Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 6.4.12
Bṛhadāraṇyakopaniṣad 6.4.12
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6.4.12
atha yasya jāyāyai jāraḥ syāttaṃ ceddviṣyādāmapātre'gnimupasamādhāya pratilomam̐ śarabarhistīrtvā tasminnetāḥ śarabhṛṣṭīḥ pratilomāḥ sarpiṣāktā juhuyānmamasamiddhe'hauṣīḥ prāṇāpānau ta ādade'sāviti mama samiddhe'hauṣīḥ putrapaśūm̐sta ādade'sāviti mama samiddhe'hauṣīriṣṭāsukṛte ta ādade'sāviti mama samiddhe'hauṣīrāśāparākāśau ta ādade'sāviti sa vā eṣa nirindriyo visukṛto'smāllokātpraiti yamevaṃvidbrāhmaṇāḥ śapati tasmādevaṃvicchrotriyasya dāreṇa nopahāsamiccheduta hyevaṃvitparo bhavati
If a man's wife has a lover whom he wishes to injure, he should put the fire in an unbaked earthen vessel, spread stalks of reed and Kusha grass in an inverse way, and offer the reed tips, soaked in clarified butter, in the fire in an inverse way, saying, 'Thou hast sacrificed in my kindled fire, I take away thy Prâna and Apâna—such and such. Thou hast sacrificed in my kindled fire, I take away thy sons and animals—such and such. Thou hast sacrificed in my kindled fire, I take away thy Vedic rites and those done according to the Smriti—such and such. Thou hast sacrificed in my kindled fire, I take away thy hopes and expectations—such and such.' The man whom a Brâhmaṇa with knowledge of this ceremony curses, departs from this world emasculated and shorn of his merits. Therefore one should not wish even to cut jokes with the wife of a Vedic scholar who knows this ceremony, for he who has such knowledge becomes an enemy.
Translations (3)
- The Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad, with the Commentary of Śaṅkarācārya — Swami Madhavananda 1934, English
- The Upanishads, Part II (SBE 15) — Friedrich Max Müller 1884, English
- The Upanishads — Swami Nikhilananda 1949, English
Commentaries (10)
- Bṛhadāraṇyakopaniṣadbhāṣya — Śaṅkara, Sanskrit
- Padapāṭha (sandhi-resolved text) — Sanskrit
- Khaṇḍārtha — Rāghavendra Tīrtha 1615, Sanskrit
- Mitākṣarā — Nityānanda Āśrama 1820, Sanskrit
- Commentary of Upaniṣadbrahmayogin — Upaniṣadbrahmayogin 1700, Sanskrit
- Commentary of Śaṅkarācārya of Śaṅkarācārya — Śaṅkarācārya, Sanskrit
- Bṛhadāraṇyakaṭīkā — Sanskrit
- Bṛhadāraṇyakabhāṣya (Madhva) — Madhva, Sanskrit
- Bṛhadāraṇyakaprakāśikā (Raṅgarāmānuja) — Raṅgarāmānuja Muni, Sanskrit
- Dīpikā of Vidyāraṇya — Mādhava, Sanskrit
Linked texts (5)
- Īśādiviṃśottaraśatopaniṣadaḥ — Sanskrit
- Aṣṭottaraśatopaniṣadaḥ — Sanskrit
- Mantrapuṣpa — Sanskrit
- Upaniṣads — Sanskrit
- Īśādidvādaśopaniṣadaḥ — Sanskrit
Discussed in (2)
- Vedic Index of Names and Subjects — Macdonell & Keith 1912, English
- The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads — Keith 1925, English