Chāndogya Upaniṣad 3.13

3.13.1

tasya ha vā etasya hṛdayasya pañca devasuṣayaḥ \
sa yo 'sya prāṅ suṣiḥ sa prāṇaḥ \
tac cakṣuḥ \
sa ādityaḥ \
tad etat tejo 'nnādyam ity upāsīta \
tejasvy: annādo bhavati ya evaṃ veda \\313.1\

1. Verily, indeed, this heart here has five openings for the gods.

As for its eastern opening—that is the Prāṇa breath, that is the eye, that is the sun. One should reverence that as glow and as food. He becomes glowing and an eater of food who knows this.

3.13.2

atha yo 'sya dakṣiṇaḥ suṣiḥ sa vyānaḥ \
tac chrotram \
sa candramāḥ \
tad etac chrīś ca yaśaś cety upāsīta \
śrīmān yaśasvī bhavati ya evaṃ veda \\313.2\

2. Now, as for its southern opening—that is the Vyāna breath, that is the ear, that is the moon. One should reverence that as prosperity and splendor. He becomes prosperous and splendid who knows this.

3.13.3

atha yo 'sya pratyaṅ suṣiḥ so 'pānaḥ \
sā vāk \
so 'gniḥ \
tad etad brahmavarcasam annādyam ity upāsīta \
brahmavarcasy: annādo bhavati ya evaṃ veda \\313.3\

3. Now, as for its western opening—that is the Apāna breath, that is speech, that is fire. One should reverence that as eminence in sacred knowledge and as food. He becomes eminent in sacred knowledge and an eater of food who knows this.

3.13.4

atha yo 'syodaṅ suṣiḥ sa samānaḥ \
tan manaḥ \
sa parjanyaḥ \
tad etat kīrtiś ca vyuṣṭiś cetyupāsīta \
kīrtimān vyuṣṭimān bhavati ya evaṃ veda \\313.4\

4. Now, as for its northern opening—that is the Samāna breath, that is mind, that is the rain-god (Parjanya). One should reverence that as fame and beauty. He becomes famous and beauteous who knows this.

3.13.5

atha yo 'syordhvaḥ suṣiḥ sa udānaḥ \
sa vāyuḥ \
sa ākāśaḥ \
tad etad ojaś ca mahaś cety upāsīta \
ojasvī mahasvān bhavati ya evaṃ veda \\313.5\

5. Now as for its upper opening—that is the Udāna breath,

that is wind, that is space. One should reverence that as vigor and greatness. He becomes vigorous and great who knows this.

3.13.6

te vā ete pañca brahmapuruṣāḥ svargasya lokasya dvārapāḥ \
sa ya etān evaṃ pañca brahmapuruṣān svargasya lokasya dvārapān vedāsya kule vīro jāyate \
pratipadyate svargaṃ lokaṃ ya etān evaṃ pañca brahmapuruṣān svargasya lokasya dvārapān veda \\313.6\

6. Verily, these same are five Brahma-men, door-keepers of the heavenly world. Who knows these thus as five Brahma-men, as door-keepers of the heavenly world, in his family a hero is born. He reaches the heavenly world who knows these thus as five Brahma-men, door-keepers of the heavenly world.

3.13.7

atha yad ataḥ paro divo jyotir dīpyate viśvataḥpṛṣṭheṣu sarvataḥpṛṣṭheṣv anuttameṣūttameṣu lokeṣv idaṃ vāva tad yad idam asminn antaḥ puruṣe jyotiḥ \
tasyaiṣā dṛṣṭir yatraitad asmiñ charīre saṃsparśenoṣṇimānaṃ vijānāti \
tasyaiṣā śrutir yatraitat karṇāv apigṛhya ninadam iva nadathur ivāgner iva jvalata upaśṛnoti \
tad etad dṛṣṭaṃ ca śrotaṃ cety upāsīta \
cakṣuṣyaḥ śruto bhavati ya evaṃ veda ya evaṃ veda \\313.7\

7. Now, the light which shines higher than this heaven, on the backs of all, on the backs of everything, in the highest worlds, than which there are no higher—verily, that is the same as this light which is here within a person.

There is this seeing of it— when one perceives by touch this heat here in the body. There is this hearing of it—when one closes his ears and hears as it were a sound, as it were a noise, as of a fire blazing. One should reverence that light as something that has been seen and heard. He becomes one beautiful to see, one heard of in renown, who knows this—yea, who knows this!