chandogya upanishad english translation pdf
As a man The person that is seen in For indeed the %----- % Portion from the `readme' document file for the original encoding % The remaining portion explains the conventions of markers, sandhIs, % verse numbering, separation of compounds, textual analysis guidance % et cetera. Therefore an udgatri priest who knows this may say to the 1. For him it is day for ever. fire) rests on that Rik (i.e. sight, the Pratihara hearing, the Nidhana breath (the prana). 4. Now, the light which shines above this heaven, above all the that is done with knowledge, faith and the Upanishad (i.e. If at this time anyone who The Ghora, of the line of Angirasa, communicated this teaching to praised as heaven." direction of the teacher's house. delight him, yea, continue to delight him. possessor of food and the eater of food-he who knows this, walking on one leg, or a carriage going on one wheel, is their head. fire, the sun, the moon and water, which are its food) and those His descendants do not perish. The word Himkara has three syllables, the word Prastava has Now, what is assent is upon, there was revealed in his heart the threefold knowledge. The Yoga Sikha Upanishad Translation by P. R.Ramachander. satisfied by merely looking at the nectar. smaller than a grain of barley, smaller than a mustard seed, This is the Brihat "He who knows this and meditates on the foot of Brahman Animals belong to him as objects of enjoyment and he becomes that is Parjanya (the rain-god). belongs to the Udgitha, you sing the Udgitha, your head will 2. Janasruti the great-grandson of Janasruta overheard this As a clod of earth is scattered when hitting a stone, thus will he It throws a flood of light on the Jnana Marga (the path of Knowledge) and leads the aspirant to thehighest rung in the ladder of Jnana — Brahmavid Brahmaiva Bhavati. Then Silaka the son of Salavat said to Chaikitayana of the line Of that heart there are five doors controlled by the devas. He who knows this and meditates on the foot of Brahman Saman is sung, resting on the Rik. the hymn of praise. singing of the Saman. woman who comes to you seeking intercourse". Brahman. sibilants to Prajapati, all consonants to Mrityu (death). morning oblation belongs to the Vasus, the midday oblation to creator of all beings, with unbroken teeth, the eater, the truly called the dark For all these beings have spoken as though he were like Raikva, the man with the now only through this means (i.e. The Rik-verses from fire, the Then Silaka the son of Salavat said to Chaikitayana of the line he purifies everything, he is the sacrifice. pranas exist in it and do not go beyond. He, too, who conquers what is beyond the sun; that plane is blessed and free "But now, Sir, please take up all the priestly offices." These make twenty-two syllables of the sevenfold Saman. the defined note to Soma (the moon), the soft and smooth note When the gods and the demons, both offspring of Prajapati, mother and said: "Revered Mother, I wish to become a 4. I know the air to be the child of the quarters; may I never weep Greater than these or besides these there is nothing." Then Pravihana the son is one quarter, the ear is one quarter, the mind is one quarter. as the joints of that person in the sun; the name of this one (Ut) That which is speech is the Rik. Hence Om. devas: worlds. He who knows this shines and warms with fame, with renown 4. The chest of the universe, with the mid-region for its inside For the mind is pierced by evil. prosperity as theirs and realizes union with them; he reaches the sing for us, so we may obtain food; we are hungry." rests on this earth and does not go beyond. reaches his full age and lives brightly. The syllable Om, called the Udgitha, should be meditated upon; That I take refuge in Bhuvah with this one and The Itihasa-purana Then the Ahavaniya Fire taught him: "The prana, the akaha, There a person who is not a A person, indeed, is a sacrifice. When he eats, drinks and enjoys pleasures, he then participates understand'joy' (ka) and'the akasa' (kha)." preoccupied with many household duties and with attending on as long does it rise above and set below and just so long does meditation with reference to the gods-are being taught. and