Jaiminīya Upaniṣad Brāhmaṇa 2.3
Jaiminīyopaniṣadbrāhmaṇa 2.3
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2.3.1
eṣa evedam agra āsīd ya eṣa tapati
sa eṣa sarveṣām bhūtānāṃ tejo hara indriyaṃ vīryam ādāyordhva udakrāmat /
He indeed who burns here was this [universe] in the beginning;
he, having taken the fiery brilliance, glow, faculty, and vigor of all beings, stepped upward.
2.3.2
so 'kāmayataikam evākṣaraṃ svādu mṛdu devānāṃ vanāmeti /
He desired: 'May I win the one syllable, sweet and gentle, of the gods.'
2.3.3
sa tapo 'tapyata
sa tapas taptvaikam evākṣaram abhavat /
He performed heat [of austerity];
having performed heat, he became the one syllable.
2.3.4
taṃ devāś ca rṣayaś copasamaipsan
athaiṣo 'surān bhūtahano 'sṛjataitasya pāpmano 'nanvāgamāya /
The gods and ṛṣis desired to reach it;
then he created the asuras, slayers of beings, so that this evil should not pursue [him].
2.3.5
taṃ vācopasamaipsan
te vācaṃ samārohan
teṣāṃ vācam paryādatta
tasmāt paryādattā vāk
satyaṃ ca hy enayā vadaty anṛtaṃ ca /
They desired to reach it through speech;
they mounted speech;
he took hold around their speech;
therefore speech is taken hold of around;
for with it one speaks both truth and untruth.
2.3.6
tam manasopasamaipsan
te manas samārohan
teṣām manaḥ paryādatta
tasmāt paryādattam manas
puṇyaṃ ca hy enena dhyāyati pāpaṃ ca /
They desired to reach it through mind;
they mounted mind;
he took hold around their mind;
therefore mind is taken hold of around;
for with it one thinks both good and evil.
2.3.7
taṃ cakṣuṣopasamaipsan
te cakṣus samārohan
tesāṃ cakṣuḥ paryādatta
tasmāt paryāttaṃ cakṣuḥ
darśanīyaṃ ca hy enena paśyaty adarśanīyaṃ ca /
They desired to reach it through sight;
they mounted sight;
he took hold around their sight;
therefore sight is taken hold of around;
for with it one sees both what is worthy to be seen and what is unworthy to be seen.
2.3.8
taṃ śrotreṇopasamaipsan
te śrotraṃ samārohan
teṣāṃ śrotram paryādatta
tasmāt paryāttaṃ śrotram
śravaṇīyaṃ cainena śṛṇoty aśravaṇīyaṃ ca /
They desired to reach it through hearing;
they mounted hearing;
he took hold around their hearing;
therefore hearing is taken hold of around;
for with it one hears both what is worthy to be heard and what is unworthy to be heard.
2.3.9
tam apānenopasamaipsan
te 'pānaṃ samārohan
teṣām apānam paryādatta
tasmāt paryātto 'pānaḥ
surabhi ca hy enena jighrati durgandhi ca /
They desired to reach it through downward breath;
they mounted downward breath;
he took hold around their downward breath;
therefore downward breath is taken hold of around;
for with it one smells both fragrant and foul odors.
2.3.10
tam prāṇenopasamaipsan
tam prāṇenopasamāpnuvan /
They desired to reach it through breath;
they reached it through breath.
2.3.11
athāsurā bhūtahana ādravan mohayiṣyāma iti manyamānāḥ /
Then the asuras, slayers of beings, ran up, thinking: 'We will cause confusion.'
2.3.12
sa yathāśmānam ṛtvā loṣṭo vidhvaṁsetaivam evāsurā vyadhvaṁsanta
sa eṣo 'śmākhaṇo yat prāṇaḥ /
Just as a clod of earth having struck a stone would shatter, so indeed the asuras shattered;
that breath is this solid stone.
2.3.13
sa yathāśmānam ākhaṇam ṛtvā loṣṭo vidhvaṁsata evam eva sa vidhvaṁsate ya evaṃ vidvāṁsam upavadati /
dvitīye 'nuvāke prathamaḥ khaṇḍaḥ //
Just as a clod of earth having struck a solid stone shatters, so indeed shatters he who speaks ill against one who knows thus.
First khaṇḍa in the second anuvāka.
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Linked texts (4)
- Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa — Sanskrit
- Jaiminīyopaniṣad — Sanskrit
- Altindische Grammatik — Jacob Wackernagel & Albert Debrunner, German
- A Vedic Concordance — Maurice Bloomfield, English