Jaiminīya Upaniṣad Brāhmaṇa 3.32
Jaiminīyopaniṣadbrāhmaṇa 3.32
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3.32.1
tad dha sātyakīrtā āhur yāṃ vayaṃ devatām upāsmaha ekam eva vayaṃ tasyai devatāyai rūpaṃ gavy ādiśāma ekaṃ vāhana ekaṃ hastiny ekam puruṣa ekaṃ sarveṣu bhūteṣu
tasyā evedaṃ devatāyai sarvaṃ rūpam iti /
As to that, the Sātyakīrtas say: "Whichever deity we revere, we designate one and the same form of that deity in cattle, one in the draft-animal, one in the elephant, one in man, one in all beings. All this is the form of that deity alone."
3.32.2
tad etad ekam eva rūpam prāṇa eva
yāvad dhy eva prāṇena prāṇiti tāvad rūpam bhavati tad rūpam bhavati /
That single form is breath alone; for as long as one breathes with the breath, so long there is form, then there is form.
3.32.3
tad atha yadā prāṇa utkrāmati dārv eveva bhūto 'narthyaḥ pariśiṣyate na kiṃ cana rūpam /
Then, when the breath departs, one remains as if turned to a block of wood, useless—there is no form whatsoever.
3.32.4
tasyāntarātmā tapaḥ
tasmāt tapyamānasyoṣṇataraḥ prāṇo bhavati /
Its inner self is heat (tapas). Therefore the breath of one who is hot is hotter.
3.32.5
tapaso 'ntarātmāgniḥ
sa niruktaḥ
tasmāt sa dahati /
The inner self of heat is fire (Agni). It is expressed (nirukta). Therefore it burns.
3.32.6
athādhidevatam
iyam evaiṣā devatā yo 'yam pavate
tasminn etasminn āpo 'ntaḥ
tad annam
so 'rūkṣa upāsitavyaḥ
yad asminn āpo 'ntas tenārūkṣaḥ /
Now pertaining to the deities: this very deity is he who purifies here [the wind]. Within this one are the waters; that is food. He is to be revered as not dry; in that the waters are within him, thereby he is not dry.
3.32.7
tasyāntarātmā tapas
tasmād eṣa ātapaty uṣṇataraḥ pavate /
His inner self is heat. Therefore, when it shines intensely, it blows hotter.
3.32.8
tapaso 'ntarātmā vidyut
sa niruktaḥ
tasmāt so 'pi dahati /
The inner self of heat is lightning. It is expressed. Therefore it too burns.
3.32.9
tāni vā etāni catvāri sāma prāṇo vāṅ manas svaraḥ
sa eṣa praṇo vācā karoti manonetraḥ
tasya svara eva prajāḥ
prajāvān bhavati ya evaṃ veda /
ṣaṣṭhe 'nuvāke caturthaḥ khaṇḍaḥ //
These four, indeed, are the sāman: breath, speech, mind, sound (svara). This breath acts through speech, guided by the mind. His offspring is sound alone. Possessed of offspring becomes he who knows thus.
Fourth subsection in the sixth anuvāka.
Translations (1)
- 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
- Elements of Buddhist Iconography — Coomaraswamy 1935, English