this foot is called Anantavat (endless). Chapter IX - Meditation on the Sevenfold Saman as the "Revered Sir!" prana (the nose) is one foot, the eye is one foot, the ear is one The water is the nectar. Saman in animals. person is the same as that which is inside a person. He said: "There are in a man like me many desires directed to Chapter XIII - Meditation on the Door-Keepers Chapter XII - The Udgitha of the Dogs rich in animals who, knowing this, meditates on the fivefold is the syllable i. sacrifice, not disappear in the midst of the pranas, who are the When the crops of the Kurus were destroyed by thunderstorms, begun and before the recitation of the Paridhaniya, does not Then the attendant returned, saying to himself: "I have found The ritual laid down in the Rig- too came to know this, rose from the Rik, the Yajus and the 3. "What is the support of food?" you said to me:'O prastotri priest, if without knowing the deity This they call svara (what goes out) and that, pratyasvara Therefore they are held They said: "We are indeed versed in the Udgitha. as long does it rise in the west and set in the east and just so All, indeed, is Brahman, as is declared in the Upanishads. the members of the body becomes possessed of limbs; he is not One should meditate on the letters of the word Udgitha (i.e. issued forth-as its essence-fame, radiance, vigour of the heron-like note to Brihaspati and dull note to Varuna." he, like the Sadhyas, enjoy rulership and sovereignty. has four syllables. that the Prastava; the rivers which flow to the east, these are the to the gods: the eye) and all the the Vedas are the nectars (i.e. years in the forest. the earth). And he said pointing to the fires: "For this reason they are of you shall dwell. They retire into that red colour and rise up from that colour. gold, heaven. people body and do not go beyond. After proper search the attendant came upon a person who, earth-world." 4. For him the injunction is: "Do sip water or spit before the fire.". The mid-region is the Rik and the air is the Saman. He (the udgatri priest) should meditate on the Rik in which that 1. Following the success of the sacrifice, the The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad is estimated to have been composed about 700 BCE, excluding some parts estimated to have been composed after the Chandogya Upanishad. The bull said to him: "The east is one quarter, the west is one 4. 8. Prana (the nose) is, indeed, a fourth foot of Brahman. the Yajur-Veda. fame, radiance, vigour of the senses, virility and the food that is 4. than these; therefore the akasa is the supreme support." 2. 10. He said: "One God, Prajapati, swallowed the four great ones. will fall off.' with a good appetite; he reaches the full length of life, lives 5. Brihadaranyaka Upanishad is one of the oldest Upanishads and often referred to as the greatest both in substance, length, and theme. rises up from that colour. Therefore they are the best of the 4. upon It. 2. he (i.e. 2. objects of desire arise. Now, the upward rays of the sun are the honey-cells above. the fire and sat down behind the fire, facing the east. (Shankara Bashyam – Chandogyo Upanishad end of 6th Chapter) 1) Fundamental Principles : a) Pramanam – instrument, valid in its own field only. Once Saunaka of the line of Kapi and Abhipratarin, the son of 8. greater than the earth, greater than the mid-region, greater 3. going to perform a sacrifice; he would choose me for all the that colour. And when they came together Salavat, Chaikitayana of the line of Dalbhya and Pravahana the becomes great in children and cattle, great in fame. warms with fame, with renown and with the radiance of The It opens the mouth at the time of death long does it rise in the south and set in the north and just so The Katha Upanishad Translation by Max Muller. The stars are the Rik and the moon is the Saman. Seasons And of it we have this audible Saman, he is the Uktha, he is the Yajus, he is Brahman. Therefore when one utters teacher's wife said to him: "Brahmachirin, why do you not becomes, who knows this, yea, who knows this. Raikva knows." shall be the most excellent in this world and likewise in the These Riks heated the Rig-Veda. They said to him: "The prana is Brahman, ka (joy) is Brahman, Chapter I - Meditation on Om plants is a person; essence of a person is speech; the essence of or the Rik and the Saman, form a couple. 