Section 2.5
Original Sanskrit
2.5.1 इयं पृथिवी सर्वेषां भूतानां मधु ।अस्यै पृथिव्यै सर्वाणि भूतानि मधु ।यश्चायमस्यां पृथिव्यां तेजोमयोऽमृतमयः पुरुषो यस्चायमध्यात्मं शारीरस्तेजोमयोऽमृतमयः पुरुषोऽयमेव स योऽयमात्मा ।इदममृतमिदं ब्रह्मेदं सर्वम्
2.5.2 इमा आपः सर्वेषां भूतानां मधु ।आसामपां सर्वाणि भूतानि मधु ।यश्चायमास्वप्सु तेजोमयोऽमृतमयः पुरुषो यश्चायमध्यात्मं रैतसस्तेजोमयोऽमृतमयः पुरुषोऽयमेव स योऽयमात्मा ।इदममृतमिदं ब्रह्मेदं सर्वम्
2.5.3 अयमग्निः सर्वेषां भूतानां मधु ।अस्याग्नेः सर्वाणि भूतानि मधु ।यश्चायमस्मिन्नग्नौ तेजोमयोऽमृतमयः पुरुषो यश्चायमध्यात्मं वाङ्मयस्तेजोमयोऽमृतमयः पुरुषोऽयमेव स योऽयमात्मा ।इदममृतमिदं ब्रह्मेदं सर्वम्
2.5.4 अयं वायुः सर्वेषां भूतानां मधु ।अस्य वायोः सर्वाणि भूतानि मधु ।यश्चायमस्मिन् वायौ तेजोमयोऽमृतमयः पुरुषो यश्चायमध्यात्मं प्राणस्तेजोमयोऽमृतमयः पुरुषो यमेव स योऽयमात्मा ।इदं अमृतमिदं ब्रह्मेदं सर्वम्
2.5.5 अयमादित्यः सर्वेषां भूतानां मधु ।अस्यादित्यस्य सर्वाणि भूतानि मधु ।यश्चायमस्मिन्नादित्ये तेजोमयोऽमृतमयः पुरुषो यश्चायमध्यात्मं चाक्षुषस्तेजोमयोऽमृतमयः पुरुषोऽयमेव स योऽयमात्मा ।इदममृतमिदं ब्रह्मेदं सर्वम्
2.5.6 इमा दिशः सर्वेषां भूतानां मधु ।आसां दिशां सर्वाणि भूतानि मधु ।यश्चायमासु दिक्षु तेजोमयोऽमृतमयः पुरुषो यश्चायमध्यात्मं श्रौत्रः प्रातिश्रुत्कस्तेजोमयोऽमृतमयः पुरुषोऽयमेव स योऽयमात्मा ।इदममृतमिदं ब्रह्मेदं सर्वम्
2.5.7 अयं चन्द्रः सर्वेषां भूतानां मध्व् ।अस्य चन्द्रस्य सर्वाणि भूतानि मधु ।यश्चायमस्मिन् चन्द्रे तेजोमयोऽमृतमयः पुरुषो यश्चायमध्यात्मं मानसस्तेजोमयोऽमृतमयः पुरुषोऽयमेव स योऽयमात्मेदममृतम् ।इदं ब्रह्मेदं सर्वम्
2.5.8 इयं विद्युत्सर्वेषां भूतानं मधु ।अस्यै विद्युतः सर्वाणि भूतानि मधु ।यश्चायमस्यां विद्युति तेजोमयोऽमृतमयः पुरुषो यश्चायमध्यात्मं तैजसस्तेजोमयोऽमृतमयः पुरुषोऽयमेव स योऽयमात्मा ।इदममृतमिदं ब्रह्मेदं सर्वम्
2.5.9 अयं स्तनयित्नुः सर्वेषां भुतानां मधु ।अस्य स्तनयित्नोः सर्वाणि भूतानि मधु ।यश्चायमस्मिन्स्तनयित्नौ तेजोमयोऽमृतमयः पुरुषो यश्चायमध्यात्मं शाब्दः सौवरस्तेजोमयोऽमृतमयः पुरुषोऽयमेव स योऽयमात्मा ।इदममृतमिदं ब्रह्मेदं सर्वम्
2.5.10 अयमाकाशः सर्वेषां भूतानां मधु ।अस्याकाशस्य सर्वाणि भूतानि मधु ।यश्चायमस्मिन्नाकाशे तेजोमयोऽमृतमयः पुरुषो यश्चायमध्यात्मं हृद्याकाशस्तेजोमयोऽमृतमयः पुरुषोऽयमेव स योऽयमात्मा ।इदममृतमिदं ब्रह्मेदं सर्वम्
2.5.11 अयं धर्मः सर्वेषां भूतानां मधु ।अस्य धर्मस्य सर्वाणि भूतानि मधु ।यश्चायमस्मिन् धर्मे तेजोमयोऽमृतमयः पुरुषो यश्चायमध्यात्मं धार्मस्तेजोमयोऽमृतमयः पुरुषोऽयमेव स योऽयमात्मा ।इदममृतमिदं ब्रह्मेदं सर्वम्
