽनन्तोऽक्षय्यः स्थिरः शाश्वतोऽजः स्वतन्त्रः स्वे महिम्नि तिष्ठति अतः स्वे महिम्नि तिष्ठमानम् दृष्ट्वाऽवृत्तचक्रमिव सञ्चारचक्रमालोकयति इत्येवं ह्याह \: षड्भिर्मासैस्तु युक्तस्य नित्यमुक्तस्य देहिनः अनन्तः परमो गुह्यः सम्यग्योगः प्रवर्तते ॥ रजस्तमोभ्यां विद्धस्य सुसमिद्धस्य देहिनः पुत्रदारकुटुम्बेषु सक्तस्य न कदाचन
एवमुक्त्वाऽन्तर्हृदयः शकायन्यस्तस्मै नमस्कृत्वाऽनया ब्रह्मविद्यया राजन् ब्रह्मणः पन्थानमारूढाः पुत्राः प्रजापतेरिति सन्तोषं द्वन्द्वतितिक्षां शान्तत्वं योगाभ्यासादवाप्नोतीति एतद्गुह्यतमं नापुत्राय नाशिष्याय नाशान्ताय कीर्तयेदिति अनन्यभक्ताय सर्वगुणसम्पन्नाय दद्यात्
Having spoken thus, Śākāyanya, with his heart turned inward, bowed to him and said: 'With this knowledge of Brahman, O King, the sons of Prajāpati have ascended the path to Brahman. Contentment, endurance of opposites, tranquility—these are attained through the practice of yoga. This is the most secret teaching; it should not be recited to one who is not a son, not a disciple, or not peaceful. It should be given only to one who is devoted, endowed with all virtues.'
किमात्मकानि वा एतानीन्द्रियाणि प्रचरन्त्युद्गन्ता चैतेषामिह को नियन्ता वेत्याह । प्रत्याहात्मात्मकानीत्यात्मा ह्येषामुद्गन्ता वाप्सरसो भानवीयाश्च मरीचयो नाम अथ पञ्चभिः रश्मिभिर्विषयानत्ति कतम आत्मेति योऽयं शुद्धः पूतः शून्यः शान्तादिलक्षणोक्तः स्वकैर्लिङ्गैरुपगृह्यः तस्यैतल्लिङ्गमलिङ्गस्याग्नेर्यदौष्ण्यमाविष्टं चापां यः शिवतमोरस इत्येके । अथ वाक्ष्रोत्रं चक्षुर्मनः प्राण इत्येके, अथ बुद्धिर्धृतिः स्मृतिः प्रज्ञा तदित्येके अथ ते एतस्यैवं यथैवेह बीजस्याङ्कुरावाथधूमार्चिर्विष्फुलिङ्गा इवाग्नेश्चेति अत्रोदाहरन्ति \: वह्नेश्च यद्वत्खलु विष्फुलिङ्गाः सूर्यान्मयूखाश्च तथैव तस्य । प्राणादयो वै पुनरेव तस्मा\- दभ्युच्चरन्तीह यथाक्रमेण
What is the nature of these senses? Do they act on their own, and who is their controller here? It is answered: They are of the nature of the self; the self is their origin. The rays called apsaras and solar are their forms. With five rays, it experiences objects. Which is the self? It is that which is pure, purified, empty, marked by peace and other qualities, grasped by its own marks. Its mark is as the heat in fire, the essence in water, the bliss in darkness, say some. Others say it is speech, hearing, sight, mind, breath. Others say it is intellect, firmness, memory, wisdom. Others say, as from a seed the sprout arises, as smoke, flame, and sparks from fire, so from it. As an example, they say: 'Just as sparks from fire and rays from the sun, so from it, breath and others arise, each in their own order.'
तस्माद्वा एतस्मादात्मनि सर्वे प्राणाः सर्वे लोकाः सर्वे वेदाः सर्वे देवाः सर्वाणि च भूतान्युच्चरन्ति तस्योपनिषत्सत्यस्य सत्यमिति अथ यथार्द्रैधाग्नेरभ्याहितस्य पृथग्धूमा निश्चरन्त्येवं वा एतस्य महतो भूतस्य निःश्वसितमेतद्यदृग्वेदो यजुर्वेदः सामवेदोऽथर्वाङ्गिरसा इतिहासः पुराणम् विद्या उपनिषदः श्लोकाः सूत्राण्यनुव्याख्यानानि व्याख्यानान्यस्यैवैतानि विश्वा भूतानि
Therefore, from this self, all breaths, all worlds, all Vedas, all gods, and all beings arise. Its Upaniṣad is the truth of truth. As from a moist fire, distinct smoke arises, so from this great being, its exhalation is the Ṛgveda, Yajurveda, Sāmaveda, Atharvāṅgiras, history, Purāṇa, knowledge, Upaniṣads, verses, aphorisms, explanations, commentaries—all these beings are its own.
