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jyeṣṭhaśca śreṣṭhaśca svānāṃ bhavati | api ca yeṣāṃ bubhūṣati | ya evaṃ veda ### [15.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.15.2) yo ha vai vyasiṣṭhāṃmveda | vyasiṣṭhaḥ svānāmbhavati vāgvai vyasiṣṭhā vyasiṣṭhaḥ svānāmbhavati ya ' evamveda ### [15.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.15.3) yo ha vai ppratiṣṭhāmveda | ppratiṣṭhiti same ppratiṣṭhiti durge cakṣurvai ppratiṣṭhā cakṣuṣā hi same ca durge ca ppratiṣṭhiti pratiṣṭhati same ppratiṣṭhiti durge ya ' evamveda ### [15.2-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.15.2-2) yo ha vai vasiṣṭhāṃ veda | vasiṣṭhaḥ svānāṃ bhavati | vāgvai vasiṣṭhā | vasiṣṭhaḥ svānāṃ bhavati | ya evaṃ veda ### [15.3-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.15.3-2) yo ha vai pratiṣṭhāṃ veda | pratitiṣṭhati same | pratitiṣṭhati durge | cakṣurvai pratiṣṭhā | cakṣuṣā hi same ca durge ca pratitiṣṭhati | pratitiṣṭhati same | pratitiṣṭhati durge | ya evaṃ veda ### [15.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.15.4) yo ha̱ vai sa̱mpada̱mved | sa̱dhūm̐ hāsmai padyate yaṅkāmaṅkāmayate śrotra̱mvai sampacchrotre̱ hīme sa̱rvve mvedā' abhi̱sampannāḥ sa̱dhūm̐ hāsmai padyate yaṅkāmaṅkāmayate ya̱' evamved ### [15.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.15.5) yo ha̱ vā' āyatanamved | ( dā ) āyatanam̐ svānāma̱vatyāyatanañjanānāmmano vā' āyatanamāyatanam̐ svānāma̱vatyāyatanañjanānāṃ . ya̱' evamved ### [15.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.15.6) yo ha̱ vai pprajā̍timved | ppra̱jāyate ppra̱jayā pa̱śubhī reto vai pprajātiḥ pprajāyate ppra̱jayā pa̱śubhi̱ryya'evamved ### [15.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.15.7) te̱ heme̍ pprā̱ṇāḥ | ( ' ) aha̍m̐śreyase vivada̱mānā̱ brahma̍ jagmuḥ ꣕ ko no̱ vyasi̍ṣṭha̱'iti̱ taddho̍vāca̱ yasmi̍nvva̱'utkrānte̱ 'idam̱̐ śarīra̍mprāpīyo manyate su vo̱ vyasi̍ṣṭha̱'iti̍ ### [15.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.15.8) vāggho̍ccakrāma | sā saṃvvatsara̱mproṣyāgutyo̍vāca kathamaśakata madṛte jīvi̱tumiti̱ te ho̍curyyathā kaḍā'avada̱nto vācā̱ pprāṇa̍ntaḥ pprā̱ṇena paśyantaśccakṣu̍ṣā śrṛṇvuntaḥ śrotreṇa vidvām̐so̱ muna̍sā ppra̱jāya̍mānā reta̍sai̱vamajī̍viṣūme̱ti ppravi̍veśa ha̱ vvāk ### [15.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.15.9) ( kkhu ) cakṣurhoccakrāma | tatsaṃvvatsara̱mproṣyāgutyo̍vāca kathamaśakata madṛte jīvi̱tumiti̱ te ho̍curyyathā'ndhā̱'apaśyantaśccakṣu̍ṣā pprāṇa̍ntaḥ prā̱ṇena̍ vvada̱nto vā̱cā śrṛṇva̱ntaḥ śrotre̍ṇa vi̱dvām̐̍so mana̍sā pra̱jāya̍mānā re̱tasai̱vama̍jīvi̱ṣmeti̱ pra̱viveśa̍ ha̱ cakṣu̍ḥ ### [15.