Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad

6.4.1

The earth is the essence of all these things, water is the essence of the earth, plants of water,...

6.4.2

And Pragapati thought, let me make an abode for him, and he created a woman (Satarupa). Tam srish...

6.4.3

Tasya vedir upastho, lomani barhis, karmadhishavane, samiddho madhyatas, tau mushkau. Sa yavan ha...

6.4.4

Etad dha sma vai tadvidvan Uddalaka Arunir ahaitad dha sma vai tadvidvan Nako Maudgalya ahaitad d...

6.4.5

Tad abhimrised anu va mantrayeta yan me 'dya retah prithivim askantsid yad oshadhir apy asarad ya...

6.4.6

If a man see himself in the water, he should recite the following verse: `May there be in me sple...

6.4.7

If she do not give in, let him, as he likes, bribe her (with presents). And if she then do not gi...

6.4.8

If she give in, he says: `With manly strength and glory I give thee glory,' and thus they both be...

6.4.9

Sa yam ikkhet kamayeta meti tasyam artham nishtaya mukhena mukham sandhayopastham asya abhimrisya...

6.4.10

Atha yam ikkhen na garbham dadhiteti tasyam artham nishtaya mukhena mukham sandhayabhipranyapanya...

6.4.11

Atha yam ikkhed garbham dadhiteti tasyam artham nishtaya mukhena mukham sandhayapanyabhipranyad i...

6.4.12

Now again, if a man's wife has a lover and the husband hates him, let him (according to rule) pla...

6.4.13

When the monthly illness seizes his wife, she should for three days not drink from a metal vessel...

6.4.14

And if a man wishes that a white son should be born to him, and that he should know one Veda, and...

6.4.15

And if a man wishes that a reddish son with tawny eyes should be born to him, and that he should ...

6.4.16

And if a man wishes that a dark son should be born to him with red eyes, and that he should know ...

6.4.17

And if a man wishes that a learned daughter should be born to him, and that she should live to he...

6.4.18

And if a man wishes that a learned son should be born to him, famous, a public man, a popular spe...

6.4.19

And then toward morning, after having, according to the rule of the Sthalipaka (pot-boiling), per...

6.4.20

Then he embraces her, and says: `I am Ama (breath), thou art Sa (speech). Thou art Sa (speech), I...

6.4.21

Athasya uru vihapayati, vigihitham dyavaprithivi iti tasyam artham nishtaya mukhena mukham sandha...

6.4.22

Hiranmayi arani yabhyam nirmanthatam asvinau, tam te garbham havamahe dasame masi sutave. Yathagn...

6.4.23

Soshyantim adbhir abhyukshati. Yatha vayuh pushkarinim samingayati sarvatah, eva te garbha egatu ...

6.4.24

When the child is born, he prepares the fire, places the child on his lap, and having poured pris...

6.4.25

Then putting his mouth near the child's right ear, he says thrice, Speech, speech! After that he ...

6.4.26

Then he gives him his name, saying: `Thou art Veda;' but this is his secret name.

6.4.27

Then he hands the boy to his mother and gives him her breast, saying: `O Sarasvati, that breast o...

6.4.28

Then he addresses the mother of the boy: `Thou art Ila Maitravaruni: thou strong woman hast born ...

6.5.1

Now follows the stem: 1. Pautimashiputra from Katyayaniputra, 2. Katyayaniputra from Gotamiputra,...

6.5.2

from Atreyiputra, 13. Atreyiputra from Gautamiputra, 14. Gautamiputra from Bharadvagiputra, 15. B...

6.5.3

from Yagnavalkya, 40. Yagnavalkya from Uddalaka, 41. Uddalaka from Aruna, 42. Aruna from Upavesi,...