Heaven

Created by Jijith Nadumuri at 20 Oct 2011 10:01 and updated at 20 Oct 2011 10:01

CHANDOGYA UPANISHAD NOUN

ChandogyaUpa1	7 Heaven is ut, the sky is gi, the Earth is tha. The sun is ut, the air gi, the fire, tha. The Sama Veda is ut, the Yajur Veda gi, the Rig Veda tha. For him, speech yields the milk which is the benefit of speech. And he becomes rich in food; and an eater of food, who knows thus and meditates on the syllables of Udgitha namely, ut, gi and tha.
ChandogyaUpa1	11 He should reflect upon the quarter (of Heaven) towards which he proceeds to sing a Stotra.
ChandogyaUpa1	3 Heaven is Rik, the sun is Saman. This Saman rests upon that Rik. Therefore the Saman is sung as resting upon the Rik. Heaven is sa the sun is ama and that makes Sama
ChandogyaUpa1	5 What is the essence of Water That (heavenly world) said Dalbhya(). What is the essence of the world One cannot carry (the Saman) beyond the heavenly world said Dalbhya; we locate the Saman in the world of Heaven, for Saman is praised as Heaven
ChandogyaUpa2	1 Among the worlds one should meditate upon the Saman as fivefold. The Earth is the syllable him, the fire is Prasrava, the sky is Udgitha, the sun is Pratihara, and Heaven is Nidhana. Thus this meditation pertains to the higher worlds.
ChandogyaUpa2	2 Now, among the lower worlds. Heaven is the syllable him, the sun is Prastava, the sky is Udgitha the fire is Pratihara, and the Earth is Nidhana.
ChandogyaUpa2	1 The Earth is Himkara, the sky is Prastava, Heaven is Udgitha, the quarters are Pratihara, and the ocean is Nidhana. This is the Sakvari Saman woven in the worlds.
ChandogyaUpa2	11,13 Before beginning the third libation, the sacrificer sits down behind the Ahavaniya fire, facing the north, and sings the Saman sacred to the Adityas and the one sacred to the Visvadevas (O Agni), open the door of the region of Heaven that we may see you for obtaining the sovereignty of Heaven This is the Saman sacred to the Adityas. Next is the one sacred to the Visvadevas; (O Agni), open the door of the region of Heaven that we may see you for obtaining the supreme sovereignty.
ChandogyaUpa2	14,15 Then the sacrificer offers the oblation (with the Mantra) Salutation to the Adityas and to the Visvadevas, the inhabitants of the region of Heaven. Obtain the region of Heaven for me, the sacrificer. This region, indeed, is to be obtained by the sacrificer. At the end of the duration of this life, I, the sacrificer, am willing to go there Svaha Unbar the door of the region saying this, he gets up.
ChandogyaUpa3	1 Aum. The yonder sun indeed is the honey of the Devas. Of this honey, Heaven is the cross beam, the sky is the honey comb, and (the Water particles in) the rays are the eggs.
ChandogyaUpa3	6 Such is the greatness of this Brahman( called Gayatri). The Person is even greater than this. All this world is a quarter of Him, the other Three quarters of His constitute immortality in Heaven.
ChandogyaUpa3	7 Again, the light of Brahman that shines above this Heaven, above everything, above all, in the incomparably good and the highest worlds, even this is the light within the body of man. This light can be seen inasmuch as one has a perception of warmth when one touches the body. It can be heard inasmuch as, on closing the ears, one hears something like the sound of a Chariot or the bellowing of a bull, or the sound of a blazing fire. One should meditate on the light as seen and heard. One who meditates on this thus, becomes beautiful and illustrious yea, one who meditates thus.
ChandogyaUpa3	2,3 He, who is permeating the mind, who has Prana for his body, whose nature is consciousness, whose resolve is infallible, whose own form is like Akasa, whose creation is all that exists, whose are all the pure desires, who possesses all the agreeable odours and all the pleasant tastes, who exists pervading all this, who is without speech (and other senses), who is free from agitation and eagerness this my Atman, residing in (the lotus of) the heart is smaller than a grain of paddy, than a barley corn, than a mustard seed, than a grain of millet or than the kernel of a grain of millet. This my Atman residing in (the lotus of) the heart is greater than the Earth, greater than the sky, greater than Heaven, greater than all these worlds.
ChandogyaUpa3	1 The chest (i.e. the universe), having the sky as its hollow and the Earth for its (curved) bottom, does not decay. The quarters are indeed its corners and Heaven its upper lid. This well known chest is the container of wealth. All things rest in it.
ChandogyaUpa3	5 Then when I said, I take refuge in Bhuh I said only this I take refuge in the Earth, I take refuge in the sky, I take refuge in Heaven
ChandogyaUpa3	2 Of these, that which was of silver is this Earth. That which was of Gold is Heaven. That which was the outer membrane is the mountains. That which was the inner membrane is the mist together with the clouds. Those which were the veins are the rivers. That which was the Water in the lower belly is the ocean.
ChandogyaUpa4	2 Once at night, the swans flew along. Then one swan addressed another swan thus, Ho, Ho, O Bhallaksa, Bhallaksa, the effulgence of Janasruti Pautrayana has spread like the Heaven. Do not come in touch with it, lest it should scorch you.
ChandogyaUpa4	3 Dear boy, let me instruct you about one foot of Brahman Please instruct me, revered sir. (The fire) said to him, The Earth is one part, the sky is one part, Heaven is one part, and the ocean is one part. This indeed, dear boy, is one foot of Brahman, consisting of Four parts, named the Endless.
ChandogyaUpa4	1 Then the Ahavaniya fire instructed him, Prana, Akasa, Heaven and lightning (are my forms). The person who is seen in the lightning, I am he; I am he, indeed.
ChandogyaUpa4	1 Prajapati brooded on the worlds. From them thus brooded upon, he extracted their essences; fire from the Earth, air from the sky and the sun from Heaven.
