Maitrāyaṇīya Āraṇyaka 2.5
Maitrāyaṇīyāraṇyaka 2.5
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2.5
saṅka̱lpādhya̍vasā̱yābhi̍mānali̱ṅgaḥ pra̱jāpa̍ti̱rviśvā̍khyaśce̱tanene̍dam̐ śa̱rīraṃ
ceta̍navatpratiṣṭhā̱pitaṃ pra̱coda̱yitā̍ vai̱ṣo'pya̱syeti̍ te̱
hocu̍rbha̱gava̍nyadya̱nenedṛ̍śenāṇi̱ṣṭhenai̱tadvi̍dhami̱daṃ ce̱tana̍vatpratiṣṭhā̱pitaṃ pra̱coda̱yitā̍
vai̱ṣo'sya̱ katha̱miti̱ tānho̍vā̱ceti̍
characterized by conception, determination, and self-conceit, known as Prajāpati, the universal. By intelligence this body is established as intelligent, and he indeed is its impeller.' They said: 'Venerable sir, if by such a subtle one this sort of body is established as intelligent, and he is its impeller, how is this?' He said to them:
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pra̱jāpa̍ti̱rvā'e̱ko'g̍re'tiṣṭha̱nsa nārama̱taika̱ḥ sa̱'ā̱tmā̱nama̍bhidhyā̱tvā ba̱hvīḥ
'In the beginning Prajāpati indeed stood alone. Being alone, he did not rejoice. He, meditating on himself, many
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pra̱jā'asṛjattā̱'asyai̍vātmapra̱buddhā̍'aprā̱ṇāḥ sthā̱ṇuri̍va
creatures he emitted. He saw that they were unaware of the Self, devoid of vital breath, standing like a post.
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ti̱ṣṭhamā̍nā'apaśya̱tsa nāra̍mata̱ so̱'manyatai̱tāsāṃ pratibo̱dhanā̍yābhya̱ntaraṃ
He did not rejoice. He thought: 'In order to awaken them, let me enter inside.'
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prāviśā̱nītya̱tha sa vāyu̍mi̱vātmā̍naṃ kṛ̱tvā'bhya̱ntaraṃ prā̱viśa̱tsa'eko̱
Then, making himself like wind, he entered inside. He, being one,
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nāśa̍ka̱tsa pa̍ñca̱dhā'tmāna̍m̐ vi̱bhajyocya̍te̱ yaḥ prā̍ṇo'pā̱naḥ sa̍māna'udā̱no
could not [sustain them]. Dividing himself fivefold, he is called that: prāṇa, apāna, samāna, udāna,
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vyāna̱'itya̱thāya̱m̐ yordhvamu̱tkrāma̍tye̱ṣa vāva sa prāṇo̍'tha̱ yo'ya̍ma̱vāṅ
and vyāna. Now, this one which rises upward, this is indeed the prāṇa. Now, that which goes downward,
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sa̱ṅkrāma̍tye̱ṣa vāva so'pāno̍'tha̱ yena vā'e̱tā anu̍gṛhītā̱'itye̱ṣa vāva sa̍
this is indeed the apāna. Now, that by which these [two] are held, this is indeed the
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vyāno̍'tha̱ yo'yam̐ stha̱viṣṭho̍ dhā̱turanna̍syāpā̱ne prā̱paya̍tya̱ṇiṣṭho̍ vā̱'ṅge'ṅge̍
vyāna. Now, that which carries the coarsest element of food to the apāna, or brings the finest [element] to limb after limb,
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sa̱māna̍yatye̱ṣa vāva sa̍ sa̱māna̍saṃjña̱'utta̍ram̐ vyāna̍sya rū̱paṃ cai̱teṣā̍ma̱ntarā̍
this is indeed that which is called the samāna. It is a further form of the vyāna, and between them
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pra̱sūti̱revo̍dā̱nasyātha̱ yo'yaṃ pī̱tāśi̍tamudgi̱rati̍ ni̱gira̍tīti̱ vaiṣa vāva
is the production of the udāna. Now, that which belches up or swallows down what is drunk and eaten, this indeed
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sa̍'u̱dāno̱'thopā̍dgaśurantaryāmama̱bhibha̍vatya̱ntaryāma'upādgaśu cai̱tayo̍rantarā̍le̱
is the udāna. Now, the upāṃśu overcomes the antaryāma, and the antaryāma the upāṃśu; and between these two
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vaiṣṇyaṃ prā̱suva̱dyadauṣṇya̍m̐ sa pu̱ruṣo'tha̱ yaḥ puru̍ṣa̱ḥ3
heat was generated. That which is heat is the Puruṣa; and that which is the Puruṣa,
2.5.p13
so̱'gnirvaiśvāna̱ro̱'pyanya̱trāpyu̍ktama̱yama̱gnirvaiśvāna̱ro yo'ya̱manta̍ḥ pu̱ruṣe̱ yeneda̱mannaṃ
that is Agni Vaiśvānara. It is also said elsewhere: 'This Agni Vaiśvānara is that which is inside the Puruṣa, by which this food
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pa̱cyate̍ ya̱dida̱madya̍te̱ tasyai̍ṣa gho̱ṣo bha̍vati̱ yame̍tatka̱rṇāva̍pidhā̱ya śṛ̱ṇoti̱ sa
which is eaten here is cooked. This is the sound of it, which one hears when one closes one's ears in this way. When
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ya̱dotkra̍miṣyanbha̱vati nainaṃ gho̱ṣaṃ śṛ̍ṇoti̱ sa vā'e̱ṣa pañca̍dhā''tmā̱nam̐
he is about to depart, he does not hear this sound.' He indeed, having divided himself fivefold,
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vi̱bhajya̍ ni̱hito̍ gu̱hāyāṃ manoma̱yaḥ prā̍ṇaśa̱rīro̱ bhārū̍paḥ
is hidden in the secret cave [of the heart]—consisting of mind, having vital breath as body, having the form of light,
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sa̱tyasa̍ṅka̱lpa'ākā̍śā̱tmeti̱ sa vā
whose conception is true, having the Self as space. He indeed,
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e̱'ṣo̱'smāddhṛ̍da̱ntarā̍dakṛ̱tārtho'ma̱nyatārthāna̱śnānītyata̍ḥ khā̱nīmā̍ni
He, from within this heart, thought himself unfulfilled: 'Let me enjoy objects.' Therefore, having pierced these apertures,
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bhi̱ttvodi̍naḥ pa̱ñcabhī̍ raśmibhi̍rvi̱ṣayā̍na̱ttīti̱ buddhī̍ndri̱yāṇi̱
having gone forth, he enjoys sense objects with five rays. The organs of intellect
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