Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad ("Great Forest Teaching") 2.5

2.5.1

iyaṃ pṛthivī sarveṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ madhvasyai pṛthivyai sarvāṇi bhūtāni madhu yaścāyamasyāṃ pṛthivyāṃ tejomayo'mṛtamayaḥ pṛruṣo yaścāyamadhyātmam̐ śārīrastejomayo'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo'yameva sa yo'yamātmedamamṛtamidaṃ brahmedam̐ sarvam

This earth is the honey (madhu, the effect) of all beings, and all beings are the honey (madhu, the effect) of this earth. Likewise this bright, immortal person in this earth, and that bright immortal person incorporated in the body (both are madhu). He indeed is the same as that Self, that Immortal, that Brahman, that All.

2.5.2

imā āpaḥ sarveṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ madhvāsāmapām̐ sarvāṇi bhūtāni madhu yaścāyamāsvapsu tejomayo'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo yaścāyamadhyātmam̐ raitasastejomayo'mṛtamayaḥpuruṣo'yameva sa yo'yamātmedamamṛtamidaṃ brahmedam̐ sarvam

This water is the honey of all beings, and all beings are the honey of this water. Likewise this bright, immortal person in this water, and that bright, immortal person, existing as seed in the body (both are madhu). He indeed is the same as that Self, that Immortal, that Brahman, that All.

2.5.3

ayamagniḥsarveṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ madhvasyāgneḥ sarvāṇi bhūtāni madhu yaścāyamasminnagnai tejomayo'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo yaścāyamadhyātmaṃ vāṅmayastejomayo'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo'yamevasa yo'yamātmedamamṛtamidaṃ brahmedam̐ sarvam

This fire is the honey of all beings, and all beings are the honey of this fire. Likewise this bright, immortal person in this fire, and that bright, immortal person, existing as speech in the body (both are madhu). He indeed is the same as that Self, that Immortal, that Brahman, that All.

2.5.4

ayaṃ vāyuḥ sarveṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ madhvasya vāyoḥ sarvāṇi bhūtāni madhu yaścāyamasminvāyau tejomayo'mṛtamayaḥpuruṣo yaścāyamadhyātmaṃ prāṇastejomayo'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo'yameva sa yo'yamātmedamamṛtamidaṃ brahmedam̐ sarvam

This air is the honey of all beings, and all beings are the honey of this air. Likewise this bright, immortal person in this air, and that bright, immortal person existing as breath in the body (both are madhu). He indeed is the same as that Self, that Immortal, that Brahman, that All.

2.5.5

ayamādityaḥ sarveṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ madhvasyādityasya sarvāṇi bhūtāni madhu yaścāyamasminnāditye tejomayo'mṛtamayaḥpuruṣo yaścāyamadhyātmaṃ cākṣuṣastejomayo'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo'yameva sa yo'yamātmedamamṛtamidaṃ brahmedam̐ sarvam

This sun is the honey of all beings, and all beings are the honey of this sun. Likewise this bright, immortal person in this sun, and that bright, immortal person existing as the eye in the body (both are madhu). He indeed is the same as that Self, that Immortal, that Brahman, that All.

2.5.6

imā diśaḥ sarveṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ madhvāsāṃ diśām̐ sarvāṇi bhūtāni madhu yaścāyamāsu dikṣu tejomayo'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣoyaścāyamadhyātmam̐ śrotraḥ prātiśrutkastejomayo'bhṛtamayaḥ puruṣo'yameva sa yo'yamātmedamamṛtamidaṃ brahmedam̐ sarvam

This space (disah, the quarters) is the honey of all beings, and all beings are the honey of this space. Likewise this bright, immortal person in this space, and that bright, immortal person existing as the ear in the body (both are madhu). He indeed is the same as that Self, that Immortal, that Brahman, that All.

2.5.7

ayaṃ candraḥ sarveṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ madhvasya candrasya sarvāṇi bhūtāni madhu yaścāyamasmim̐ścandre tejomayo'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣoyaścāyamadhyātmaṃ mānasastejomayo'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo'yameva sa yo'yamātmedamamṛtamidaṃ brahmedam̐ sarvam

This moon is the honey of all beings, and all beings are the honey of this moon. Likewise this bright, immortal person in this moon, and that bright, immortal person existing as mind in the body (both are madhu). He indeed is the same as that Self, that Immortal, that Brahman, that All.

