Prastava

Created by Jijith Nadumuri at 20 Oct 2011 10:15 and updated at 20 Oct 2011 10:15

CHANDOGYA UPANISHAD NOUN

ChandogyaUpa1	9 O Prastotir, if you sing the Prastava without knowing the deity that belongs to the Prastava, your head will fall down
ChandogyaUpa1	4 Then the Prastotir priest approached him and said, Revered sir, you said to me O Prastotir, if you sing the Prastava without knowing the deity that belongs to the Prastava, your head will fall down". Which is that deity
ChandogyaUpa1	5 Prana said Usasti, all these movable and immovable beings merge in Prana (during dissolution) and rise out of Prana (during creation). This is the deity that belongs to the Prastava. If you sang the Prastava without knowing him, after your having been warned thus by me, your head would have fallen down.
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	1,2 One should meditate on the fivefold Saman as rain. The wind that precedes is the syllable him, the cloud that is formed is Prastava, the shower is Udgitha, lightning and thunder are Pratihara, and the ceasing is Nidhana. It rains for him indeed, he causes rain who, knowing it thus, meditates on the fivefold Saman as rain.
ChandogyaUpa2	1 One should meditate on the fivefold Saman in all the Waters. When a cloud gathers, it is the syllable him. When it rains, it is Prastava. Those Waters() that flow to the east, are Udgitha. Those that flow to the west are Pratihara. The ocean is Nidhana.
ChandogyaUpa2	1 One should meditate on the fivefold Saman as the seasons The spring is the syllable him, the summer is Prastava, the rainy season is Udgitha, the autumn is Pratihara, and the winter is Nidhana.
ChandogyaUpa2	1 One should meditate on the fivefold Saman as the animals. The goats are the syllable him, the sheep are Prastava, the Cows are Udgitha, the Horses are Pratihara, and man is Nidhana.
ChandogyaUpa2	1 One should meditate on the progressively higher and better fivefold Saman as the senses; The organ of smell is the syllable him, the organ of speech is Prastava, the eye is Udgitha, the ear is Pratihara, and the mind is Nidhana. Verily, these are progressively higher and better.
ChandogyaUpa2	1,2 Next is the meditation on the Seven fold Saman. One should meditate on the Seven fold Saman as speech. Whatsoever in speech is hum that is the syllable him; whatever is pra that is Prastava; whatever is a that is Adi (the first); whatever is ut that is Udgitha; whatever is prati that is Pratihara; whetever is upa that is Upadrava; and whatever is ni that is Nidhana.
ChandogyaUpa2	3 Then, the form of the sun when it has just risen, that is Prastava. On this, men are dependent. As they participate in the Prastava part of this Saman, so are they desirous of praise, direct and indirect.
ChandogyaUpa2	1 Now, verily, one should meditate on the Seven fold Saman, which has all its parts similar, and which leads beyond death. Himkara, has Three syllables; Prastava has Three syllables. So they are equal to each other.
ChandogyaUpa2	1 The mind is Himkara, speech is Prastava, the eye is Udgitha, the ear is Pratihara, and the Prana is Nidhana. This is the Gayatra Saman woven in (the Prana and) the senses.
ChandogyaUpa2	1 One rubs, that is Himkara. The smoke is produced, that is Prastava. It blazes, that is Udgitha. The embers are formed, that is Pratihara. It goes down, that is Nidhana. It is completely extinguished, that is Nidhana. This is the Rathantara Saman woven in fire.
ChandogyaUpa2	1 The rising sun is Himkara; the risen sun is Prastava; the midday sun is Udgitha; the sun in the afternoon is Pratihara, and the setting sun is Nidhana. This is the Brihat Saman woven in the sun.
ChandogyaUpa2	1 The white clouds gather, that is Himkara. The (rain bearing) cloud is formed, that is Prastava. It rains, that is Udgitha. It flashes and thunders, that is Pratihara. It ceases, that is Nidhana. This is the Vairupa Saman woven in the rain cloud.
ChandogyaUpa2	1 The spring is Himkara, the summer is Prastava, the rainy season is Udgitha, the autumn is Pratihara, and the winter is Nidhana. This is the Vairaja Saman woven in the seasons.
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	1 The goats are Himkara, the sheep are Prastava, the Cows are Udgitha, the Horses are Pratihara, and man is Nidhana. This is the Revati Saman woven in the animals.
ChandogyaUpa2	1 The hair is Himkara, the skin is Prastava, the flesh is Udgitha, the bone is Pratihara, and the marrow is Nidhana. This is the Yajnayajniya Saman woven in the limbs of the body.
ChandogyaUpa2	1 Agni is Himkara, Vayu is Prastava, the Sun is Udgitha, the Stars are Pratihara, and the Moon is Nidhana. This is the Rajana Saman woven in the deities.
ChandogyaUpa2	1 The Three Vedas are Himkara; the Three worlds are Prastava; Agni, Vayu and the Sun are Udgitha; the Stars, the birds and the rays are Pratihara; the serpents, the celestial singers and the fathers are Nidhana. This is the collection of Samans woven in all things.

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