Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (with commentary) · Chapter 2.5

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kathaṃ tarhi pretya saṃjñā nāstītyucyate /
śṛṇu /
yatra yasminnavidyākalpite kāryakaraṇasaṃghātopādhijanite viśeṣātmani khilyabhāve hi yasmādaddvaitamiva pāramārthato 'dvaite brahmaṇi dvaitamiva bhinnamiva vastvantaramātmana upalakṣyate /
nanu dvaitenopamīyamānatvāddvaitasya pāramārthikatvamiti /
na /
'vācā'rambhaṇaṃ vikāro nāmadheyami'ti śrutyantarā 'dekamevā'dvitīyamātmaivedaṃ sarvāmiti ca /
tattatra yasmāddvaitamiva tasmādevetaro 'sau paramātmanaḥ khilyabhūta ātmāparamārthaścandroderivodakacandrādipratibimba itaro ghrātetareṇa dhrāṇenetaraṃ ghrātavyaṃ jighrati /
itara itaramiti kārakapradarśanārthaṃ jighratīti kriyāphalayorabhidhānam /
yathā chinttīti yathodyamyodyamya nipātanaṃ chedasya ca dvaidhībhāva ubhayaṃ chinattītyekenaiva śabdenābhidhīyate kriyāvasānatvātkriyāvyatirekeṇa ca tatphalasyānupalambhāt /
itaro ghrāṇetareṇa ghrāṇenetaraṃ ghratavyaṃ jighrati tathā sarvaṃ pūrvavadvijānāti /
iyamavidyāvadavasthā /
yatra tu brahmavidyayāvidyā nāśamupagamitā tatrā'tmavyatirekeṇānyasyābhāvaḥ /
yatra vā asya brahmavidaḥ sarvaṃ nāmarūpādyātmanyeva pravilāpitamātmaiva saṃvṛttaṃ yatraivamātmaivābhūttatra kena karaṇena kaṃ dhrātavyaṃ ko jighrettathā paśyodvijānīyāt /
sarvatra hi kārakasādhyā kriyā /
ataḥ kārakābhāve 'nupapattiḥ kriyāyāḥ kriyābhāve ca phalābhāvaḥ /
tasmādavidyāyāmeva satyāṃ kriyākārakaphalavyavahāro na brahmavidaḥ /
ātmatvādeva sarvasya nā'tmavyatirekeṇa kārakaṃ kriyāphalaṃ vāsti /
nacānātmā sansarvamātmaiva bhavati kasyacit /
tasmādavidyayaivānāttmatvaṃ parikalpitaṃ na tu paramārthata ātmavyatirekeṇāsti kiñcit /
tasmātparamārthātmaikatvapratyaye kriyākārakaphalapratyayānupapattiḥ /
ato virodhādbrahmavidaḥ kriyāṇāṃ tatsādhanānāṃ cāntyantameva nivṛttiḥ /
kena kimiti kṣepārthaṃ vacanaṃ prakārāntarānupapattidarśanārtham /
kenacidapi prakāreṇa kriyākaraṇādikārakānupapatteḥ /
kenatcitkañcitkāścitkathaṃ cinna jivredevetyarthaḥ /
yatrāpyavidyāvasthāyāmanyo 'nyaṃ paśyati tatrāpi yenedaṃ sarvaṃ vijānāti taṃ kena vijānīyādyena vijānāti tasya karaṇasya
vijñeye viniyuktatvāt /
jñātuśva jñeya eva hi jijñāsā nā'tmani /
na cāgnerivā'tmā'tmano viṣayo na cāviṣaye jñāturjñānamupapadyate /
tasmādyenedaṃ vijānāti taṃ vijñātāraṃ kena karaṇena ko vānyo vijānīyāt /
yadā tu punaḥ paramārthavivekino brahmavido vijñātaiva kevalo 'dvayo vartate taṃ vijñātāramare kena vijānīyāditi //4//
iti bṛhadāraṇyakopaniṣadbhāṣye dvitīyādhyāyasya caturthaṃ brāhmaṇam //4//
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yatkevalaṃ karmanirapekṣamamṛtavasādhanaṃ tadvaktavyamiti maitreyībrāhmaṇamārabdham /
taccā'tmajñānaṃ savaṃsanyāsāṅgaviśiṣṭam /
ātmani ca vijñāte sarvamidaṃ vijñātaṃ bhavati /
ātmā ca priyaḥ sarvasmāt /
tasmādātmā draṣṭavyaḥ sa ca śrotavyo mantavyo nididhyāstavya iti ca darśanaprakārā uktāḥ /
tatra śrotavya ācāryāgamābhyām /
mantavyastarkataḥ /
tatra ca tarka ukta ātmaivedaṃ sarvamiti pratijñātasya hetuvacanamātmaikasāmānyatvamātmaikodbhavatvamātmaikapralayatvaṃ ca /
tatrāyaṃ heturasiddha ityāśaṅkyata ātmaikasāmānyodbhavapralayākhyastadāśaṅkānivṛtyarthametadbrāhmaṇamārabhyate /
yasmātparasparopakāryopakārakabhūtaṃ jagatsarvaṃ pṛthivyādi /
yacca loke parasparakāryopakārakabhūtaṃ tadekakāraṇapūrvakamekasāmānyātmakamekapralayaṃ ca dṛṣṭam /
tasmādidamapi pṛthivyādilakṣaṇaṃ jagatparasparopakāryopakārakatvāttathābhūtaṃ bhavitumarhati /
eṣa hyartho 'sminbrāhmaṇeprakāśyate /
athavā'tmaivedaṃ sarvamiti pratijñātasyā'tmotpattisthitilayatvaṃ kriyate /
tathā hi naiyāyikairuktaṃ hetvapadeśātpratijñāyāḥ punarvacanaṃ nigamanamiti /
anyairvyākhyātamā dundubhidṛṣṭāntācchrotavyārthamāgamavacanaṃ prāṅbhadhuvrahmaṇānmantavyārthamupapattipradarśanena madhubrāhmaṇena tu nididhyāsanavidhirucyata iti /
sarvathāpi tu yathā'gamenāvadhāritaṃ tarkatastathaiva mantavyam /
yathā tarkato matasya tarkāgamābhyāṃ niścitasya tathaiva nididhyāsanaṃ kriyata iti pṛthaṅnididhyāsanavidhiranarthaka eva /
tasmātpṛthakprakaraṇavibhāgo 'narthaka ityasmadabhiprāyaḥ śravaṇamanananididhyāsanānāmiti /
sarvathāpi tvadhyāyadvayasyārtho 'sminbrāhmaṇa upasaṃhriyate /
iyaṃ pṛthivī sarveṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ madhu |
asyai pṛthivyai sarvāṇi bhūtāni madhu |
yaś cāyam asyāṃ pṛthivyāṃ tejomayo 'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo yas cāyam adhyātmaṃ śārīras tejomayo 'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo 'yam eva sa yo 'yam ātmā |
idam amṛtam idaṃ brahmedaṃ sarvam

