Aitareya Āraṇyaka 2.1.7
Aitareyāraṇyaka 2.1.7
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2.1.7
athāto vibhūtayo 'sya puruṣasya \
tasya vācā sṛṣṭau pṛthivī cāgniś ca-.
-asyām oṣadhayo jāyante.
'gnir enāḥ svadayati-.
-idam āharatedam ā/haratety evam etau vācaṃ pitaraṃ paricarataḥ pṛthivī cāgniś ca \
yāvad anu pṛthivī, yāvad anv agnis, tāvān asya loko bhavati.
nāsya tāval loko jīryate, yāvad etayor na jīryate pṛthivyāś cāgneś ca, ya evam etāṃ vāco vibhūtiṃ veda \
prāṇena sṛṣṭāv antarikṣaṃ ca vāyuś ca-.
-antarikṣaṃ vā anu caranty.
antarikṣam anu śṛṇvanti.
vāyur asmai puṇyaṃ gandham āvahaty.
evam etau prāṇaṃ pitaraṃ paricarato 'ntarikṣaṃ ca vāyuś ca \
yāvad anv antarikṣaṃ, yāvad anu vāyus, tāvān asya loko bhavati.
nāsya tāval loko jīryate, yāvad etayor na jīryate 'ntarikṣasya ca vāyoś ca, ya evam etāṃ prāṇasya vibhūtiṃ veda \
cakṣuṣā sṛṣṭau dyauś cādityaś ca.
dyaur hāsmai vṛṣṭim annādyaṃ saṃprayachaty.
ādityo 'sya jyotiḥ prakāśaṃ karoty.
evam etau cakṣuḥ pitaraṃ paricarato dyauś cādityaś ca \
yāvad anu dyaur, yāvad anv ā/dityas, tāvān asya loko bhavati.
nāsya tāval loko jīryate, yāva/d etayor na jīryate divaś cādityasya ca, ya evam etāṃ cakṣuṣo vibhūtiṃ veda \
śrotreṇa sṛṣṭā diśaś ca candramāś ca.
digbhyo hainam āyantī3ṁ.
digbhyo viśṛṇoti.
candramā asmai pūrvapakṣāparapakṣān vicinoti puṇyāya karmaṇa.
evam ete śrotraṃ pitaraṃ paricaranti diśaś ca candra/māś ca \
yāvad anu diśo, yāvad anu candramās, tāvān asya loko bhavati.
nāsya tāval loko jīryate, yāvad eteṣāṃ na jīryate diśāṃ ca candrama/saś ca, ya evam etāṃ śrotrasya vibhūtiṃ veda \
manasā sṛṣṭā āpaś ca varuṇaś ca-.
-āpo hāsmai śraddhāṃ saṃnamante puṇyāya karmaṇe.
varuṇo 'sya prajāṃ dharmeṇa dādhāra-.
-evam ete manaḥ pitaraṃ paricaranty āpaś ca varuṇaś ca \
yāvad anv āpo, yāvad anu varuṇas, tāvān asya loko bhavati.
nāsya tāval loko jīryate, yāvad eteṣāṃ na jīryate 'pāṃ ca varuṇasya ca, ya evam etāṃ manaso vibhūtiṃ veda \\ 7 \\
Next follow the powers of that Person.
By his speech earth and fire were created. Herbs are produced on the earth, and Agni (fire) makes them ripe and sweet. 'Take this, take this,' thus saying do earth and fire serve their parent, speech.
As far as the earth reaches, as far as fire reaches, so far does his world extend, and as long as the world of the earth and fire does not decay, so long does his world not decay who thus knows this power of speech.
By breath (in the nose) the sky and the air were created. People follow the sky, and hear along the sky, while the air carries along pure scent. Thus do sky and air serve their parent, the breath.
As far as the sky reaches, as far as the air reaches, so far does his world extend, and as long as the world of the sky and the air does not decay, so long does his world not decay who thus knows this power of breath.
By his eye heaven and the sun were created. Heaven gives him rain and food, while the sun causes his light to shine. Thus do the heaven and the sun serve their parent, the eye.
As far as heaven reaches and as far as the sun reaches, so far does his world extend, and as long as the world of heaven and the sun does not decay, so long does his world not decay who thus knows the power of the eye.
By his ear the quarters and the moon were created. From all the quarters they come to him, and from all the quarters he hears, while the moon produces for him the bright and the dark halves for the sake of sacrificial work. Thus do the quarters and the moon serve their parent, the ear.
As far as the quarters reach and as far as the moon reaches, so far does his world extend, and as long as the world of the quarters and the moon does not decay, so long does his world not decay who thus knows the power of the ear.
By his mind the water and Varuna were created. Water yields to him faith (being used for sacred acts), Varuna keeps his offspring within the law. Thus do water and Varuna serve their parent, the mind.
As far as water reaches and as far as Varuna reaches, so far does his world extend, and as long as the world of water and Varuna does not decay, so long does his world not decay who thus knows the power of the mind.
Translations (1)
- The Aitareya-âranyaka (The Upanishads, Part I, SBE 1) — Friedrich Max Müller 1879, English
Commentaries (4)
- Aitareyāraṇyakabhāṣya (Sāyaṇa) — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit
- Vedārthaprakāśa — Sāyaṇācārya, Sanskrit
- Vedārthaprakāśa — Sāyaṇa Mādhava, Sanskrit
- Vedārthaprakāśa — Sāyaṇācārya alias Mādhava, Sanskrit
Linked texts (6)
- The Religions of India — Edward Washburn Hopkins, English
- Bahvṛcāraṇyabhāṣya — Sanskrit
- Daśopaniṣad — Sanskrit
- Mahaitareya — Sanskrit
- Aitareyāraṇyaka (Aitareya Mahīdāsa) — Aitareya Mahīdāsa, Sanskrit
- Dvitīyāraṇyaka — Sanskrit