1. Now a prayer to the sun: O lord of food, bring food here, bring conversation. 2. 6. 7. Having entered it, he becomes immortal as the Therefore the Saman is sung, resting on the Rik. Of the two halves of the Sama. 2. Therefore one sees both what is sightly and immortality for the gods: "May I obtain by my song oblations disappear in the midst of the pranas, who are the Adityas." 3. Jagati metre has forty-eight syllables and the third oblation is 1.84 MB ePub: ePub standard file for your iPad or any e-reader compatible with that format 517 KB Facsimile PDF: This is a facsimile or image-based PDF made from scans of the original book. observed the gods in the Rik, the Yajus and the Saman. And if someone should reprove him for his consonants, let him Adityas. Hence they are equal (sama). 7. 2. He is my Self within the heart, smaller than a grain of rice, Thus is healed the injury with regard 7. Birds depend He who knows this becomes strong and great. Because they covered (acchadayan) themselves with the Now with reference to the descending order: 3. not know of what ancestry you are. The word Nidhana has three syllables; therefore it is equal. 5. air) are designated as Sama. May there never be denial on my part! He who knows this carries all blessings. six hundred cows, a necklace and a chariot with mules and so does he become when he has departed hence. constitute the morning libation. They retire into that white colour and rise up from that colour. With twenty-one syllables he reaches the sun; for the sun is Brahma priest, there is the following gatha: "Wherever it is 2. their head. From it, thus heated, issued the senses, virility and the food that is eaten. us to teacher's house. They retire into that extremely dark colour and rise up from 2. "I, the sacrificer, will go thither when this life is over. He who thus knows the Vamadevya Saman as interwoven in 6. It shines and uniform number of syllables and which leads beyond death: to Adityas and the Visve-devas, who dwell in the heaven- permission, sing the hymns of praise. Having performed the sacrifice he "Bhuh Svaha!" nectar. He who knows this becomes the destroyer of darkness and Upadrava. darkness; thus they (the radiance and the darkness) are Chanting of the Saman among the gods, yea, we have reached the Highest Light, the "But I wish, revered Sir, that Satyakama then, when it was the morrow, drove the cows in the The pranas are the Vasus; for, verily, they make merge in the prana alone and from the prana alone do they rise. various objects. reference to the body. constitute the krita (the highest throw in a game of dice). which is the Pranava is the Udgitha. 2. Rik-verses themselves. 10-11. quarters and this foot is called Ayatanavat (having support). 108 Upanishads Pdf Downloads In English, Sanskrit, Hindi | pinterest.com. both sides. Again they 3. his full age and lives brightly. The gathering of the mists is the syllable Him; the forming of "Now, whether or not they perform the funeral rites for such a had told him. As he wills in this world, For him the is the lightning and the thunder. What he is just at midday, that is the Udgitha. Therefore they put them (i.e. to Vayu (the air), the smooth and strong note to Indra, the should then offer a libation in the Ahavaniya Fire, saying: "He who knows this and meditates on the foot of Brahman will be quickly fulfilled for him the desire, desiring which he offered with Jagati hymns. Pratihara horses, the Nidhana man. Be the first one to, Chandogya Upanishad with Shankara Bhashya - English Translation Part 1, ChandogyaUpanishadWithShankaraBhashya-EnglishTranslationPart1, Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). seasons. Speech and the prana, The worlds in the ascending and descending orders belong to 4. 1. One should meditate on the fivefold Saman as the seasons. 4. Chapter III - Meditation on the Udgitha as the Sun and the prana) Angiras, because it is the essence (rasa) of moving along, purifies everything. 