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Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 3.1.9

Bṛhadāraṇyakopaniṣad 3.1.9

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3.1.9

yājñavalkyeti hovāca katibhirayamadya brahmā yajñaṃ dakṣiṇato devatābhirgopāyatītyekayeti katamā saiketi mana evetyanantaṃ vai mano'nantā viśve devā anantameva sa tena lokaṃ jayati

'Yâjnavalkya,' said he, 'through how many gods does this Brahmâ from the right protect the sacrifice to-day?' 'Through one.' 'Which is that one?' 'The mind. The mind is indeed infinite, and infinite are the Vishwadevas. Through this meditation the aspirant wins an infinite world.'

Swami Madhavananda 1934, The Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad, with the Commentary of Śaṅkarācārya

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