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KHÂNDOGYA-UPANISHAD.
NINETEENTH KHANDA. 1. The hinkâra is hair, the prastava skin, the udgitha flesh, the pratihâra bone, the nidhana marrow. That is the Yagñayagñlya Sâman, as interwoven in the members of the body.
2. He who thus knows the Yagñayagñiya, as interwoven in the members of the body, becomes possessed of strong limbs, he is not crippled in any limb, he reaches the full life, he lives long, becomes great with children and cattle, great by fame. His rule is, 'Do not eat marrow for a year,' or 'Do not eat marrow at all.'
TWENTIETH KHANDA. 1. The hinkâra is fire, the prastava air, the udgitha the sun, the pratihara the stars, the nidhana the moon. That is the Râgana Sâman, as interwoven in the deities.
2. He who thus knows the Rågana, as interwoven in the deities, obtains the same world, the same happiness, the same company as the gods, he reaches the full life, he lives long, becomes great with children and cattle, great by fame. His rule is, 'Do not speak evil of the Brâhmanas.'
TWENTY-FIRST KHANDA. 1. The hinkâra is the threefold knowledge, the prastáva these three worlds, the udgitha Agni (fire), Vayu (air), and Åditya (sun), the pratihâra the stars, the birds, and the rays, the nidhana the serpents, Gandharvas, and fathers. That is the Sâman, as interwoven in everything.
2. He who thus knows this Saman, as interwoven in everything, he becomes everything.
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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 |