Aitareya Āraṇyaka 2.4.1: Aitareyopaniṣad
Aitareyāraṇyaka 2.4.1
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.4.1
ātmā vā idam eka evāgra āsīn, nānyat kiñ cana miṣat \
sa īkṣata \
lokān nu sṛjā iti \
sa imāṁl lokān asṛjata \ ambho marīcīr maram āpaḥ \
ado 'mbhaḥ.
pareṇa divaṃ.
dyauḥ pratiṣṭhā-.
-antarikṣaṃ marīcayaḥ.
pṛthivī maro.
yā adhastāt, tā āpaḥ \
sa īkṣata-.
-ime nu lokā.
lokapālān nu sṛjā iti \
so 'dbhya eva puruṣaṃ samuddhṛtyā/mūrchayat \
tam abhyatapat.
tasyābhitaptasya mukhaṃ nirabhidyata yathāṇḍaṃ , mukhād vāg, vāco 'gniḥ \
nāsike nirabhidyetāṃ, nāsikābhyāṃ prāṇaḥ, prāṇād vāyuḥ \
akṣiṇī nirabhidyetām, akṣībhyāṃ cakṣuś, cakṣuṣa ādityaḥ \
karṇau nirabhidyetāṃ, karṇābhyāṃ śrotraṃ, śrotrād diśaḥ \
tvaṅ nirabhidyata, tvacā lomāni, lomabhya oṣadhivanaspatayaḥ \
hṛdayaṃ nirabhidyata, hṛdayān mano, manasaś candramāḥ \
nābhir nirabhidyata, nābhyā apāno, 'pānān mṛtyuḥ \
śiśnaṃ nirabhidyata, śiśnād reto, retasa āpaḥ \\ 1 \\
Verily, in the beginning all this was Self, one only; there was nothing else blinking whatsoever.
He thought: 'Shall I send forth worlds?' (1) He sent forth these worlds,
Ambhas (water), Marîki (light), Mara (mortal), and Ap (water).
That Ambhas (water) is above the heaven, and it is heaven, the support. The Marîkis (the lights) are the sky. The Mara (mortal) is the earth, and the waters under the earth are the Ap world. (2)
He thought: 'There are these worlds; shall I send forth guardians of the worlds?'
He then formed the Purusha (the person), taking him forth from the water. (3)
He brooded on him, and when that person had thus been brooded on, a mouth burst forth like an egg. From the mouth proceeded speech, from speech Agni (fire).
Nostrils burst forth. From the nostrils proceeded scent (prâna), from scent Vâyu (air).
Eyes burst forth. From the eyes proceeded sight, from sight Âditya (sun).
Ears burst forth. From the ears proceeded hearing, from hearing the Dis (quarters of the world),
Skin burst forth. From the skin proceeded hairs (sense of touch), from the hairs shrubs and trees.
The heart burst forth. From the heart proceeded mind, from mind Kandramas (moon).
The navel burst forth. From the navel proceeded the Apâna (the down-breathing), from Apâna death.
The generative organ burst forth. From the organ proceeded seed, from seed water. (4)
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 (7)
- Aitareyopaniṣad — Mahidāsa Aitareya, Sanskrit
- Vedic Index of Names and Subjects — Arthur A. Macdonell & A. Berriedale Keith, English
- The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads — Arthur Berriedale Keith, English
- Studies in the Origins of Buddhism — Govind Chandra Pande, English
- Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) — Radhakumud Mookerji, English
- The Religions of India — Edward Washburn Hopkins, English
- Bahvṛcāraṇyabhāṣya — Sanskrit