2.5.12 इदं सत्यं सर्वेषां भूतानां मधु ।अस्य सत्यस्य सर्वाणि भूतानि मधु ।यश्चायमस्मिन् सत्ये तेजोमयोऽमृतमयः पुरुषो यश्चायमध्यात्मं सात्यस्तेजोमयोऽमृतमयः पुरुषोऽयमेव स योऽयमात्मा ।इदममृतमिदं ब्रह्मेदं सर्वम्
2.5.13 इदं मानुषं सर्वेषां भूतानां मधु ।अस्य मानुषस्य सर्वाणि भूतानि मधु ।यश्चायमस्मिन्मानुषे तेजोमयोऽमृतमयः पुरुषो यश्चायमध्यात्मं मानुषस्तेजोमयोऽमृतमयः पुरुषोऽयमेव स योऽयमात्मा ।इदममृतमिदं ब्रह्मेदं सर्वम्
2.5.14 अयमात्मा सर्वेषां भूतानां मधु ।अस्यात्मनः सर्वाणि भूतानि मधु ।यश्चायमस्मिन्नात्मनि तेजोमयोऽमृतमयः पुरुषो यश्चायमात्मा तेजोमयोऽमृतमयः पुरुषोऽयमेव स योऽयमात्मा ।इदममृतमिदं ब्रह्मेदं सर्वम्
2.5.15 स वा अयमात्मा सर्वेषां अधिपतिः सर्वेषां भूतानां राजा ।तद्यथा रथनाभौ च रथनेमौ चाराः सर्वे समर्पिताः ।एवमेवास्मिन्नात्मनि सर्वाणि भूतानि सर्वे देवाः सर्वे लोकाः सर्वे प्राणाः सर्व एत आत्मानः समर्पिताः
2.5.16 इदं वै तन्मधु दध्यङ्ङाथर्वणोऽश्विभ्यामुवाच ।तदेतदृषिः पश्यन्नवोचत् तद्वां नरा सनये दंस उग्रमाविष्कृणोमि तन्यतुर्न वृष्टिम् ।दध्यङ्ह यन्मध्वाथर्वणो वामश्वस्य शीर्ष्णा प्र यदीमुवाचेति
2.5.17 इदं वै तन्मधु दध्यङ्ङाथर्वणोऽश्विभ्यामुवाच ।तदेतदृषिः पश्यन्नवोचत् आथर्वणायाश्विनौ दधीचेऽश्व्यं शिरः प्रत्यैरयतम् ।स वां मधु प्र वोचदृतायन् त्वाष्ट्रं यद्दस्रावपिकक्ष्यं वामिति
2.5.18 इदं वै तन्मधु दध्यङ्ङाथर्वणोऽश्विभ्यामुवाच ।तदेतदृषिः पश्यन्नवोचत् पुरश्चक्रे द्विपदः पुरश्चक्रे चतुष्पदः ।पुरः स पक्षी भुत्वा पुरः पुरुष आविशदिति ।स वा अयं पुरुषः सर्वासु पूर्षु पुरिशयः ।नैनेन किं चनानावृतम् ।नैनेन किं चनासंवृतम्
2.5.19 इदं वै तन्मधु दध्यङ्ङाथर्वणोऽश्विभ्यामुवाच ।तदेतदृषिः पश्यन्नवोचत् रूपंरूपं प्रतिरूपो बभूव तदस्य रूपं प्रतिचक्षणाय ।इन्द्रो मायाभिः पुरुरूप ईयते युक्ता ह्यस्य हरयः शता दशेति ।अयं वै हरयोऽयं वै दश च सहस्रणि बहूनि चानन्तानि च ।तदेतद्ब्रह्मापूर्वमनपरमनन्तरमबाह्यम् ।अयमात्मा ब्रह्म सर्वानुभूः ।इत्यनुशासनम्
Musean translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from Sanskrit and checked passage by passage against the Kāṇva text.
2.5.1 This earth is honey for all beings. All beings are honey for this earth. The person in this earth, made of light and immortality, and the person within oneself, embodied, made of light and immortality—these are none other than this Self. This is the immortal; this is Brahman; this is all.
