Gargi

Created by Jijith Nadumuri at 20 Oct 2011 12:50 and updated at 20 Oct 2011 12:50

BRIHADARANYAKA UPANISHAD NOUN

BrihadArUpa3	1 Then Gargi, the daughter of Vacaknu, asked him, Yajnavalkya she said, if all this is pervaded by water, by what is water pervaded By air, O Gargi By what is air pervaded? By the Sky, O Gargi By what is the Sky pervaded By the world of the Gandharvas, O Gargi By what is the world of the Gandharvas pervaded By the Sun, O Gargi. By what is the Sun pervaded By the Moon, O Gargi. By what is the Moon pervaded By the Stars, O Gargi By what are the Stars pervaded By the world of the Devas, O Gargi By what is the world of the Devas pervaded By the world of Indra, O Gargi By what is the world of Indra pervaded? By the world of Viraj, O Gargi By what is the world of Viraj pervaded? By the world of Hiranyagarbha, O Gargi By what is the world of Hiranyagarbha pervaded He said, Do not, O Gargi, push your inquiry too far, lest your head should fall off. You are questioning about a deity that should not be reasoned about. Do not, O Gargi, push your inquiry too far. Thereupon Gargi, the daughter of Vacaknu, kept silent.
BrihadArUpa3	1 Then the daughter of Vachaknu said, Revered Brahmans, I shall him two questions, Should he answer me those, none of you can ever beat him in describing Brahman. Ask, O Gargi
BrihadArUpa3	2 She said, I (shall ask) you (two questions). As a man of Banaras or the King of Videha, scion of a warlike dynasty, might string his unstrung bow and appear close by, carrying in his hand two bamboo tipped arrows highly painful to the enemy, even so, O Yajnavalkya, do I confront you with two questions. Answer me those Ask, O Gargi
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	5 She said, I bow to you, Yajnavalkya, who have fully answered this question of mine. Now be ready for the other question. Ask, O Gargi".
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	8 He said: O Gargi, the knowers of Brahman say, this Immutable Brahman() is that. It is neither gross nor minute, neither short nor long, neither red colour nor oiliness, neither shadow nor darkness, neither air nor ether, unattached, neither savour nor odour, without eyes or ears, without the vocal organ or mind, non luminous, without the vital force or mouth, not a measure, and without interior or exterior. It does not eat anything, nor is It eaten by anybody.
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	10 He, O Gargi, who in this world, without knowing this Immutable, offers oblations in the fire, performs sacrifices and undergoes austerities even for many thousand years, finds all such acts but perishable; he, O Gargi, who departs from this world without knowing this Immutable, is miserable. But he, O Gargi, who departs from this world after knowing this Immutable, is a knower of Brahman.
BrihadArUpa3	11 This Immutable, O Gargi, is never seen but is the Witness; It is never heard, but is the Hearer; It is never thought, but is the Thinker; It is never known, but is the Knower. There is no other witness but This, no other hearer but This, no other thinker but This, no other knower but This. By this Immutable, O Gargi, is the (Unmanifested) ether pervaded.

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