From the organ proceeded seed, from seed water. Itarā, his mother, who was perhaps from the potters community noticed the sad plight of her son and prayed to her Iṣṭa Devatā i.e., Goddess Earth, who appeared in a divine form, placed Mahidāsa in celestial seat and imparted unrivalled wisdom. Sight entered, but the body lay still. Then the Ekavimsa is the support of all Stomas, and the tail the support of all birds. Powerful is a form (character) of Indra, this day belongs to Indra, and this is the (perfect) form of that day. 7. 1. Next follow the neck verses. Verily, it is the same with both, the father (Mandukeya) and the son. The English Translation of Aitareya … 4. 'A speech of eight feet;'-because there are eight feet of four syllables each in the Anushtubh. He (breath) is a Rik (verse), for he did honour to all beings (by entering into them). 2. 8. He indeed goes forward (pra + inkhate) in these worlds, and that is why the swing is called prenkha. Tarkshya is verily welfare, and the hymn leads to welfare. He recites the hymn marutvan indra vrishabo ranaya (Rv. The waters, having become seed, entered the generative organ. Verily, breath (prana) is sound. 'The immortal dwells with the mortal;'-for through him (the breath) all this dwells together, the bodies being clearly mortal, but this being (the breath), being immortal. With Sanskrit verses and its English rendering, followed by an authentic translation of Sri Shankaracharya’s commentary, this Upanishad distinctly expounds the goal of human life to be the realization of the identity of the individual soul and the Supreme Soul. 17. He who knows why true is true (why sattya is sattya), even if he should speak falsely, yet what he says is true. 13. IV, 23) serves indeed for obtaining desires and for firmness. 1, 7, 1-9). The mute consonants represent the Rig-veda, the sibilants the Yagur-veda, the vowels the Sama-veda. That is not to be regarded. 12. The first English translation was published in 1805 by Colebrooke. 1. 1. Mitram huve putadaksham, dhiyam ghritakim sadhana, 'I call Mitra of holy strength; (he and Varuna) they fulfill the prayer accompanied with clarified butter.' 6. VIII, 69, nadam va odatinam, &c. Thus the verse is to be recited as follows: In nadam va odatinam (Rv. Cite. 8. He who thus knows this union, becomes united with offspring, cattle, fame, glory of countenance, and the world of Svarga. X, 124, 9):-. With regard to its being performed as a Stoma (chorus), it is Trivrit, Pahkadasa, Saptadasa, Ekavimsa, and Pankavimsa. A hundred iron strongholds kept me, but I escaped quickly down like a falcon. 7. 9. That self (givatman) is surrounded on all sides by members. 3. 4. It happens. But if he thinks himself not strong, let him say to him : 'Thou couldst not grasp him who wishes to grasp the breath as the beam. Thus was born, out of the potter Mahidāsa, the proletarian Ṛṣi, the Sage of the labourers, and son of the soil Seer Aitareya, who attained Godhood and authored this scripture of the common man, and sang the song of Hindu culture from a hut of the ‘slum’. VIII, 69, 2), the dhenu (cows) are the waters, for they delight all this; and ishudhyasi means, thou art food. What we call the person of the Veda is (the mind) by which we know the Vedas, the Rig-veda, Yagur-veda, and Sama-veda. Verily, this day also is one in which many receive the same reward. With regard to its being performed as a Siman (song), it is Gayatra, Rathantara, Brihat, Bhadra, and Ragana. In dhenunam ishudhyasi (Rv. Therefore the recitation of these head-hymns serves for production. 5. Kandramas (the moon), having become mind, entered the heart. When he became great, then there was the Mahavrata (the great work). 4. he says; rather is such a man liable to die before his time. Let there be two, for these two worlds (the earth and heaven) are seen as if most real, while the ether (space) between the two is the sky (antariksha). Yes, all this was water indeed. Aitareya- Aranyaka, First Aranyaka. Hrasva Mandukeya said: 'If we here recite the verses according to the Samhita (attending to the necessary changes of n and s into n and sh 2), and if we say the adhyaya of Mandilkeya (Ait. 5. CLICK TO UNMUTE. But to a Brahmana let him not say anything except what is auspicious. 5. The object of its praise is breath, and the eighty verses (of the hymn) are food, for by means of food he obtains everything. 3. Contents. But he who recites the Ubhayamantarena, there is no chiding him. He extends (these verses) by (interpolating) the sound. Speech is Agni, sight that Aditya (sun), mind the moon, hearing the Dis (quarters): this is the prahitam samyoga, the union of the deities as sent forth. 4. 'The former half is the first syllable, the latter half the second syllable, and the space between the first and second halves is the Samhita (union).'. Aitareya Brahmana. As this is covered with a hairy skin, so that is covered with hairy skin. He (the Prana, identified with Brahman) is the life, the breath; he is being (while the givatman remains), and not-being (when the givatman departs). So many are also the thousands of days of a hundred years (36,000). Aitareya Upanishad FIRST ARANYAKA FIRST ADHYAYA FIRST KHANDA . 10. If there are both kinds of rope, they serve for the attainment of both kinds of cattle. 11. The first Aranyaka deals. 'Vasishtha carried hither the Rathantara; 'Bharadvaga brought hither the Brihat of Agni.'. Its front part (the point of the two shafts of the carriage where the yoke is fastened) is speech, its wheels the ears, the horses the eyes, the driver the mind. 6. He thus places life and speech in him (the sacrificer.). For the Devas love mystery, yea, they love mystery. Verily, from the beginning he (the self) is in man as a germ, which is called seed. He is able to become celebrated and of good report, for he speaks the true (Om), the flower and fruit of speech. Pankalakanda said: 'The Samhita (union, composition) is speech.'