पञ्चेष्टको वा एषोऽग्निः संवत्सरः तस्येमा इष्टका यो वसन्तो ग्रीष्मो वर्षाः शरद्धेमन्तः स शिरःपक्षसीपृच्छपृष्टवान् एषोऽग्निः पुरुषविदः सेयं प्रजापतेः प्रथमा चितिः करैर्यजमानमन्तरिक्षमुत्क्षिओप्त्वा वायवे प्रायच्छत् प्राणो वै वायुः प्राणोऽग्निस्तस्येमा इष्टका यः प्राणो व्यानोऽपानः समान उदानः स शिरःपक्षसीपृष्ठपुच्छवानेषोऽग्निः पुरुषविदस्तदिदमन्तरिक्षं प्रजापतेर्द्वितीया चितिः करैर्यजमानं दिवमुत्क्षिप्तेन्द्राय प्रायच्छत् असौ वा आदित्य इन्द्रः सैषोऽग्निः तस्येमा इष्टका यदृग्यजुः सामाथर्वाङ्गिरसा इतिहासं पुराणं स शिरःपक्षसीपुच्छपृष्ठवानेषोऽग्निः पुरुषविदः सैषा द्यौः प्रजापतेस्तृतीया चितिः करैर्यजमानस्यात्मविदेऽवदानं करोति यथात्मविदुत्क्षिप्य ब्रह्मणे प्रायच्छत् तत्रानन्दी मोदी भवति
This fire is fivefold, namely the year; its bricks are these: spring, summer, rainy season, autumn, and winter—these are its head, wings, sides, and tail. This is the fire of those who know the Person; this is the first altar of Prajapati. By means of these, with the hands, having lifted the sacrificer up to the midspace, she offered him to Vayu. Breath indeed is Vayu, breath is fire; its bricks are these: prana, vyana, apana, samana, and udana—these are its head, wings, sides, and tail. This is the fire of those who know the Person; this is the second altar of Prajapati. By means of these, with the hands, having lifted the sacrificer up to heaven, she offered him to Indra. That Aditya is Indra, and this is his fire; its bricks are these: the Rig, Yajus, Sama, Atharvan-Angiras, Itihasa, and Purana—these are its head, wings, tail, and sides. This is the fire of those who know the Person; this is the third altar of Prajapati. By means of these, with the hands, having lifted the sacrificer up to the knower of the Self, she made him an offering. As the knower of the Self, having been lifted up, she offered him to Brahman, there he becomes joyful and delighted.
द्वे वा व खल्वेते ब्रह्मज्योतिषो रूपके शान्तमेकं समृद्धं चैकम् अथ यच्छन्तं तस्याधारं खम् अथ यत्समृद्धमिदं तस्यान्नम् तस्मान्मन्त्रौषधाज्यामिषपुरोडाशस्थालीपाकादिभिर्यष्टव्यमन्त\- र्वेद्यामास्न्यवशिष्टैरन्नपानैश्चास्यमाहवनीयमिति मत्वा तेजसः समृद्ध्यै पुण्यलोकविजित्यर्थायामृतत्वाय चात्रोदाहरन्ति \: अग्निहोत्रं जुहुयात्स्वर्गकामो यमराज्यमग्निष्टोमेनाभिययति सोमराज्यमुक्थेन सूर्यराज्यं षोडशीना स्वाराज्यमतिरात्रेण प्राजापत्यमासहस्रसंवत्सरान्तक्रतुनेति \: वर्त्याधारस्नेहयोगाद्यथा दीपस्य संस्थितिः । अन्तर्याण्डोपयोगादिमौ स्थितावात्मशिची तथा
There are indeed two forms of the Brahman-light: one is peaceful, the other is abundant. That which is peaceful has space as its support; that which is abundant has food as its support. Therefore, one should sacrifice with mantras, herbs, ghee, meat, rice-cakes, and other offerings, and with the remnants of food and drink from the altar, thinking, 'This is the Ahavaniya,' for the increase of radiance, for the conquest of the world of merit, and for immortality. Concerning this, they recite: 'One should perform the Agnihotra desiring heaven; with the Agnishtoma, one attains the realm of Yama; with the Uktha, the realm of Soma; with the Shodashi, the realm of the sun; with the Atiratra, the sovereignty of the self; with the thousand-year sacrifice, the end of the year.' As the lamp stands by the combination of wick, support, and oil, so the two selves stand by the use of the inner egg.
तस्मादोमित्यनेनैतदुपासीतापरिमितं तेजस्तत्त्रेधभिहितमग्नावादित्ये प्राणेऽथैषा नाड्यन्नबहुमित्येषाग्नौ हुतमादित्यं गमयति अतो यो रसोऽस्रवत् स उद्गीथं वर्षति तेनेमे प्राणाः प्राणेभ्यः प्रजा इत्यत्रोदाहरन्ति \: यद्धविरग्नौ हूयते तदादित्यं गमयति तत्सूर्यो रश्मिभिर्वर्षति तेनान्नं भवति अन्नाद्भूतानामुत्पत्तिरित्येवं ह्याह \: अग्नौ प्रास्ताहुतिः सम्यगादित्यमुपतिष्ठते । आदित्याज्जायते वृष्टिर्वृष्टेरन्नं ततः प्रजाः
Therefore, with the syllable 'Om', one should worship this infinite Light; this has been declared in threefold form—as fire, as the sun, and as breath. Here, it is said: 'Not much food,' for when an offering is made into fire, it reaches the sun. From there, the essence that flows down rains forth as the udgitha; by that, these breaths arise from breaths, and from them, creatures are born. Thus, it is said: 'What is offered into fire properly reaches the sun; from the sun comes rain, from rain food, and from food, beings arise.'
अग्निहोत्रं जुह्वानो लोभजालं भिनत्ति अतः संमोहं छित्वा न क्रोधान्स्तुन्वानः काममभिध्यायमानस्ततश्चतुर्जालं ब्रह्मकोशं भिन्ददतः परमाकाशमत्र हि सौर सौम्याग्नेयसात्विकानि मण्डलानि भित्त्वा ततः शुद्धः सत्त्वान्तरस्थमचलममृतमच्युतं ध्रुवं विष्णुसंज्ञितम् सर्वापरं धाम सत्यकामसर्वज्ञत्वसंयुक्तम् स्वतन्त्रम् चैतन्यम् स्वे महिम्नि तिष्ठमानं पश्यति अत्रोदाहरन्ति \: रविमध्ये स्थितः सोमः सोममध्ये हुताशनः । तेजोमध्ये स्थितं सत्त्वं सत्त्वमध्ये स्थितोऽच्युतः ॥ शरीरप्रादेशाङ्गुष्ठमात्रमणोरप्यन्वयं ध्यात्वातःपरमतां गच्छति अत्र हि सर्वे कामाः समाहिता इति अत्रोदाहरन्ति \: अङ्गुष्ठप्रादेशशरीरमात्रं प्रदीपप्रतापवद्विस्त्रिधा हि तद्ब्रह्माभिष्टूयमानं महो देवो भुवनान्याविवेश । ॐ नमो ब्रह्मणे नमः
He who performs the Agnihotra breaks the net of greed; thus, having cut through delusion, not giving rise to anger, not pursuing desire, and not coveting, he breaks the fourfold net, the sheath of Brahman. Then, piercing the highest space—here, indeed, are the solar, lunar, fiery, and pure sattvic spheres—he, purified, sees within the pure essence the immovable, immortal, unchanging, steadfast one called Vishnu, the supreme abode, endowed with true desire and omniscience, independent consciousness, standing in its own greatness. Here, they say: 'Within the sun is Soma; within Soma, fire; within fire, essence; within essence, the unchanging.' Meditating on that which is the size of a thumb, or even subtler, within the body, one attains the highest state. Here, indeed, all desires are gathered. Thus, they say: 'That Brahman, praised in threefold form, entered the worlds like the radiance of a lamp. Om, homage to Brahman, homage.'