2.5.2 These waters are honey for all beings. All beings are honey for these waters. The person in these waters, made of light and immortality, and the person within oneself, present in the seed, made of light and immortality—these are none other than this Self. This is the immortal; this is Brahman; this is all.
2.5.3 This fire is honey for all beings. All beings are honey for this fire. The person in this fire, made of light and immortality, and the person within oneself, consisting of speech, made of light and immortality—these are none other than this Self. This is the immortal; this is Brahman; this is all.
2.5.4 This wind is honey for all beings. All beings are honey for this wind. The person in this wind, made of light and immortality, and the person within oneself who is breath, made of light and immortality—these are none other than this Self. This is the immortal; this is Brahman; this is all.
2.5.5 This sun is honey for all beings. All beings are honey for this sun. The person in this sun, made of light and immortality, and the person within oneself, present in the eye, made of light and immortality—these are none other than this Self. This is the immortal; this is Brahman; this is all.
2.5.6 These directions are honey for all beings. All beings are honey for these directions. The person in these directions, made of light and immortality, and the person within oneself, present in hearing and its answering echo, made of light and immortality—these are none other than this Self. This is the immortal; this is Brahman; this is all.
2.5.7 This moon is honey for all beings. All beings are honey for this moon. The person in this moon, made of light and immortality, and the person within oneself, present in the mind, made of light and immortality—these are none other than this Self. This is the immortal; this is Brahman; this is all.
2.5.8 This lightning is honey for all beings. All beings are honey for this lightning. The person in this lightning, made of light and immortality, and the person within oneself, present in radiance, made of light and immortality—these are none other than this Self. This is the immortal; this is Brahman; this is all.
2.5.9 This thunder is honey for all beings. All beings are honey for this thunder. The person in this thunder, made of light and immortality, and the person within oneself, present in sound and voice, made of light and immortality—these are none other than this Self. This is the immortal; this is Brahman; this is all.
2.5.10 This space is honey for all beings. All beings are honey for this space. The person in this space, made of light and immortality, and the person within oneself, present in the space of the heart, made of light and immortality—these are none other than this Self. This is the immortal; this is Brahman; this is all.
2.5.11 This right order is honey for all beings. All beings are honey for this right order. The person in this right order, made of light and immortality, and the person within oneself, present in right conduct, made of light and immortality—these are none other than this Self. This is the immortal; this is Brahman; this is all.
2.5.12 This truth is honey for all beings. All beings are honey for this truth. The person in this truth, made of light and immortality, and the person within oneself, present in truthfulness, made of light and immortality—these are none other than this Self. This is the immortal; this is Brahman; this is all.
2.5.13 This humankind is honey for all beings. All beings are honey for this humankind. The person in this humankind, made of light and immortality, and the person within oneself, human, made of light and immortality—these are none other than this Self. This is the immortal; this is Brahman; this is all.
2.5.14 This Self is honey for all beings. All beings are honey for this Self. The person in this Self, made of light and immortality, and this Self who is a person made of light and immortality—these are none other than this Self. This is the immortal; this is Brahman; this is all.
2.5.15 This Self is the lord of all, the king of all beings. As all the spokes are held together in the hub and rim of a chariot wheel, so all beings, all gods, all worlds, all vital powers, all these selves are held together in this Self.
2.5.16 This is the honey that Dadhyanch Atharvana taught the Ashvins. Seeing this, the seer declared:“For gain I reveal that mighty deed of yours, heroes, as thunder reveals the rain:how Dadhyanch Atharvana spoke the honey to you through the head of a horse.”
2.5.17 This is the honey that Dadhyanch Atharvana taught the Ashvins. Seeing this, the seer declared:“Ashvins, you fitted a horse’s head onto Dadhichi Atharvana.True to his word, he spoke the honey to you, wonder-workers—the secret of Tvashtar that was yours.”
2.5.18 This is the honey that Dadhyanch Atharvana taught the Ashvins. Seeing this, the seer declared:“He made two-footed strongholds; he made four-footed strongholds.Becoming a bird, the person entered those strongholds.”This person is the dweller in every stronghold. Nothing is left uncovered by him. Nothing is left unenclosed by him.
2.5.19 This is the honey that Dadhyanch Atharvana taught the Ashvins. Seeing this, the seer declared:“He became the likeness of each and every form; that form of his is for making him seen.Through his powers Indra moves in many forms, for his bay horses are yoked in hundreds and tens.”He is the bay horses; he is the ten, the thousands, the many, the infinite. This is Brahman, with nothing before it, nothing after it, nothing within it, nothing outside it. This Self is Brahman, the experiencer of all. Such is the teaching.
Plain English translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Plain English edition, translated independently from Sanskrit and checked passage by passage against the Kāṇva text.