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.15.10) śrotram̐̍ hoccakrāma | tatsaṃvvatsa̱rampro̱ṣyāga̍tyovāca ka̱thuma̍śakata ma̱dṛte jīvi̱tumi̍ti te hocu̱ryyathā̍ badhi̱rā'a̍śṛṇva̱ntaḥ śrotre̍ṇa prā̱ṇanta̍ḥ prā̱ṇena̍ vvada̱nto vā̱cā paśya̍ntaścakṣu̍ṣā vi̱dvām̐̍so mana̍sā pra̱jāya̍mānā re̱tasaivama̍jīvi̱ṣmeti̱ pra̱viveśa̍ ha̱ śrotra̍m ### [15.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.15.11) ( mmu ) mano̍ hoccakrāma | tatsaṃvvatsa̱rampro̱ṣyāga̍tyovāca ka̱thuma̍śakata ma̱dṛte jīvi̱tumi̍ti te hocu̱ryyathā̍ mu̱gdhā'a̍vidvām̐so mana̍sā prā̱ṇanta̍ḥ prā̱ṇena̍ vvada̱nto vā̱cā paśya̍ntaścakṣu̍ṣā śrṛṇva̱ntaḥ śrotre̍ṇa pra̱jāya̍mānā re̱tasai̱vama̍jīvi̱ṣmeti̱ pra̱viveśa̍ ha̱ mana̍ḥ ### [15.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.15.12) (no) reto̍ hoccakrāma | tatsaṃvvatsa̱rampro̱ṣyāga̍tyovāca ka̱thuma̍śakata ma̱dṛte jīvi̱tumi̍ti te hocu̱ryyathā̍ klī̱bā'a̍pra̱jāya̍mānā re̱tasā̍ prā̱ṇanta̍ḥ prā̱ṇena̍ vvada̱nto vā̱cā paśya̍ntaścakṣu̍ṣā śrṛṇva̱ntaḥ śrotre̍ṇa vi̱dvām̐̍so mana̍sai̱vama̍jīvi̱ṣmeti̱ pra̱viveśa̍ ha̱ reta̍ḥ ### [15.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.15.13) ( tto'tha ) atha̍ ha prā̱ṇa'u̍tkrami̱ṣyan | ( nya ) yathā̍ mahāsu̱haya̍ḥ saindha̍vaḥ ṣaḍbīśaśaṅkūntsambṛ̍hedevaim̐ haivaimānprāṇāntsamu̍vavarha te̱ hocurmā̍ bhagava'utkra̍mī̱rna vai śa̍kṣyāmastvadṛte jīvi̱tumiti̱ tasya̍ vai me baliṅkuruteti tatheti̍ ### [15.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.15.14) sā ha̱ vāgu̍vāca | yadvā'a̱haṃ vasi̍ṣṭhā'smi tvantadvasiṣṭho'sīti̱ cakṣu̍ryyadvā'a̱hamprati̍ṣṭhā'smi tvantutprati̍ṣṭho'sīti̱ śrotra̱ṃ yadvā'a̱ham̐ saṃpa̍dasmi tvantutsampa̱dasī̍ti̱ mano̍ yadvā'a̱hamāya̍tanama̱smi tvantudāya̍tanamasīti̱ reto yadvā'a̱hampra̱jāti̍rasmi tvantatpra̱jātirasīti̱ tasyo me kimunna̍ṃ kimvāsa̱'iti̱ yadi̱daṃ kiñcā śva̍bhya'ākri̱mibhya̱'ākīṭapata̱ṅgebhya̍statte 'nna̱māpo̱ vāsa̱'iti̱ na ha vā̱'asyā̍na̱nnaṃ ja̱gdhambhavati nānannamprati̍gṛhītaṃ ̱ya'e̱vame̱tadana̍syānna̱mved ### [15.13-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.15.13-2) bruvata | 'yathā' loke mahāṃścāsau suhayaśca 'mahāsuhayaḥ' | mahān parimāṇataḥ suhayaḥ śobhano hayo lakṣaṇopetaḥ | siṃdhudeśe bhavaḥ 'saindhavaḥ' abhijanataḥ | 'paḍbīśaśaṃkūn' pādabaṃdhana rankān śaṃkūn ṣaḍvīśāśca te śaṃkavaśca tān 'saṃvṛhet' udyacchet yugapadutkhanet aśvārohe ārūḍhe parīkṣaṇāya | 'evaṃ ha' eva 'imān' vāgādīn 'prāṇān' 'saṃvavarha' udyatavān svasthānāt aṃśitavān | 'te' vāgādayaḥ 'ūcuḥ' he 'bhagavaḥ' ! bhagavan ! 