Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad ("Great Forest Teaching") 3.7

3.7.1

atha hainamuddālaka āruṇiḥ papraccha yājñavalkyeti hovāca madreṣvavasāma patañcalasya kāpyasya gṛheṣu yajñamadhīyānāstasyāsīdbhāryā gandharvagṛhītā tamapṛcchāma ko'sīti so'bravīt kabandha ātharvaṇa iti so'bravītpatañcalaṃ kāpyaṃ yājñikām̐śca vettha nu tvaṃ kāpya tatsūtraṃ yenāyaṃ ca lokaḥ paraśca lokaḥsarvāṇi ca bhūtāni saṃdṛbdhāni bhavantīti so'bravītpatañcalaḥ kāpyo nāhaṃtadbhagavanvedeti so'bravītpatañcalaṃ kāpyaṃ yājñikām̐śca vettha nu tvaṃ kāpya tamantaryāmiṇaṃ ya imaṃ ca lokaṃ paraṃ ca lokam̐ sarvāṇi ca bhūtāni yo'ntaro yamayatīti so'bravītpatañcalaḥ kāpyo nāhaṃ taṃ bhagavanvedeti so'bravītpatañcalaṃ kāpyaṃ yājñikām̐śca yo vaitatkāpya sūtraṃ vidyāttaṃ cāntaryāmiṇamiti sa brahmavitsalokavitsa devavitsa vedavitsa bhūtavitsa ātmavitsa sarvaviditi tebhyo'bravittadahaṃ veda taccettvaṃ yājñavalkya sūtramavidvām̐staṃ cāntaryāmiṇaṃ brahmagavīrudajase mūrdhā te vipatiṣyatīti veda vā ahaṃ gautama tatsūtraṃ taṃ cāntaryāmiṇamiti yo vā idaṃ kaścidbabrūyādveda vedeti yathā vettha tathā brūhīti

Then Uddâlaka Âruni asked. 'Yâgñavalkya,' he said, 'we dwelt among the Madras in the houses of Patañkala Kâpya, studying the sacrifice. His wife was possessed of a Gandharva, and we asked him: "Who art thou?" He answered: "I am Kabandha Âtharvana." And he said to Patañkala Kâpya and to (us) students: "Dost thou know, Kâpya, that thread by which this world and the other world, and all beings are strung together?" And Patañkala Kâpya replied: "I do not know it, Sir." He said again to Patañkala Kâpya and to (us) students: "Dost thou know, Kâpya, that puller (ruler) within (antaryâmin), who within pulls (rules) this world and the other world and all beings?" And Patañkala Kâpya replied: "I do not know it, Sir." He said again to Patañkala Kâpya and to (us) students: "He, O Kâpya, who knows that thread and him who pulls (it) within, he knows Brahman, he knows the worlds, he knows the Devas, he knows the Vedas, he knows the Bhûtas (creatures), he knows the Self, he knows everything." Thus did he (the Gandharva) say to them, and I know it. If thou, O Yâgñavalkya, without knowing that string and the puller within, drivest away those Brahma-cows (the cows offered as a prize to him who best knows Brahman), thy head will fall off.'
Yâgñavalkya said: 'O Gautama, I believe I know that thread and the puller within.'
The other said: 'Anybody may say, I know, I know. Tell what thou knowest.'

3.7.2

sa hovāca vāyurvaigautama tatsūtraṃ vāyunā vai gautama sūtreṇāyaṃ ca lokaḥ paraśca lokaḥ sarvāṇi ca bhūtāni saṃdṛbdhāni bhavanti tasmādvai gautama puruṣaṃ pretamāhurvyasram̐ siṣatāsyāṅgānīti vāyunā hi gautama sūtreṇa saṃdṛbdhāni bhavantītyevamevaitadyājñavalkyāntaryāmiṇaṃ brūhīti

Yâgñavalkya said: 'Vâyu (air) is that thread, O Gautama. By air, as by a thread, O Gautama, this world and the other world, and all creatures are strung together. Therefore, O Gautama, people say of a dead person that his limbs have become unstrung; for by air, as by a thread, O Gautama, they were strung together.'
The other said: 'So it is, O Yâgñavalkya. Tell now (who is) the puller within.'

3.7.3

yaḥ pṛthivyāṃ tiṣṭhanpṛthivyā antaro yaṃpṛthivī na veda yasya pṛthivī śarīraṃ yaḥ pṛthivīmantaro yamayatyeṣa ta ātmāntaryāmyamṛtaḥ

Yâgñavalkya said: 'He who dwells in the earth, and within the earth, whom the earth does not know, whose body the earth is, and who pulls (rules) the earth within, he is thy Self, the puller (ruler) within, the immortal.'

