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ISAVASYA UPANISHAD
MANTRA SIXTEEN
pusannekarse yama surya prajapatya vyuha rasmin samuha tejah yat te rupam kalyanatamam tat te pasyami ||16||
O nourisher, the logos of the beginning, controller of death and life, judge of man, born of Prajapati, cast away thy rays, gather them up and give up thy radiating brilliance, so that I may see the radiant person of Isa who is immanent within me.
O Pushan, only seer, Yama (judge), Surya (sun), son of Pragapati, spread thy rays and gather them! The light which is thy fairest form, I see it. I am what He is (viz. the person in the sun).(trans. Max Muller)
MANTRA SEVENTEEN
vayur anilam amrtam athedam bhasmantam sariram om krato smara krtam smara krato smara krtam smara
Let my breath now attain the immortal; then let this body be reduced to ashes. O Lord, remember - remember that which has been done, O Lord, remember - remember that which has been done for you.
Breath to air, and to the immortal! Then this my body ends in ashes. Om! Mind, remember! Remember thy deeds! Mind, remember! Remember thy deeds! (trans. Max Muller)
MANTRA EIGHTEEN
agne naya supatha raye asman visvani deva vayunani vidvan yuyodhy asmaj juhuranam eno bhuyistham te nama uktim vidhema
Lord of all creations, lead us through the fire by the right path. You know, O God, all our deeds. Destroy our sin of deceit. Liberate us from our deceitful sins. We offer thee our praise.
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