'mā utkramīḥ' yasmāt 'na vai śakṣyāmaḥ' 'tvadṛte' tvāṃ vinā 'jīvituṃ' | yadyevaṃ mama śreṣṭhatā vijñātā bhavadbhiḥ ahamatra śreṣṭha iti | 'tasya vai me' mama 'baliṃ kuruta' karaṃ kuruta karaṃ prayacchateti ayaṃ ca prāṇasaṃvādaḥ kalpito viduṣaḥ śreṣṭhaparīkṣaṇaprakāropadeśaḥ | anena hi prakāreṇa vidvān ko nu khalu atra śreṣṭha iti parīkṣaṇaṃ karoti | sa eṣa parīkṣaṇaprakāraḥ saṃvādabhūtaḥ kathyate | na hi anyathā saṃhatyakāriṇāṃ satāṃ eṣāṃ aṃjasaiva saṃvatsaramātrameva ekaikasya nirgamanādi upapadyate | tasmāt vidvānevānena prakāreṇa vicārayati vāgādīnāṃ pradhānaṃ bubhutsuḥ upāsanāya ### [15.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.15.15) prathamaṃ balidānāya pravṛttā 'vāk sā ha' kila 'uvāca' uktavatī | 'yadvai ahaṃ vasiṣṭhā asmi' yanmama vasiṣṭhatvaṃ 'tat tvaṃ vai' tattena vasiṣṭhaguṇena 'tvaṃ tadvasiṣṭho'sīti' | yadvā 'ahaṃ pratiṣṭhā asmi' 'tvaṃ tatpratadvidvāgūm̐saḥ śrotriyāḥ | ( 5 ) aśiṣyanta 'ācāmantyaśitvā''cāma̱nyetai̱meva ta̱dana̱mana̱gnaṃ ku̱rvvanto manyante ta̱smāde̱vambi̱daśiṣya̱nnācā̍me da̱śitvā''cā̍mede̱tumeva ta̱dana̱mana̱gnaṅkurute ### [15.15.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.15.15.p1) iti caturddaśe kāṇḍe saptamaprapāṭhake bṛhadāraṇyakopaniṣadi pañcamaprapāṭhake tṛtīyaṃ brāhmaṇam ### [15.3-3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.15.3-3) (7) 5 ## Linked texts (11) - [Mādhyandina](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha*madhyandina.14.9.2.13) — Sanskrit - [Īśādiviṃśottaraśatopaniṣadaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.isadivimsottarasatopanisadah.1.38_1679) — Sanskrit - [Kāṇva](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.brhadaranyaka*kanva.6.1.13) — Sanskrit - [Śatapathabrāhmaṇa or Bṛhadāraṇyakabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.satapathabrahmanaorbrhadaranyakabrahmana.46.2) — Sanskrit - [Aṣṭottaraśatopaniṣadaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.samanya.astottarasatopanisadah.247.13) — Sanskrit - [Mantrapuṣpa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.svadhyaya.santi.mantrapuspa.49.13) — Sanskrit - [Upaniṣads](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.upanisads.240.13) — Sanskrit - [Aṣṭāviṃśatyupaniṣad](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.astavimsatyupanisad.240.12-2) — Sanskrit - [Īśādyupaniṣadaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.isadyupanisadah.230.13) — Sanskrit - [Īśādidvādaśopaniṣadaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.isadidvadasopanisadah.178.13) — Sanskrit - [Different Upaniṣads](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.differentupanisads.171.13) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.khilakanda.15) · Pramāṇa