Jaiminīya Upaniṣad Brāhmaṇa 3.1
Jaiminīyopaniṣadbrāhmaṇa 3.1
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- Sanskrit
3.1.1
ekā ha vāva kṛtsnā devatārdhadevatā evānyāḥ
ayam eva yo 'yam pavate /
One deity alone is complete; the other deities are only half-deities: namely, this one who purifies here [the wind].
3.1.2
eṣa eva sarveṣāṃ devānāṃ grahāḥ /
He alone is the cups of all the gods.
3.1.3
sa haiṣo 'staṃ nāma
astam iti heha paścād grahān ācakṣate /
He is indeed named 'home' (asta). For here behind, they call the grahas 'the home'.
3.1.4
sa yad ādityo 'stam agād iti grahān agād iti haitat
tena so 'sarvaḥ
sa etam evāpyeti /
When [people say]: 'The sun has set (astam agāt),' this means: 'He has gone to the grahas.' By that he is incomplete. He merges into this one alone.
3.1.5
astaṃ candramā eti
tena so 'sarvaḥ
sa etam evāpyeti /
The moon sets. By that it is incomplete. It merges into this one alone.
3.1.6
astaṃ nakṣatrāṇi yanti
tena tāny asarvāṇi
tāny etam evāpiyanti /
The lunar mansions set. By that they are incomplete. They merge into this one alone.
3.1.7
anv agnir gacchati
tena so 'sarvaḥ
sa etam evāpyeti /
Fire goes out. By that it is incomplete. It merges into this one alone.
3.1.8
ety ahaḥ
eti rātriḥ
tena te asarve
te etam evāpītaḥ /
Day departs; night departs. By that they are incomplete. They merge into this one alone.
3.1.9
muhyanti diśo na vai tā rātrim prajñāyante
tena tā asarvāḥ
tā etam evāpiyanti /
The directions become confused; they are not discerned at night. By that they are incomplete. They merge into this one alone.
3.1.10
varṣati ca parjanya uc ca gṛhṇāti
tena so 'sarvaḥ
sa etam evāpyeti /
Parjanya rains and holds back [the rain]. By that he is incomplete. He merges into this one alone.
3.1.11
kṣīyanta āpa evam oṣadhaya evaṃ vanaspatayaḥ
tena tāny asarvāṇi
tāny etam evāpiyanti /
Waters dwindle, plants likewise, trees likewise. By that they are incomplete. They merge into this one alone.
3.1.12
tad yad etat sarvaṃ vāyuṃ evāpyeti tasmād vāyur eva sāma /
Since all this merges into Vāyu alone, therefore Vāyu alone is the sāman.
3.1.13
sa ha vai sāmavit sa [kṛtsnaṃ] sāma veda ya evaṃ veda /
He indeed is a knower of the sāman, he knows the complete sāman, who knows thus.
3.1.14
athādhyātmam
na vai svapan vācā vadati
seyam eva prāṇam apyeti /
Now as pertaining to the self. One who is sleeping does not speak with speech. It merges into the breath alone.
3.1.15
na manasā dhyāyati
tad idam eva prāṇam apyeti /
He does not think with the mind. It merges into the breath alone.
3.1.16
na cakṣuṣā paśyati
tad idam eva prāṇam apyeti /
He does not see with the eye. It merges into the breath alone.
3.1.17
na śrotreṇa śṛṇoti tad idam eva prāṇam apyeti /
He does not hear with the ear. It merges into the breath alone.
3.1.18
tad yad etat sarvam prāṇam evābhisameti tasmāt prāṇa eva sāma /
Since all this gathers together into the breath alone, therefore breath alone is the sāman.
3.1.19
sa ha vai sāmavit sa kṛtsnaṃ sāma veda ya evaṃ veda /
He indeed is a knower of the sāman, he knows the complete sāman, who knows thus.
3.1.20
tad yad idam āhur na batādya vātīti [sa] haitat puruṣe 'ntar niramate sa pūrṇas svedamāna āste /
As to what they say: 'Ah, the wind is not blowing today,' it rests inside the person; he sits filled and sweating.
3.1.21
tad dha śaunakaṃ ca kāpeyam abhipratāriṇaṃ ca [kākṣasenim] brāhmaṇaḥ pariveviṣyamāṇā upāvavrāja /
prathame 'nuvāke prathamaḥ khaṇḍaḥ //
Now a brahmin approached Śaunaka Kāpeya and Abhipratārin Kākṣaseni while they were being served. / First khaṇḍa in the first anuvāka.
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Discussed in (5)
- Vedic Index of Names and Subjects — Macdonell & Keith 1912, English
- The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads — Keith 1925, English
- Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) — Mookerji 1947, English
- The Philosophy of the Upanishads — Deussen & Geden 1899, English
- Spiritual Authority and Temporal Power in the Indian Theory of Government — Coomaraswamy 1942, English