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KHÂNDOGYA-UPANISHAD.
great, who knowing this meditates on the fivefold Sâman, which is greater than great, as the pranas (senses).
Eighth KHANDA. 1. Next for the sevenfold Saman. Let a man meditate on the sevenfold Saman in speech. Whenever there is in speech the syllable hun!, that is hinkâra, pra is the prastáva, à is the adi, the first, i. e. Om,
2. Ud is the udgitha, pra the pratihâra, upa the upadrava, ni the nidhana.
3. Speech yields the milk, which is the milk of speech itself, to him who knowing this meditates on the sevenfold Sâman in speech. He becomes rich in food, and able to eat food.
NINTH KUANDA. 1. Let a man meditate on the sevenfold Saman as the sun. The sun is Sâman, because he is always the same (sama); he is Saman because he is the same, everybody thinking he looks towards me, he looks towards me.
2. Let him know that all beings are dependent on him (the sun). What he is before his rising, that is the hinkâra. On it animals are dependent. Therefore animals say hin (before sunrise), for they share the hinkâra of that Saman (the sun).
3. What he is when first risen, that is the prastava. On it men are dependent. Therefore men love praise (prastuti) and celebrity, for they share the prastâva of that Sâman.
· These are again the stobhåksharas, or musical syllables used in the performance of the Såman hymns ; see p. 22.
Cf. Kh. Up. II, 2, 2. Comm.
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| SR No. | 007670 |
| Book Title | Upnishad |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Max Muller |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1879 |
| Total Pages | 1835 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 35 MB |