Jaiminīya Upaniṣad Brāhmaṇa 2.6
Jaiminīyopaniṣadbrāhmaṇa 2.6
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2.6.1
sa yadi brūyād ekam ma āgāyeti prāṇa udgītha iti vidvān ekam manasā dhyāyet
eko hi prāṇaḥ
eko hāsyājāyate /
If he should say: “Chant for me for one [son]”, knowing that breath is the udgītha, he should mentally focus on one.
For breath is one.
One [son] indeed is born to him.
2.6.2
sa yadi brūyād dvau ma āgāyeti prāṇa udgītha ity eva vidvān dvau manasā dhyāyet
dvau hi prāṇāpānau
dvau haivāsyājāyete /
If he should say: “Chant for me for two”, knowing that breath is the udgītha, he should mentally focus on two.
For out-breath and in-breath are two.
Two indeed are born to him.
2.6.3
sa yadi brūyāt trīn ma āgāyeti prāṇa udgītha ity eva vidvāṁs trīn manasā dhyāyet
trayo hi prāṇo 'pāno vyānaḥ
trayo haivāsyājāyante /
If he should say: “Chant for me for three”, knowing that breath is the udgītha, he should mentally focus on three.
For breath, out-breath, and diffused breath are three.
Three indeed are born to him.
2.6.4
sa yadi brūyāc caturo ma āgāyeti prāṇa udgītha ity eva vidvāṁś caturo manasā dhyāyet
catvāro hi prāṇo 'pāno vyānas samānaḥ
catvāro haivāsyājāyante /
If he should say: “Chant for me for four”, knowing that breath is the udgītha, he should mentally focus on four.
For breath, out-breath, diffused breath, and equalized breath are four.
Four indeed are born to him.
2.6.5
sa yadi brūyāt pañca ma āgāyeti prāṇa udgītha ity eva vidvān pañca manasā dhyāyet
pañca hi prāṇo 'pāno vyānas samāno 'vānaḥ
pañca haivāsyājāyante /
If he should say: “Chant for me for five”, knowing that breath is the udgītha, he should mentally focus on five.
For breath, out-breath, diffused breath, equalized breath, and downward breath are five.
Five indeed are born to him.
2.6.6
sa yadi brūyāt ṣaṇ ma āgāyeti prāṇa udgītha ity eva vidvān ṣaṇ manasā dhyāyet
ṣaḍ ḍhi prāṇo 'pāno vyānas samāno 'vāna udānaḥ
ṣaḍ ḍhaivāsyājāyante /
If he should say: “Chant for me for six”, knowing that breath is the udgītha, he should mentally focus on six.
For breath, out-breath, diffused breath, equalized breath, downward breath, and upward breath are six.
Six indeed are born to him.
2.6.7
sa yadi brūyāt sapta ma āgāyeti prāṇa udgītha ity eva vidvān sapta manasā dhyāyet
sapta hīme śīrṣaṇyāḥ prāṇāḥ
sapta haivāsyājāyante /
If he should say: “Chant for me for seven”, knowing that breath is the udgītha, he should mentally focus on seven.
For these breaths in the head are seven.
Seven indeed are born to him.
2.6.8
sa yadi brūyān nava ma āgāyeti prāṇa udgītha ity eva vidvān nava manasā dhyāyet
sapta śīrṣaṇyāḥ prāṇā dvāv avāñcau
nava haivāsyājāyante /
If he should say: “Chant for me for nine”, knowing that breath is the udgītha, he should mentally focus on nine.
Seven are the breaths in the head, two are downward.
Nine indeed are born to him.
2.6.9
sa yadi brūyād daśa ma āgāyeti prāṇa udgītha ity eva vidvān daśa manasā dhyāyet
sapta śīrṣaṇyāḥ prāṇā dvāv avāñcau nābhyāṃ daśamaḥ
daśa haivāsyājāyante /
If he should say: “Chant for me for ten”, knowing that breath is the udgītha, he should mentally focus on ten.
Seven are the breaths in the head, two downward, the tenth is at the navel.
Ten indeed are born to him.
2.6.10
sa yadi brūyāt sahasram ma āgāyeti prāṇa udgītha ity eva vidvān sahasram manasā dhyāyet
sahasraṃ haita ādityaraśmayaḥ
te 'sya putrāḥ
sahasraṃ haivāsyājāyante /
If he should say: “Chant for me for a thousand”, knowing that breath is the udgītha, he should mentally focus on a thousand.
A thousand indeed are these rays of the sun;
they are his sons.
A thousand indeed are born to him.
2.6.11
evaṃ haivaitam udgītham para āṭṇāraḥ kakṣīvāṁs trasadasyur iti pūrve mahārājāś śrotriyās sahasraputram upaniṣeduḥ
te ha sarva eva sahasraputrā āsuḥ /
Thus indeed Para Āṭṇāra, Kakṣīvant, and Trasadasyu—these ancient great kings learned in the Veda—sat near this udgītha of a thousand sons.
They all indeed had a thousand sons.
2.6.12
sa ya evaivaṃ veda sahasraṃ haivāsya putrā bhavanti /
dvitīye 'nuvāke caturthaḥ khaṇḍaḥ /
dvitīyo 'nuvākas samāptaḥ //
He who knows thus—a thousand sons indeed come to be his.
Fourth khaṇḍa in the second anuvāka.
The second anuvāka is completed.
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- Jaiminīyopaniṣad — Sanskrit
Discussed in (1)
- Vedic Index of Names and Subjects — Macdonell & Keith 1912, English