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iyaṃ pṛthivī prasiddhā sarveṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ madhu sarveṣāṃ brahmādistambaparyantānāṃ bhūtānāṃ prāṇināṃ madhu kāryaṃ madhviva madhu yathaiko madhvapūpo 'nekairmadhukarairnirvartita evamiyaṃ pṛthivī sarvabhūtanirvartitā /
tathā sarvāṇi bhūtāni pṛthivyai pṛthivyā asyā madhu kāryam /
kiñca yaśvāyaṃ puruṣo 'syāṃ pṛthivyāṃ tejomayaśvinmātraprakāśamayo 'mṛtamayo 'maraṇadharmā puruṣo yaścāyamadhyātmaṃ śārīraḥ śarīre bhavaḥ pūrvavattejomayo 'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣaḥ /
sa ca liṅgābhimānī /
sa ca sarveṣāṃ bhūtānāmupakārakaraṇatvena madhu /
sarvāṇi ca bhūtānyasya madhu /
caśabdasāmarthyāt /
evametaccatuṣṭayaṃ tāvadekaṃ sarvabhūtakāryaṃ sarvāṇi ca bhūtānyasya kāryam ato 'syaikakāraṇapūrvakatā /
yasmādekasmātkāraṇādetajjātaṃ tadevaikaṃ paramārthato brahmetaratkāryaṃ vācā'rambhaṇaṃ vikāro nāmadheyamātramityeṣamadhuparyāyāṇāṃ sarveṣāmarthaḥ saṃkṣepataḥ /
ayameva sa yo 'yaṃ pratijñāta idaṃ sarvaṃ yadayamātmeti /
idamamṛtaṃ yanmaitreyyā amṛtatvasādhanamuktamātmavijñānamidaṃ tadamṛtam /
idaṃ brahma yadbrahmā te bravāṇi jñapayiṣyāmītyadhyāyādau prakṛtaṃ yadviṣayā ca vidyā brahmavidyetyucyata idaṃ sarvaṃ yasmādbrahmaṇo vijñānātsarvaṃ bhavati //1//
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imā āpaḥ sarveṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ madhu |
āsām apāṃ sarvāṇi bhūtāni madhu |
yaś cāyam āsv apsu tejomayo 'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo yaś cāyam adhyātmaṃ raitasas tejomayo 'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo 'yam eva sa yo 'yam ātmā |
idam amṛtam idaṃ brahmedaṃ sarvam

