Indra

Created by Jijith Nadumuri at 20 Oct 2011 10:05 and updated at 20 Oct 2011 10:05

CHANDOGYA UPANISHAD NOUN

ChandogyaUpa2	1 Of the Samans, I choose the one that bellows, as it were, and is good for cattle, thus (some think). This is the loud singing sacred to Agni, the undefined one to Prajapati, the defined one to Soma, the soft and smooth to Vayu, the smooth and strong to Indra, the heron like to Brihaspati, and the ill sounding to Varuna. Verily, one may practise all these, but should avoid the one sacred to Varuna.
ChandogyaUpa2	3 All vowels are the embodiments of Indra; all sibilants are the embodiments of Prajapati; all Sparsa consonants are the embodiments of Death. If anyone should reprove him for the pronunciation of his vowels, he should tell him, I have taken my refuge in Indra; he will answer you.
ChandogyaUpa2	5 All vowels should be pronounced sonant and strong, (with the thought), May I impart strength to Indra Prana() All sibilants should be pronounced, neither inarticulately, nor leaving out the elements of sound, but distinctly (with the thought), May I give myself to Prajapati Virat(). All Sparsa consonants should be pronounced slowly, without mixing them with any other letter, (with the thought), May I withdraw myself from Death.
ChandogyaUpa3	1 And that which is the second nectar (i.e. the white form), that verily the Rudras enjoy with Indra as their leader. The Devas, indeed, neither eat nor drink; only with seeing this nectar are they satisfied.
ChandogyaUpa3	3 He who knows thus this nectar becomes one of the Rudras, and with Indra as the leader, is satisfied only with seeing this nectar. He enters into this very form and out of this form he emerges.
ChandogyaUpa8	2 Both the Devas and the Asuras heard this and said, Well, let us seek that Atman by seeking which one attains all the worlds and all the desires. Then Indra alone from among the Devas went out and so did Virochana from among the Asuras. Then without communicating with each other, they both came into the presence of Prajapati, fuel in hand.
ChandogyaUpa8	1 But Indra, even before reaching the Devas, saw this difficulty Just as this (reflected self) becomes well adorned when this body is well adorned, well dressed when the body is well dressed, well groomed when the body is well groomed, even so this (reflected self) also becomes blind when the body is blind, one eyed when the body is one eyed, crippled when the body is crippled, and it perishes when this body perishes. I see no good in this.
ChandogyaUpa8	2 He came back again, fuel in hand. Prajapati asked him, Desiring what, O Indra, have you come back, since you went away satisfied in your heart, along with Virochana Indra replied, Revered sir, just as this (reflected self) becomes well adorned when this body is well adorned, well dressed when the body is well dressed, well groomed when the body is well groomed, even so this (reflected self) also becomes blind when the body is blind, one eyed when the body is one eyed, crippled when the body is crippled, and it perishes when this body perishes. I see no good in this.
ChandogyaUpa8	3 So is it indeed, O Indra said Prajapati; However, I shall explain this further to you. Live here for another thirty Two years. He lived there for another thirty Two years. Then Prajapati said to him
ChandogyaUpa8	1,2 Prajapati said, He who moves about in dreams, he is the Atman. He is the immortal, the fearless. He is Brahman Indra went away satisfied in his heart. But even before reaching the Devas he saw this difficulty Even though this (dream self) is not blind when this body is blind, nor one eyed when the body is slain, nor has running nose and eyes when the body has running nose and eyes, yet it is as if they kill it, as if they chase it, it becomes conscious of pain, as it were, and even weeps, as it were. I see no good in this
ChandogyaUpa8	3,4 He came back again, fuel in hand. Prajapati asked him, Desiring what, O Indra, have you come back, since you went away satisfied in your heart He replied, Revered sir, even though this self is not blind when this body is blind, nor one eyed when the body is one eyed, nor suffers defects from the defects of the body, nor is slain when the body is slain, nor has running nose and eyes, yet it is as if they kill it, as if they chase it, it becomes conscious of pain as it were, and even weeps, as it were. I see no good in this So is it indeed, O Indra said Prajapati; However, I shall explain this further to you. Live here for another thirty Two years. He lived there for another thirty Two years. Then Prajapati said to him
ChandogyaUpa8	1 Prajapati said, He who is fully asleep, composed, serene and knows no dream, he is the Atman. He is the immortal, the fearless. He is Brahman Indra went away satisfied in his heart. But even before reaching the Devas he saw this difficulty In truth this one does not know himself now as "I am he", nor indeed these beings. It seems as if he has gone to annihilation. I see no good in this
ChandogyaUpa8	2 He came back again, fuel in hand. Prajapati asked him, Desiring what, O Indra, have you come back, since you went away satisfied in your heart He replied, Revered sir, in truth this one does not know himself as "I am he", nor indeed these beings. It seems as if he has gone to annihilation. I see no good in this
ChandogyaUpa8	3 So is it indeed, O Indra said Prajapati; However, I shall explain this further to you and none other than this. Live here for another Five years. He lived there for another Five years. That makes one hundred and one years and so with regard to that, people say thus, Verily, for one hundred and one years Indra lived with Prajapati the disciplined life of a celibate student of sacred knowledge". Then Prajapati said to him
ChandogyaUpa8	1 O Indra, mortal indeed is this body, held by death. But it is the support of this deathless, bodiless Atman. Verily, the embodied self is held by pleasure and pain. Surely, there is no cessation of pleasure and pain for one who is embodied. But pleasure and pain do not indeed touch one who is bodiless.

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