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________________ 111 ARANYAKA, 2 ADHYÂYA, 6 KHANDA, 8. 265 2. Pragàpati, the year, after having sent forth all creatures, burst. He put himself together again by means of khandas (Vedas). Because he put himself together again by means of khandas, therefore (the text of the Veda) is called Samhitâ (put together). 3. Of that Samhita the letter n is the strength, the letter sh the breath and self (âtman). 4. He who knows the Rik verses and the letters n and sh for every Samhità, he knows the Samhita with strength and breath. Let him know that this is the life of the Samhita. 5. If the pupil asks, 'Shall I say it with the letter n or without it?' let the teacher say, 'With the letter n. And if he asks, 'Shall I say it with the letter sh or without it?' let the teacher say, • With the letter sh 1.' 6. Hrasva Måndakeya said: 'If we here recite the verses according to the Samhità (attending to the necessary changes of n and s into n and sh ), and if we say the adhyâya of Mânddkeya (Ait. År. III, 1), then the letters. n and sh (strength and breath) have by this been obtained for us.' 7. Sthavira Såkalya said: 'If we recite the verses according to the Samhità, and if we say the adhyâya of Mandukeya, then the letters n and sh have by this been obtained for us.' 8. Here the Rishis, the Kâvasheyas 3, knowing 1 The letters n and sh refer most likely to the rules of natva and shatva, i.e. the changing of n and s into n and sh. * If we know whenever n and s should be changed to n and sh in the Samhita. • The Kâvasheyas said that, after they had arrived at the bighest knowledge of Brahman (through the various forms of meditation and worship that lead to it and that have been described in the Upanishad) no further meditation and no further sacrifice could be 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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