[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Vedic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda) › [Upaniṣads](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad) › [Principal (early) Upaniṣads](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya) › [Khilakanda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda) › 10 # Khilakanda 10 Khilakāṇḍa 10 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [10.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.10.1) (8) 5-11 ya̱dā vai pu̱ruṣaḥ | ( ṣo'smā ) asmā̱llokātpraiti̱ sa vāyumāga̍cchati tasmai̍ sa ta̱tra vivi̍jihīte yathā ra̱thaca̱krasya̱ khantena̱ sa'ū̱rdhva'ākramate sa' āditya̱māga̍cchati tasmai̍ sa ta̱tra vivi̍jihīte yathā ḍambarasya̱ khantena sa' tapaḥ | yaṃ pretamaraṇyaṃ haranti | paramaṃ haiva lokaṃ jayati | ya evaṃ veda | etaddhai paramaṃ tapaḥ | yaṃ pretamagnāvabhyādadhati | paramaṃ haiva lokaṃ jayati | ya evaṃ veda ### [10.1-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.10.1-2) yadā vai puruṣaḥ asmāllokātpraiti | sa vāyumāgacchati | tasmai sa tatra vijihīte yathā rathacakrasya kham | tena sa ūrdhva ākramate | sa ādityamāgacchati | tasmai sa tatra ū̱rdhva'ā̱krama̍te̱ sa ca̱ndrama̍sa̱māga̍cchati̱ tasmai̍ sa̱ tatra̱ vi̱jihī̍te̱ yathā̍ dundu̱bheḥ khante̍na̱ sa'ū̱rdhva'ā̱krama̍te̱ sa lo̱kamāga̍cchatyaśo̱kamahi̍manta̱smi̱nvasa̍ti śā̱śvatī̱ḥ samā̍ḥ ### [10.1-3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.10.1-3) anna̍mbrahmetye̱ka'āhuḥ | (sta) tanna tathā pūya̍ti vā̱'anna̍mṛ̱te prāṇāannaprāṇayorekabrahmosanāvidhāyakaṃ brāhmaṇam tprāṇo bra̱hmetyeka 'āhustanna tathā śuṣyati vai prāṇa'ṛte'nnādete ha tveva deva̱te 'ekadhābhūyambhūtvā paramatāṅgacchataḥ ### [10.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.10.2) ( stu ) taddha smāha prātṛdaḥ pitaram | (ṅki) kim̐ svidevaivambiduṣe sādhu kuryyātkimevāsmā'asādhu kuryyāditi sa ha smāha pāṇinā mā prātṛda kastvenayorekadhābhūyambhūtvā paramatāṅgacchatīti ### [10.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.10.24) tasmā'u haitaduvāca | vītyannamvai vyanne hīmāni sarvāṇi bhūtāni paramatāṅgacchata ityantena | ‘annaṃ brahmetyeke ’ ācāryā ‘ āhuḥ ’ | ‘ tattathā na ’ grahītavyam | yataḥ prāṇārrakṣakatvāt ‘ ṛte ’ vinā ‘ annaṃ pūyati ’ klidyate pūtibhāvamāpadyate iti ‘ vai ’ prasiddham | tathā ‘ prāṇo brahmetyeka āhuḥ’ | tadapi ‘ na tathā ’ tathā na brahma | yataḥ ‘ annāt ’ adanīyāt ‘ ṛte ’ ‘ prāṇaḥ śuṣyati ’ śoṣamupaiti ‘vai’ prasiddham | brahma tu na klidyate na śuṣyati ca | “acchedyo'śoṣya eva ca” ( bha.gī.2 ## Linked texts (1) - [Śatapathabrāhmaṇa or Bṛhadāraṇyakabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.satapathabrahmanaorbrhadaranyakabrahmana.42.1-2) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.10) · Pramāṇa