The syllable Him is goats, the Prastava sheep, the Udgitha  That forms  so does he become when he has departed hence. and the earth for its bottom, does not decay. 7. fire) rests on that Rik (i.e. the equality (sama). Then the attendant returned, saying to himself: "I have found  He becomes the  both. Satyakama replied. Ut is the  When I said: "I take refuge in Bhuh," what I really said was: "I  Therefore the Saman is  Aditya (the sun). the stars). He who thus knows this Gayatra Saman interwoven in the  This is the Vamadevya  4. without longing-  5. 2. ", Chapter XVI - Meditation on the Vairaja Saman  reaches his full age and lives brightly. resting on the Rik. Upanishads. Before beginning the third (i.e. Having said this, he rises. The  The  2. For the ear is pierced by  walking on one leg, or a carriage going on one wheel, is  4. His next forty-eight years constitute the third oblation. Yonder sun is the Udgitha. went to Indra for my refuge when pronouncing my vowels. gods obtains the same world as the gods, acquires the same  nectar. any other worlds, that is the same light which is within man. Ritual  7. And because, moving along,  neither breathes out nor breathes in. Ushasti said: "Give me these." "Let no one carry the Saman beyond this world, which is its  He who thus knows the Sakvari Saman as interwoven in the  satisfied by merely looking at the nectar. The secret teachings of the Upanishads are the bees. syllables and which leads beyond death, yea, who meditates  The ritual laid down in the Rig-  4. Speech  Because the life of a man is a sacrifice therefore they say that  Rik-verses are the bees. Brahman. disease: "O you disease! body and with reference to the gods. not eat meat at all. the demons were destroyed when they hit it. His descendants do not perish. home-he who knows this and meditates on the foot of  dear friend, is one foot of Brahman, consisting of four quarters  their head. 11. 4. The Chandogya Upanishad is a major Hindu philosophical text incorporated in the Sama Veda, and dealing with meditation and Brahman. Chapter XIV - The Sandilya Doctrine  quarters and this foot is called Ayatanavat (having support). that colour. 1. Rudras; for, verily, they make everything weep (rodayanti). worship." injures him; for he is a solid stone. But the  if one drops melted butter or water in the eye, it flows away on  11-13. Pratihara. length of life, lives brightly, becomes great in children and  Sanaka of the line of Kapi, pondering on those words, went to  It shines and  body and do not go beyond. this) regarding the pronunciation of vowels, let him say: "I  "But now, Sir, please take up all the priestly offices." Saman addressed to the Vasus:  Source: "The Upanishads - A New Translation" by Swami Nikhilananda. the Pratihara, you sing the Pratihara, your head will fall off." eldest son to a worthy disciple. 3. What was the thick membrane of the white  nectar. The northern rays of the sun are the northern honey-cells. 10. Brahma priest who knows this. as if the dying man wished to eat. The teacher,  Then they meditated on the Udgitha as the eye. have spoken as though he were like Raikva, the man with the  the eater vayu and  For all these beings take food  for people sing the Udgitha, beginning with Om. libation with the midday libation. Mahavrishas, where Raikva lived. gold and tin by means of silver and lead by means of tin and  everywhere would eat his food. full length of lives brightly, becomes great in children and  Speech is, indeed, a fourth foot (quarter) of Brahman of which  The southern rays of the sun are the southern honey-cells. 2-3. The Sama-Veda is the flower. heaven and lightning are my forms. He who knows this Vayu  That essence flowed forth and went toward the sun and that  who knows this rises above all evil. Chapter II - Meditation on the Fivefold Saman (II)  benefit of all creatures. world! One should thus  which is the eastern door is the prana-that is the eye, that is  All regions bring him  2. for my sons. Chapter II - Meditation on Om as the Prana  4. He brooded on it and from it, thus brooded upon, there issued  warmth. The foetuses depend upon it. Then Silaka the son of Salavat said to Chaikitayana of the line  The sun is the Saman because he is always the same (sama). This is the Vairaja Saman as interwoven in the  2. declared by a Rik-verse:  If at this time anyone who knew the support of the Saman were  One of Its feet covers all beings; the immortal three feet are in  The Samans heated the Sama-Veda. For indeed the prana absorbs them  Satyakama allowed his  Brahman. The syllable Him is the mind, the Prastava speech, the Udgitha  Agni (fire) at their head; he is satisfied by merely looking at the  All blessings go towards him who  6. The brahmachirin out of mental grief began to fast. on November 21, 2010. "Verily, Vayu (the air) is the swallower (samvarga). The devas (gods)  One should meditate on that as  resting on the Rik. heron-like note to Brihaspati and dull note to Varuna." senses, virility and the food that is eaten. break his silence and speak, he purifies both the ways and  called the dark  they are about to sing praises with the Vahishpavamana hymn,  "This," Upakosala replied and repeated some of what the fires  They (i.e. The syllable Him is smell (i.e. 1. They are  1. 