Section 5.4
Original Sanskrit
5.4.1 असौ वाव लोको गौतमाग्निस्तस्यादित्य एव समिद्रश्मयो धूमोऽहरर्चिश्चन्द्रमा अङ्गारा नक्षत्राणि विस्फुलिङ्गाः ॥ १ ॥
5.4.2 तस्मिन्नेतस्मिन्नग्नौ देवाः श्रद्धां जुह्वति तस्या अहुतेः सोमो राजा सम्भवति ॥ २ ॥
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.
5.4.1 "That world beyond, Gautama, is a fire. The sun is its fuel, the rays its smoke, the day its flame, the moon its embers, and the stars its sparks.
5.4.2 "Into this fire the gods offer faith. From that offering King Soma is born."
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.
5.4.1 "Gautama, that world is a fire. The sun is its fuel. The rays are its smoke. Day is its flame. The moon is its coals. The stars are its sparks.
5.4.2 "In this fire the gods offer faith. From that offering King Soma is born."
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Section 5.4 is part of Chandogya 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 77 of 154 in the work, which is kept in the Hindu tradition.
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