2.5.8

iyaṃ vidyutsarveṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ madhvasyai vidyutaḥsarvāṇi bhṛtāni madhu yaścāyamasyāṃ vidyuti tejomayo'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo yaścāyamadhyātmaṃ taijasastejomayo'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo'yameva sa yo'yamātmedamamṛtamidaṃbrahmedam̐ sarvam

This lightning is the honey of all beings, and all beings are the honey of this lightning. Likewise this bright, immortal person in this lightning, and that bright, immortal person existing as light in the body (both are madhu). He indeed is the same as that Self, that Immortal, that Brahman, that All.

2.5.9

ayam̐ stanayitnuḥ sarveṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ madhvasya stanayitnoḥsarvāṇi bhutāni madhu yaścāyamasminstanayitnau tejomayo'mṛtamayaḥ puuruṣoyaścāyamadhyātmam̐ śābdaḥ sauvarastejomayo'bhṛtamayaḥ puruṣo'yameva sa yo'yamātmedamamṛtamidaṃ brahmedam̐ sarvam

This thunder is the honey of all beings, and all beings are the honey of this thunder. Likewise this bright, immortal person in this thunder, and that bright, immortal person existing as sound and voice in the body (both are madhu). He indeed is the same as that Self, that Immortal, that Brahman, that All.

2.5.10

ayamākāśaḥ sarveṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ sadhvasyākāśasya sarvāṇi bhūtāni madhū yaścāyamasminnākāśe tejomayo'mṛtamayaḥpuruṣo yaścāyamadhyātmam̐ hṛdyākāśastejomayo'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo'yameva sa yo'yamātmedamamṛtamidaṃ brahmedam̐ sarvam

This ether is the honey of all beings, and all beings are the honey of this ether. Likewise this bright, immortal person in this ether, and that bright, immortal person existing as heart-ether in the body (both are madhu). He indeed is the same as that Self, that Immortal, that Brahman, that All.

2.5.11

ayaṃ dharmaḥ sarveṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ madhvasya dharmasya sarvāṇi bhūtāni madhu yaścāyamasmindharme tejomayo'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣoyaścāyamadhyātmaṃ dhārmastejomayo'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo'yameva sa yo'yamātmedamamṛtamidaṃ brahmedam̐ sarvam

This law (dharmah) is the honey of all beings, and all beings are the honey of this law. Likewise this bright, immortal person in this law, and that bright, immortal person existing as law in the body (both are madhu). He indeed is the same as that Self, that Immortal, that Brahman, that All.

2.5.12

idam̐ satyam̐ sarveṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ madhvasyasasyasya sarvāṇi bhūtāni madhu yaścāyamasminsatye tejomayo'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo yaścāyamadhyātmam̐ sātyastejomayo'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo'yameva sa yo'yamātmedamamṛtamidaṃ brahmedam̐ sarvam

This true (satyam) is the honey of all beings, and all beings are the honey of this true. Likewise this bright, immortal person in what is true, and that bright, immortal person existing as the true in the body (both are madhu). He indeed is the same as that Self, that Immortal, that Brahman, that All.

2.5.13

idaṃ mānuṣam̐ sarveṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ madhvasyamānuṣasya sarvāṇi bhūtāni madhu yaścāyamasminmānuṣe tajomayo'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo'yameva sa yo'yamātmedamamṛtamidaṃ brahmedam̐ sarvam

This mankind is the honey of all beings, and all beings are the honey of this mankind. Likewise this bright, immortal person in mankind, and that bright, immortal person existing as man in the body (both are madhu). He indeed is the same as that Self, that Immortal, that Brahman, that All.

2.5.14

ayamāsmā sarveṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ madhvasyātmanaḥ sarvāṇi bhūtāni madhu yaścāyamasminnātmani tejomayo'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo yaścāyamātmā tejomayo'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo'yameva sa yo'yamātmedamamṛtamidaṃ brahmedam̐ sarvam

This Self is the honey of all beings, and all beings are the honey of this Self Likewise this bright, immortal person in this Self, and that bright, immortal person, the Self (both are madhu). He indeed is the same as that Self, that Immortal, that Brahman, that All.

