Earth

Created by Jijith Nadumuri at 20 Oct 2011 12:49 and updated at 20 Oct 2011 12:49

BRIHADARANYAKA UPANISHAD NOUN

BrihadArUpa1	1 Aum. The head of the sacrificial Horse is the dawn, its eye the Sun, its vital force the air, its open mouth the fire called Vaisvanara, and the body of the sacrificial Horse is the year. Its back is Heaven, its belly the Sky, its hoof the Earth, its sides the four quarters, its ribs the intermediate quarters, its members the seasons, its joints the months and fortnights, its feet the days and nights, its bones the Stars and its flesh the clouds. Its half digested food is the sand, its blood vessels the rivers, its liver and spleen the mountains, its hairs the herbs and trees. Its forepart is the ascending Sun, its hind part the descending Sun, its yawning is lightning, its shaking the body is thundering, its making water is raining, and its neighing is voice.
BrihadArUpa1	2 Water is Arka. What was there (like) forth on the water was solidified and became this Earth. When that was produced, he was tired. While he was (thus) tired and distressed, his essence, or lustre, came forth. This was Agni.
BrihadArUpa1	3 He Viraj() differentiated himself in three ways, making the Sun the third form, and air the third form. So, this Prana Viraj() is divided in three ways. His head is the east, and his arms that (north east) and that (south east). And his hind part is the west, his hip bones that (north west) and that (south west), his sides the south and north, his back Heaven, his belly the Sky, and his breast this Earth. He rests on water. He who knows (it) thus gets a resting place wherever he goes.
BrihadArUpa1	7 Then they said to this vital force in the mouth, Chant (the Udgitha) for us All right said the vital force and chanted for them. The Asuras knew that through this chanter the Devas would surpass them. They charged it and wanted to strike it with evil. But as a clod of Earth, striking against a rock, is shattered, so were they shattered, flung in all directions, and perished. Therefore the Devas became (fire etc.), and the Asuras were crushed. He who knows thus becomes his true self, and his envious kinsman is crushed.
BrihadArUpa1	13 He did not still flourish. He projected the Sudra caste Pusan. This Earth() is Pusan. For it nourishes all this that exists.
BrihadArUpa1	4 These are the three worlds. The organ of speech is this world (the Earth), the mind is the Sky, and the vital force is that world Heaven().
BrihadArUpa1	11 The Earth is the body of that organ of speech, and this fire is its luminous organ. And as far as the organ of speech extends, so far extends the Earth and so far does this fire.
BrihadArUpa1	18 The divine organ of speech from the Earth and fire permeates him. That is the divine organ of speech through which whatever he says is fulfilled.
BrihadArUpa2	2 These seven Devas that prevent decay worship it Through these pink lines in the eye Rudra attends on it; through the water that is in the eye, Parjanya; through the pupil, the Sun; through the dark portion, fire; through the white portion, Indra; through the lower eye lid the Earth attends on it; and through the upper eye lid, Heaven. He who knows it as such never has any decrease of food.
BrihadArUpa2	2 Thereupon Maitreyi said, Sir, if indeed this whole Earth full of wealth be mine, shall I be immortal through that No replied Yajnavalkya, your life will be just like that of people who have plenty of things, but there is no hope of immortality through wealth.
BrihadArUpa2	1 This Earth is (like) honey to all beings, and all beings are (like) honey to this Earth. (The same with) the shining immortal being who is in this Earth, and the shining, immortal, corporeal being in the body. (These four) are but this Self. This Self( knowledge) is (the means of) immortality; this (underlying unity) is Brahman; this (knowledge of Brahman) is (the means of becoming) all.
BrihadArUpa3	10 Yajnavalkya said he, how many classes of hymns the Udgatir chant in this sacrifice to day Three classes Which are those three The preliminary, the sacrificial, and the eulogistic hymns as the third Which are those that have reference to the body The Prana is the preliminary hymn, the Apana is the sacrificial hymn, and the Vyana is the eulogistic hymn What does he win through them Through the preliminary hymns he wins the Earth, through the sacrificial hymns he wins the Sky, and through the eulogistic hymns he wins Heaven Thereupon the Hotr Asvala kept silent.
BrihadArUpa3	13 Yajnavalkya said he, when the vocal organ of a man who dies is merged in fire, the nose in air, the eye in the Sun, the mind in the Moon, the ear in the quarters, the body in the Earth, the ether of the heart in the external ether, the hair on the body in herbs, that on the head in trees, and the blood and the seed are deposited in water, where is then the man Give me your hand, dear Artabhaga, we will decide this between ourselves, we cannot do it in a crowded place. They went out and talked it over. What they mentioned there was only work, and what they praised there was also work alone. (Therefore) one indeed becomes good through good work and evil through evil work. Thereupon Artabhaga, of the line of Jaratkaru, kept silent.
