Chāndogya Upaniṣad

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The syllable U is the sun, the syllable E is the Nihava or invocation, the syllable Auhoi is the ...

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The thirteenth stobha syllable, viz. the indistinct syllable Hun, is the Undefinable (the Highest...

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Speech yields the milk, which is the milk of speech itself to him who knows this Upanishad (secre...

2.1.1

Meditation on the whole of the Saman is good, and people, when anything is good, say it is Saman;...

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Thus they also say, he approached him with Saman, i.e. becomingly; and he approached him without ...

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And they also say, truly this is Saman for us, i.e. it is good for us, when it is good; and truly...

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If any one knowing this meditates on the Saman as good, depend upon it all good qualities will ap...

2.2.1

Let a man meditate on the fivefold Saman as the five worlds. The hinkara is the earth, the prasta...

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In a descending line, the hinkara is heaven, the prastava the sun, the udgitha the sky, the prati...

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The worlds in an ascending and in a descending line belong to him who knowing this meditates on t...

2.3.1

Let a man meditate on the fivefold Saman as rain. The hinkara is wind (that brings the rain); the...

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The nidhana is, `it stops.' There is rain for him, and he brings rain for others who thus knowing...

2.4.1

Let a man meditate on the fivefold Saman in all waters. When the clouds gather, that is the hinka...

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He does not die in water, nay, he is rich in water who knowing this meditates on the fivefold Sam...

2.5.1

Let a man meditate on the fivefold Saman as the seasons. The hinkara is spring, the prastava summ...

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The seasons belong to him, nay, he is always in season (successful) who knowing this meditates on...

2.6.1

Let a man meditate on the fivefold Saman in animals. The hinkara is goats, the prastava sheep, th...

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Animals belong to him, nay, he is rich in animals who knowing this meditates on the fivefold Sama...

2.7.1

Let a man meditate on the fivefold Saman, which is greater than great, as the pranas (senses). Th...

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What is greater than great belongs to him, nay, he conquers the worlds which are greater than gre...

2.8.1

Next for the sevenfold Saman. Let a man meditate on the sevenfold Saman in speech. Whenever there...

2.8.2

Ud is the udgitha, pra the pratihara, upa the upadrava, ni the nidhana.

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Speech yields the milk, which is the milk of speech itself, to him who knowing this meditates on ...

2.9.1

Let a man meditate on the sevenfold Saman as the sun. The sun is Saman, because he is always the ...

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Let him know that all beings are dependent on him (the sun). What he is before his rising, that i...

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What he is when first risen, that is the prastava. On it men are dependent. Therefore men love pr...

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What he is at the time of the sangava, that is the adi, the first, the Om. On it birds are depend...

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What he is just at noon, that is the udgitha. On it the Devas are dependent (because they are bri...

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What he is after midday and before afternoon, that is the pratihara. On it all germs are dependen...

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What he is after the afternoon and before sunset, that is the upadrava. On it the animals of the ...

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What he is when he first sets, that is the nidhana. On it the fathers are dependent. Therefore th...

2.10.1

Next let a man meditate on the sevenfold Saman which is uniform in itself and leads beyond death....

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The word adi (first, Om) has two syllables, the word pratihara has four syllables. Taking one syl...

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The word udgitha has three syllables, the word upadrava has four syllables. With three and three ...

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The word nidhana has three syllables, therefore it is equal. These make twenty-two syllables.

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With twenty-one syllables a man reaches the sun (and death), for the sun is the twenty-first from...

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He obtains here the victory over the sun (death), and there is a higher victory than the victory ...

2.11.1

The hinkara is mind, the prastava speech, the udgitha sight, the pratihara hearing, the nidhana b...

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He who thus knows this Gayatra interwoven in the pranas, keeps his senses, reaches the full life,...

2.12.1

The hinkara is, he rubs (the fire-stick); the prastava, smoke rises; the udgitha, it burns; the p...

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He who thus knows this Rathantara interwoven in fire, becomes radiant and strong. He reaches the ...

2.13.1

2. Next follows the Vamadevya as interwoven in generation.

2.14.1

Rising, the sun is the hinkara, risen, he is the prastava, at noon he is the udgitha, in the afte...

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He who thus knows the Brihat as interwoven in the sun, becomes refulgent and strong, he reaches t...

2.15.1

The mists gather, that is the hinkara; the cloud has risen, that is the prastava; it rains, that ...

2.15.2

He who thus knows the Vairupa as interwoven in Parganya, obtains all kinds of cattle (virupa), he...

2.16.1

The hinkara is spring, the prastava summer, the udgitha the rainy season, the pratihara autumn, t...

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He who thus knows the Vairaga, as interwoven in the seasons, shines (viragati) through children, ...

2.17.1

The hinkara is the earth, the prastava the sky, the udgitha heaven, the pratihara the regions, th...

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He who thus knows the Sakvaris, as interwoven in the worlds, becomes possessed of the worlds, he ...

