[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) › 14 # Khilakanda 14 Khilakāṇḍa 14 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [14.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.14.1) atha caturdaśe kāṇḍe navame'dhyāye bṛhadāraṇyakopaniṣadi ṣaṣṭhe'dhyāye prathamaṃ brāhmaṇam āditaḥ saptame prapāṭhake bṛ0 ā0 pañcame prapāṭhake dvitīyaṃ brāhmaṇam śvetaketurha vā'āruṇeyaḥ | pañcālānāmpariṣadmājagāma sa'ājagāma jaivalempravāhaṇamparicāryyamāṇantamudīkṣyābhyuvādakumārā 3 ḍṅgati su bho 3 ḍ ṅgati ppratiśuśrāvānuśiṣṭo nvasi pitretyomiti hovāca ### [14.1-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.14.1-2) pañcāgnividyābrāhmaṇaṃ vā śvetaketubrāhmaṇam śvetaketurha vā āruṇeyaḥ pañcālānāṃ pariṣadamājagāma | sa ājagāma jaivelaṃ pravāhaṇaṃ paricārayamāṇam | tamudīkṣyābhyuvāda kumārā 3 iti | sa bho 3 iti pratiśuśrāva | anuśiṣṭo nvasi pitreti | oṃ iti hovāca ### [14.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.14.2) tvettha yuthemāḥ prajāḥ | praya̱tyo vi̱prati̍padyantā3iti̱ neti hovāca tvettha yuthemam̐llokampunarāpadyantā3iti̱ neti haivovāca̱ tvettha yuthā'sau loku'evumbahubhiḥ punaḥpunaḥ prayadbhirna sampūryyaṃtā3iti neti haivovāca ### [14.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.14.3) vthottha yutithyayāmāhutyā hutāyām | (mā)āpaḥ puru̱ṣavāco bhūtvā samutthāya vhudantī3'iti neti haivovāca vthettho devayānasya vā pathaḥ ppratipadampi̱tṛyāṇa̱sya vā yutkṛtvā de̍vayānambā panthānampratipadyate pitṛyāṇamvā ### [14.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.14.4) ( vā'pi ) api hi na'ṛṣervacaḥ śrutam | (nhe) dve sṛtī 'aśṛṇavampi̱tṛṇāmahandevānāmuta martyānām | tābhyāmidambiśva̱mejatsameti yudanta̱rā piturammātarañceti nāhamuta'ekañcana vthedeti hovāca ### [14.3-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.14.3-2) 'vettha' ? 'yatithyāṃ' yatsaṃkhyākāyāṃ āhutyāmāhutau 'hutāyāṃ' 'āpaḥ 'puruṣavācaḥ ' puruṣasya yā vāk saiva yāsāṃ vāk tāḥ puruṣavācaḥ 'bhūtvā ' puruṣaśabdavācyā vā bhūtvā yadā puruṣākārapariṇatāḥ tadā puruṣavāco bhavanti | 'samutthāya ' samyagutthāya udvatāḥ satyaḥ 'vadantī 3 iti ' | 'neti haivovāca '| yadyevaṃ 'vettha u ' ? 'devayānasya pathaḥ ' mārgasya 'pratipadaṃ ' pratipadyate yena sā pratipat tāṃ pratipadaṃ 'pitṛyāṇasya vā ' pratipadam | pratipacchabdavācyamarthamāha-yatkarma 'kṛtvā ' yathā viśiṣṭaṃ karma kṛtveti yāvat | 'devayānaṃ vā panthānaṃ ' mārgaṃ 'pratipadyate ' | 'pitṛyāṇaṃ vā ' yatkarma kṛtvā pratipadyate | tat karma pratipadamabhidhīyate tāṃ pratipadaṃ kiṃ vettha ? devalokapitṛlokapratipattisādhanaṃ kiṃ vettheti yāvat ### [14.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.14.21) nanu-mārgadvayameva nāsti | tatsadbhāve pramāṇābhāvāt | tvaṃ tūtprekṣāmātreṇa manmyāmòhārthaṃ pṛcchasi ityāśaṅkāyāmāha-api hīti | 'api ' atrāpi asya prakāśakaṃ 'ṛṣeḥ ' mantrasya 'vacaḥ' vākyaṃ 'naḥ ' śrutamasti mantro'pyasyārthasya prakāśako vidyata ityetat | ko'sau mantra ityabhidhīyate-dve sṛtī'aśṛṇavamiti | 'dve sṛtī ' dvau mārgau 'aśṛṇavaṃ ' śrutavānasmi | tayorekā pitṝṇāṃ prāpikā pitṛlokasaṃbaddhā tayā sṛttyā pitṛlokaṃ prāpnotītyarthaḥ | ahamaśṛṇavamiti vyavahitena