BrihadArUpa3	2 Yajnavalkya said, The Gandharva evidently told you that they went where the performers of the Horse sacrifice go And where do the performers of the Horse sacrifice go Thirty two times the space covered by the Sun s Chariot in a day makes this world; around it, covering twice the area, is the Earth; around the Earth, covering twice the area, is the ocean. Now, as is the edge of a razor, or the wing of a fly, so is there just that much opening at the junction (of the two halves of the cosmic shell). (Through that they go out.) Agni, in the form of a Falcon, delivered them to the Vayu; Vayu, the air, putting them in itself, took them where the (previous) performers of the Horse sacrifice were Thus did the Gandharva praise the air. Therefore the air is the diversity of individuals, and the air is the aggregate. He who knows it as such conquers further death. Thereupon Bhujyu, the grandson of Lahya, kept silent.
BrihadArUpa3	3 He who inhabits the Earth, but is within it, whom the Earth does not know, whose body is the Earth, and who controls the Earth from within, is the Internal Ruler, your own immortal self.
BrihadArUpa3	3 She said, By what, O Yajnavalkya, is that pervaded which is above Heaven and below the Earth, which is this Heaven and Earth as well as between them, and which they say was, is and will be
BrihadArUpa3	4 He said, That, O Gargi, which is above Heaven and below the Earth, which is this Heaven and Earth as well as between them, and which they say was, is and will be, is pervaded by the Unmanifested ether.
BrihadArUpa3	6 She said, By what, O Yajnavalkya, is that pervaded which is above Heaven and below the Earth, which is this Heaven and Earth as well as between them, and which they say was, is and will be
BrihadArUpa3	7 He said, That, O Gargi, which is above Heaven and below the Earth, which is this Heaven and Earth as well as between them, and which they say was, is and will be, is pervaded by the Unmanifested ether alone. By what is the Unmanifested ether pervaded?
BrihadArUpa3	9 Under the mighty rule of this Immutable, O Gargi, the Sun and Moon are held in their positions; under the mighty rule of this Immutable, O Gargi, Heaven and Earth maintain their positions; under the mighty rule of this Immutable, O Gargi, moments, Muhurtas, days and nights, fortnights, months, seasons and years are held in their respective places; under the mighty rule of this Immutable, O Gargi, some rivers flow eastward from the White Mountains, others flowing westward continue in that direction, and still others keep to their respective courses; under the mighty rule of this Immutable, O Gargi, men praise those that give, the Devas depend on the sacrificer, and the Pitris on independent offerings Darvihoma().
BrihadArUpa3	3 Which are the Vasus Agni (fire), the Prithvi Earth(), Vayu (air), the Sky, the Sun, Heaven, the Moon and the Stars these are the Vasus, for in these all this is placed; therefore they are called Vasus.
BrihadArUpa3	7 Which are the six Devas() Agni, the Earth, Vayu (air), the Sky, the Sun, and Heaven these are the six. Because all those Devas() are (comprised in) these six.
BrihadArUpa3	10 He who knows that being whose abode is the Earth, whose instrument of vision is fire, whose light is the Manas, and who is the ultimate resort of the entire body and organs, knows truly, O Yajnavalkya I do know that being of whom you speak who is the ultimate resort of the entire body and organs. It is the very being who is identified with the body. Go on, Sakalya. Who is his deity (cause) Nectar (chyle) said he.
BrihadArUpa4	5 That self is indeed Brahman, as also identified with the intellect, the Manas and the vital force, with the eyes and ears, with Earth, water, air and the ether, with fire, and what is other than fire, with desire and the absence of desire, with anger and the absence of anger, with righteousness and unrighteousness, with everything identified, in fact, with this (what is perceived) and with that (what is inferred). As it does and acts, so it becomes; by doing good it becomes good, and by doing evil it becomes evil it becomes virtuous through good acts and vicious through evil acts. Others, however, say, The self is identified with desire alone. What it desires, it resolves; what it resolves, it works out; and what it works out, it attains.
BrihadArUpa4	3 Thereupon Maitreyi said, Sir, if indeed this whole Earth full of wealth be mine, shall I be immortal through that, or not No replied Yajnavalkya, your life will be just like that of people who possess plenty of things, but there is no hope of immortality through wealth.
BrihadArUpa5	1 Bhumi (the Earth), Antariksa Sky() and Dyaus Heaven() make eight syllables, and the first foot of the Gayatri has eight syllables. So the above three worlds constitute the first foot of the Gayatri. He who knows the first foot of the Gayatri to be such wins as much as there is in those three worlds.