2.5.15

sa vā ayamātmā sarveṣāṃ bhūtānāmadhipatiḥ sarveṣāṃ bhūtānām̐ rājā tadyathā rathanābhau ca rathanemau cārāḥsarve samarpitā evamevāsminnātmani sarvāṇi bhūtāni sarve devāḥ sarve lokāḥsarve prāṇāḥ sarva eta ātmānaḥ samarpitāḥ

And verily this Self is the lord of all beings, the king of all beings. And as all spokes are contained in the axle and in the felly of a wheel, all beings, and all those selfs (of the earth, water, &c.) are contained in that Self.

2.5.16

idaṃ vai tanmadhu dadhyaṅṅātharvaṇo'śvibhyāmuvāca tadetadṛṣiḥ paśyannavocat | tadvāṃ narā sanaye dam̐sa ugramāviṣkṛṇomi tanyaturna vṛṣṭiṃ | dadhyaṅha yanmadhvātharvaṇo vāmaśvasya śīrṣṇā prayadīmuvāceti

Verily Dadhyak Âtharvana proclaimed this honey (the madhu-vidyâ) to the two Asvins, and a Rishi, seeing this, said (Rv. I, 116, 12):
'O ye two heroes (Asvins), I make manifest that fearful deed of yours (which you performed) for the sake of gain, like as thunder makes manifest the rain. The honey (madhu-vidyâ) which Dadhyak Âtharvana proclaimed to you through the head of a horse,'...

2.5.17

idaṃ vai tanmadhu dadhyaṅṅātharvaṇo'śvibhyāmuvāca tadetadṛṣiḥpaśyannavocadātharvaṇāyāśvinā dadhīce'śvyam̐ śiraḥ pratyairayatam | sa vāṃ madhu pravocadṛtāyantvāṣṭraṃ yaddasrāvapi kakṣyaṃ vāmiti

Verily Dadhyak Âtharvana proclaimed this honey to the two Asvins, and a Rishi, seeing this, said (Rv. I, 117, 22):
'O Asvins, you fixed a horse's head on Âtharvana Dadhyak, and he, wishing to be true (to his promise), proclaimed to you the honey, both that of Tvashtri and that which is to be your secret, O ye strong ones.

2.5.18

idaṃ vai tanmadhu dadhyaṅṅātharvaṇo'śvibhyāmuvāca tadetadṛṣiḥ paśyannavocat puraścakre dvipadaḥ puraścakrecatuṣpadaḥ puraḥ sa pakṣī bhūtcā puraḥ puruṣa āviśaditi sa vā ayaṃ puruṣaḥ sarvāsu pūrṣu puriśayo nainena kiṃcanānāvṛtaṃ nainena kiṃcanāsaṃvṛtam

Verily Dadhyak Âtharvana proclaimed this honey to the two Asvins, and a Rishi, seeing this, said:
'He (the Lord) made bodies with two feet, he made bodies with four feet. Having first become a bird, he entered the bodies as purusha (as the person).' This very purusha is in all bodies the purisaya, i.e. he who lies in the body (and is therefore called purusha). There is nothing that is not covered by him, nothing that is not filled by him.

2.5.19

idaṃ vai tanmadhu dadhyaṅṅātharvaṇo'śvibhyāmuvāca tadetadṛṣiḥ paśyannavocadrūpam̐ rūpaṃpratirūpo babhūva tadasya rūpaṃ praticakṣaṇāya | indro māyābhiḥ pururūpa īyateyuktā hyasya harayaḥ śatā daśeti | ayaṃ vai harayo'yaṃ vai daśa ca sahasrāṇi bahūni cānantāni ca tadetadbrahmāpūrvamanaparamanantaramabāhyamayamātmā brahma sarvānubhūrityanuśāsanam

Verily Dadhyak Âtharvana proclaimed this honey to the two Asvins, and a Rishi, seeing this, said (Rv. VI, 47, 18):
'He (the Lord) became like unto every form, and this is meant to reveal the (true) form of him (the Âtman). Indra (the Lord) appears multiform through the Mâyâs (appearances), for his horses (senses) are yoked, hundreds and ten.'
This (Âtman) is the horses, this (Âtman) is the ten, and the thousands, many and endless. This is the Brahman, without cause and without effect, without anything inside or outside; this Self is Brahman, omnipresent and omniscient. This is the teaching (of the Upanishads).

2.5.19.p1

itidvitīyādhyāye pañcamaṃ brāhmaṇam