Section 5.15
Original Sanskrit
5.15.1 हिरण्मयेन पात्रेण सत्यस्यापिहितं मुखम् ।तत्त्वं पूषन्नपावृणु सत्यधर्माय दृष्टये ।पूषन्नेकर्षे यम सूर्य प्राजापत्य व्यूह रश्मीन् समूह तेजः ।यत्ते रूपं कल्याणतमं तत्ते पश्यामि योऽसावसौ पुरुषः सोऽहमस्मि ।वायुरनिलममृतमथेदं भस्मान्तं शरीरम् ।ओं क्रतो स्मर कृतं स्मर क्रतो स्मर कृतं स्मर ।अग्ने नय सुपथा रायेऽस्मान् विश्वानि देव वयुनानि विद्वान् ।युयोध्यस्मज्जुहुराणमेनो भूयिष्ठां ते नमौक्तिं विधेम
Musean translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from Sanskrit and checked passage by passage against the Kāṇva text.
5.15.1 Truth's face is hidden by a golden bowl.Uncover it, Pushan, so that one devoted to truth may see.Pushan, lone seer, Yama, Sun, son of Prajapati, draw back your rays; gather in your radiance.I see that loveliest form of yours. That person there—I am he.Let this breath pass into the deathless wind; let this body end in ashes.Om. Will, remember; remember what was done. Will, remember; remember what was done.Agni, lead us by a good path to prosperity, god who knows every way.Keep crooked sin far from us. To you may we offer our fullest words of homage.
Plain English translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Plain English edition, translated independently from Sanskrit and checked passage by passage against the Kāṇva text.
5.15.1 A golden bowl covers the face of truth.Pushan, uncover it so that I, devoted to truth, may see.Pushan, lone seer, Yama, Sun, child of Prajapati, draw back your rays. Gather in your light.Let me see your most beautiful form. I am that person who is there.Let the breath go to the immortal wind, and let this body end in ashes.Om. Will, remember. Remember what was done. Will, remember. Remember what was done.Agni, guide us by a good path to prosperity. God, you know all the ways.Keep crooked wrongdoing away from us. We offer you our fullest words of homage.
About this section
Section 5.15 is part of Brihadaranyaka Upanishad by Unknown. This page sets the Sanskrit original beside 2 direct-source translations, so any line can be checked against the source. It is section 42 of 47 in the work, which is kept in the Hindu tradition.
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