Yaksha

Created by Jijith Nadumuri at 20 Oct 2011 09:07 and updated at 20 Oct 2011 09:07

UPANISHAD NOUN

Kena 3.2. They thought, Ours alone is this victory, ours alone is this glory. Brahman knew this their pride and appeared before them, but they knew not who this Yaksha (worshipful Being) was.
Kena 3.3. They said to Agni: O Jataveda, know thou this as to who this Yaksha is. (He said:) So be it.
Kena 3.6. For him (It) placed there a blade of grass and said: Burn this. Agni() went near it in all haste, but he could not burn it. He returned from there (and said:) I am unable to understand who that Yaksha is.
Kena 3.7. Then (the gods) said to Vayu: O Vayu, know thou this as to who this Yaksha is. (He said:) So be it.
Kena 3.10. For him (It) placed there a blade of grass and said: Take this up. Vayu() went near it in all haste, but he could not take it up. He returned from there (and said:) I am unable to understand who that Yaksha is.
Kena 3.11. Then (the gods) said to Indra: O Maghava, know thou this as to who this Yaksha is. (He said:) So be it. He approached It, but It disappeared from him.
Kena 3.12. In that space itself (where the Yaksha had disappeared) Indra approached an exceedingly charming Woman. To that Uma decked in gold (or to the daughter of the Himalayas), he said: Who is this Yaksha?

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