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tathā'paḥ /
adhyātmaṃ retasyapāṃ viśeṣato 'vasthānam //2//
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ayam agniḥ sarveṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ madhu |
asyāgneḥ sarvāṇi bhūtāni madhu |
yaś cāyam asminn agnau tejomayo 'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo yaś cāyam adhyātmaṃ vāṅmayas tejomayo 'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo 'yam eva sa yo 'yam ātmā |
idam amṛtam idaṃ brahmedaṃ sarvam

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tathāgniḥ vācyagnerviśeṣato 'vasthānam //3//
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ayaṃ vāyuḥ sarveṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ madhu |
asya vāyoḥ sarvāṇi bhūtāni madhu |
yaś cāyam asmin vāyau tejomayo 'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo yaś cāyam adhyātmaṃ prāṇas tejomayo 'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo yam eva sa yo 'yam ātmā |
idaṃ amṛtam idaṃ brahmedaṃ sarvam

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tathā vāyuḥ /
adhyātmaṃ prāṇo bhūtānāṃ śarīrārambhakatvenopakārānmadhutvaṃ tadantargatānāṃ tejomayādīnāṃ karaṇatvenopakārānmadhutvam /
tathā coktaṃ"tasyaiva vācaḥ pṛthivī śarīraṃ jyotīrūpamayamagniḥ"iti //4//
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ayam ādityaḥ sarveṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ madhu |
asyādityasya sarvāṇi bhūtāni madhu |
yaś cāyam asminn āditye tejomayo 'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo yaś cāyam adhyātmaṃ cākṣuṣas tejomayo 'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo 'yam eva sa yo 'yam ātmā |
idam amṛtam idaṃ brahmedaṃ sarvam

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tathā'dityo madhu /
cākṣuṣo 'dhyātmam //5//
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imā diśaḥ sarveṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ madhu |
āsāṃ diśāṃ sarvāṇi bhūtāni madhu |
yaś cāyam āsu dikṣu tejomayo 'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo yaś cāyam adhyātmaṃ śrautraḥ prātiśrutkas tejomayo 'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo 'yam eva sa yo 'yam ātmā |
idam amṛtam idaṃ brahmedaṃ sarvam

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tathā diśo madhu /
diśāṃ yadyapi śrotramadhyātmaṃ śabdapratiśravaṇavelāyāṃ tu viśeṣataḥ saṃnihito bhavatītyadhyātmaṃ prātiśrutkaḥ pratiśrutkāyāṃ pratiśravaṇavelāyāṃ bhavaḥ prātiśrutkaḥ //6//
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ayaṃ candraḥ sarveṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ madhv |
asya candrasya sarvāṇi bhūtāni madhu |
yaś cāyam asmin candre tejomayo 'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo yaś cāyam adhyātmaṃ mānasas tejomayo 'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo 'yam eva sa yo 'yam ātmedam amṛtam |
idaṃ brahmedaṃ sarvam

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tathā candraḥ /
adhyātmaṃ mānasaḥ //7//
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iyaṃ vidyut sarveṣāṃ bhūtānaṃ madhu |
asyai vidyutaḥ sarvāṇi bhūtāni madhu |
yaś cāyam asyāṃ vidyuti tejomayo 'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo yaś cāyam adhyātmaṃ taijasas tejomayo 'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo 'yam eva sa yo 'yam ātmā |
idam amṛtam idaṃ brahmedaṃ sarvam

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tathā vidyut /
tvaktejasi bhavastaijaso 'dhyātmam //8//
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ayaṃ stanayitnuḥ sarveṣāṃ bhutānāṃ madhu |
asya stanayitnoḥ sarvāṇi bhūtāni madhu |
yaś cāyam asminstanayitnau tejomayo 'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo yaś cāyam adhyātmaṃ śābdaḥ sauvaras tejomayo 'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo 'yam eva sa yo 'yam ātmā |
idam amṛtam idaṃ brahmedaṃ sarvam

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tathā stanayitnaḥ /
śabde bhavaḥ śābdo 'dhyātmaṃ yadyapi tathāpi svare viśeṣato bhavatīti sauvaro 'dhyātmam //9//
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ayam ākāśaḥ sarveṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ madhu |
asyākāśasya sarvāṇi bhūtāni madhu |
yaś cāyam asminn ākāśe tejomayo 'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo yaś cāyam adhyātmaṃ hṛdy ākāśas tejomayo 'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo 'yam eva sa yo 'yam ātmā |
idam amṛtam idaṃ brahmedaṃ sarvam

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tathā'kāśaḥ /
adhyātmaṃ hyadyākāśaḥ //10//
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ayaṃ dharmaḥ sarveṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ madhu |
asya dharmasya sarvāṇi bhūtāni madhu |
yaś cāyam asmin dharme tejomayo 'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo yaś cāyam adhyātmaṃ dhārmas tejomayo 'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo 'yam eva sa yo 'yam ātmā |
idam amṛtam idaṃ brahmedaṃ sarvam