sambandhaḥ | 'devānāmuta ' api devānāṃ sambandhinī anyā | devān prāpayati sā| ke punaḥ ubhābhyāṃ sṛttibhyāṃ pitṝnddevāṃśca gacchantīti gadyate-uta martyānāmiti | 'uta martyānām' api manuṣyāṇāṃ sambandhinyau | manuṣyā eva hi sṛttibhyāṃ gacchantīti yāvat | 'tābhyāṃ 'sṛttibhyāṃ 'idaṃ viśvaṃ ' samastaṃ ejadgacchat 'sameti ' samyagāgacchati | te ca dve sṛtī 'yadaṃtarā ' yayorantarā yadantarā 'pitaraṃ mātaraṃ ca ' mātāpitrorantarā madhye ityetat | kau tau mātāpitarau dyāvāpṛthivyāvaṇḍakapāle iyaṃ vai mātā'sau piteti hi vyākhyātaṃ dyāvāpṛthivyoḥ pitṛmātṛtvaṃ madhyamakāṇḍe tṛtīyaprapāṭhakāṃtyabrāhmaṇena ( śa. pa. 12|8|1 ### [14.4-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.14.4-2) ) aṇḍakapālayormadhye saṃsāraviṣaya eva ete sṛtī, nātyaṃtikā mṛtatvagamanāya | itara āha-nāhamiti | ato'smāt praśnasamudāyāt 'ekaṃcana ' ekamapi praśnaṃ 'na veda ' iti hovāca śvetaketuḥ ### [14.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.14.5) ( cā ) atha̱ hainamvusatyopamantrayāñcakre | ( ke'nā ) anādṛtya vyusatiṅkumāraḥ prududrāva sa'ājagāma piturantam̐hovāceti vāva kila no bhavānpurā'nuśiṣṭānavoca'ḍuti katham̐ sumedha'iti pañca mā praśnāntrājanyabandhuruprākṣīttato naikañcana vyedeti hovāca katame ta'itīma'ḍūti ha pratīkānyudājahāra ### [14.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.14.6) sa̱ hovāca | tathā nastvantāta jānīthā yathā yadahaṅkiñca vyeda survvamahantattubhyamavocampehi tu tṛtra pra̱tītya brahyacaryyamvatsyāva'ḍuti bhavāneva gacchedviti ### [14.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.14.7) sa'ājagāma gautamaḥ | (mo) yutra pravāhaṇasya jaivalerāsa tasmā'āsanumāhārṣyāedakumāhārayāñcakārātha hāsmā'arghuñcakāra ### [14.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.14.8) su hovāca | vvarambhuvate gautamāya dadma'huti su hovāca ppratijñāto ma'eṣa vvaro yāntu kumārasyānye vvācamubhāṣathāstāmme brūhīti ### [14.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.14.9) su hovāca | daiveṣu vai gautama tadvareṣu mānuṣāṇāmbrūhīti ### [14.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.14.10) su hovāca | vvijñāyate hyasti hiraṇyasyāpāttaṅgo'aśvānāndāsīnāmpravārāṇāmparidhānānāmmā no bhuvānbahorananturasyāparyyanturasyābhyavadānyo bhūditi sa vai gautama tīrthenecchāsā'ityupaimyahambhavantamiti vvācā ha smaiva pūvvai'ḍupayanti ### [14.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.14.11) sa̱ ho̱pāya̍nakī̱rtyā'u̍vāca | ta̱thā na̱stvaṅgo̍tama̱ mā'pa̍rādhā̱stava̍ ca pi̱tāma̱hā ya̱theya̍mbi̱dyetaḥ pūrvva̱nna ka̱smim̐śca̱na brā̍hma̱ṇa'u̍vāsa̱ tāntavahantubhyamvakṣyāmi̱ ko hi tvai̍vambruvanta̱marha̍ti pra̱tyākhyā̍tu̱miti̍ ### [14.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.14.12) ( tya ) asau vai lo̱ko'gnirgautama | ta̱syādi̱tya'e̱va sa̱midra̱śmayo̍ dhū̱mo'ha̱rarci̍śca̱ndramā̱'aṅgā̍rā̱ nakṣa̍trāṇi vi̱ṣphuliṅgā̱stasmi̍nne̱tasmi̍nna̱gnau de̱vāḥ śra̱ddhāṃ ju̍hvati ta̱syā'āhu̍teḥ somo̱ rājā̱ saṃbha̍vati ### [14.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.14.13) pa̱rjjanyo̱ vā'a̱gnirgautama | tasya̍ samvathsa̱ra'e̱va sami̱dabhrāṇi dhūmo vi̱dyudarciraśa̍ni̱raṅgārā hrādu̱nayo̍ vi̱ṣphuliṅgā̱stasmi̍nne̱tasmi̍nna̱gnau de̱vāḥ soma̍ñjuhvati̱ tasyā'āhutervṛṣṭiḥ sambhavati ### [14.