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HARI OM. Together may it protect us two: OM. Peace, peace, peace. 1. Bhrgu Varuni approached his fattier Varuna, saying, 'Blessed one, teach me about brahman.' He taught him this: food, breath, the eye, the ear, mind, speech. He said to him: That from which beings are born; by which, being born, they live; into which they enter when they pass on-seek to know that as brahman.' He practised asceticism. After practising asceticism, III.2 1. He realized, 'Food is brahman. For from food beings are born; by food, being born, they live; into food they enter when they pass on.' On realizing that, he approached his father Varuna again saying, 'Blessed one. teach me about brahman.' He said to him, 'Seek to know brahman by asceticism. Asceticism is brahman.' He practised asceticism. After practising asceticism, III.3 1. He realized, 'Breath is brahman. For from breath beings are born; by breath, being born, they live; into breath they enter when they pass on.' On realizing that, he approached his father Varuna again saying, 'Blessed one, teach me about brahman.' He said to him, 'Seek to know brahman by asceticism. Asceticism is brahman.' He practised asceticism. After practising asceticism, III.4 1. He realized, 'Mind is brahman. For from mind beings are born; by mind, being born, they live; into mind they enter when they pass on.' On realizing that, he approached his father Varuna again saying, 'Blessed one, teach me about brahman.' He said to him, 'Seek to know brahman by asceticism. Asceticism is brahman.' He practised asceticism. After practising asceticism, III.5 1. He realized, 'Knowledge is brahman. For from knowledge beings are born; by knowledge, being born, they live; into knowledge they enter when they pass on.' On realizing that, he approached his father Varuna again saying, 'Blessed one, teach me about brahman.' He said to him, 'Seek to know brahman by asceticism. Asceticism is brahman.' He practised asceticism. After practising asceticism, III.6 1. He realized, 'Joy is brahman. For from joy beings are born; by joy, being born, they live; into joy they enter when they pass on.' This is the wisdom of Bhrgu, of Varuna, which stands firm in the highest heaven.50 The one who knows this stands firm: he becomes a possessor of food, an eater of food; becomes great in offspring and animals and the radiance of brahman, great in fame. III.7 1. One should not speak ill of food: that should be the vow. Breath is food: the body is the eater of food. The body stands firm on breath: breath stands firm on the body. So food stands firm on food. The one who knows food as standing firm on food stands firm: he becomes a possessor of food, an eater of food; becomes great in offspring and animals and the radiance of brahman, great in fame. III.8 1. One should not reject food: that should be the vow. The waters are food: light is the eater of food. Light stands firm on the waters: the waters stand firm on light. So food stands firm on food. The one who knows food as standing firm on food stands firm: he becomes a possessor of food, an eater of food; becomes great in offspring and animals and the radiance of brahman, great in fame- III.9 1. One should make much of food: that should be the vow. The earth is food: space is the eater of food. Space stands firm on the earth: the earth stands firm on space. So food stands firm on food. The one who knows food as standing firm on food stands firm: he becomes a possessor of food, an cater of food; becomes great in offspring and animals and the radiance of brahman, great in fame. III.10
1. One should not refuse anyone in one's house: that should
be the vow. So one should get food by any means possible. 2. The one who knows this. 'Enjoying' in speech; 'getting and enjoying' in the breath and the lower breath; 'action' in the hands; 'movement' in the feet; 'excretion' in the anus: these are its human titles. As for its divine titles: 'contentment' in rain; 'strength' in lightning, 3. 'Glory' in animals; light' in the constellations; 'procreation, immortality and joy' in the loins; 'all' in space. One should worship it as the support: one becomes supported. One should worship it as MAHAH: one becomes great (mahat). One should worship it as mind (manas): one becomes respected (manavat). 4. One should worship it as homage: desires pay one homage. One should worship it as brahman: one becomes endowed with brahman. One should worship it as the dying-around of brahman: rivals who hate one die around one, and so do those adversaries56 who are not dear. This one who is in the person, and that one who is in the sun, are one:
5. And the one who leaves this world knowing this goes
up to the self made of food, goes up to the self made of
breath, goes up to the self made of mind, goes up to the
self made of knowledge, goes up to the self made of joy.
He moves about the worlds, with food at his desire, with
forms at his desire. He continually sings this saman: 'Oh,
bliss . . -! Oh, bliss . . .! Oh, bliss . . .' QM. Together may it protect us two: Together may it profit us two: Together may we do a hero's work. May we learn intelligently: May we never hate one another. QM. Peace, peace, peace.
OM. May Mitra be kind, may Varuna be kind, OM. Peace, peace, peace. |
Folk say, 'Food is prepared for him.' This food is prepared
for another first, so it is prepared for him first.