Satapatha Bramhana Part 05

SR No.: 007680
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Julius Eggeling
Publisher: Oxford
Publication Year: 1900
Total Pages: 2017
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 44 MB

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I ADHYÂYA, I PÂDA, 21.
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with ananda, and that the further clause 'he who knows this reaches the Self of bliss,' declares the reaching of the Self of bliss to be the fruit of the knowledge of bliss. In the subsequent anuvaka also, in the clauses 'he perceived that food is Brahman,' he perceived that breath is Brahman,' &c. (III, 1, 2, &c.), the words 'food,' 'breath,' and so on, are meant to suggest the Self made of food, the Self made of breath, &c., mentioned in the preceding anuváka ; and hence also in the clause 'he perceived that bliss is Brahman,' the word 'bliss' must be understood to denote the Self of bliss. Hence, in the same anuvāka, the account of the fate after death of the man who knows concludes with the words'having reached the Self of bliss ' (III, 10,5). It is thus finally proved that the highest Brahman-which in the previous adhikarana had to be shown to be other than the so-called Pradhana—is also other than the being called individual soul. This concludes the topic of the anandamaya.
A new doubt here presents itself. It must indeed be admitted that such individual souls as possess only a moderate degree of merit are unable to accomplish the creation of the world by their mere wish, to enjoy supreme bliss, to be the cause of fearlessness, and so on; but why should not beings like Aditya and Pragàpati, whose merit is extraordinarily great, be capable of all this 2-Of this suggestion the next Satra disposes.
21. The one within (the sun and the eye); on account of his qualities being declared.
It is said in the Khandogya : Now that person bright as gold, who is seen within the sun, with beard bright as gold and hair bright as gold, golden altogether to the very tips of his nails, whose eyes are like blue lotus; his name is Ut, for he has risen (udita) above all evil. He also who knows this rises above all evil. Rik and Såman are his joints. So much with reference to the devas.—Now with reference to the body. Now that person who is seen within the eye, he is Rik, he is Saman, Uktha, Yagus, Brahman. The form of this person in the eye) is the same as of that person yonder (in the sun), the joints of the one are the
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