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ayaṃ dharmo 'yamityapratyakṣo 'pi dharmaḥ kāryeṇa tatprayuktena pratyakṣeṇa vyapadiśyate 'yaṃ dharma iti pratyakṣavat /
dharmaśca vyākhyātaḥ śrutismṛtilakṣaṇaḥ kṣatrādīnāmapi niyantā jagato vaicitryakṛtpṛthivyādīnāṃ pariṇāmahetutvātprāṇibhiranuṣṭhīyamānarūpaśca /
tena cāyaṃ dharma iti pratyakṣeṇa vyapadeśaḥ /
satyadharmayoścābhedena nirdeśaḥ kṛtaḥ śāsrācāralakṣaṇayoridda(? ) tu bhedena vyapadeśa ekatve satyapi /
dṛṣṭādṛṣṭabhedarūpeṇa kāryārambhakatvāt /
yastvadṛṣṭo 'pūrvākhyo dharmaḥ sa sāmānyaviśeṣātmanādṛṣṭena rūpeṇa kāryamārabhate sāmānyarūpeṇa pṛthivyādīnāṃ prayoktā bhavati viśeṣarūpeṇa cādhyātmaṃ kāryakaraṇasaṃghātasya /
tatra pṛthivyādīnāṃ prayoktari yaścāyamasmindharme tejomayastathādhyātmaṃ kāryakaraṇasaṃghātakartari dharme bhavo dhārmaḥ //11//
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idaṃ satyaṃ sarveṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ madhu |
asya satyasya sarvāṇi bhūtāni madhu |
yaś cāyam asmin satye tejomayo 'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo yaś cāyam adhyātmaṃ sātyas tejomayo 'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo 'yam eva sa yo 'yam ātmā |
idam amṛtam idaṃ brahmedaṃ sarvam

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tathā dṛṣṭenānuṣṭhīyamānenā'cārarūpeṇa satyākhyo bhavati sa eva dharmaḥ so 'pi dviprakāra eva sāmānyaviśeṣātmarūpeṇa /
sāmānyarūpaḥ pṛthivyādisamaveto viśeṣarūpaḥ kāryakaraṇasaṃghātasamaveta /
tatra pṛthivyādisamavete vartamānakriyārūpe satye tathādhyātmaṃ kāryakaraṇasaṃghātasa mavete satye bhavaḥ satyaḥ /
satyena vāyurāvātīti śrutyantarāt //12//
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idaṃ mānuṣaṃ sarveṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ madhu |
asya mānuṣasya sarvāṇi bhūtāni madhu |
yaś cāyam asmin mānuṣe tejomayo 'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo yaś cāyam adhyātmaṃ mānuṣas tejomayo 'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo 'yam eva sa yo 'yam ātmā |
idam amṛtam idaṃ brahmedaṃ sarvam

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dharmasatyābhyāṃ prayukto 'yaṃ kāryakaraṇasaṃghātaviśeṣaḥ sa yena jātiviśeṣeṣa saṃyukto bhavati /
sa jātiviśeṣo mānuṣādiḥ /
tatra mānuṣādijātiviśiṣṭā eva sarve prāṇinikāyāḥ parasparopakāryopakārakabhāvena vartamānā dṛśyante /
ato mānuṣādijātirapi sarveṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ madhu /
tatra mānuṣādijātirapi bāhyā'dhyātmikī cetyubhayathā nirdeśabhāgbhavati //13//
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ayam ātmā sarveṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ madhu |
asyātmanaḥ sarvāṇi bhūtāni madhu |
yaś cāyam asminn ātmani tejomayo 'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo yaś cāyam ātmā tejomayo 'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo 'yam eva sa yo 'yam ātmā |
idam amṛtam idaṃ brahmedaṃ sarvam

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yastu kāryakaraṇasaṃghāto mānuṣādijātiviśiṣṭaḥ so 'yamātmā sarveṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ madhu /
nanvayaṃ śārīraśabdena nirdiṣṭaḥ pṛthivīparyāya eva /
na /
pārthivāṃśasyaiva tatra grahaṇāt /
idaṃ tu sarvātmā pratyastamitādhyātmādhibhūtādisarvaviśeṣaḥ sarvabhūtadevatāgaṇaviśiṣṭaḥ kāryakaraṇasaṃghātaḥ so 'yamātmetyucyate /
tasminnasminnātmani tejomayo 'mṛtamayaḥ puruṣo 'yamūrtarasaḥ sarvātmako nirdiśyate /
ekadeśena tu pṛthivyādiṣu nirdiṣṭo 'trādhyātmaviśeṣābhāvātsa na nirdiśyate /
yastu pariśiṣṭo vijñānamayo yadartho 'yaṃ dehaliṅgasaṃghāta ātmā sa yaścāyamātmetyucyate //14//
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sa vā ayam ātmā sarveṣāṃ adhipatiḥ sarveṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ rājā |
tad yathā rathanābhau ca rathanemau cārāḥ sarve samarpitāḥ |
evam evāsminn ātmani sarvāṇi bhūtāni sarve devāḥ sarve lokāḥ sarve prāṇāḥ sarva eta ātmānaḥ samarpitāḥ