इति षष्ठः प्रपाठकः ॥ प्रपाठक ७ । अग्निर्गायत्रं त्रिवृद्रथन्तरं वसन्तः प्राणो नक्षत्राणि वसवः पुरस्तादुद्यन्ति तपन्ति वर्षन्ति स्तुवन्ति पुनर्विश्नति अन्तर्विवएणेक्षन्ति अचिन्त्योऽमूर्तो गभीरो गुणभुग्भयोऽनिर्वृत्तिर्योगीश्वरः सर्वज्ञो मघोऽप्रमेयोऽनाद्यन्तः श्रीमान् अजो धीमाननिर्देश्यः सर्वसृक् सर्वस्यात्मा सर्वभुक् सर्वस्येशानः सर्वस्यान्तरान्तरः
Thus ends the sixth chapter. Chapter Seven. Fire is the Gāyatrī, the threefold hymn, the Rathantara; spring, breath, stars, Vasus—these rise in the east, shine, rain, praise, and return again; within the space between, they behold. He is inconceivable, formless, profound, enjoyer of qualities, fearful, unmanifest, lord of yogis, all-knowing, bountiful, immeasurable, without beginning or end, glorious, unborn, wise, indescribable, creator of all, self of all, enjoyer of all, lord of all, the innermost of all.
इन्द्रस्त्रिष्टुप् पञ्चदशो बृहद्ग्रीष्मो व्यानः सोमो रुद्रा दक्षिणत उद्यन्ति तपन्ति वर्षन्ति स्तुवन्ति पुनर्विशन्ति अन्तर्विवरेण ईक्षन्ति \: अनाद्यन्तोऽपरिमितोऽपरिच्छिन्नोऽपरप्रयोज्यः स्वतन्त्रोऽलिङ्गोऽमूर्तोऽनन्तशक्तिर्धाता भास्करः
Indra is the Triṣṭubh, the fifteenth, the Bṛhat, summer, vyāna, Soma, Rudras, the southern direction—these rise, shine, rain, praise, and return again; within the space between, they behold. He is without beginning or end, infinite, unbounded, not dependent on another, independent, without mark, formless, of infinite power, the creator, the radiant one.
मरुतो जगती सप्तदशो वैरूपम् वर्षा अपानः शुक्र आदित्याः पश्चादुद्यन्ति तपन्ति वर्षन्ति स्तुवन्ति पुनर्विशन्ति अन्तर्विवरेणेक्षन्ति तच्छान्तमशब्दमभयमशोकमानन्दम् तृप्तम् स्थिरमचलममृतमच्युतम् ध्रुवम् विष्णुसंज्ञितम् सर्वापरं धाम
The Maruts are the seventeenth Jagatī meter, of manifold forms; the rains are the downward breath, the bright ones are the Ādityas, who rise afterwards, heat, rain, praise, and then re-enter; through the inner space they behold that which is peaceful, soundless, fearless, sorrowless, blissful, fulfilled, steady, unmoving, immortal, undecaying, constant, known as Viṣṇu, the highest abode of all.
विश्वे देवा अनुष्टुबेकविंशो वैराजः शरत्समानो वरुणः साध्या उत्तरत उद्यन्ति तपन्ति वर्षन्ति स्तुवन्ति पुनर्विशन्ति अन्तर्विवरेणेक्षन्ति अन्तःशुद्धः पूतः शून्यः शान्तोऽप्राणो निरात्मानन्तः
The Viśve Devas are the nineteenth Anuṣṭubh meter, of the Vairāja type; the autumn is the year, Varuṇa and the Sādhyas rise to the north, heat, rain, praise, and then re-enter; through the inner space they behold that which is inwardly pure, purified, empty, peaceful, without breath, without self, infinite.
मित्रावरुणौ पङ्क्तिस्त्रिणवत्रयस्त्रिंशो शाक्वररैवते हेमन्त शिशिरा उदानोऽङ्गिरसश्चन्द्रमा ऊर्ध्वा उद्यन्ति तपन्ति वर्षन्ति स्तुवन्ति पुनर्विशन्ति अन्तर्विवरेणेक्षन्ति प्रणवाख्यं प्रणेतारम् भारूपम् विगतनिद्रम् विजरम् विमृत्युम् विशोकम्
Mitra and Varuṇa are the Paṅkti meter, the thirty-third Śākvara, the Raivata; hemanta and śiśira are the upward breath; Aṅgiras is the moon, who rises above, heats, rains, praises, and then re-enters; through the inner space they behold the one called Praṇava, the guide, of shining form, free from sleep, old age, death, and sorrow.
शनिराहुकेतुरगरक्षोयक्षनरविहगशरभेभादयोऽधस्तादुद्यन्ति तपन्ति वर्षन्ति स्तुवन्ति पुनर्विशन्ति अन्तर्विवरेणेक्षन्ति यः प्राज्ञो विधरणः सर्वान्तरोऽक्षरः शुद्धः पूतः भान्तः क्षान्तः शान्तः
Śani, Rāhu, Ketu, serpents, Yakṣas, men, birds, deer, elephants, and others rise below, heat, rain, praise, and then re-enter; through the inner space they behold the wise, the supporter, the inner one of all, the imperishable, pure, purified, shining within, patient, and peaceful.
