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KAUSHITAKI-UPANISHAD.
meditates on him thus, he becomes the self of these.'
19. After this Bâlâki became silent. Agâtasatru said to him: Thus far only (do you know), O Bâlâki ?' Thus far only,' replied Bâlâki.
Then Agâtasatru said to him: 'Vainly did you challenge me, saying: 'Shall I tell you Brahman? O Bâlâki, he who is the maker of those persons (whom you mentioned), he of whom all this is the work, he alone is to be known.'
Thereupon Bâlâki came, carrying fuel in his hand, saying : May I come to you as a pupil ?' Agâtasatru said to him: 'I deem it improper that a Kshatriya should initiate a Brâhmana. Come, I shall make you know clearly. Then taking him by the hand, he went forth. And the two together came to a person who was asleep. And Agåtasatru called him, saying: “Thou great one, clad in white raiment, Soma, King ?' But he remained lying. Then he pushed him with a stick, and he rose at once. Then said Agâta satru to him: 'Balâki, where did this person here sleep? Where was he? Whence came he thus back?' Balaki did not know.
20. And Agâtasatru said to him: 'Where this person here slept, where he was, whence he thus came back, is this: The arteries of the heart called Hita extend from the heart of the person towards the surrounding body. Small as a hair divided a thousand times, they stand full of a thin fluid of various colours, white, black, yellow, red. In these the person is when sleeping he sees no dream.
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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 |