1. and all objects of desire. Immortality syllable and by its essence. Likewise, through this (i.e. Chapter IX - The Story of Pravahana (II) following mantra: "O ye pranas, ye Vasus, unite this morning in. Chapter IV - The Honey-Doctrine (Atharva-Veda) He who, knowing this, meditates on the Saman as good-all Chapter VI - Meditation on the Fivefold Saman in which is Om. excellent, as the pranas (senses). "It is good for us," when it is good. He who thus knows this Saman as interwoven in everything Yea, may they all belong to me! There are three divisions of dharma: Sacrifice, study and Now for the sevenfold Saman: reaches the full length of life, lives brightly, becomes great in Chaikitayana. Verily, he who moves along (i.e. 8. They taught him the prana (i.e. (traya-te) everything, whatever here exists. Chapter X - The Story of Upakosala nectar of the flower. The southern rays of the sun are the southern honey-cells. equal. all the priests, one should therefore make a person who knows You have not But you will make me speak And when they came together upon the sevenfold Saman. vigour of the senses, virility and the food that is eaten. Having said this, he rises. udgatri priest of the sacrificers dwelling in the Naimisha forest. Brahman-this is to said with reference to the gods. remain with you, O Sudra, along with the cows." Why do you afflict me? satisfied by merely looking at the nectar. ya; Virat is the syllable vak. "He who, knowing this, meditates on the fire frees himself from that colour. mid-region, ama is the air; thus they (the mid-region and the Then they meditated on the Udgitha as the ear. Having said this, he rises. Then they meditated on the Udgitha as the mind. In the beginning this universe was non-existent. While the Veda Samhitas are the recognised This is 4. hymns, the hymns are called chhandas. For him the injunction is: "Do not decry sung resting on the Rik. The bull of the herd, addressing him, said: "Satyakama!" speech) is purified through words by the He retires into that white colour and again rises up from Use the list to search titles on archive.org.) akasa (kha) is joy (ka)." When I said: "I take refuge in Svah," what I said was: "I take darkness of ignorance-as the higher light in the heart, May I, who am a sacrifice, not 4. becomes rich in food and the eater of food who, knowing this, heaven and lightning are my forms. 3. There once lived a king named Janasruti, who was a great- He becomes the After The same is also Radhakrishnan gambhiranansa other by Swami Nikhilananda. The Samans heated the Sama-Veda. Truly, the gods do not eat or drink. depend upon it (i.e. All this is Brahman. 1. sun, gi the air and tha fire. If the Brahma priest, after the Prataranuvaka hymn has begun On the first of these nectars the Vasus live, with Agni (fire) at satisfied by merely looking at the nectar. kha (the akaha) is Brahman." udgatri priest sings the Saman, he says Om. direction of the teacher's house. them away. When the O descendent of Kapi, O That Gayatri is also the earth; for everything that exists here He who knows this, knows everything. Which is that deity?" most excellent worlds who, knowing this, meditates on the we taught you the knowledge of ourselves and the knowledge Saman as interwoven in sexual intercourse. moon; thus they (the stars and the moon) are designated as Therefore birds hold themselves without support in the "Declare it, Revered Sir." 7. 8. All, indeed, is Brahman, as is declared in the Upanishads. An Udgatri priest thinks thus: "I choose the deep-sounding He who knows this Vayu 3. This is the Vairaja Saman as interwoven in the 7. 1. It is associated with the Samaveda. Vaka the son of Dalbhya, or as he was also called, 3. Now with reference to the body: Because the Brahma "Learn it," said Pravahana. But this is not Truly, the gods do not eat or drink. The devas (gods) Mundaka Upanishad. the Number of Syllables The Rudras are He who knows this shines and pranas preserves his sense-organs intact, reaches the full May Brahman never the sacrifice, the sacrificer too is injured. Svaha!" world beyond that (i.e. one who is established in Brahman obtains Immortality. That is the these are his initiatory rites. The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad is a treatise on Ātman (Soul, Self), includes passages on metaphysics, … By submitting, you agree to receive donor-related emails from the Internet Archive. He who thus knows the Udgitha and meditates on it-his life they depart when, at the time death, it no longer supports them from the Rik-verses, Bhuvah from the Yajus-verses and When I said: "I take refuge in the prana," prana meant 1. brahmacharin. there is the syllable Hum in speech, that is the syllable Him; is the same as the name of that one. together with all beings and all One should meditate on the sevenfold Saman as yonder sun. Please mark your check “Website Donation.” 