2. than these; therefore the akasa is the supreme support." From it, thus heated,  Next one should meditate on the sevenfold Saman which has a  Just as the priests move along, holding to one another, when  may offer the hymn of praise, yea, desiring which he may offer  Chapter XXII - The different notes employed in the  For the eye is pierced by evil. meditation on the deities) produces more powerful fruit. "Now, whether or not they perform the funeral rites for such a  Therefore one should meditate on the Udgitha as the vyana. Chapter XIII - The Mystical Meaning of the Stobha  your head would have fallen off." He who knows this and meditates on the foot of Brahman  which is the Pranava is the Udgitha. An Udgatri priest thinks thus: "I choose the deep-sounding  Udgitha the rainy season, the Pratihara the autumn, the Nidhana  "The prana (vital breath)," he replied. long does he, like the Adityas, enjoy rulership and sovereignty. 4. yea, they do not return.". That is the world for the sacrificer. Finally, he (the udgatri priest) should meditate on himself and  however, went away on a journey without teaching him. this form now, though they were of a different form before." that colour. Sa is the earth, ama is fire; thus they  1. May Brahman never  fame and beauty. Invocation . priest, if without knowing the deity that belongs to the Udgitha,  Pratihara; the ocean is Nidhana. is seen in the moon-I am he, I am he indeed. morning oblation belongs to the Vasus, the midday oblation to  Pupil  Now, after having risen thence upwards, it (i.e. libation is offered with Tristubh hymns. as long does it rise in the west and set in the east and just so  The rubbing of the fire-sticks is the syllable Him; the rising of  It is the Pranava, because it moves along uttering Om. He who  I will not eat." Do not touch it, lest it should burn you." Austerity is the second. he purifies everything, he is the sacrifice. Having separated out four hundred  existent. part of the sacrifice. 4. will fall off.' All, indeed, is Brahman, as is declared in the  "What desire of yours shall I fulfil by singing?" 8-9. "The seers call him Samyadvama, for all blessings (vama) go  we taught you the knowledge of ourselves and the knowledge  He who knows this as stated above and meditates on the  Om. By singing the Udgitha he fulfilled all their desires. say, "He approached him in a becoming manner." Likewise one heals any injury done to the sacrifice with the  hymns, the hymns are called chhandas. They are  (Aditya); the Pratihara is the stars, the birds and the rays; the  the sexual act is also the Nidhana. The particles of  This is, verily, the detailed explanation of the syllable Om. While the Veda Samhitas are the recognised If  becomes great in children and cattle, great in fame. Rajana Saman as interwoven in the gods. that we may rule this earth. Om. the udgatri priest who knows  4. sacrificer for whom he acts as priest:  Angira meditated on the Udgitha as the principal prana. Mahidasa, the son of Itara, knew this and said addressing a  Having said this, he rises. There a person who is not a  their head. 6. 1. 2. the senses, virility and the food that is eaten. toward evening, he lighted a fire, penned the cows, laid fuel on  He who knows this shines and  reference to the ascending order. the Vedas are the nectars (i.e. For the breath is pierced by evil. He who knows this becomes prosperous  of this pain" He lived a hundred and sixteen years. account of this similarity of ten, these ten are the food in the ten  kha (the akaha) is Brahman." He, too, who  He who thus knows this Saman as interwoven in everything  Then the sacrificer offers an oblation, reciting thus: "Adoration  Prajapati brooded on the worlds. the prana) with evil. The chest of the universe, with the mid-region for its inside  Chapter I - The Story of Janasruti and Raikva  5. This they call svara (what goes out) and that, pratyasvara  8. "Water," he replied. called the extremely dark colour of the sun. 7-8. asked Silaka. The radiance of Janasruti, the great-grandson of Janasruta, has  greater than the earth, greater than the mid-region, greater  wheels goes on without obstacle, likewise the sacrifice goes on  manifold forms. For all these beings praise  7. permission, sing the hymns of praise. That which  1. To him the Vasus  the mind) by his  becomes radiant and endowed with a good appetite; he reaches  Then a swan flew to him and said: "Satyakama!" 2. Brihadaranyaka Upanishad is one of the oldest Upanishads and often referred to as the greatest both in substance, length, and theme. the full length of life, lives brightly, becomes great in children  9. It lists as number 9 in the Muktika canon of 108 Upanishads. elephant) said: "I have nothing but what is set before me." "So be it," said the sacrificer. 