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yasminnātmani pariśiṣṭo vijñānamayo 'mātmā /
tasminnavidyākṛtakāryakaraṇasaṅghātopadhiviśiṣṭe brahmavidyāyā paramārthātmani praveśite, sa evamuttko 'nantaro 'bāhyaḥ kṛtastraḥ prajñānaghanabhūtaḥ sarveṣāṃ bhūtānāmayamātmā sarvairūpāsyaḥ sarveṣāṃ bhūtānāmadhipatiḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ svatantro na kumāramātyavat, kiṃ tarhi? sarveṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ rājā /
rājatvaviśeṣaṇamadhipatiriti;bhavati kaścidrājocitaṣṭattimāśritya rājā, na tvadhipatiḥ, ato viśinaṣṭyadhipatiriti /
evaṃ sarvabhūtātmā vidvān brahmavinmuttko bhavati /
yaduttkam 'brahmavidyayā sarvaṃ bhaviṣyanto manuṣyā manyante kimu tadbrahmāvedyasmāttatsarvamabhavat'itīdaṃ tad vyākhyātam /
evamātmānabheva sarvātmatvena ācāryagamābhyāṃ śrutvā, matvā tarkato vijñāya sākṣādevaṃ yathā madhubrāhmaṇe darśitaṃ tathā, tasmādbrahmavijñānādevaṃlakṣaṇāt pūrvamapibrahemaiva sadavidyayā abrahmāsīt, sarvabheva ca sadasarvamāsīt tāntvavidyāmasmādvijñanāttiraskṛtya brahmavidbrahmaiva san brahmābhavat sarvaḥ sa sarvamabhavat /
parisamāptaḥ śāstrārtho yadarthaḥ prastutaḥ /
tasminnetasmin sarvātmabhūte brahmavidi sarvātmani sarvaṃ jagat samarpitamityetasminnarthe dṛṣṭānta upādīyate-tadyathā rathanābhau ca rathenemau cārāḥ sarve samarpitā iti prasidvor'thaḥ, evamevāsminnātmani paramātmabhūte brahmavidi sarvāṇi bhūtāni brahmādistambaryantāni, sarve devā agnyādayaḥ, sarve lokā
bhūrādayaḥ, sarve praṇā vāgādayaḥ, sarva eta ātmāno jalacandravat pratiśarīrānupraveśino 'vidyākalpitāḥ, sarvaṃ jagadasmin samarpitam /
yaduttkaṃ brahmavidvāmadevaḥ pratipede-'ahaṃ manurabhavaṃ sūryaśca'iti, sa eṣa sarvātmabhāvo vyākhyātaḥ /
sa eṣa vidvān brahmavit sarvopādhiḥ sarvātmā sarvo bhavati /
nirupādhirnirupākhyaḥ anantaro 'bāhyaḥ kṛtsnaḥ prajñānaghano 'jājaro 'mṛtobhayo 'calo neti netyasthūlo 'naṇurityevaṃviśeṣaṇo bhavati /
tametamarthamajānantastārkikāḥ kecit paṇḍitaṃmanyāścāgamavidaḥ śāstrārtha virudvaṃ manyamānā vikalpayanto mohamagādhamupayānti /
tametamarthametau manetrāvanuvadataḥ--"anejadekaṃ manaso javīyaḥ" "tadejati tannaijati"iti /
tathā ca taittirīyake--"yasmātparaṃ nāpāramasti kiñcat""etatsāma gāyannāste" "ahamannamahamannamahamannam"ityādi /
tathā ca cchāndogye"jakṣat krīḍanramamāṇaḥ" "sayadi pitṛlokakāmaḥ" "sarvagandhaḥ sarvarasaḥ"ityādi /
āyarvaṇe ca"sarvajñaḥ sarvavit""dūrāta sudūre tadihāntike ca /
"kaṭhavallīṣvapi"aṇoraṇīyān mahato mahīyān" "kastaṃ madāmadaṃ devam" "tadvāvato 'nyānatyeti tiṣṭhat"iti ca /
tathā gītāsu"ahaṃ kraturahaṃ yajñaḥ" "pitāhamasya jagataḥ" "nādatte kasyacit pāpam" "samaṃ sarveṣu bhūteṣu" "avimattkaṃ vibhattkepu" "grasiṣṇu prabhaviṣṇu ca"ityevamādyāgamārtha virudvamiva
pratibhāntaṃ manyamānāḥ svacittasāmarthyādarthanirṇayāya vikalpayantaḥ, astyātmā nāstyātmā kartākartā muttko badvaḥ kṣaṇiko vijñānamātraṃ śūnyaṃ cetyevaṃ vikalpayanto na pāramadhigacchantyavidyāyāḥ, virudvarrmadarśitvāt sarvatra /
tasmāttatra ya eva śrutyācāryadarśitamārgānusāriṇaḥ, ta evāvidyāyāḥ pāramadhigacchanti /
ta eva vāsmānmohasamudrādagādhāduttariṣyanti, netare svavudvikauśalānusāriṇaḥ //15 //
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parisamāptā brahmavidyāmṛtatvasādhanābhūtā, yāṃ maitreyī pṛṣṭavatī bhartāram 'yadeva bhagavānamṛtatvasādhanaṃ veda tadeva me brūhi'iti /
etasyā brahmavidyāyāḥ stutyartheyamākhyāyikāyāḥ saṅkṣepator'thaprakāśanārthāvetau mantrau bhavataḥ /
evaṃ hi mantrabrāhmaṇābhyāṃ stutatvāt amṛtatvasarvaprāptisādhanatvaṃ brahmavidyāyāḥ prakaṭīkṛtaṃ rājamārga mupanītaṃ bhavati--yathāditya udyañchalārvaraṃ tamo 'panayatīti tadvat /
api caivaṃ stutā brahmavidyāyā indrarakṣitā sā duṣprāpyā devairapi;.smādaścibhyāmapidevabhipagbhyāmindrarakṣitā vidyā mahatāyāsena prāptā /
brāhmaṇasya śiraśchittvāśvayaṃ śiraḥ pratisandhāya tasminnindreṇacchinne punaḥ svaśira eva pratisandhāya tena brāhmaṇasya svaśirasaivottkāśeṣā brahmavidyā śrutā /
tasmāttataḥ parataraṃ kiñcit puruṣārthasādhanaṃ na bhūtaṃ na bhāvi vā, kuta eva vartamānam, iti nātaḥ parāstutirasti /
api caivaṃ stūyate brahmavidyāsarvapuruṣārthānāṃ karma hi sādhanamiti loke prasidvam /
tacca karma vittasādhyam,
tenāśāpināstyamṛtatvasya /
tadidamamṛtatvaṃ kevalayātmavidyayā karmanirapekṣayā prāpyate;yasmāt karmaprakaraṇe vaktuṃ prāptapi kevalaprakaraṇe, karmaprakaraṇāduttīrta karmaṇā virudvatvāt kevalasaṃnyāsasahitā abhihitā amṛtatvasādhanāya /
tasmānnātaḥ paraṃ puruṣārthasādhanamasti /
api caivaṃ stutā brahmavidyā sarvo hi loko dvandvārāmaḥ"sa vai naiva reme tasmādekākī na ramate"iti śruteḥ /
yājñavalkyo lokasādhāraṇo 'pi sannātmajñānabaladbhāryāputravittādisaṃsāraratiṃ parityajya prajñānatṛpta ātmaratirbabhūva /
api caivaṃ stutā brahmavidyā yasmādyājñavalkyenasaṃsāramārgad vyuttiṣṭhatāpi priyāyai bhāryāyai protyarthameṃvāmihitā,"priyaṃ bhāpasa ehyāḥsva"iti liṅgāt /
tatreyaṃ stutyarthākhyāyiketyavocāma /
kā punaḥ sā ākhyāyikā? ityucyate---
idaṃ vai tan madhu dadhyaṅṅ ātharvaṇo 'śvibhyām uvāca |
tad etad ṛṣiḥ paśyann avocat -- tad vāṃ narā sanaye daṃsa ugram āviṣ kṛṇomi tanyatur na vṛṣṭim |
dadhyaṅ ha yan madhv ātharvaṇo vām aśvasya śīrṣṇā pra yad īm uvāceti