BrihadArUpa5	1 The face (nature) of Satya Brahman() is hidden (as it were) with a golden vessel. O Pusan (nourisher of the world the Sun), remove it, so that I, whose reality is Satya, may see (the face). O Pusan, O solitary Rishi (seer or traveller), O Yama (controller), O Surya (sun), O son of Prajapati God( or Hiranyagarbha), take away thy rays, curb thy brightness. I wish to behold that most benignant form of thine. I myself am that person; and I am immortal. (When my body falls) may my vital force return to the air (cosmic force), and this body too, reduced to ashes, (go to the Earth)! O fire, who art the syllable Aum O Deity of deliberations, recollect, recollect all that I have done, O Deity of deliberations, recollect, recollect all that I have done. O Agni, lead us along the good way towards our riches (deserts). O Lord, thou knowest everybody s mental states; remove the wily evil from us. We utter repeated salutations to thee.
BrihadArUpa6	2 Do you know how these people diverge after death No said he. Do you know how they return to this world No said he. Do you know how the other world is never filled by so many people dying thus again and again No said he. Do you know after how many oblations are offered water (the liquid offerings) rises up possessed of a human voice (or under the name of man) and speaks No said he. Do you know the means of access to the way of the Devas, or that to the way of the Pitris (manes) doing which people attain either the way of the Devas or the way of the Pitris We have heard the words of the Mantra I have heard of two routes for men, leading to the Pitris (manes) and the Devas (gods). Going along them all this is united. They lie between the father and the mother Earth( and Heaven)." He said, I know not one of them
BrihadArUpa6	11 This world, O Gautama, is fire, the Earth is its fuel, fire its smoke, the night its flame, the Moon its cinder, and Stars its sparks. In this fire the Devas offer rain. Out of that offering food is produced.
BrihadArUpa6	16 While those who conquer the worlds through sacrifices, charity and austerity, reach the deity of smoke, from him the deity of the night, from him the deity of the fortnight in which the Moon wanes, from him the deities of the six months in which the Sun travels southward, from them the deity of the world of the Pitries (manes), and from him the Moon. Reaching the Moon they become food. There the Devas enjoy them as the priests drink the shining Soma juice (gradually, saying, as it were), Flourish, dwindle And when their past work is exhausted, they reach (become like) this ether, from the ether air, from air rain, and from rain the Earth. Reaching the Earth they become food. Then they are again offered in the fire of man, thence in the fire of Woman, whence they are born (and perform rites) with a view to going to other worlds. Thus do they rotate. While those others who do not know these two ways become insects and moths, and these frequently biting things (gnats and mosquitoes).
BrihadArUpa6	3 Offering an oblation in the fire saying, Svaha to fire he drips the remnant adhering to the ladle into the paste. Offering and oblation saying, Svaha to the Moon, he drips, etc. Offering an oblation saying, Svaha to the Earth he drips, etc. Offering an oblation saying, Svaha to the Sky he drips, etc. Offering an oblation saying, Svaha to Heaven he drips, etc. Offering an oblation saying, Svaha to the Earth, Sky and Heaven he drips, etc. Offering an oblation saying, Svaha to the Brahmana he drips, etc. Offering an oblation saying, Svaha to the Kshatriya he drips, etc. Offering an oblation saying, Svaha to the past he drips, etc. Offering an oblation saying, Svaha to the future he drips, etc. Offering an oblation saying, Svaha to the whole he drips, etc. Offering an oblation saying, Svaha to all he drips, etc. Offering an oblation saying, Svaha to Prajapati he drips, etc.
BrihadArUpa6	6 Then he drinks it saying, The radiant Sun is adorable The winds are blowing sweetly, the rivers are shedding Honey, may the herbs be sweet unto us Svaha to the Earth. Glory we meditate upon; May the nights and days be charming, and the dust of the Earth be sweet, may Heaven, our father, be gracious Svaha to the Sky. May he direct our intellect; May the Soma creeper be sweet unto us, may the Sun be kind, may the quarters be helpful to us Svaha to Heaven Then he repeats the whole Gayatri and the whole Madhumati, and says at the end, May I be all this Svaha to the Earth, Sky and Heaven. Then he drinks the whole remnant, washes his hands, and lies behind the fire with his head to the east. In the morning he salutes the Sun saying, Thou art the one lotus of the quarters; may I be the one lotus of men Then he returns the way he went, sits behind the fire, and repeats the line of teachers.
BrihadArUpa6	1 The Earth is the essence of all these beings, water the essence of the Earth, herbs of water, flowers of herbs, fruits of flowers, man of fruits, and the seed of man.
BrihadArUpa6	20 He embraces her saying, I am the vital force, and you are speech; you are speech, and I am the vital force; I am Saman, and you are Rik; I am Heaven, and you are the Earth; come, let us strive together so that we may have a male child.
BrihadArUpa6	25 Then putting (his mouth) to the child s right ear, he should thrice repeat, Speech, speech Next mixing Curd, Honey and clarified Butter, he feeds him with (a strip of) gold not obstructed (by anything), saying, I put the Earth into you, I put the Sky into you, I put Heaven into you, I put the whole of the Earth, Sky and Heaven into you

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