Ajatasatru

Created by Jijith Nadumuri at 20 Oct 2011 11:01 and updated at 20 Oct 2011 11:01

BRIHADARANYAKA UPANISHAD NOUN

BrihadArUpa2	1 Aum. There was a man of the Garga family called Proud Balaki, who was a speaker. He said to Ajatasatru, the king of Benares, I will tell you about Brahman Ajatasatru said, For this proposal I give you a thousand (cows). People indeed rush saying Janaka", Janaka". (I too have some of his qualities.)
BrihadArUpa2	2 Gargya said, That being who is in the Sun, I meditate upon as Brahman Ajatasatru said, Please don t talk about him. I meditate upon him as all surpassing, as the head of all beings and as resplendent. He who meditates upon him as such becomes all surpassing, the head of all beings and resplendent.
BrihadArUpa2	3 Gargya said, that being who is in the Moon, I meditate upon as Brahman Ajatasatru said, "Please don t talk about him. I meditate upon him as the great, white robed, radiant Soma. He who meditates upon him as such has abundant Soma pressed in his principal and auxiliary sacrifices every day, and his food never gets short.
BrihadArUpa2	4 Gargya said, That being who is in lightning, I meditate upon as Brahman Ajatasatru said, "Please don t talk about him. I meditate upon him as powerful He who meditates upon him as such becomes powerful, and his progeny too becomes powerful.
BrihadArUpa2	5 Gargya said, This being who is in the ether, I meditate upon as Brahman Ajatasatru said, "Please don t talk about him. I meditate upon him as full and unmoving He who meditates upon him as such is filled with progeny and cattle, and his progeny is never extinct from this world.
BrihadArUpa2	6 Gargya said, This being who is in air, I meditate upon as Brahman Ajatasatru said, "Please don t talk about him. I meditate upon him as the Lord, as irresistible, and as the unvanquished army. He who meditates upon him as such ever becomes victorious and invincible, and conquers his enemies.
BrihadArUpa2	7 Gargya said, This being who is in fire, I meditate upon as Brahman Ajatasatru said, "Please don t talk about him. I meditate upon him as forbearing He who meditates upon him as such becomes forbearing, and his progeny too becomes forbearing.
BrihadArUpa2	8 Gargya said, This being who is in water, I meditate upon as Brahman Ajatasatru said, "Please don t talk about him. I meditate upon him as agreeable He who meditates upon him as such has only agreeable things coming to him, and not contrary ones; also from him are born children who are agreeable.
BrihadArUpa2	9 Gargya said, This being who is in a looking glass, I meditate upon as Brahman Ajatasatru said, "Please don t talk about him. I meditate upon him as shining He who meditates upon him as such becomes shining, and his progeny too becomes shining. He also outshines all those with whom he comes in contact.
BrihadArUpa2	10 Gargya said, This sound that issues behind a man as he walks, I meditate upon as Brahman Ajatasatru said, "Please don t talk about him. I meditate upon him as life He who meditates upon him as such attains his full term of life in this world, and life does not depart from him before the completion of that term.
BrihadArUpa2	11 Gargya said, This being who is in the quarters, I meditate upon as Brahman Ajatasatru said, "Please don t talk about him. I meditate upon him as second and as non separating He who meditates upon him as such gets companions, and his followers never depart from him.
BrihadArUpa2	12 Gargya said, This being who identifies himself with the shadow, I meditate upon as Brahman Ajatasatru said, "Please don t talk about him. I meditate upon him as death He who meditates upon him as such attains his full term of life in this world, and death does not overtake him before the completion of that term.
BrihadArUpa2	13 Gargya said, This being who is in the self, I meditate upon as Brahman Ajatasatru said, "Please don t talk about him. I meditate upon him as self possessed. He who meditates upon him as such becomes self possessed, and his progeny too becomes self possessed. Gargya remained silent.
BrihadArUpa2	14 Ajatasatru said, is this all This is all By knowing this much one cannot know Brahman() Gargya said, I approach you as a student
BrihadArUpa2	15 Ajatasatru said, It is contrary to usage that a Brahmana should approach a Kshatriya thinking, "he will teach me about Brahman". However I will instruct you Taking Gargya by the hand he rose. They came to a sleeping man. Ajatasatru() addressed him by these names, Great, White robed, radiant, Soma The man did not get up. (The King) pushed him with the hand till he awoke. Then he got up.
BrihadArUpa2	16 Ajatasatru said, When this being full of consciousness (identified with the mind) was thus asleep, where was it, and whence did it thus come Gargya did not know that.
BrihadArUpa2	17 Ajatasatru said, When this being full of consciousness is thus asleep, it absorbs at the time the functions of the organs through its own consciousness, and lies in the Akasa (Supreme Self) that is in the heart. When this being absorbs them, it is called Svapiti. Then the nose is absorbed, the organ of speech is absorbed, the eye is absorbed, the ear is absorbed, and the mind is absorbed

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