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Maitrāyaṇīya Āraṇyaka 6.4

Maitrāyaṇīyāraṇyaka 6.4

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Sanskrit

6.4

yadasāvādityaḥ | omityetadakṣarasya caitat
tasmādomityanenaitadupāsītājasramiti | eko'sya saṃbodhayatetyevaṃ hyāha
etadevākṣaraṃpuṇyametadevākṣaraṃ param | etadevākṣaraṃ jñātvā yo
yadicchati tasya tat

which is that sun, and it belongs to this syllable Oṃ. Therefore one should worship this ceaselessly by means of Oṃ. He is the one enlightener of this'—for so he said. 'This syllable alone is auspicious; this syllable alone is supreme. Having known this syllable alone, whatever one desires, that is his.'

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6.4.p1

athānyatrāpyuktaṃ svanavatyeṣā'sya tanūryomiti

Now it has also been said elsewhere: 'This body of his possesses sound, namely Oṃ;

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6.4.p2

strīpuṃnapuṃsaketiliṅgavatyeṣā'thāgnirvāyurāditya iti bhāsvatyeṣā'tha brahmā

it possesses gender: feminine, masculine, neuter. Then it possesses radiance: fire, wind, sun. Then it possesses overlords: Brahmā,

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6.4.p3

rudro viṣṇurityadhipativatyeṣā'tha gārhapatyo dakṣiṇāgnirāhavanīya iti

Rudra, Viṣṇu. Then it possesses mouths: the Gārhapatya, Dakṣiṇāgni, and Āhavanīya fires.

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6.4.p4

mukhavatyeṣā'tha ṛgyajuḥsāmeti vijñānavatyeṣā bhūrbhuvaḥ svariti

Then it possesses special knowledge: Ṛg, Yajus, Sāman. It possesses worlds: Bhūḥ, Bhuvaḥ, Svaḥ.

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6.4.p5

lokavatyeṣā'tha bhūtaṃ bhavyaṃbhaviṣyaditi kālavatyeṣā'tha prāṇo'gniḥ sūrya

Then it possesses time: past, present, future. Then it possesses heat: vital breath, fire, sun.

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