3.7.4

yo'psu tiṣṭhannato'ntaro yamāpo na viduryasyāpaḥ śarīraṃ po'po'ntaro yamayatyeṣa ta ātmāntaryāmyamṛtaḥ

'He who dwells in the water, and within the water, whom the water does not know, whose body the water is, and who pulls (rules) the water within, he is thy Self, the puller (ruler) within, the immortal.'

3.7.5

yo'gnau tiṣṭhannagnerantaro yamagnirna veda yasyāgniḥ śarīraṃ yo'gnimantaro yamayatyeṣa ta ātmāntaryāmyamṛtaḥ

'He who dwells in the fire, and within the fire, whom the fire does not know, whose body the fire is, and who pulls (rules) the fire within, he is thy Self, the puller (ruler) within, the immortal.'

3.7.6

yo'ntarikṣe tiṣṭhannantarikṣādantaro yamantarikṣaṃ na veda yasyāntarikṣam̐ śarīraṃ yo'ntarikṣamantaro yamayatyeṣa ta ātmāntaryāmyamṛtaḥ

'He who dwells in the sky, and within the sky, whom the sky does not know, whose body the sky is, and who pulls (rules) the sky within, he is thy Self, the puller (ruler) within, the immortal.'

3.7.7

yo vāyau tiṣṭhanvāyorantaro yaṃ vāyurna veda yasya vāyuḥ śarīraṃ yo vāyumantaro yamayatyeṣa ta ātmāntaryāmyamṛtaḥ

'He who dwells in the air (vâyu), and within the air, whom the air does not know, whose body the air is, and who pulls (rules) the air within, he is thy Self, the puller (ruler) within, the immortal.'

3.7.8

yo divi tiṣṭhandivo'ntaro yaṃ dyaurna veda yasya dyauḥ śarīraṃ yo divamantaro yamayatyeṣa ta ātmāntaryāmyamṛtaḥ

'He who dwells in the heaven (dyu), and within the heaven, whom the heaven does not know, whose body the heaven is, and who pulls (rules) the heaven within, he is thy Self, the puller (ruler) within, the immortal.'

3.7.9

ya āditye tiṣṭhannādiyādantaro yamādityo na veda yasyādityaḥ śarīraṃ ya ādityamantaro yamayatyeṣa ta ātmāntaryāmyamṛtaḥ

'He who dwells in the sun (Âditya), and within the sun, whom the sun does not know, whose body the sun is, and who pulls (rules) the sun within, he is thy Self, the puller (ruler) within, the immortal.'

3.7.10

yo dikṣu tiṣṭhandigbhyo'ntaro yaṃ diśo na viduryasya diśaḥ śarīraṃ yo diśo'ntaro yamayatyeṣa ta ātmāntaryāmyamṛtaḥ

'He who dwells in the space (disah), and within the space, whom the space does not know, whose body the space is, and who pulls (rules) the space within, he is thy Self, the puller (ruler) within, the immortal.'

3.7.11

yaścandratārake tiṣṭham̐ścandratārakādantaro yaṃ candratārakaṃ na veda yasya candratārakam̐ śarīraṃ yaścandratārakamantaro yamayatyeṣa ta ātmāntaryāmyamṛtaḥ

'He who dwells in the moon and stars (kandra-târakam), and within the moon and stars, whom the moon and stars do not know, whose body the moon and stars are, and who pulls (rules) the moon and stars within, he is thy Self, the puller (ruler) within, the immortal.'

3.7.12

ya ākāśe tiṣṭhannākāśādantaro yamākāśo na veda yasyākāśaḥ śarīraṃ ya ākāśamantaro yamayatyeṣa ta ātmāntaryāmyamṛtaḥ

'He who dwells in the ether (âkâsa), and within the ether, whom the ether does not know, whose body the ether is, and who pulls (rules) the ether within, he is thy Self, the puller (ruler) within, the immortal.'

3.7.13

yastamasi tiṣṭham̐stamaso'ntaro yaṃ tamo na veda yasya tamaḥ śarīraṃ yastamo'ntaro yamayatyeṣa ta ātmāntaryāmyamṛtaḥ

'He who dwells in the darkness (tamas), and within the darkness, whom the darkness does not know, whose body the darkness is, and who pulls (rules) the darkness within, he is thy Self, the puller (ruler) within, the immortal.'

3.7.14

yastejasi tiṣṭham̐stejaso'ntaro yaṃ tejo na veda yasya tejaḥ śarīraṃ yastejo'ntaro yamayatyeṣa ta ātmāntaryāmyamṛta ityadhidaivatamathādhibhūtam

'He who dwells in the light (tegas), and within the light, whom the light does not know, whose body the light is, and who pulls (rules) the light within, he is thy Self, the puller (ruler) within, the immortal.'
So far with respect to the gods (adhidaivatam); now with respect to beings (adhibhûtam).