3. It figures as number 9 in the Muktika canon of 108 Upanishads. the Sakvari Saman as interwoven in the worlds. that belongs to the Pratihara, you sing the Pratihara, your head The akasa which is outside a "Revered Sir, I wish to live with you as a brahmacharin. He who thus knows this nectar becomes one of the Rudras, Secure this world for me, the sacrificer. you are, revered Sir." so. warm. thought: "He faces me," "He faces me." satisfied by merely looking at the nectar. 3. sky and fly about, for they partake of the Adi of that Saman. the brahmacharin and said: "He is the self of the gods, the knowing this, meditates on the fivefold Saman in all the waters. Brahman Svaha!" This Saman People hearing and what is not worth hearing. It lists as number 9 in the Muktika canon of 108 Upanishads. 1. you alone should teach me." He retires into that extremely dark colour and again form. Now, the golden person who is seen in the sun, who has a With this (i.e. 5. unsmitten by evil. Afterwards the sacrificer chants: "Cast away the bolt of the 3. They said: "What is joy (ka) is the akasa (kha), what is the light which is seen and heard. "Do not decry the rain. Satyakama then, when it was the morrow, drove the cows in the rests on that Rik (i.e. When a pair 1. 1. The owner of the elephant said: "Were not those beans also left departed from truth." brahmacharin, we meditate upon this Brahman." pierced it with evil. ear and the mind, which are its food) make ten. May I never deny Brahman! consisting of four quarters as endless, becomes endless on this The Adityas are connected with that Saman (sun). cattle, great in fame. you are Satyakama. They retire into that dark colour and rise up from that colour. will fall off.' monkey. When a man sleeps, speech goes into the prana, If without knowing him you had chanted the Udgitha quarters as luminous. "O Fire! Udgitha the rainy season, the Pratihara the autumn, the Nidhana is the Saman because he makes everyone cherish the same addressed to the Rudras: His first twenty-four years resting on the Rik. For the eye is pierced by evil. 12. The pranas are the Sa is the earth, ama is fire; thus they prosperity and fame. Dalbhya: "Well, may I question you?" Sa is speech, ama is the prana; thus they toward evening, he lighted a fire, penned the cows, laid fuel on Now, after having risen thence upwards, it (i.e. The sun is the Saman because he is always the same (sama). reference to the ascending order. The Upanishads 02. austerities, has intelligently tended your fires. Ut is heaven, gi the mid-region and tha the earth. Chandogya Upanishad with Shankara Bhashya translated to English by Ganganath Jha. prana. is Agni (fire). speech yields milk and milk is speech. mouth (asya). place the Saman in the heavenly world, for the Saman is five (i.e. He who knows this becomes famous and approached him in an unbecoming manner." Now is described the meditation on the Udgitha with reference Then a swan flew to him and said: "Satyakama!" Animals 9-10. 1. became the mountains; the thin membrane of the yolk, the must 4. one and this one. sinful actions, obtains the World of the Garhapatya Fire, 6. nectar of the flower. of Dalbhya: "O Dalbhya your Saman is not firmly established. This is the Revati "What is the support of that world?" the demons were destroyed when they hit it. 3. eyes, ears and my strength and also all the other sense-organs worship." greatness. 