एष हि खल्वात्मन्तर्हृदयेऽणीयानिद्धोऽग्निरिव विश्वरूपोऽस्यैवान्नमिदं सर्वमस्मिन्नोता इमाः प्रजाः एष आत्मापहतपाप्मा विजरो विमृत्युर्विशोकोऽविचिकित्सोऽविपाशः सत्यसङ्कल्पः सत्यकामः एष परमेश्वरः एष भूताधिपतिः एष भूतपालः एष सेतुः विधरणः एष हि खल्वात्मेशानः शम्भुर्भवओरुद्रः प्रजापतिर् विश्वसृखिरण्यगर्भः सत्यं प्राणो हंसः शस्ताच्युतो विष्णुर्नारायणः यश्चैषोऽग्नौ यश्चायं हृदयेवयश्चासावादित्ये स एष एकः तस्मै ते विश्वरूपाय सत्ये नभसि हिताय नमः
Indeed, this self within the heart is subtle, set like a hidden fire, of all forms; all this food is his, all beings are woven in him; this self is free from evil, ageless, deathless, sorrowless, free from doubt, unbound, whose will and desire are truth; he is the supreme lord, the lord of beings, the protector of beings, the bridge, the supporter; indeed, this self is the lord, Śambhu, Bhava, Rudra, Prajāpati, the creator of all, Hiraṇyagarbha, truth, breath, the swan, the blesser, the undecaying, Viṣṇu, Nārāyaṇa; he who is in fire, who is in the heart, who is in the sun—he is one and the same. To that all-formed, established in truth and space, we offer homage.
अथेदानीं ज्ञानोपसर्गा राजन्मोहजालस्यैष वै योनिः यदस्वर्गैः सह स्वर्गस्यैष वाट्ये पुरस्तादुक्तेऽप्यधः स्तम्बेनाश्लिष्यन्ति अथ ये चान्ये ह नित्यप्रमुदिता नित्यप्रवसिता नित्ययाचनका नित्यं शिल्पोपजीविनोऽथ ये चान्ये ह पुरयाचका अयाज्ययाचकाः शुद्रशिष्याः शूद्रश्च शास्त्रविद्वांसोऽथ ये चान्ये ह चाटजटनटभटप्रव्रजितरङ्गावतारिणो राजकर्मणि पतितादयोऽथये चान्ये ह यक्षराक्षसभूतगणपिशाचोरगग्रहादीनामर्थं पुरस्कृत्य शमयाम इत्येवं ब्रुवाणा अथ ये चान्ये ह वृथा कषायकुण्डलिनः कापालिनोऽथ ये चान्ये ह वृथा तर्कदृष्टान्तकुहकेन्द्रजालैर्वैदिकेषु परिस्थातुमिच्छन्ति तैः सह न संवस्त् प्रकाश्यभूता वै ते तस्करा अस्वर्ग्या इत्येवं ह्याह \: नैरात्म्यवादकुहकैर्मिथ्यादृष्टान्तहेतुभिः । भ्राम्यन्लोको न जानाति वेदविद्यान्तरन्तु यत्
Now then, O King, these are the obstacles to knowledge, the very source of the net of delusion: that which, along with the non-heavenly, clings to heaven in the enclosure previously mentioned, and below, is bound by the pillar; and those others who are ever joyful, ever wandering, ever begging, ever living by crafts, and those who beg in towns, unworthy beggars, Śūdra students, and learned Śūdras; and others—bards, matted-hair ascetics, dancers, fighters, wanderers, those fallen into royal service; and others who, for the sake of Yakṣas, Rākṣasas, spirits, goblins, serpents, and planets, say, 'We will pacify them'; and others who, in vain, wear ochre robes, earrings, skulls; and others who, in vain, wish to remain among Vedic people with false arguments, examples, magic, and illusions—one should not associate with them. They are thieves, non-heavenly, as it is said: 'By the false doctrines of selflessness, with false examples and reasons, the world wanders, not knowing the true end of Vedic knowledge.'
बृहस्पतिर्वै शुक्रो भूत्वेन्द्रस्याभयायासुरेभ्यः क्षयायेमामविद्यामसृजत् तया शिवमशिवमित्युद्दिशन्त्यशिवं शिवमिति वेदादिशास्त्रहिंसकधर्माभिध्यानमस्त्विति वदन्ति अतो नैनामभिधीयेतान्यथैषा बन्ध्येवैषा रतिमात्रं फलमस्या वृत्तच्युतस्येव नारम्भणीयेत्येवं ह्याह \: दूरमेते विपरीते विषूची अविद्या या च विद्येति ज्ञाता । विद्याभीप्सितुं नचिकेतसं मन्ये न त्वा कामा बहवो लोलुपन्ते ॥ विद्यां चाविद्यां च यस्तद्वेदोभयं सह । अविद्यया मृत्युं तीर्त्वा विद्यया अमृतमश्नुते ॥ अविद्यायामन्तरे वेष्ट्यमानाः स्वयं धीराः पण्डितं मन्यमानाः । दन्द्रम्यमानाः परियन्ति मूढा अन्धेनैव नीयमाना यथान्धाः
Bṛhaspati, having become Śukra, for Indra's safety and the destruction of the Asuras, created this false knowledge; by it, they declare the auspicious as inauspicious and the inauspicious as auspicious, and say, 'Let there be meditation on the harm of Vedic and other scriptures.' Therefore, one should not follow it, for it is barren, its fruit is only pleasure, and like a broken branch, it should not be begun. Thus it is said: 'Far apart and opposed are knowledge and ignorance, both known; I think Naciketas desires knowledge, not the many desires that tempt you. He who knows both knowledge and ignorance together, by ignorance crosses death, by knowledge attains immortality. Those who, dwelling in ignorance, think themselves wise and learned, wander, deluded, like blind men led by the blind.'
