Section 3.14
Original Sanskrit
3.14.1 सर्वं खल्विदं ब्रह्म तज्जलानिति शान्त उपासीत । अथ खलु क्रतुमयः पुरुषो यथाक्रतुरस्मिꣳल्लोके पुरुषो भवति तथेतः प्रेत्य भवति स क्रतुं कुर्वीत ॥ १ ॥
3.14.2 मनोमयः प्राणशरीरो भारूपः सत्यसङ्कल्प आकाशात्मा सर्वकर्मा सर्वकामः सर्वगन्धः सर्वरसः सर्वमिदमभ्यत्तोऽवाक्यनादरः ॥ २ ॥
3.14.3 एष म आत्मान्तर्हृदयेऽणीयान्व्रीहेर्वा यवाद्वा सर्षपाद्वा श्यामाकाद्वा श्यामाकतण्डुलाद्वैष म आत्मान्तर्हृदये ज्यायान्पृथिव्या ज्यायानन्तरिक्षाज्ज्यायान्दिवो ज्यायानेभ्यो लोकेभ्यः ॥ ३ ॥
3.14.4 सर्वकर्मा सर्वकामः सर्वगन्धः सर्वरसः सर्वमिदमभ्यात्तोऽवाक्यनादर एष म आत्मान्तर्हृदय एतद्ब्रह्मैतमितः प्रेत्याभिसंभवितास्मीति यस्य स्यादद्धा न विचिकित्सास्तीति ह स्माह शाण्डिल्यः शाण्डिल्यः ॥ ४ ॥
Musean translation
Complete machine-assisted Musean translation made directly from the Sanskrit, independently of the Plain English edition. All eight books and the closing invocation are retained.
3.14.1 All this is Brahman. From it all is born, in it all dissolves, in it all breathes: in tranquility one should meditate on it. A person is made of resolve. As a person's resolve is in this world, so that person becomes after departing from here. Let one shape one's resolve.
3.14.2 Made of mind, with life-breath as body, with light as form, whose resolve is true, whose self is space; whose are all acts, all desires, all fragrances, all savors; embracing all this, without speech, without concern.
3.14.3 This Self of mine within the heart is smaller than a grain of rice, or barley, or mustard, or millet, or the kernel of a millet grain. This Self of mine within the heart is greater than the earth, greater than the middle air, greater than heaven, greater than these worlds.
3.14.4 Whose are all acts, all desires, all fragrances, all savors; embracing all this, without speech, without concern—this is my Self within the heart; this is Brahman. "On departing from here, I shall enter this." For one who holds this conviction, there is truly no doubt. So Shandilya said; so Shandilya said.
Plain English translation
Complete machine-assisted Plain English translation made independently and directly from the Sanskrit, not from the Musean edition. All eight books and the closing invocation are retained.
3.14.1 All this is Brahman. Everything is born from it, returns to it, and breathes in it. One should meditate on it with a calm mind. A person is shaped by his resolve. Whatever his resolve is in this world, that is what he becomes after leaving it. So he should form his resolve.
3.14.2 The Self is made of mind. Its body is life-breath, its form is light, its purpose comes true, and its nature is space. It contains all actions, all desires, all smells, and all tastes. It embraces all this. It does not speak and has no concerns.
3.14.3 This Self of mine inside the heart is smaller than a grain of rice, a grain of barley, a mustard seed, a millet grain, or a millet kernel. This Self of mine inside the heart is larger than the earth, larger than the space between earth and heaven, larger than heaven, larger than these worlds.
3.14.4 It contains all actions, all desires, all smells, and all tastes. It embraces all this. It does not speak and has no concerns. "This Self of mine inside the heart is Brahman. After leaving here, I will reach it." Anyone who has this conviction has no doubt. So Shandilya said—Shandilya.
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