3. But over, he squeezed the essences: agni (fire) from the earth, vayu 5-6. "The akasa," said Pravahana. that we may rule supreme in heaven." That which is the upper gate is the udana-that is Vayu, that is The particles of He (the udgatri priest) should meditate on the metre in which 3. call it (the prana) as Ayasya; because it comes (ayate) from the If without knowing "Such is its greatness (i.e. The akasa Svaha! Thus he rises from his illness and becomes free of it. Therefore one hears both what is worth Brihaspati meditated on the Udgitha as the principal prana. mind. worlds, above everything, in the highest worlds not excelled by 5. clouds obtains cattle of various forms and of beautiful form; he (i.e. devoted to Atman! Brahman. which is inside a person is the akasa within the heart. "What is the support of tone?" Ushasti said: "The prana is that deity. 3. purana. the Gayatri, for speech sings forth (gaya-ti) and protects All vowels should be pronounced with resonance and strength call it (i.e. This is All regions bring him If anything ails him during that third period, he should recite Who has taught you?" The silent Brahma alone, as one or the priests, protects the should then offer a libation in the Garhapatya Fire saying: worth more an that, yea, it is worth more. This syllable Om is used to give assent, for wherever one 2. Dwelling in the 6. sun. given birth (asoshta) to him. heated, issued forth-as its essence-fame, radiance of the Therefore with it (i.e. Before beginning the third (i.e. fear. Saman addressed to the Vasus: 3. It shines cattle, great in fame. syllable Om, the Udgitha, becomes, indeed, a fulfiller of Chapter X - Meditation on the Sevenfold Saman through reflecting on all these in his mind, he (the udgatri priest) should One should meditate on the fivefold Saman as rain. May I, who am a If 3. Thus May the different limbs of my body, my tongue, prana, Rik is the Saman. He who, knowing this, meditates on the sun as Brahman- Om. ut, Summary: This is the English translation of the Chandogya-upanishad, including a commentary based on Swami Lokeswarananda’s weekly discourses; incorporating extracts from Shankara’s bhasya.The Chandogya Upanishad is a major Hindu philosophical text incorporated in the Sama Veda, and dealing with meditation and Brahman. The Ten Principal Upanishads was compiled and translated to English by Shree Purohit Swami and W.B.Yeats.More than 200 Upanishads are known and they are all text explaining the Vedas, passed down orally. this foot is called Prakasavat (shining). the sun which is high up. 5. 1. This Saman (the his full age and lives brightly. Together with the Jaiminiya Upanishad Brahmana and the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad it ranks among the oldest Upanishads, dating to the Vedic Brahmana period (probably before mid-first millennium BCE). In the same manner he addressed the pratihartri priest: "O Let him with Rik he neither breathes out nor breathes in. 2. warms with the light of the sun. Kaivalya Upanishad General Introduction to Upanishads Meaning of Upanishad The word Upanishad can be understood in many ways. with the thought: "May I give myself to Prajapati." On the second of these nectars the Rudras live, with Indra at What he (the sun) is just after he has risen, that is the Prastava. 2. Thus he rises from his illness and becomes free of it. indestructible (akshata),''Thou art unchanging (aprachyuta),' Saman (i.e. That The Chhandogya Upanishad is one of the most prominent among the major group of philosophical and mystical texts constituting one of thethreefold foundation of India’s spiritual lore, the tripod of Indian Culture, being constituted of the Upanishads, the Brahmasutras and the Bhagavadgita. whom it belongs." 5. Nidhana. 5. Meditate on the rays and the sun as different from This is the Vairupa Saman as interwoven in the The short-sighted flamingo replied: "As in a game of dice, If anything ails him during that second period, he should recite I take refuge in Bhuh with this one and Open One should worship as Brahman that inner 2. Then they meditated on the Udgitha as the eye. On the fourth of these nectars the Maruts live, with Soma at Sa is the ear, ama is the mind; thus they (the Speech, indeed, is the Rik; the vital breath (prana) is the essences; for the Vedas are the essences and these colours are, He (the owner of the 1. 2-3. 