देवासुरा ह वै य आत्मकामा ब्रह्मणोऽन्तिकं प्रयाताः तस्मै नमस्कृत्वोचुः भगवन् वयमात्मकामाः स त्वं नो ब्रूहीति अतश्चिरं ध्यात्वाऽमन्यतान्यतामानो वै तेऽसुरा अतोऽन्यतममेतेषामुक्तम् तदिमे मूढा उपजीवन्त्यभिष्वङ्गिणस्तर्याभिघातिनोऽनृताभिशंसिनः सत्यमिवानृतं पश्यन्तीन्द्रजालवदित्यतो यद्वेदेष्वाभिहितं तत्सत्यं यद्वेदेषूक्तं तद्विद्वांस उपजीवन्ति तस्माद्ब्राह्मणो नावैदिकमधीयीतायमर्थः स्यादिति
The Devas and Asuras, desiring the self, approached Brahman; having bowed, they said, 'Lord, we desire the self; tell us.' After meditating for a long time, he considered, 'These Asuras are of a different nature.' Therefore, he spoke differently to them. These fools live attached, aggressive, injurious, uttering falsehoods, seeing falsehood as truth, like magic. Therefore, what is declared in the Vedas is truth; what is not declared in the Vedas, the wise do not live by. Therefore, a Brāhmaṇa should not study non-Vedic texts; this is the meaning.
एतद्वा व तत्स्वरूपं नभसः खेऽन्तर्भूतस्य यत्परं तेजस्तत्त्रेधाभिहितमग्ना आदित्ये प्राण एतद्वा व तत्स्वरूपं नभसः खेऽन्तर्भूतस्य यदोमित्येतदक्षरमनेनैव तदुद्बुध्न्यति उदयति उच्छ्वसति अजस्रं ब्रह्मधीयालम्बं वात्रैवैतत्समीरणे नभसि प्रसाखयैवोत्क्रम्य स्कधात्स्कन्धमनुसर्त्यप्सु प्रक्षेपको लवणस्येव घृतस्य चौष्ण्यमिवाभिध्यातुर्विस्तृतिरिवैतदित्यात्रोदाहरन्ति \: अथ कस्मादुच्यते वैद्युतो यस्मादुच्चारितमात्र एव सर्वं शरीरं विद्योतयति तस्मादोमित्यनेनैतदुपासीतापरिमितं तेजः । १ पुरुषश्चक्षुषो योऽयं दक्षिणोऽक्षिण्यवस्थितः । इन्द्रोऽयमस्य जायेयं सव्ये चाक्षिण्यवस्थिता ॥ २ समागमस्तयोरेव हृदयान्तर्गते सुषौ । तेजस्तल्लोहितस्यात्र पिण्ड एवोभयोस्तयोः ॥ ३ हृदयादायाति तावच्चक्षुष्यस्मिन्प्रतिष्ठिता । सारणी सा तयोर्नाडी द्वयोरेका द्विधा सती ॥ ४ मनः कायाग्निमाहन्ति स प्रेरयति मारुतम् । मारुतस्तूरसि चरन्मन्द्रं जनयति स्वरम् ॥ ५ खजाग्नियोगाद् हृदि सम्प्रयुक्तमणोर्ह्यणुर्द्विरणुः कण्ठदेशे । जिह्वाग्रदेशे त्र्यणुकं च विद्धि विनिर्गतं मातृकमेवमाहुः ॥ ६ न पश्यन्मृत्युम्ं पश्यति न रोगं नोत दुःखताम् । सर्वं हि पश्यन्पश्यति सर्वमाप्नोति सर्वशः ॥ ७ चाक्षुषः स्वप्नचारी च सुप्तः सुप्तात्परश्च यः । भेदाश्चैतेऽस्य चत्वारस्तेभ्यस्तुर्यं महत्तरम् ॥ ८ त्रिष्वेकपाच्चरेद्ब्रह्म त्रिपाच्चरति चोत्तरे । सत्यानृतोपभोगार्थाः द्वैतीभावो महात्मन इति द्वैतीभावो महात्मन इति
इति सप्तमः प्रपाठकः ॥ ॐ आप्यायन्त्विति शान्तिः ॥ इति मैत्रायण्युपनिषत्समाप्ता ॥ Eन्चोदेद् ब्य् षुन्देर् ःअत्तन्गदि ठे प्रपाठक ६ अन्द् ७ अरे अवैलब्ले इन् ड्र्। ऱधक्रिश्नन्'स् बूक्। षे ओथेर् रेफ़ेरेन्चेस् इन् ईन्देक्षेक्ष्त्र। Pलेअसे सेन्द् चोर्रेच्तिओन्स् तो सन्स्क्रित् अत् चीर्फ़ुल् दोत् च् ओम् ळस्त् उप्दतेद् \तोदय् ह्त्त्प्स्://सन्स्क्रित्दोचुमेन्त्स्।ओर्ग्
Thus ends the seventh section. Om. Peace invocation: 'May we be filled.' Thus ends the Maitrāyaṇī Upaniṣad. Encoded by Sunder Hattangadi. The sixth and seventh sections are available in Dr. Radhakrishnan's book. See other references in Indekshetra. Please send corrections to sanskrit@cheerful.com. Last updated today. https://sanskritdocuments.org
Now, elsewhere it is also said: Having gone beyond the elements, senses, and their objects, then, taking up the staff of resolve and the bow of renunciation, and with an arrow made of non-attachment, one strikes down that Brahman, the guardian of the gate, the root delusion, crowned with thirst and envy, coiled with sloth, wielding the whip of anger, holding the bow of pride, and the arrow of desire—thus, having struck down these beings, and crossing to the far shore of the inner space of the heart by the raft of Om, when the inner space becomes manifest, slowly, like a bird entering its nest, the one desiring the elements enters; thus one enters the hall of Brahman. Then, breaking through the fourfold net, the Brahman-sheath, by the teaching of the teacher, one becomes pure, purified, empty, peaceful, without breath, without self, infinite, imperishable, stable, eternal, unborn, independent, standing in one's own greatness. Seeing oneself thus established in one's own greatness, one beholds the wheel of return as if it were a wheel at rest. Thus it is said: 'For one who is always disciplined for six months, always liberated in body, the infinite, supreme, secret, true yoga arises. But for one pierced by rajas and tamas, though well kindled, attached to children, wife, and household, never.'