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idamityanantaranirdiṣṭaṃ vyapadiśati, budvau sannihitatvāt /
vaiśabdaḥ smaraṇārthaḥ /
tadityākhyāyikānirvṛttaṃprakaraṇāntarābhihitaṃ parokṣaṃ vaiśabdena smārayanniha vyapadiśati /
yattat pravargyaprakaraṇe mūcitam, nāviṣkṛtaṃ madhu, tadidaṃ madhvihānantaraṃ nirdiṣṭam-'iyaṃ pṛthivī'ityādinā /
kathaṃ tatra prakaraṇānte sūcitam-dadhyaṅ ha vā ābhyāmātharvaṇo madhu nāma brāhmaṇamuvāca /
tadenayoḥ priyaṃ dhāma tadevainayoretenopagacchati /
sa hovācendreṇa vā uttko 'smayetaccedanyasmā anuvrūyāstata eva te śiraśchindyāmiti /
tasmādvai bibhemi, yadvai me sa śiro na chindyāt tadvāmupaneṣya iti /
tau hocaturāvāṃ tvā tasmāt trāsyāvahe iti kathaṃ mā trāsyethe? iti /
yadā nāvupaneṣyase;atha te śiraśchittvā anyatrāhratyopanidhāsyāvaḥ;athāśvasya śira āhratya tatte pratidhāsyāvaḥ;tena nāvanuvakṣyasi /
yadā nāvanuvakṣyasi, atha te tadindraḥ śiraśchetsyati;atha te svaṃ śira āhratya tatte pratidhāsyāva iti /
tatheti tau hopaninye /
tau yadopaninye, athāsya śiracchittvānyatropanidadhutuḥ;athāśvasya śira āhratya tadvāsya pratidadhatuḥ /
tena hābhyāmanuvāca /
sa yadā ābhyāmanuvācāthāsya tadindraḥ śiraściccheda /
athāsya svaṃ śira āhratya tadvāsya pratidadhaturiti /
yāvattu pravargyakarmāṅgabhūtaṃ madhu tāvadeva tatrābhihitam, na tu kakṣyamātmājñānākhyam /
tatra yā ākhyāyikābhihitā seha stutyarthā pradarśyate /
idaṃ vai tanmadhu dadhyaṅṅātharvaṇo 'nena prapañcenāśvibhyāmuvāca /
tadetadṛpiḥ-tadetat karma, śṛpirmantraḥ, paśyannupalabhamānaḥ, avocat-uttkavān /
katham? taddaṃsa iti vyavahitena sambandhaḥ /
daṃsa iti karmaṇo nāmadheyam /
tacca daṃsaḥ kiviśiṣṭam? ugraṃ krūram /
vāṃ yuvayoḥ /
he narā narākārāvaśvinau /
tacca karma kinnimitam? sanaye lābhāya !lāmalubdho hi loke 'pi krūraṃ karmācarati, tathaivaitāvupalabhyete yathā soke /
tadāviḥ prakāśaṃ kṛṇomi karomi yadrahasi bhavadbhayāṃ kṛtam, kimiva? ityucyate--tanyatuḥ parjanyaḥ, na iva /
nakārastūpariṣṭādupacāra upamārthīyo vede, na pratipedhārthaḥ;yathāśvaṃ na /
aśvamiveti yadvat /
tanyaturiva vṛrṣṭi yathā parjanyo vṛrṣṭi prakāśayati stanayitnvādiśabdaiḥ, tadvadahaṃ yuvayoḥ krūraṃ karma āviṣkṛṇomīti sambandhaḥ /
nanvaśvinoḥ stutyarthau kathamimau mantrau syātāṃ nindāvacanau hīmau /
naipa doṣaḥ;stutirevaiṣā, na nindāvacanau /
yasmādīdṛśamapyatikrūraṃ karma kurvatoryuvayorna loma ca mīyata iti /
na cānyatkiñcidvīyata eveti /
stutāvetau bhavataḥ /
nindāṃ praśaṃsāṃ hi laukikāḥ smaranti /
tathā praśaṃsārūpā ca nindā loke prasidvā /
dadhyaṅnāma ātharvaṇaḥ /
hetyanarthako nipātaḥ /
yanmadhukakṣyamātmajñānalakṣaṇamāthavaṇo vāṃ yukābhyāmaśvasya śīrṣṇā śirasā prayat īm uvāca yat provāca madhu /
īmityanarthako nipātaḥ //16//
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idaṃ vai tan madhu dadhyaṅṅ ātharvaṇo 'śvibhyām uvāca |
tad etad ṛṣiḥ paśyann avocat -- ātharvaṇāyāśvinau dadhīce 'śvyaṃ śiraḥ praty airayatam |
sa vāṃ madhu pra vocad ṛtāyan tvāṣṭraṃ yad dasrāv apikakṣyaṃ vām iti

