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III VALLI, 5 ANUVÂKA.
THIRD ANUVÂKA. He perceived that breath 1 is Brahman, for from breath these beings are born; by breath, when born, they live; into breath they enter at their death.
Having perceived this, he went again to his father Varuna, saying : 'Sir, teach me Brahman.' He said to him: Try to know Brahman by penance, for penance is (the means of knowing) Brahman.
He performed penance. Having performed penance
Fourth ANUVÂKA. He perceived that mind (manas) is Brahman, for from mind these beings are born; by mind, when I born, they live; into mind they enter at their death.
Having perceived this, he went again to his father Varuna, saying: 'Sir, teach me Brahman.' He said to him: ‘Try to know Brahman by penance, for penance is (the means of knowing) Brahman.'
He performed penance. Having performed penance
FIFTH Anuvâka. He perceived that understanding (vigñâna) was Brahman, for from understanding these beings are born; by understanding, when born, they live; into understanding they enter at their death.
Having perceived this, he went again to his father . Varuna, saying: 'Sir, teach me Brahman. He said to him: "Try to know Brahman by penance, for penance is (the means of knowing) Brahman.'
1 Or life; see Brih. Âr. Up. IV, 1, 3. [15]
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