Section 5.5
Original Sanskrit
5.5.1 पर्जन्यो वाव गौतमाग्निस्तस्य वायुरेव समिदभ्रं धूमो विद्युदर्चिरशनिरङ्गाराह्रादनयो विस्फुलिङ्गाः ॥ १ ॥
5.5.2 तस्मिन्नेतस्मिन्नग्नौ देवाः सोमँ राजानं जुह्वति तस्या आहुतेर्वर्षँ 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.
5.5.1 "Parjanya, Gautama, is a fire. The wind is his fuel, the cloud his smoke, lightning his flame, the thunderbolt his embers, and the peals of thunder his sparks.
5.5.2 "Into this fire the gods offer King Soma. From that offering rain 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.
5.5.1 "Gautama, Parjanya, the rain god, is a fire. Wind is his fuel. The cloud is his smoke. Lightning is his flame. The thunderbolt is his coals. The rumblings of thunder are his sparks.
5.5.2 "In this fire the gods offer King Soma. From that offering rain is born."
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Section 5.5 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 78 of 154 in the work, which is kept in the Hindu tradition.
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