2.5.1 This earth is honey for all beings, and all beings are honey for this earth. The radiant, immortal person in this earth and the radiant, immortal person in the individual body are this very Self. This is the immortal. This is Brahman. This is everything.
2.5.2 These waters are honey for all beings, and all beings are honey for these waters. The radiant, immortal person in these waters and the radiant, immortal person in the individual's semen are this very Self. This is the immortal. This is Brahman. This is everything.
2.5.3 This fire is honey for all beings, and all beings are honey for this fire. The radiant, immortal person in this fire and the radiant, immortal person consisting of speech in the individual are this very Self. This is the immortal. This is Brahman. This is everything.
2.5.4 This wind is honey for all beings, and all beings are honey for this wind. The radiant, immortal person in this wind and the radiant, immortal person who is breath in the individual are this very Self. This is the immortal. This is Brahman. This is everything.
2.5.5 This sun is honey for all beings, and all beings are honey for this sun. The radiant, immortal person in this sun and the radiant, immortal person in the individual's eye are this very Self. This is the immortal. This is Brahman. This is everything.
2.5.6 These directions are honey for all beings, and all beings are honey for these directions. The radiant, immortal person in these directions and the radiant, immortal person in the individual's hearing and its echo are this very Self. This is the immortal. This is Brahman. This is everything.
2.5.7 This moon is honey for all beings, and all beings are honey for this moon. The radiant, immortal person in this moon and the radiant, immortal person in the individual's mind are this very Self. This is the immortal. This is Brahman. This is everything.
2.5.8 This lightning is honey for all beings, and all beings are honey for this lightning. The radiant, immortal person in this lightning and the radiant, immortal person in the individual's light are this very Self. This is the immortal. This is Brahman. This is everything.
2.5.9 This thunder is honey for all beings, and all beings are honey for this thunder. The radiant, immortal person in this thunder and the radiant, immortal person in the individual's sound and voice are this very Self. This is the immortal. This is Brahman. This is everything.
2.5.10 This space is honey for all beings, and all beings are honey for this space. The radiant, immortal person in this space and the radiant, immortal person who is the space in the individual's heart are this very Self. This is the immortal. This is Brahman. This is everything.
2.5.11 This right conduct is honey for all beings, and all beings are honey for this right conduct. The radiant, immortal person in this right conduct and the radiant, immortal person in the individual's right conduct are this very Self. This is the immortal. This is Brahman. This is everything.
2.5.12 This truth is honey for all beings, and all beings are honey for this truth. The radiant, immortal person in this truth and the radiant, immortal person in the individual's truth are this very Self. This is the immortal. This is Brahman. This is everything.
2.5.13 This human race is honey for all beings, and all beings are honey for this human race. The radiant, immortal person in this human race and the radiant, immortal person in the individual human are this very Self. This is the immortal. This is Brahman. This is everything.
2.5.14 This Self is honey for all beings, and all beings are honey for this Self. The radiant, immortal person in this Self and this radiant, immortal Self are this very Self. This is the immortal. This is Brahman. This is everything.
2.5.15 This Self is the ruler of all, the king of all beings. Just as all the spokes are fixed in a chariot's hub and rim, so all beings, all gods, all worlds, all breaths, and all these selves are fixed in this Self.
2.5.16 This is the honey that Dadhyanch Atharvana taught the Ashvins. Seeing this, the seer said:“Men, to win a reward, I make your mighty deed known,As thunder makes rain known:How Dadhyanch Atharvana told you the honeyWhen he spoke with a horse's head.”
2.5.17 This is the honey that Dadhyanch Atharvana taught the Ashvins. Seeing this, the seer said:“Ashvins, you fitted a horse's headOnto Dadhichi Atharvana.Keeping his word, he told you the honey,Tvashtar's secret kept for you, you wonder-workers.”
2.5.18 This is the honey that Dadhyanch Atharvana taught the Ashvins. Seeing this, the seer said:“He made two-footed fortresses;He made four-footed fortresses.First he became a bird;The person entered the fortresses.”This person lies in the fortresses, in all the fortresses. Nothing is left uncovered by him. Nothing is left unenclosed by him.
2.5.19 This is the honey that Dadhyanch Atharvana taught the Ashvins. Seeing this, the seer said:“He became a matching form for every form;That form of his is for making him known.Through his powers, Indra appears in many forms,For his bay horses are yoked in hundreds and tens.”He himself is the bay horses. He himself is the ten, the thousands, the many, and the infinite. This Brahman has nothing before it, nothing after it, nothing inside it, and nothing outside it. This Self is Brahman, experiencing everything. This is the teaching.
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