3.7.15

yaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu tiṣṭhansarvebhyo bhūtebhyo'ntaro yam̐ sarvāṇi bhūtāni na viduryasyasarvāṇi bhūtāni śarīraṃ yaḥ sarvāṇi bhūtānyantaro yamayatyeṣa ta ātmāntaryāmyamṛta ityadhibhūtamathādhyātmam

Yâgñavalkya said: 'He who dwells in all beings, and within all beings, whom all beings do not know, whose body all beings are, and who pulls (rules) all beings within, he is thy Self, the puller (ruler) within, the immortal.'

3.7.16

yaḥ prāṇe tiṣṭhanprāṇādantaro yaṃ prāṇo na veda yasya prāṇaḥ śarīraṃ yaḥ prāṇamantaro yamayatyeṣa ta ātmāntaryāmyamṛtaḥ

'He who dwells in the breath (prâna), and within the breath, whom the breath does not know, whose body the breath is, and who pulls (rules) the breath within, he is thy Self, the puller (ruler) within, the immortal.'

3.7.17

yo vāci tiṣṭhanvāco'ntaro yaṃ vāṅna veda yasya vākśarīraṃ yo vācamantaro yamayatyeṣa ta ātmāntaryāmyamṛtaḥ

'He who dwells in the tongue (vâk), and within the tongue, whom the tongue does not know, whose body the tongue is, and who pulls (rules) the tongue within, he is thy Self, the puller (ruler) within, the immortal.'

3.7.18

yaścakṣuṣitiṣṭham̐ścakṣuṣo'ntaro yaṃ cakṣurna veda yasya cakṣuḥ śarīraṃ yaścakṣurantaro yamayatyeṣa ta ātmāntaryāmyamṛtaḥ

'He who dwells in the eye, and within the eye, whom the eye does not know, whose body the eye is, and who pulls (rules) the eye within, he is thy Self, the puller (ruler) within, the immortal.'

3.7.19

yaḥ śrotre tiṣṭhañchrotrādantaro yam̐ śrotraṃ na veda yasya śrotram̐ śarīraṃ yaḥ śrotramantaro yamayatyeṣa ta ātmāntaryāmyamṛtaḥ

'He who dwells in the ear, and within the ear, whom the ear does not know, whose body the ear is, and who pulls (rules) the ear within, he is thy Self, the puller (ruler) within, the immortal.'

3.7.20

yo manasi tiṣṭhanmanaso'ntaro yaṃ mano na veda yasya manaḥ śarīraṃyo mano'ntaro yamayatyeṣa ta ātmāntaryāmyamṛtaḥ

'He who dwells in the mind, and within the mind, whom the mind does not know, whose body the mind is, and who pulls (rules) the mind within, he is thy Self, the puller (ruler) within, the immortal.'

3.7.21

yastvaci tiṣṭham̐stvaco'ntaro yaṃ tvaṅna veda yasya tvak śarīraṃ yastvacamantaro yamayatyeṣa ta ātmāntaryāmyamṛtaḥ

'He who dwells in the skin, and within the skin, whom the skin does not know, whose body the skin is, and who pulls (rules) the skin within, he is thy Self, the puller (ruler) within, the immortal.'

3.7.22

yo vijñāne tiṣṭhanvijñānādantaro yaṃ vijñānaṃ na veda yasya vijñānam̐ śarīraṃ yo vijñānamantaro yamayatyeṣa ta ātmāntaryāmyamṛtaḥ

'He who dwells in knowledge, and within knowledge, whom knowledge does not know, whose body knowledge is, and who pulls (rules) knowledge within, he is thy Self, the puller (ruler) within, the immortal.'

3.7.23

yo retasi tiṣṭhanretaso'ntaro yam̐ reto na veda yasya retaḥ śarīraṃ yo reto'ntaro yamayatyeṣa ta ātmāntaryāmyamṛto'dṛṣṭo draṣṭāśrutaḥ śrotāmato mantāvijñāto vijñātā nānyo'to'sti draṣṭā nānyo'to'stiśrotā nānyo'to'sti mantā nānyo'to'sti vijñātaiṣa ta ātmāntaryāmyamṛto'to'nyadārtaṃ tato hoddālaka āruṇirupararāma

'He who dwells in the seed, and within the seed, whom the seed does not know, whose body the seed is, and who pulls (rules) the seed within, he is thy Self, the puller (ruler) within, the immortal; unseen, but seeing; unheard, but hearing; unperceived, but perceiving; unknown, but knowing. There is no other seer but he, there is no other hearer but he, there is no other perceiver but he, there is no other knower but he. This is thy Self, the ruler within, the immortal. Everything else is of evil.' After that Uddâlaka Âruni held his peace.

3.7.23.p1

iti tṛtīyādhyāye saptamaṃ brāhmaṇam