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idaṃ vai tanmadhvityādi pūrvavanmantrāntaradarśanārtham /
tathānyo mantrastāmeva ākhyāyikāmanusaratisma /
ātharvaṇo dadhyaṅnāma, ātharvaṇo 'nyo vidyata ityato viśinaṣṭi dadhyaṅnāmātharvaṇaḥ /
tasmai dadhīca ātharvaṇāya he 'śvināviti mantradṛśo vacanam, aśvyama śvasya svabhūtaṃ śiraḥ, brāhmaṇasya śirasicchinne 'śvasya śiraśchittvedṛśamatikrūraṃ karma kṛtvā aśvayaṃ śiro brāhmaṇaṃ prati erayataṃ gamitavantau yuvām /
sa cātharvaṇo vāṃ yuvābhyāṃ tanmadhu pravocad yat pūrvaṃ pratijñātaṃ vakṣyāmīti /
sa kimarthamevaṃ jīvitasandehamāruhya pravocat? ityucyate /
śṛtāyan yata pūrvaṃ pratijñātaṃ satyaṃ tat paripālayitumicchan /
jīvitādapi hi satyadharmaparipālanā gurutaretyesya liṅgametat /
ki tanmadhu pravocat? ityucyate-tvāṣṭram, tvaṣṭā ādityastasya sambandhi, yajñasya śiraśchinnaṃ tvaṣṭābhavat,
tatpratisandhānārtha pravargya karma /
tatra pravargyakarmāṅgabhūtaṃ yad vijñānaṃ tattvāṣṭraṃ madhu-yajñasya śiraśchedanapratisandhānādiviṣayaṃ darśanaṃ tattvāṣṭraṃ yanmadhu he dastro, dastrāviti parabalānāmupakṣapayitārau śatrūṇāṃ vā
hiṃsitārau, api ca na kevalaṃ tvāṣṭrameva madhu karmasambandhiyuvābhyāmavocat, api ca kakṣyaṃ gopyaṃ rahasyaṃ paramātmasambandhi yad vijñānaṃ madhu madhubrāhmaṇenottkamadhyāyadvayaprakāśitam, tacca vāṃ yuvābhyāṃ pravocadityanuvartate //17//
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idaṃ vai tan madhu dadhyaṅṅ ātharvaṇo 'śvibhyām uvāca |
tad etad ṛṣiḥ paśyann avocat -- puraś cakre dvipadaḥ puraś cakre catuṣpadaḥ |
puraḥ sa pakṣī bhutvā puraḥ puruṣa āviśad iti |
sa vā ayaṃ puruṣaḥ sarvāsu pūrṣu puriśayaḥ |
nainena kiṃ canānāvṛtam |
nainena kiṃ canāsaṃvṛtam