ॐ शुचौ देशे शुचिः सत्त्वस्थः सदधीयानः सद्वादी सद्ध्यायी सद्याजी स्यादिति । अतः सद्ब्रह्मणि सत्यभिलाषिणि निर्वृत्त्योऽनस्तत्फलच्छिन्नपाशो निराशः परेष्वात्मवद्विगतभयो निष्कामोऽक्षय्यमपरिमितं सुखमाक्रम्य तिष्ठति । परमं वै शेवधेरिव परस्योद्धरणं यन्निष्कामत्वम् । स हि सर्वकाममयः पुरुषोऽध्यवसायसङ्कल्पाभिमानलिङ्गो बद्दः । अतस्तद्विपरीतो मुक्तः । अत्रैक आहुर्गुणः प्रकृतिभेदवशासध्यवसायात्मबन्धमुपागतो। अध्यवसायस्य दोषक्षयाद्धि मोक्षः मनसा ह्येव पश्यति मनसा शृणोति कामः सङ्कल्पो विचिकित्सा श्रद्धाऽश्रद्धा धृतिरधृतिर्ह्रीर्धीर्भीरित्येतत्सर्वं मन एव गुणौघैरुह्यमानः कलुषीकृतश्चास्थिरश्चलो लुप्यमानः सस्पृहो व्यग्रश्चाभिमानित्वं प्रयात इति अहं सो ममेदमित्येवं मन्यमानो निबध्नात्यात्मनात्मान्ं जालेनेव खेचरः । अतः पुरुषोऽध्यावसायसङ्कल्पाबिमानलिङ्गो बद्दः अतस्तद्विपरीतो मुक्तः तस्मान्निरध्यवसायो निःसङ्कल्पो निरभिमानस्तिष्ठेत् एतन्मोक्षलक्षणम् एषात्र ब्रह्मपदवी एषोऽत्र द्वारविवरोऽनेनास्य तमसः पारं गमिष्यति । अत्र हि सर्वे कामाः समाहिता इत्यत्रोदाहरन्ति \: यदा पञ्चावतिष्ठन्ते ज्ञानानि मनसा सह । बुद्धिश न विचेष्टते तामाहुः परमां गतिम् ॥ एतदुक्त्वान्तर्हृदयः शाकायन्यस्तस्मै नमस्कृत्वा यथावदुपचारी कृतकृत्यो मरुदुत्तरायणं गतो न ह्यत्रोद्वर्त्मना गतिः एषोऽत्र ब्रह्मपथः सौरं स्द्वारं भित्त्वोर्द्ध्वेन विनिर्गता इत्यत्रोदाहरन्ति अनन्ता रश्मयस्तस्य दीपवद्यः स्थितो हृदि । सितासिताः कद्रुनीलाः कपिला मृदुलोहिताः ॥ ऊर्ध्वमेकः स्थितस्तेषां यो भिभित्वा सूर्यमण्डलम् । ब्रह्मलोकमतिक्रम्य तेन यान्ति परां गतिम् ॥ यदस्यान्यद्रश्मिशतमूर्ध्वमेव व्यवस्थितम् । तेन देवनिकायानां स्वधामानि प्रपद्यते ॥ ये नैकरूपाश्चाधस्ताद्रश्मयोऽस्य मृदुप्रभाः । इह कर्मोपभोगाय तैः संसरति सोऽवषः । तस्मात्सर्गस्वर्गापवर्गहेतुर्भगवानसावादित्य इति
Om. In a pure place, being pure, established in sattva, always studying, speaking truth, reciting, and performing sacrifice—thus one should be. Therefore, in one who desires the true Brahman, who is fulfilled, whose bonds of fruit are cut, who is without hope, who sees others as himself, free from fear, free from desire, having attained the imperishable, boundless happiness, he remains. Supreme indeed is desirelessness, as it is the means of lifting up to the highest. For the person made of all desires is bound by the marks of resolve, intention, and pride. Therefore, the opposite is liberation. Here, some say that the quality arises from the difference of nature and that resolve is the cause of bondage. Liberation comes from the destruction of the faults of resolve. For by mind alone one sees, by mind alone one hears: desire, intention, doubt, faith, lack of faith, firmness, lack of firmness, modesty, intelligence, fear—all this is mind alone. Driven by qualities, it becomes impure, unstable, restless, torn, desirous, distracted, and pride arises. Thinking 'I am this, this is mine,' he binds himself, like a bird in a net. Therefore, the person bound by resolve, intention, and pride is bound; the opposite is liberated. Therefore, one should remain without resolve, without intention, without pride. This is the mark of liberation; this is the path to Brahman; this is the opening of the door—by this, he will cross over the darkness. Here, all desires are gathered. As an example, they say: 'When the five senses rest together with the mind, and the intellect does not move, that is called the supreme state.' Having spoken thus, Śākāyanya, with his heart turned inward, bowed to him, performed the proper rites, and, having fulfilled his purpose, went to the northern wind. For there is no movement by the upward path; this is the path to Brahman. Having pierced the solar gate, he departs upward. As an example, they say: 'Countless rays of his, like lamps, are established in the heart—white, black, tawny, blue, brown, soft red. Among them, one stands upright, and having pierced the solar orb, transcending the world of Brahma, by that, they attain the highest state. Of the hundred rays that stand upright, by those, he attains the abodes of the divine hosts. Those rays below, of gentle light, are for enjoyment of action; by them, he wanders helplessly. Therefore, the Lord Sun is the cause of creation, heaven, and liberation.'