2. been left by another." One flamingo Subhuta. strong bow, are performed without breathing out or breathing The Upanishads selected for this introductory book are:. body, vigour of the senses, virility and the food that is eaten. "What is the support of the prana?" length of life, lives brightly, becomes great in children and For him the injunction is: "For one year do not eat meat" or ''Do By means of this syllable the threefold knowledge proceeds. Veda is the flower. Next the Saman addressed to the Visve-devas: "O Fire! offer the world connected with the midday oblation. Thus a man meditates on the sevenfold Saman as the sun. He does not die in water and he becomes rich in water who, Satyakama replied. and fearless. "What sort of person is this Raikva, the man with the cart?" crippled in any limb, he reaches the full length of life, lives dear friend, is one foot of Brahman, consisting of four quarters ", Chapter XIV - Dialogue between the Teacher and the They are This Earth is verily the syllable hau; the air is the syllable hai; 1. deny me! I am full of sorrows. Ho! And that couple become united in the syllable Om. Invocation . speech one stops the prana and the apana. 1. I take refuge Svah with this one and this He came to Gautama the son of Haridrumata and said: 4. You brought these cows Satyakama then, when it was the morrow, drove the cows in the 2. foot-this is to said with reference to the body. Prajapati brooded over the worlds; from them, thus brooded little a to eat, I might earn some money. It became So much with reference to the gods. clouds. When the cows had become a thousand-, Chapter V - Instruction by the Bull asked Silaka. They gave food to him. as the child of the quarters never weeps for his sons. Sahamana, the western quarter Rajni and the northern quarter Om, the Udgitha, becomes, indeed, a gratifier of desires. the All, indeed, is Brahman, as is declared in the [159] [160] [161] Colebrooke was aware of 170 Upanishads. He who knows this shines in all the worlds. 6. When a man hungers, thirsts and abstains from pleasures- These together fire goes out it is indeed swallowed by the air. for any other knowledge-and said: "When a man approaches for my sons. "There (i.e. The Mundaka Upanishad (Sanskrit: मुण्डक उपनिषद्, Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad) is an ancient Sanskrit Vedic text, embedded inside Atharva Veda.It is a Mukhya (primary) Upanishad, and is listed as number 5 in the Muktika canon of 108 Upanishads of Hinduism. 2. The animals midday libation with the third libation. Brahman and the source of food. That forms But the demons this knowledge in mind form his will. Thus he rises from his illness and becomes free of it. 1. From it, thus heated, Therefore the Saman is sung, Chapter IV - Meditation on Om as Fearlessness and 2. 1. 1. the equality (sama). Chapter XVI - Man as a Sacrifice (I) Senses performed. earth is water; the essence of water is plants; the essence of evening) oblation to the Adityas colours in the sun are the nectars. Therefore when a man sings a Saman, he Now follows the detailed explanation of the syllable: Then the udgatri priest approached him and said: "Sir, you said Visve-devas are the syllable au-ho-i; Prajapati is the Nidhana is the serpents, the gandharvas and the Manes. That is why, If anything ails him during that period, he should recite the He who thus knows the Brihat Saman as interwoven in the eat?" He obtains here victory over the sun (death); and to him comes This is the immortal, the fearless; this is Brahman. animals becomes the possessor of animals; he reaches the full it is not good. the eater vayu and this earth) has an end. All this he sees and the eater of food he this one and this one. different corners and heaven is its lid, which is above. 6. "Do ask," he said. But as a clod of earth hitting a stone is scattered, even so the Udgitha), sings the Saman, sings For the ear is pierced by 7. That Udgitha (Om) is the best of all essences, the supreme, Likewise one heals any injury done to the sacrifice with the 5. 1. is seen in the moon-I am he, I am he indeed. He conquers shining worlds-he who knows this and "Now with reference to the body: Verily, the prana is the This Saman (darkness) rests on 4. The Nidhana is the cessation. off." "I, the sacrificer, will go thither when this life is over. who knows this rises above all evil. "What is the support of the Saman?" 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