ChandogyaUpa5	1 O Aupamanyava, what is the Atman on which you meditate He replied, Heaven only, O venerable king The king said, This that you meditate upon as Atman is the Vaisvanara Atman known as "the highly luminous". Therefore in your family are seen the Suta, Prasuta and Asuta libations of Soma juice.
ChandogyaUpa5	2 Prana being satisfied, the eye is satisfied; the eye being satisfied, the sun is satisfied; the sun being satisfied, Heaven is satisfied; Heaven being satisfied, whatever is under Heaven and the sun is satisfied. Through its satisfaction the eater himself is satisfied. (He is satisfied) also with offspring, cattle, food, lustre and the holy effulgence born of sacred wisdom.
ChandogyaUpa7	1 Speech surely is greater than name. Speech indeed makes us understand the Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda, Atharvana as the fourth, Itihasa Purana as the fifth, grammar, the rules of the worship of the ancestors, mathematics, the science of portents, the science of treasures, logic, the science of ethics, etymology, the ancillary knowledge of the Vedas, the physical science, the science of war, the science of the stars, the science related to serpents, and the fine arts also Heaven and Earth, air and Akasa, Water and fire, Devas and men, cattle and birds, grasses and trees, beasts down to worms, flying insects and ants, merit and demerit, true and false, good and bad, pleasant and unpleasant. Verily, if speech did not exist, neither merit nor demerit would be understood, neither true nor false, neither good nor bad, neither pleasant nor unpleasant. Speech alone makes us understand all this. Hence() worship speech.
ChandogyaUpa7	2 All these, indeed, merge in the will, are made up of the will, and abide in the will. Heaven and Earth willed, air and Akasa willed, Water and fire willed. Through the willing of these, rain wills. Through the willing of rain, food wills. Through the willing of food, Pranas will. Through the willing of Pranas, sacred formulas will. Through the willing of sacred formulas (sacrificial) acts will. Through the willing of (sacrificial) acts, the world wills. Through the willing of the world, all things will. This is will. Worship will.
ChandogyaUpa7	1 Contemplation surely is greater than intelligence. The Earth contemplates as it were. The sky contemplates as it were. Heaven contemplates as it were. Water contemplates as it were. The mountains contemplate as it were. Devas and men contemplate as it were. Therefore, verily, those who attain greatness among men here, they seem to have obtained a share of the result of contemplation. And those who are small people, they are quarrelsome, abusive and slanderous; but those who are great men, they appear to have obtained a share of the result of contemplation. Worship contemplation.
ChandogyaUpa7	1 Understanding surely is greater than contemplation. By understanding alone one understands the Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda, Atharvana as the fourth, Itihasa Purana as the fifth, grammar, the rules for the worship of the ancestors; mathematics, the science of portents, the science of treasures, logic, the Vedas, the physical science, the science of war, the science of the stars, the science related to serpents, and the fine arts also Heaven and Earth, air and Akasa, Water and fire, Devas and men, cattle and birds, grasses and trees, beasts down to worms, flying insects and ants, merit and demerit, true and false, good and bad, pleasant and unpleasant, food and drink, this world and the next (all this) one understands by understanding alone. Worship understanding.
ChandogyaUpa7	1 Strength surely is greater than understanding. A single man with strength causes even a hundred men with understanding to tremble. When a man becomes strong, then he rises; rising, he serves; serving, he approaches nearer; approaching nearer, he sees, hears, reflects, understands, acts and realizes. By strength, indeed, the Earth stands; by strength, the sky; by strength, Heaven; by strength, the mountains; by strength, Devas and men; by strength, cattle and birds, grasses and trees, beasts down to worms, flying insects and ants; by strength the world stands. Worship strength.
ChandogyaUpa7	1 Water surely is greater than food. Therefore, when there is not good rain, living creatures are in agony (thinking), Food" will be scarce". But when there is good rain, living creatures become joyous (thinking), Food" will abound". Water, indeed, has assumed all these forms this Earth, this sky, this Heaven, these mountains, these Devas and men, these cattle and birds, grasses and trees, beasts down to worms, flying insects and ants. Water, indeed, has assumed all these forms. Worship Water.
ChandogyaUpa8	2,3 If the disciples should say to him, In this City of Brahman in which is a small mansion in the shape of a lotus and in the small inner Akasa within what is it that lies there which should be sought, which one should desire to understand he should say in reply, As large indeed as is this Akasa, so large is that Akasa in the heart. Within it, indeed, are contained both Heaven and Earth, both fire and air, both the sun and the moon, lightning and the stars. Whatever there is of him in this world and whatever is not, all that is contained within it.
ChandogyaUpa8	3 Now, what people call a course of fasting is really Brahmacharya, for this Atman never perishes which one attains by means of Brahmacharya. And what people call the life of a hermit is really Brahmacharya, for verily Ara and Nya are the Two oceans in the Brahman world in the third Heaven from here and therein is the lake Airammadiya, and there is the Aparajita (unconquered) City of Brahma, and there is the Gold hall specially built by the Lord.

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