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idaṃ vai tanmadhviti pūrvavat /
uttkau dvau mantrau pravargyasambandhyākhyāyikopasaṃhartārau /
dvayoḥ pravargyakarmārthayoradhyāyayorartha ākhyāyikābhūtābhyāṃ mantrābhyāṃ prakāśitaḥ /
brahmavidyārthayostvadhyāyayorarthauttarābhyāmṛgbhyāṃ prakāśayitavyaḥ, ityataḥ pravartate /
yat kakṣyaṃ ca madhuttkavānātharvaṇo yuvābhyāmityuttkam /
kiṃ punasdanmadhu? ityucyate-
puraścakre puraḥ purāṇi śarīrāṇi yata iyamacyākṛtavyākaraṇaprakriyā sa parameśvaro nāmarūpe avyākrate vyākurvāṇaḥ prathamaṃ bhūrādīṃ llokān sṛṣṭvā cakre kṛtavāna dvipado dvipādapalakṣitāni manuṣyaśarīrāṇi pakṣiśarīrāṇi /
tavā puraḥ śarīrāṇi cakre catuṣpadaścatuṣpādupalakṣitāni paśuśarīrāṇi /
puraḥ purastān sa īśvaraḥ pakṣī liṅgaśarīraṃ bhūtvā puraḥ śarīrāṇipuruṣa āviśadityasyārthamācaṣṭe śrutiḥ-sa vā ayaṃ puruṣaḥ sarvāsuyūrṣu sarvaśarīreṣu puriśayaḥ, puriśeta iti puriśayaḥ san puruṣa ityucyate /
nainenānena kiñacana kiñcidapyanāvṛtamanācchaditam /
tathā nainena kiñcanāsaṃvṛtamantarananupraveśitaṃ bāhyabhūtenāntarbhūtena ca na anāvṛtam /
evaṃ sa eva nāmakhyātmanā antarvahirbhāvena kāryakaraṇarūpeṇa vyavasthitaḥ /
puraścakre ityādimantraḥ saṅkṣepata ātmaikatvamācaṣṭaityarthaḥ //18//
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idaṃ vai tan madhu dadhyaṅṅ ātharvaṇo 'śvibhyām uvāca |
tad etad ṛṣiḥ paśyann avocat -- rūpaṃrūpaṃ pratirūpo babhūva tad asya rūpaṃ praticakṣaṇāya |
indro māyābhiḥ pururūpa īyate yuktā hy asya harayaḥ śatā daśeti |
ayaṃ vai harayo 'yaṃ vai daśa ca sahasraṇi bahūni cānantāni ca |
tad etad brahmāpūrvam anaparam anantaram abāhyam |
ayam ātmā brahma sarvānubhūḥ |
ity anuśāsanam