Jaiminīya Upaniṣad Brāhmaṇa 3.28
Jaiminīyopaniṣadbrāhmaṇa 3.28
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- Sanskrit
3.28.1
kim abhīti
brahmaṇo lokam iti
tam ādityam abhipravahati /
“Towards what?”
“Towards the world of Brahman.”
He conveys him towards Āditya.
3.28.2
sa ādityam āha pra mā vaheti
kim abhīti
brahmaṇo lokam iti
taṃ candramasam abhipravahati
sa evam ete devate anusaṃcarati /
He says to Āditya: “Convey me forward.”
“Towards what?”
“Towards the world of Brahman.”
He conveys him towards the Moon.
In this way he travels between these two deities.
3.28.3
eso 'nto 'taḥ paraḥ pravāho nāsti
yān u kāṁś cātaḥ prāco lokān abhyavādiṣma te sarva āptā bhavanti te jitās teṣv asya sarveṣu kāmacāro bhavati ya evaṃ veda /
This is the end; beyond this there is no carrying forward.
Whatever worlds east of this we have mentioned, all of them become attained, they are won; in all of them he has freedom of movement according to his desire, who knows thus.
3.28.4
sa yadi kāmayeta punar ihājāyeyeti yasmin kule 'bhidhyāyed yadi brāhmaṇakule yadi rājakule tasminn ājāyate
sa etam eva lokam punaḥ prajānann abhyārohann eti /
If he should desire: “May I be born here again,” into whatever family he sets his mind—whether into a family of Brahmins or into a family of kings—into that he is born.
Knowing again, he goes climbing up into this very world.
3.28.5
tad u hovāca śāṭyāyanir bahuvyāhito vā ayam bahuśo lokaḥ
etasya vai kāmāya nu bruvate [vā] śrāmyanti vā ka etat prāsya punar iheyād atraiva syād iti /
pañcame 'nuvāke navamaḥ khaṇḍaḥ
pañcamo 'nuvākas samāptaḥ //
And on this Śāṭyāyani used to say: “Truly this world has many obstacles in many ways.
Indeed, for the sake of desire for this [higher state] do they speak or exert themselves; who, having cast this away, would come back here? One should remain right there.”
Ninth section in the fifth lesson.
The fifth lesson is complete.
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- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Linked texts (1)
- Jaiminīyopaniṣad — Sanskrit
Discussed in (2)
- The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads — Keith 1925, English
- Spiritual Authority and Temporal Power in the Indian Theory of Government — Coomaraswamy 1942, English