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\n


\n
\nAITEREYA UPANISHAD <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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\nc<\/span>hapter
\n<\/span>o<\/span>ne 
\n<\/span>:
\ns<\/span>ection  <\/span>I<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

1. Hari OM. In
\nthe beginning the Spirit was One and all this (universe) was the Spirit; there
\nwas nought else moving\u00b9  <\/sup>The Spirit thought, "Lo, I will make me
\nworlds from out my being."<\/span><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

2. These were
\nthe worlds he made; ambhah<\/i><\/span>̣<\/span>,<\/span><\/i>
\nof the ethereal waters, marīcīh,<\/i> of light, mara,<\/i> of death and
\nmortal things, āpah,<\/i> of the lower waters. Beyond the shining firmament
\nare the ethereal waters and the firmament is their base and resting-place; Space
\nis the world of light; the earth is the world mortal; and below the earth are
\nthe lower waters.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

3. The Spirit
\nthought, "Lo, these are the worlds; and now will I make me guardians for my
\nworlds." Therefore he gathered the Purusha out of the waters and gave Him shape
\nand substance.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\u00b9<\/span>Or,
\nthat saw<\/span><\/p>\n

\n
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\n\t<\/p>\n
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\n <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

4. Yea, the
\nSpirit brooded over Him and of Him thus brooded over the mouth broke forth, as
\nwhen an egg is hatched and breaks; from the mouth broke Speech and of Speech
\nfire was born. The nostrils broke forth and from the nostrils Breath and of
\nBreath air was born. The eyes broke forth and from the eyes Sight and of Sight
\nthe Sun was born. The ears broke forth and from the ears Hearing and of Hearing
\nthe regions were born. The skin broke forth and from the skin hairs and from the
\nhairs herbs of healing and all trees and plants were born. The heart broke forth
\nand from the heart Mind and of Mind the moon was born. The navel broke forth and
\nfrom the navel apāna<\/i> and of apāna<\/i> Death was born. The organ of
\npleasure broke forth and from the organ seed and of seed the waters were born.<\/span><\/p>\n


\nc<\/span>hapter
\n<\/span>o<\/span>ne
\n<\/span>:
\ns<\/span>ection
\n<\/span> II<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

1. These were
\nthe Gods that He created; they fell into this great Ocean, and Hunger and Thirst
\nleaped upon them. Then they said to Him, "Command unto us an habitation that we
\nmay dwell secure and eat of food."<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

2.  He brought
\nunto them the cow, but they said, "Verily, it is not sufficient for us." <\/b>
\nHe <\/b>brought unto them the horse, but they said, "Verily, it is not enough
\nfor us."<\/span><\/p>\n

\n
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\n\t<\/p>\n
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\n <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

3. He brought
\nunto them Man, and they said, "O well fashioned truly! Man indeed is well and
\nbeautifully made." Then the Spirit said unto them, "Enter ye in each according
\nto his habitation."<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

4. Fire became
\nSpeech and entered into the mouth; Air became Breath and entered into the
\nnostrils; the Sun became Sight and entered into the eyes; the Quarters became
\nHearing and entered into the ears; Herbs of healing and the plants and trees
\nbecame Hairs and entered into the skin; the Moon became Mind and entered into
\nthe heart; Death became apāna,<\/i> the lower breathing and entered into the
\nnavel; the Waters became Seed and entered into the organ.<\/span><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

5. Then Hunger
\nand Thirst said unto the Spirit, "Unto us too command an habitation." But He
\nsaid unto them, "Even among these gods do I apportion you; lo! I have made you
\nsharers in their godhead." Therefore to whatever god the oblation is offered.
\nHunger and Thirst surely have their share in the offering.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n


\nc<\/span>hapter
\n<\/span>o<\/span>ne
\n<\/span>:
\ns<\/span>ection  <\/span>III<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\n
\nPage \u2013 357<\/span><\/p>\n

\n\t<\/p>\n
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1. The Spirit thought, "These
\nverily are my worlds and their guardians; and now will I make me food for
\nthese."<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

2. The Spirit
\nbrooded in might upon the waters and from the waters brooded mightily over. Form
\nwas born. Lo, all this that was born as form, is no other than Food.<\/span><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

3.  Food being
\ncreated fled back from his grasp. By speech He would have seized it, but he
\ncould not seize it by speech. Had he seized it by speech, then would a man be
\nsatisfied by merely speaking of food.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

4. By the
\nbreath He would have seized it, but He could not seize it by the breath. Had He
\nseized it by the breath, then would a man be satisfied by merely breathing food.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

5. By the eye
\nHe would have seized it, but He could not seize it by the eye. Had He seized it
\nby the eye, then would a man be satisfied by merely seeing food.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

6. By the ear
\nHe would have seized it, but He could not seize it by the ear. Had He seized it
\nby the ear, then would a man be satisfied by merely hearing food.<\/span><\/p>\n

\n
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\n\t<\/p>\n
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\n <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

7. By the skin
\nHe would have seized it, but He could not seize it by the skin. Had He seized it
\nby the skin, then would a man be satisfied by merely touching food.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

8. By the Mind
\nHe would have seized it, but He could not seize it by the mind. Had He seized it
\nby the mind, then would a man be satisfied by merely thinking food.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

