Heaven

Created by Jijith Nadumuri at 21 Oct 2011 12:35 and updated at 21 Oct 2011 12:35

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	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	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	12 Heaven is the body of this mind, and that Sun is its luminous organ. And as far as the mind extends, so far extends Heaven, and so far does that Sun. The two were united, and from that the vital force emanated. It is the Supreme Lord. It is without a rival. A second being is indeed a rival. He who knows it as such has no rival.
BrihadArUpa1	19 The divine mind from Heaven and the Sun permeates him. That is the divine mind through which he only becomes happy and never mourns.
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.
BrihadArUpa3	6 Yajnavalkya said he, since the Sky is, as it were, without a support, through what support does the sacrificer go to Heaven Through the mind through the Moon, which is the (real) priest called Brahman. The mind of the sacrificer is the Brahman. This mind is the Moon; the Moon is the Brahman; this (moon) is liberation; this (liberation) is emancipation So far about the ways of emancipation; now about the meditations based on resemblance.
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	8 He who inhabits Heaven, but is within it, whom Heaven does not know, whose body is Heaven, and who controls Heaven 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.
BrihadArUpa5	1 This is Prajapati this heart (intellect). It is Brahman, it is everything. Hridaya (heart) has three syllables. Hr is one syllable. To him who knows as above, his own people and others bring (presents). Da is another syllable. To him who knows as above, his own people and others give (their powers). Ya is another syllable. He who knows as above goes to Heaven.
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.
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	9 That word Heaven(), O Gautama, is fire, the Sun is its fuel, the rays its smoke, the day its flame, the four quarters its cinder, and the intermediate quarters its sparks. In this fire the Devas offer faith (liquid oblations in subtle form). Out of that offering King Moon is born (a body is made in the Moon for the sacrificer).
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	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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