पृथिवीगार्हपत्योऽन्तरिक्षं दक्षिणाग्निर्द्यौराहवनीयः तत एव पवमानपावकशुचय आविष्कृतमेतेनास्य यज्ञम् यतः पवमानपावकशुचिसंघातो हि जाठरः तस्मादग्निर्यष्टव्यः चेतव्यः स्तोतव्योऽभिध्यातव्यः यजमानो हविर्गृहीत्वा देवताभिध्यानमिच्छति \: हिरण्यवर्णः शकुनो हृद्यादित्ये प्रतिष्ठितः मद्गुर्हंसस्तेजोवृषः सोऽस्मिन्नग्नौ यजामहे इति चापि मन्त्रार्थं विचिनोति । तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यं भर्गोऽस्याभिध्येयं यो बुद्ध्यन्तस्थो ध्यायीह मनःशान्तिपदमनुसरत्यात्मन्येव धत्तेऽत्रेमे श्लोका भवन्ति \: १ यथा निरिन्धनो वह्निः स्वयोनावुपशाम्यते तथा वृत्तिक्षयाच्चित्तं स्वयोनावुपशाम्यते । २ स्वयोनावुपशान्तस्य मनसः सत्यकामतः इन्द्रियार्थविमूढस्यानृताः कर्मवशानुगाः । ३ चित्तमेव हि संसारम् तत्प्रयत्नेन शोधयेत् यच्चित्तस्तन्मयो भवति गुह्यमेतत्सनातनम् । ४ चित्तस्य हि प्रसादेन हन्ति कर्म शुभाशुभम् प्रसन्नात्मात्मनि स्थित्वा सुखमव्ययमश्नुते । ५ समासक्तं यथा चित्तं जन्तोर्विषयगोचरे यद्येवं ब्रह्मणि स्यात्तत्को न मुच्येत बन्धनात् । ६ मनो हि द्विविधं प्रोक्तं शुद्धं चाशुद्धमेव च अशुद्धं कामसम्पर्कात् शुद्धं कामविवर्जितम् । ७ लय विक्षेपरहितं मनः कृत्वा सुनिश्चलम् यदा यात्यमनीभावं तदा तत्परमं पदम् । ८ तावन्मनो निरोद्धव्यं हृदि यावत्क्षयं गतम् एतज्ज्ञानं च मोक्षं च शेषान्ये ग्रन्थविस्तराः । ९ समाधिनिर्धौतमलस्य चेतसो निवेशितस्यात्मनि यत्सुखं भवेत् न शक्यते वर्णयितुं गिरा तदा स्वयं तदन्तःकरणेन गृह्यते । १० अपामापोऽग्निरग्नौ वा व्योम्नि व्योम न लक्षयेत् एवमन्तर्गतं यस्य मनः स परिमुच्यते । ११ मन एव मनुष्याणं कारणं बन्धमोक्षयोः बन्धाय विषयासंगिं मोक्षो निर्विषयं स्मृतम् । अतोऽनग्निहोत्र्यनग्निचिदज्ञानभिध्यायिनां ब्राह्मणः पदव्योमानुस्मरणं विरुद्धम् तस्मादग्निर्यष्टव्यः चेतव्यः स्तोतव्योऽभिध्यातव्यः
The earth is the Garhapatya fire, the midspace is the Dakshinagni, and the heaven is the Ahavaniya. From these arise the pure, purifying, and shining fires, by which the sacrifice is made manifest. For the collection of pure, purifying, and shining fires is the stomach; therefore, fire is to be worshipped, meditated upon, praised, and contemplated. The sacrificer, having taken the oblation, seeks the meditation on the deity: 'Golden-hued, bird, established in the heart, sun, swan, bull of radiance, we sacrifice into this fire.' Thus, he also considers the meaning of the mantra: 'That adorable radiance of Savitar is to be meditated upon, which, being established in the intellect, the meditating mind follows as the path of peace, and places in the Self.' Concerning this, these verses are recited: 1. Just as a fire without fuel dies down in its own source, so the mind, when its activity ceases, dies down in its own source. 2. For the mind that has become tranquil in its own source, and desires truth, but is deluded by the objects of the senses, its actions are led by untruth. 3. The mind alone is indeed samsara; therefore, one should purify it with effort. As is the mind, so one becomes; this is the ancient secret. 4. By the clarity of the mind, one destroys both good and evil deeds; having established the serene self in the Self, one enjoys unchanging happiness. 5. As the mind of a creature is attached to the field of sense-objects, if it were so attached to Brahman, who would not be freed from bondage? 6. The mind is said to be of two kinds: pure and impure; impure through contact with desire, pure when free from desire. 7. When the mind, free from dissolution and distraction, becomes perfectly steady, and attains the state of no-mind, then that is the supreme state. 8. The mind should be restrained in the heart until it comes to rest; this is knowledge and liberation; all else is mere elaboration of texts. 9. The happiness that arises in the mind, cleansed of impurity by samadhi and established in the Self, cannot be described in words; then it is grasped by one's own inner faculty. 10. Water in water, fire in fire, space in space—one does not perceive; so, for one whose mind is merged within, he is completely liberated. 11. The mind alone is the cause of bondage and liberation for humans; attached to objects, it leads to bondage; free from objects, it is said to be liberation. Therefore, for those who do not perform the Agnihotra, do not kindle the fire, and do not meditate with knowledge, the remembrance of the path of Brahman is opposed. Therefore, fire is to be worshipped, meditated upon, praised, and contemplated.