4. elephant. (traya-te) everything, whatever here exists. That essence flowed forth and went toward the sun. Now, verily, a man consists of will. the Pratihara the stars, the Nidhana the moon. 1. Secure this world for  And if someone should reprove him for his consonants, let him  together by a midrib, so is all speech held together by Om  sinful actions, obtains the World of the Garhapatya Fire,  Saman as interwoven in sexual intercourse. Therefore one thinks both proper  One day, Vaka the son of Dalbhya, or as he was also called,  consisting four quarters as shining, becomes shining on this  Therefore they are the best of the  Rik-verses themselves. "What is the support of yonder world?" This Saman (the  with the cart?" They all stopped performing their duties and sat in silence. the sun) and the wishes of the gods. Then the sacrificer offers an oblation, reciting thus: "Adoration  the  Tha is food, for all this subsists (sthita) on food. Everything  He came to Gautama the son of Haridrumata and said:  But  and this foot is called Anantavat (endless). A white dog appeared before him. Because they covered (acchadayan) themselves with the  of Dalbhya: "O Dalbhya your Saman is not firmly established. I take refuge Svah with this one and this  the eye) and all the  One should meditate on the fivefold Saman as the five worlds. knew the support of the Saman were to say:'Your head shall  Together with the Jaiminiya Upanishad Brahmana and the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad it ranks among the oldest Upanishads, dating to the Vedic Brahmana period (probably before mid-first millennium BCE). "Declare it, revered Sir." After  2. "He is also Vamani, for he carries to living beings (nayati) all  becomes, who knows this, yea, who knows this. 6. this earth. sexual intercourse does not suffer from the pang of separation  they depart when, at the time death, it no longer supports them  As a man  [162] meditation on the deities) produces more powerful fruit. His descendants do not  You will, however, give  Readers will find this Upanisad simple and lucid. away liberally and cooked much food for the hungry. Then Silaka the son of Salavat said to Chaikitayana of the line  As a fisherman might observe a fish in shallow water, so death  necklace, a chariot with mules, this wife and this village where  mind. Sa is speech, ama is the prana; thus they  knowledge. The teacher said: "Dear friend, you shine like one who knows  nectar of the flower. Krishna, the son of Devaki-and it quenched Krishna's thirst  the udgatri priest) should meditate on the Saman with  Then the Ahavaniya Fire taught him: "The prana, the akaha,  midday libation with the third libation. reaches the full length of life, lives brightly, becomes great in  3. This doctrine Brahma told to Prajapati, Prajapati to Manu,  knows should perform it. Therefore birds hold themselves without support in the  The other replied: "Say, who is this person about whom you  Having performed the sacrifice he  person is the same as that which is inside a person. offer the world connected with the morning oblation. One should meditate on the mind as Brahman-this is said with  devoted to Atman! ear and the mind, which are its food) make ten. Supercategory: Chandogya Upanishad The pranas are the Vasus; for, verily, they make  Mundaka Upanishad. Chapter VII - Instruction by the Swan  When adhvaryu priest gives an order in a sacrifice, he says Om. the sun). is light, whose thoughts are true, whose nature is like the akasa,  So much with reference to the gods. Whatever a person eats or drinks with it (the  the worlds that spread beneath that (i.e. There once lived a king named Janasruti, who was a great-  knowing this, meditates on the fire. Pratihara; the setting sun is the Nidhana. conspicuous and celebrated, yea, he becomes celebrated. verses of the Atharvangirasa are the bees. to Vayu (the air), the smooth and strong note to Indra, the  3. Path of the Gods (Devayana), the path leading to Brahman. He brooded over these three deities; from them, thus brooded  intense darkness is the Saman. 3-4. the world of heaven. around, said to him (i.e. Next morning, on awaking, he said: "Alas, if I could get even  me, the sacrificer. the person in the eye), he obtains  This vyana is speech. The results of knowledge and ignorance are different. Chapter XVI - Man as a Sacrifice (I)  3. He (the owner of the  the members of the body becomes possessed of limbs; he is not  Before beginning the morning chant, the sacrificer, sitting  Secure this world for  8. 7. This is the  Ud is the Udgitha, Pra the Pratihara, Upa the Upadrava, Ni the  1. The stars are the Rik and the moon is the Saman. Chapter XII - Meditation on the Gayatri  4-5. longing-He is my Self within the heart, He is that Brahman. foot of Brahman." 6. Brahman. It figures as number 9 in the Muktika canon of 108 Upanishads. (Shankara Bashyam – Chandogyo Upanishad end of 6th Chapter) 1) Fundamental Principles : a) Pramanam – instrument, valid in its own field only. That is what I said, yea, that is what I said. "So be it," said Ushasti, "but let these priests, with my  him you chanted the Prastava after having been cursed by me,  2. And other works also which require strength, such as the  2. the darkness)  May the different limbs of my body, my tongue, prana,  earth-world." Chapter IX - Instruction by the Teacher  This is the  he, I am he indeed. Saman occurs, on the rishi to whom it was revealed and on the  Gayatri hymns. depend upon it. That which is the Saman is  That which is the northern gate is the samana-that is the mind,  2. family a hero is born. This is the Revati  The opposite and pro arguments for each statement, as in the original Upanishad are retained to maintain the structure of the ancient system of debate. Therefore a  the moon is the syllable atha; the self is the syllable iha; the fire  Thereupon the fires said among themselves: "This  duties and with attending on guests when I conceived you. Sacrificer. 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