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________________ I PRAPATHAKA, 6 KHANDA, 8. 13 Sa is this earth, ama is fire, and that makes'. Sama. 2. The Rik is the sky, the Saman air. This Sâman (air) rests on that Rik (sky). Therefore the Sâman is sung as resting on the Rik. Sa is the sky, ama the air, and that makes Sâma. 3. Rik is heaven, Saman the sun. This Saman (sun) rests on that Rik (heaven). Therefore the Saman is sung as resting on the Rik. Så is heaven, ama the sun, and that makes Sama. 4. Rik is the stars, Sâman the moon. This Saman (moon) rests on that Rik (stars). Therefore the Sâman is sung as resting on the Rik. Så is the stars, a ma the moon, and that makes Sâma. 5. Rik is the white light of the sun, Saman the blue exceeding darkness' in the sun). This Sâman (darkness) rests on that Rik (brightness). Therefore the Saman is sung as resting on the Rik. 6. Sa is the white light of the sun, ama the blue exceeding darkness, and that makes Sâma. Now that golden a person, who is seen within the sun, with golden beard and golden hair, golden altogether to the very tips of his nails, 7. Whose eyes are like blue lotus's 3, his name is ut, for he has risen (udita) above all evil. He also who knows this, rises above all evil. 8. Rik and Saman are his joints, and therefore he is udgftha. And therefore he who praises him The darkness which is seen by those who can concentrate their sight on the sun. * Bright as gold. 3 The colour of the lotus is described by a comparison with the Kapyâsa, the seat of the monkey (kapiprishthânto yena upavisati). It was probably a botanical name. Digitized by Google
SR No.007670
Book TitleUpnishad
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorMax Muller
PublisherOxford
Publication Year1879
Total Pages1835
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English
File Size35 MB
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