9. ‘ By the
\norgan He would have seized it, but <\/b>He could not seize it by the organ.
\nHad He seized it by the organ, then would a man be satisfied by merely emitting
\nfood.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

10.  By the
\napāna<\/i> He would have seized it, and it was seized. Lo, this is the seizer of
\nfood which is also Breath of the Life, and therefore all that is Breath has its
\nlife in food.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

11. The Spirit
\nthought, "How should all this be without me?" and He thought, "By what way shall
\nI enter in?" He thought also, "If utterance is by Speech, if breathing is by the
\nBreath, if sight is by the Eye, if hearing is by the Ear, if<\/span><\/p>\n

\n
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\n\t<\/p>\n
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thought is by the Mind, if the lower workings are by
\napāna, <\/i>if emission is by the organ, then who am I?"<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

12.  It was
\nthis bound that He cleft, it was by this door that He entered in. ‘Tis this that
\nis called the gate of the cleaving; this is the door of His coming and here is
\nthe place of His delight. He has three mansions in His city, three dreams
\nwherein He dwells, and of each in turn He says "Lo, this is my habitation" and
\n"This is my habitation" and "This is my habitation."<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

13. Now when He
\nwas born. He thought and spoke only of Nature and her creations; in this world
\nof matter of what else should He speak or reason ? Thereafter He beheld that
\nBeing who is the Brahman and the last Essence. He said, "Yea, this is He;
\nverily, I have beheld Him."<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

14. Therefore
\nis He Idandra; for Idandra is the true name of Him. But though He is Idandra,
\nthey call Him Indra because of the veil of the Unrevelation; for the gods love
\nthe veil of the Unrevelation, yea, verily, the gods love the Unrevelation.<\/span><\/p>\n

\n
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\n\t<\/p>\n
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\nc<\/span>hapter
\n<\/span>TWO<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

1. In the male
\nfirst the unborn child becomes. This which is seed is the force and heat of him
\nthat from all parts of the creature draws together for becoming; therefore he
\nbears himself in himself, and when he casts it into the woman, ’tis himself he
\nbegets. And this is the first birth of the Spirit.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

2. It becomes
\none self with the woman, therefore it does her no hurt and she cherishes this
\nself of her husband that has got into her womb.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

3. She the
\ncherisher must be cherished. So the woman bears the unborn child and the man
\ncherishes the boy even from the beginning ere it is born. And whereas he
\ncherishes the boy ere it is born, ’tis verily himself that he cherishes for the
\ncontinuance of these worlds and their peoples; for ’tis even thus the thread of
\nthese worlds spins on unbroken. And this is the second birth of the Spirit.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

4.  Lo, this is the spirit and self
\nof him and he makes it his vice-<\/span><\/p>\n

\n
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\n\t<\/p>\n
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regent for the works of
\nrighteousness. Now this his other self when it has done the works it came to do
\nand has reached its age, lo! it goes hence, and even as it departs, it is born
\nagain. And this is the third birth of the Spirit.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

5. Therefore it
\nwas said by the sage Vamadeva, <\/b>"I, Vamadeva, being yet in the womb, knew
\nall the births of these gods and their causes. In a hundred cities of iron they
\nheld me down and kept me; I broke through them all with speed\u00b9 <\/sup>and
\nviolence, like a hawk I soared up into my heavens." While yet he lay in the
\nwomb, thus said Vamadeva.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

6.  And because
\nhe knew this, therefore when the strings of the body were snapped asunder lo, he
\nsoared forth into yonder world of Paradise and there having possessed all
\ndesires, put death behind him, yea, he put death behind him.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u00b9<\/span>Or,
\nmight<\/span><\/p>\n

\n
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\n\t<\/p>\n
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\nc<\/span>hapter
\n<\/span>t<\/span>hree
\n<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

1. Who is this
\nSpirit that we may adore Him? and which of all these is the Spirit? By whom one
\nsees or by whom one hears or by whom one smells all kinds of perfume or by whom
\none utters clearness of speech or by whom one knows the sweet and bitter.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

2. This which
\nis the heart, is mind also. Concept and will and analysis and wisdom and
\nintellect and vision and continuity of purpose and feeling and understanding,
\npain and memory and volition and application\u00b9 of thought and vitality and desire
\nand passion, all these, yea all, are but names of the Eternal Wisdom.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

3.  This
\ncreating Brahman; this ruling Indra; this Prajapati, Father of his peoples; all
\nthese Gods and these five elemental substances, even earth, air, ether, water
\nand the shining principles; and these great creatures and those small; and seeds
\nof either sort; and things egg-born and things sweat-born and things born of the
\nwomb and plants<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b9<\/span>Or,
\noperation<\/span><\/p>\n

\n
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\n\t<\/p>\n
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that sprout; and horses and cattle
\nand men and elephants; yea, whatsoever thing here breathes and all that moves
\nand everything that has wings and whatso moves not; by Wisdom all these are
\nguided and have their firm abiding in Wisdom. For Wisdom is the eye of the
\nworld. Wisdom is the sure foundation. Wisdom is Brahman Eternal.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

4.  The sage by
\nthe strength of the wise and seeing Self, the sage having soared up from this
\nworld ascended into this other world of Paradise; and there having possessed
\ndesire, put death behind him, yea, he put death behind him.<\/span><\/p>\n

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