नमोऽग्नये पृथिवी क्षिते लोकस्मृते लोकम्स्मै यजमानाय धेहि नमो वायवेऽन्तरिक्षक्षिते लोकस्मृते लकमस्मै यजमानाय धेहि नम आदित्याय दिविक्षिते लोकस्मृते लोकमस्मै यजमानाय धेहि नमो ब्रह्मणे सर्वक्षिते सर्वस्मृते सर्वमस्मै यजमानाय धेहि हिरण्मयेन पात्रेण सत्यस्यापिहितं मुखम् तत्त्वं पूषन्नपावृणु सत्यधर्माय विष्णवे योऽसा आदित्ये पुरुषः सोऽसा अहम् एष ह वै सत्यधर्मो यदादित्यस्य आदित्यत्वं तच्छुक्लम् पुरुषम् अलिङ्गम् नभसोऽन्तर्गतस्य तेजसोंऽशमात्रमेतद्यदादित्यस्य मध्य इवेत्य् अक्षिण्यग्नौ चैतद्ब्रह्मैतदमृतमेतद्भर्गः एतत्सत्यधर्मो नभसोऽन्तर्गतस्य तेजसोंऽशमात्रमेतद्यदादित्यस्य मध्ये अमृतं यस्य हि सोमः प्राणा वा अप्ययंकुरा एतक़्द्ब्रह्मैतदमृतमेतद्भर्गः एतत्सत्यधर्मो नभसोऽन्तर्गतस्य तेजसोऽंशमात्रम् एतद्यदादित्यस्य मध्ये यजुर्दीप्यत्यौमापोज्योतिरसोऽमृतंब्रह्म भूर्भुवः स्वरोम् । अष्टपादं शुचिं हंसं त्रिसूत्रमणुमव्ययम् द्विधर्मोऽन्धं तेजसेन्धं सर्वं पश्यन्पश्यति नभसोऽन्तर्गतस्य तेजसोऽन्शमात्रमेतद्यदादित्यस्य मध्ये उदित्वा मयूखे भवत एतत्सवित्सत्यधर्म एतद्यजुरेतत्तप एतदग्निरेतद्वायुरेतत्प्राण एतदाप एतच्चन्द्रमा एतच्छुक्रमेतदमृतमेतद्ब्रह्मविषयमेतद्भानुरर्णवस्तस्मिन्नेव यजमानः सैन्धव इव व्लीयन्त एषा वै ब्रह्मैकतात्र हि सर्वे कामाः समाहिता इत्यत्रोदाहरन्ति \: अंशुधारय इवाणुवातेरितः संस्फुरत्यसावन्तर्गः सुराणाम् यो हैवंवित्स सवित् स द्वैतवित् सैकधामेतः स्यात्तदात्मकश्च \: ये विन्दव इवाभ्युच्चरन्त्यजस्रम् विद्युदिवाभ्रार्चिषः परमे व्योमन् तेऽऋचिषो वै यशस आश्रयवासाज्जटाभिरूपा इव कृष्णवर्त्मनः
Homage to Agni, who abides in the earth, the remembered world; grant this world to the sacrificer. Homage to Vayu, who abides in the midspace, the remembered world; grant this world to the sacrificer. Homage to Aditya, who abides in heaven, the remembered world; grant this world to the sacrificer. Homage to Brahman, who abides in all, remembered by all; grant all to the sacrificer. The face of truth is covered by a golden vessel; O Pushan, uncover it for the law of truth, for Vishnu. The person who is in the sun, I am that person. This indeed is the law of truth: the sun's sunhood is that pure, formless person, a mere portion of the light within the sky. In the fire of the eyes is this Brahman, this immortality, this radiance, this law of truth, a mere portion of the light within the sky, in the midst of the sun. The immortal, whose soma is the vital breaths, is the sprout. This is Brahman, this is immortality, this is radiance, this is the law of truth, a mere portion of the light within the sky, in the midst of the sun. The Yajus shines, Om, water, light, essence, immortality, Brahman, earth, midspace, heaven. The eight-footed, pure swan, triple-threaded, minute, imperishable, of two natures, blind, kindling light, seeing all, sees a mere portion of the light within the sky, in the midst of the sun. Rising, it becomes a ray; this is the law of Savitar, this is the Yajus, this is heat, this is fire, this is Vayu, this is breath, this is water, this is the moon, this is the pure, this is immortality, this is Brahman, this is the sun, this is the ocean. In that, the sacrificer dissolves like salt in water. This is indeed the unity of Brahman, for here all desires are gathered. Concerning this, they recite: As a ray, moved by a subtle wind, this inner one vibrates among the gods. Whoever knows thus is the knower of Savitar, the knower of duality, the knower of unity, and is of that nature. As drops, they rise up continually, like flashes of lightning among the highest heavens; those rays, indeed, are the abode of glory, appearing like matted locks on a dark path.
This, indeed, is the true form of that which is within space, the supreme light, described in three ways: as fire, as the sun, as breath. This, indeed, is the true form of that which is within space, the syllable 'Om'; by this alone one awakens, rises, breathes forth, always supported by meditation on Brahman. Here, in the wind, in space, it spreads out like branches, rising from the trunk, following the shoulder, entering the waters, like the saltiness in salt, like the heat in ghee, like the expansion of thought. Therefore, they say: 'Why is it called electric? Because, as soon as it is uttered, it illumines the whole body; therefore, one should meditate on it as the unlimited light.' 1. The person who is situated in the right eye is Indra; in the left eye is his consort. 2. Their union is within the heart, in the subtle channel; the light is the red mass of both. 3. From the heart it goes to the eye, where it is established; the channel of both is one, though appearing as two. 4. The mind strikes the bodily fire, which sets the wind in motion; the wind, moving in the chest, produces a deep sound. 5. By the union of space and fire, in the heart, the subtle atom, double atom, and in the throat region, at the tip of the tongue, the triple atom arises; this is called the mother-syllable. 6. He does not see death, nor disease, nor sorrow; seeing all, he attains all, in every way. 7. The dreamer, the sleeper, and the one beyond sleep—these are his four states; the fourth is greater than these. 8. In the three, one foot moves in Brahman; in the fourth, three feet move; for the enjoyment of truth and untruth, duality arises in the great self—thus, duality arises in the great self.