[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) › [Maitrayaniya Upanishad](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.maitri) › 6.7 # Maitrayaniya Upanishad 6.7 Maitrāyaṇīyopaniṣad 6.7 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.maitri.6.7) tatsaviturvareṇyamityasau vā ādityaḥ savitā sa vā evaṃ pravaraṇīya ātmakāmenetyāhurbrahmavādino'tha bhargo devasya dhīmahīti savitā vai devastato yo'sya bhargākhyastaṃ cintayāmītyāhurbrahmavādino'tha dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāditi buddhayo vai dhiyastāyo'smākaṃ pracodayādityāhurbrahmavādinaḥ atha bhargā iti yo ha vā amuṣminnāditye nihitastārako'kṣiṇi vaiṣa bhargākhyaḥ bhābhirgatirasya hīti bhargaḥ bharjayatīti vaiṣa bharga iti rudro brahmavādino'tha bha iti bhāsayatīmān lokān ra iti raṃjayatīmāni bhūtāni ga iti gacchantyasminnāgacchantyasmādimāḥ prajāstasmādbha-raga-tvādbhargaḥ śāśvat sūyamānāt sūryaḥ savanāt savitā'dānāt ādityaḥ pavanātpāvano'thāpopyāyanādityevaṃ hyāha khalvātmano'tmā netāmṛtākhyaścetā mantā gantotsṛṣṭānandayitā kartā vaktā rasayitā ghrātā draṣṭā śrotā spṛśati ca vibhurvigrahe sanniviṣṭā ityevaṃ hyāha atha yatra dvaitībhūtaṃ vijñānaṃ tatra hi śṛṇoti paśyati jighrati rasayati caiva sparśayati sarvamātmā jānīteti yatrādvaitībhūtaṃ vijñānaṃ kāryakāraṇakarmanirmuktaṃ nirvacanamanaupamyaṃ nirupākhyāṃ kiṃ tadavācyam || > 7. \*tat savitur vareṇyaṁ\* > That desirable \[splendor\] of Savitṛi— > — Robert Ernest Hume 1921, The Thirteen Principal Upanishads > Yonder sun, verily, is Savitṛi. He, verily, is to be sought thus by one desirous of the Soul (Ātman)—say the expounders of Brahma (\*brahma-vādin\*). > — Robert Ernest Hume 1921, The Thirteen Principal Upanishads > \*bhargo devasya dhīmahi\* > May we meditate upon \[that\] splendor of the god! > — Robert Ernest Hume 1921, The Thirteen Principal Upanishads > Savitṛi, verily, is God. Hence upon that which is called his splendor do I meditate—say the expounders of Brahma. > — Robert Ernest Hume 1921, The Thirteen Principal Upanishads > dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt And may he inspire our thoughts! Thoughts, verily, are meditations. And may he inspire these for us—say the expounders of Brahma. > — Robert Ernest Hume 1921, The Thirteen Principal Upanishads > Now, ‘splendor’ (\_bharga\_).— > — Robert Ernest Hume 1921, The Thirteen Principal Upanishads > Verily, he who is hidden in yonder sun is called ‘splendor,’ and the pupil in the eye, too! He is called ‘\_bhar-ga\_’ because with the light-rays (\_bhā\_) is his course (\_gati\_). > — Robert Ernest Hume 1921, The Thirteen Principal Upanishads > Or, Rudra (the Terrible) is called ‘\_bharga\_’ because he causes to dry up (\_bharjayati\_)—say the expounders of Brahma. > — Robert Ernest Hume 1921, The Thirteen Principal Upanishads > Now \_bha\_ means that he illumines (\_bhāsayati\_) these worlds. \_ra\_ means that he gladdens (\_rañjayati\_) beings here. \_ga\_ means that creatures here go (\_gacchanti\_) into him and come out of him. Therefore, because of being \_bha-ra-ga\_, he is ‘\_bharga\_.’ > — Robert Ernest Hume 1921, The Thirteen Principal Upanishads > \_Sūrya\_ (the sun) is \[so named\] because of the continual pressing out (\_sūyamāna\_). \_Savitṛi\_ (the sun) is \[so named\] because of its stimulating (\_savana\_). \_Āditya\_ (the sun) is \[so named\] because of its taking up unto itself (\_ādāna\_). \_Pāvana\_ (fire) is \[so named\] because of its purifying (\_pavana\_). Moreover, \_Āpas\_ (water) is \[so named\] because of its causing to swell (\_āpyāyana\_). > — Robert Ernest Hume 1921, The Thirteen Principal Upanishads > For thus has it been said: ‘Assuredly, the Soul (Ātman) of one’s soul is called the Immortal Leader. As perceiver, thinker, goer, evacuator, begetter, doer, speaker, taster, smeller, seer, hearer—and he touches—the All-pervader \[i. e. the Soul, the Ātman\] has entered the body.’ > — Robert Ernest Hume 1921, The Thirteen Principal Upanishads > For thus has it been said: ‘Now, where knowledge is of a dual nature, there, indeed, one hears, sees, smells, tastes, and > — Robert Ernest Hume 1921, The Thirteen Principal Upanishads > also touches; the soul knows everything. Where knowledge is not of a dual nature, being devoid of action, cause, or effect, unspeakable, incomparable, indescribable—what is that? It is impossible to say!’ > — Robert Ernest Hume 1921, The Thirteen Principal Upanishads - [Previous: 6.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.maitri.6.6) - [Next: 6.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.maitri.6.8) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.maitri.6) ## Translations (2) - [The Thirteen Principal Upanishads](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.maitri~en-hume.6.p44) — Robert Ernest Hume 1921, English - [The Upanishads, Part II (SBE 15): Maitrâyaṇa-brâhmaṇa-upanishad](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.maitri~en-muller.6.7) — Friedrich Max Müller 1884, English ## Commentaries (3) - [Maitryupaniṣaddīpikā (Rāmatīrtha)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.maitri!ramatirtha.6.6.2) — Rāmatīrtha 1550, Sanskrit - [Commentary of Upaniṣadbrahmayogin](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.maitri!upanisadbrahmayogin) — Upaniṣadbrahmayogin, Sanskrit - [Maitrāyaṇīyopaniṣadvivaraṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.maitri!upanisad-brahmayogi) — Upaniṣadbrahmayogī, Sanskrit ## Linked texts (5) - [Īśādiviṃśottaraśatopaniṣadaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.isadivimsottarasatopanisadah.3.39_97) — Sanskrit - [Maitrāyaṇīyāraṇyaka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.aranyaka.maitrayaniya.6.7) — Sanskrit - [Maitrāyaṇīsaṃhitā (ed. Śrīpāda Dāmodara Sātavalekara)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.krsnayajur*maitrayani*satavalekara1941.372.7) — Sanskrit - [Upaniṣatsaṃgraha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.upanisatsamgraha.42.7) — Sanskrit - [Maitrāyaṇīyopaniṣad or Maitryupaniṣad](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.maitrayaniyopanisadormaitryupanisad.5.7) — Sanskrit ## Discussed in (3) - [A Vedic Concordance](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.bloomfield-1906.c6.5397) — Bloomfield 1906, English - [The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.keith-1925.v2.c40.s9.14) — Keith 1925, English - [Spiritual Authority and Temporal Power in the Indian Theory of Government](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.coomaraswamy-1942.c2.s1.19) — Coomaraswamy 1942, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.maitri.6.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.maitri.6.7) · Pramāṇa