Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad ("Great Forest Teaching") 4.4.4
Bṛhadāraṇyakopaniṣad 4.4.4
- Language
- Sanskrit
4.4.4
tadyathā peśaskārī peśaso mātrāmapādāyānyannavataraṃ kalyāṇataram̐ rūpaṃ tanuta evamevāyamātmedam̐ śarīraṃ nihatyāvidyāṃ gamayitvānyannavataraṃ kalyāṇataram̐ rūpaṃ kurute pitryaṃ vā gāndharvaṃ vā daivaṃ vā prājāpatyaṃ vā brāhmaṃ vānyeṣāṃ vā bhūtānām
And as a goldsmith, taking a piece of gold, turns it into another, newer and more beautiful shape, so does this Self, after having thrown off this body and dispelled all ignorance, make unto himself another, newer and more beautiful shape, whether it be like the Fathers, or like the Gandharvas, or like the Devas, or like Pragâpati, or like Brahman, or like other beings.
Translations (1)
- The Upanishads, Part II (SBE 15) — Friedrich Max Müller 1884, English
Commentaries (7)
- Bṛhadāraṇyakopaniṣadbhāṣya — Śaṅkara, Sanskrit
- Padapāṭha (sandhi-resolved text, TITUS) — Sanskrit
- Khaṇḍārtha — Rāghavendra Tīrtha 1615, Sanskrit
- Commentary of Upaniṣadbrahmayogin — Upaniṣadbrahmayogin 1700, Sanskrit
- Bṛhadāraṇyakabhāṣya (Madhva) — Madhva, Sanskrit
- Bṛhadāraṇyakaprakāśikā (Raṅgarāmānuja) — Raṅgarāmānuja Muni, Sanskrit
- Mitākṣarā — Nityānanda Āśrama, Sanskrit
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