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.14.14) ( ttha ) ayambai loko'gnirgautama | tasya pṛthivyeva sami̱idvāyurdhūmo rātrirarcirdiśo 'ṅgārā'avāntaradiśo vi̱ṣphuliṅgā̱stasmi̍nne̱tasmi̍nna̱gnau de̱vā vṛṣṭiṃ juhvati tasyā' āhute̱ranna̱ sambhavati ### [14.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.14.15) puruṣo vā' agnirgautama | tasya vyāttameva samitprāṇo dhūmo vāgarciścakṣuraṅgārāḥ śrotraṃ visphuliṅgāstasminnetasminnagnau devā'annaṃ juhvati tasyā 'āhute reta: sambhavati ### [14.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.14.16) yoṣā vā' agnirgautama | tasyā' upastha' eva samillomāni dhūmo yonirarciryyadantaḥ karoti te'ṅgārā ' abhinandā visphuliṅgāstasminnetasminnagnau devā reto juhvati tasyā' āhuteḥ puruṣaḥ sambhavati sa jāyate sa jīvati yāvajjīvatyatha yadā mriyate'thainamagnaye haranti ### [14.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.14.17) tasyā̱gnire̱vāgnirbhavati | sami̍tsa̱middhūmo dhū̱mo'rci̍ra̱rcira̱ṅgārā̍'aṅgārā viṣphuliṅgā viṣphuliṅgā̱stasmi̍nne̱tasmi̍nna̱gnau de̱vāḥ puru̍ṣaṃ juhvati tasyā̍'āhuteḥ puru̍ṣo bhāsvaravarṇaḥ sambhavati ### [14.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.14.18) te ya̱'e̱vame̱tadviduḥ | ('thaim̐) ye cāmī'araṇye śraddhām̐ satyamu̱pāsa̍te te̱'rcirabhisa̱mbhava̱ntyarciṣo'haraha̍'āpū̱ryyamāṇaṃpakṣamāpū̱ryyamāṇapakṣādyānṣaṇmāsānudaṅṅāditya̍'eti̱ māsebhyo devalokande̱valo̱kādā̍di̱tyamā̍di̱tyādvaidyutaṃ tānvaidyutātpuruṣo mānasa'etya brahmalo̱kāngamayati te teṣu brahmalokeṣu parāḥ parāvato vasanti teṣāmiha na puna̱rāvṛtti̍rasti ### [14.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.14.19) ( rtyu ) atha ye yajñena dānena tapasā lokañjayanti te dhūmamabhisumbhavanti dhūmādvātrigūm̐ śvātrerapakṣīyamāṇapakṣamapakṣīyamāṇapakṣādyānṣaṇmāsāndakṣiṇā''ditya'eti māsebhyaḥ pitṛlokampiṣṭalokāccandrante candramprāpyānnambhavanti tām̐statra devā yathā somagam̐ rājānamāpyāyasvāpakṣīyasvetyevamenām̐statra bhakṣayanti teṣāṃ yadā tatparyyavaityathemamevākāśamabhiniṣpadyanta' ākāśādvāyumvāyorvṛṣṭimvṛṣṭeḥ pṛthivīnte pṛthivīmprāpyānnaṃ bhavanti tu'evamevānuparivarttante'tha yu'etau panthānau na viduste kīṭāḥ pataṅgā yadidandandaśūkam ### [14.19-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.14.19-2) atha ye yajñena dānena tapasā lokaṃ jayaṃti | te dhūmamabhisaṃbhavaṃti | dhūmādrātrim | rātrerapakṣīyamāṇapakṣam | apakṣīyamāṇapakṣādyānṣaṇmāsāndakṣiṇā''ditya eti | māsebhyaḥ pitṛlokam | pitṛlokāccaṃdram | te caṃdraṃ prāpyānnaṃ bhavanti | tāṃstatra devā yathā somaṃ rājānamāpyāyasvāpakṣīyasveti evamenāṃstatra bhakṣayaṃti | teṣāṃ yadā tatparyavaiti | athemamevākāśamabhiniṣpadyaṃte | ākāśādvāyum | vāyorvṛṣṭim | te pṛthivīṃ prāpyānnaṃ bhavaṃti | ta evamevānuparivartate | atha ya etau paṃthānau na viduḥ | te kīṭāḥ pataṃgāḥ | yadidaṃ daṃdaśūkam ## Linked texts (1) - [Śatapathabrāhmaṇa or Bṛhadāraṇyakabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.satapathabrahmanaorbrhadaranyakabrahmana.45.1-2) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.14) · Pramāṇa