Maitrāyaṇīya Āraṇyaka 2.4
Maitrāyaṇīyāraṇyaka 2.4
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2.4
yo ha̱ khalu̱ vāvopa̱ristha̍ḥ śrū̱yate̍ gu̱ṇeṣi̍vavordhvaretasa̱ḥ sa vā'e̱ṣa śuddha̱ḥ
pūta̱ḥ śūnya̱ḥ śānta̍ḥ prā̱ṇo ni̱rātmā̍'na̱nto'kṣa̍yyaḥ sthi̱raḥ śā̍śva̱to'ja̍ḥ
svata̱ntraḥ |sve ma̍hi̱mni ti̍ṣṭhatya̱neneda̍m̐ śa̱rīraṃ ceta̍navatpratiṣṭhā̱pitaṃ
pra̱coda̱yitā̍ vai̱ṣo'pya̱syeti̍ te̱ hocu̍rbha̱gava̍nkathama̱nenedṛ̍śenāṇi̱ṣṭhenai̱tadvi̍dhami̱daṃ
ce̱tana̍vatpratiṣṭhā̱pitaṃ pra̱coda̱yitā̍ vai̱ṣo'sya̱ katha̱miti̱ tānho̍vāca
'He who is indeed heard of as standing above, like one standing chaste among the qualities—he is the pure, the clean, the void, the tranquil, the vital breath, devoid of self, endless, undecaying, steadfast, eternal, unborn, independent; he stands in his own greatness. By him this body is set up as sentient; he indeed is also its impeller.' They said: 'Venerable sir, how by such a one, the most subtle, is this body set up as sentient? How is he its impeller?' To them he said:
2.4.p1
sa vā'eṣa3 sū̱kṣmo̱'grāhyo̱'dṛśya̍ḥ puruṣasa̱ṃjño
'He indeed, subtle, ungraspable, invisible, named Puruṣa,
2.4.p2
bu̍ddhi̱pūrvami̱haivā̍va̱rtate̍dgaśe̱neti̱ suṣupta̍syevābuddhi̱pūrvam̐ vi̱bodhā̱yaiva̱mitya̍tha̱
turns here with intention, with a part [of himself], just as an unwitting person is awakened from deep sleep. Now,
2.4.p3
yo ha̍ kha̱lu vāvaitasya̱3 so̱dga'śo̱'yam̐ ya̍śce̱tāmātra̍ḥ pratipūruṣam̐ kṣetra̍jñaḥ
that part of him which is pure consciousness in each individual person is the knower of the field,
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- Īśādiviṃśottaraśatopaniṣadaḥ — Sanskrit
- Maitrāyaṇīyopaniṣad or Maitryupaniṣad — Sanskrit