2.18.1

The hinkara is goats, the prastava sheep, the udgitha cows, the pratihara horses, the nidhana man...

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He who thus knows these Revatis, as interwoven in animals, becomes rich in animals, he reaches th...

2.19.1

The hinkara is hair, the prastava skin, the udgitha flesh, the pratihara bone, the nidhana marrow...

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He who thus knows the Yagnayagniya, as interwoven in the members of the body, becomes possessed o...

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The hinkara is fire, the prastava air, the udgitha the sun, the pratihara the stars, the nidhana ...

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He who thus knows the Ragana, as interwoven in the deities, obtains the same world, the same happ...

2.21.1

The hinkara is the threefold knowledge, the prastava these three worlds, the udgitha Agni (fire),...

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He who thus knows this Saman, as interwoven in everything, he becomes everything.

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And thus it is said in the following verse: `There are the fivefold three (the three kinds of sac...

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He who knows this, knows everything. All regions offer him gifts. His rule is, `Let him meditate ...

2.22.1

The udgitha, of which a poet said, I choose the deep sounding note of the Saman as good for cattl...

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Let a man sing, wishing to obtain by his song immortality for the Devas. `May I obtain by my song...

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All vowels (svara) belong to Indra, all sibilants (ushman) to Pragapati, all consonants (sparsa) ...

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And if somebody should reprove him for his sibilants, let him say, `I went to Pragapati as my ref...

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All vowels are to be pronounced with voice (ghosha) and strength (bala), so that the Udgatri may ...

2.23.1

There are three branches of the law. Sacrifice, study, and charity are the first,

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Austerity the second, and to dwell as a Brahmakarin in the house of a tutor, always mortifying th...

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Pragapati brooded on the worlds. From them, thus brooded on, the threefold knowledge (sacrifice) ...

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He brooded on them, and from them, thus brooded on, issued the Om. As all leaves are attached to ...

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The teachers of Brahman (Veda) declare, as the Pratah-savana (morning-oblation) belongs to the Va...

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Where then is the world of the sacrificer? He who does not know this, how can he perform the sacr...

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Before the beginning of the Prataranuvaka (matin-chant), the sacrificer, sitting down behind the ...

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`Open the door of the world (the earth), let us see thee, that we may rule (on earth).'

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Then he sacrifices, saying: `Adoration to Agni, who dwells on the earth, who dwells in the world!...

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`I (the sacrificer) shall go thither, when this life is over. Take this! (he says, in offering th...

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Before the beginning of the Madhyandinasavana, the noon-oblation, the sacrificer, sitting down be...

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`Open the door of the world (the sky), let us see thee, that we may rule wide (in the sky).'

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Then he sacrifices, saying: `Adoration to Vayu (air), who dwells in the sky, who dwells in the wo...

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`I (the sacrificer) shall go thither, when this life is over. Take this! Cast back the bolt!' Hav...

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Before the beginning of the third oblation, the sacrificer, sitting down behind the Ahavaniya alt...

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`Open the door of the world (the heaven), let us see thee, that we may rule supreme (in heaven).'...

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Next the Saman addressed to the Visve Devas: `Open the door of the world (heaven), let us see the...

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Then he sacrifices, saying: `Adoration to the Adityas and to the Visve Devas, who dwell in heaven...

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`That is the world for the sacrificer! I (the sacrificer) shall go thither, when this life is ove...

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For him the Adityas and the Visve Devas fulfil the third oblation. He who knows this, knows the f...

3.1.1

The sun is indeed the honey of the Devas. The heaven is the cross-beam (from which) the sky (hang...

3.1.2

The eastern rays of the sun are the honey-cells in front. The Rik verses are the bees, the Rig-ve...

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Those very Rik verses then (as bees) brooded over the Rig-veda sacrifice (the flower); and from i...

3.1.4

That (essence) flowed forth and went towards the sun. And that forms what we call the red (rohita...

3.2.1

The southern rays of the sun are the honey-cells on the right. The Yagus verses are the bees, the...

3.2.2

Those very Yagus verses (as bees) brooded over the Yagur-veda sacrifice (the flower); and from it...

3.2.3

That flowed forth and went towards the sun. And that forms what we call the white (sukla) light o...

3.3.1

The western rays of the sun are the honey-cells behind. The Saman verses are the bees, the Samave...

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Those very Saman verses (as bees) brooded over the Sama-veda sacrifice; and from it, thus brooded...

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That flowed forth and went towards the sun. And that forms what we call the dark (krishna) light ...

3.4.1

The northern rays of the sun are the honey-cells on the left. The (hymns of the) Atharvangiras ar...

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Those very hymns of the Atharvangiras (as bees) brooded over the Itihasa-purana; and from it, thu...

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That flowed forth, and went towards the sun. And that forms what we call the extreme dark (parah ...

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The upward rays of the sun are the honey-cells above. The secret doctrines are the bees, Brahman ...

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Those secret doctrines (as bees) brooded over Brahman (the Om); and from it, thus brooded on, spr...