. 3. Sudadohas is breath, thereby he joins all joints with breath. 8. He who thus knows this Samhita. By his mind the water and Varuna were created. These pranas are verily twelve-fold, seven in the head, two on the breast, three below. After having killed Vritra, Indra became great. 'When born he at once destroys the enemies;'- for he at once when born struck down the evil one. Herbs are produced on the earth, and Agni (fire) makes them ripe and sweet. (2), 2. The term Aranyaka is derived from the word ‘Aranya‘ meaning Let him touch the swing with his chin (khubuka). This is what was intended by the verse. There are 360 syllables (vowels), 360 sibilants (consonants), 360 groups. Therefore, let him say these Vyahritis (sacred interjections) first. And as that self is on all sides surrounded by members, the Brihati also is on all sides surrounded by metres. Others say: 'Let him mount the swing sideways, for people mount a horse sideways, thinking that thus they will obtain all desires.' 9. VIII, 92, 32): 'Thou art ours, we are thine.'. 3. 'A thousandfold are these fifteen hymns;'-for five arise from ten. In the other (recitations accompanying the) offerings of Agya (where Agni is likewise mentioned) the worshipers come more slowly near to Agni (because the name of Agni does not stand at the beginning of the hymn). Cite. On that day much is done now and then which has to be hidden, and has to be atoned for. 2. 6. Featured Videos. He who knows this rests firm, and they also for whom a Hotri priest who knows this, recites this hymn . 10. Updated February 11, 2017 | Infoplease Staff. May what I have learnt not forsake me. He who thus knows this Samhita (union), becomes united with offspring, cattle, fame, glory of countenance, and the world of Svarga. He (breath) purified all this whatsoever. I, 2, 1-3. Now all this comes from the Mandukeyas. 22. Verily, the sacrificer is born from this day of the sacrifice, and therefore the hymn is endowed with (the word) birth. 40, 1), and as endowed with the word suvirya, strength, the form of this day is perfect. In reciting the hymn indram visvi avivridhan (Rv. Next, when he sees the ground as if it were burning, let him know that it is so. X, 7 1, 6) :-, 3. He (the bird and the hymn) is supported by two decades which are Virag. 1, 55, 81): 'They are covered like caves by those who make them,'. Verily, the Udumbara tree is sap and eatable food, and thus it serves to obtain sap and eatable food. These are the six powers (of the left wing). There are ten fingers on his hands, ten toes on his feet, two legs, two arms, and the trunk the twenty-fifth. Cite. Verily, the intestines are according to rule, as it were; some shorter, some longer. As far as heaven reaches and as far as the sun reaches, so far does his world extend, and as long as the world of heaven and the sun does not decay, so long does his world not decay who thus knows the power of the eye. (2). When a man reciting or speaking in an assembly does not please, let him say this verse: 8. But here a worshipper obtains proper food at once, he strikes down evil at once. book the new Google Books. After having killed Vritra, Indra became great. Next comes (again) the Sudadohas verse. Let them be made of Darbha (Kusa grass), for among plants Darbha is free from evil, therefore they should be made of Darbha grass. May it protect me, may it protect the teacher, yea, the teacher! That is the reason of its name. X, I 20, 1 a, b), serve for the gaining of both kinds of food, of what has feet (animal food), and what has no feet (vegetable food). (10). Aitareya- Aranyaka, First Aranyaka. Therefore the two, the day and the hymn, are twenty-five. (The wish of him) who knows this, or for whom a Hotri priest who knows this, recites. Ambhas (water), Mariki (light), Mara (mortal), and Ap (water). 6. Let us say it is good.'. Let him know that this is the life of the Samhita. 5. 7. And here they ask: 'What is the beginning of this day?' Everybody is the friend of him who knows this, and for whom a Hotri priest who knows this, recites this hymn. 1. 5. 4. The Sampata hymn (Rv. He obtains that food by those (three numbers, ten, hundred, and thousand, or by the three sets of eighty trikas). 9. As there is a head of this, so there is a head of that (lute, made by man). Adapted From The Original Texts, These Tales Tell The Story Of Enlightenment In Simple, Poetic Language That Will Appeal To All. Sudadohas is breath, and thereby he joins all joints with breath. The Aitareya-âranyaka. Thus he makes a union at the beginning of the uktha in order to get offspring. The hymn is truly the heaven, for from its gift (rain) all whatsoever exists arises. (11). 6. Chapter 1 – Section 2 23 – 27 6. He joins that world with breath, yea, with breath. He (the breath) is death (when he departs), and immortality (while he abides). The Sampata hymn (Rv. The mute consonants represent the up-breathing, the sibilants the down-breathing, the vowels the back-breathing. He who knows this rests firm, and they also for whom a Hotri priest who knows this, recites this hymn. But we say: 'Let him take a Gayatri hymn only. Speech is given to him who knows this, or for whom a Hotri priest who knows this, recites. Let him work towards the Brihati, for the Brihati (breath) is the complete self. Now follows the Mahavrata ceremony. Now follows the Mahavrata ceremony. 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