Section 5.8
Original Sanskrit
5.8.1 योषा वाव गौतमाग्निस्तस्या उपस्थ एव समिद्यदुपमन्त्रयते स धूमो योनिरर्चिर्यदन्तः करोति तेऽङ्गारा अभिनन्दा विस्फुलिङ्गाः ॥ १ ॥
5.8.2 तस्मिन्नेतस्मिन्नग्नौ देवा रेतो जुह्वति तस्या आहुतेर्गर्भः 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.
5.8.1 "A woman, Gautama, is a fire. Her sexual organ is the fuel, the words that invite her are the smoke, her vagina is the flame, penetration is the embers, and the pleasures are the sparks.
5.8.2 "Into this fire the gods offer semen. From that offering an embryo 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.
5.8.1 "Gautama, a woman is a fire. Her genitals are the fuel. When a man speaks to her invitingly, that is the smoke. Her vagina is the flame. When he penetrates her, that is the coals. Their pleasure is the sparks.
5.8.2 "In this fire the gods offer semen. From that offering an embryo is born."
About this section
Section 5.8 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 81 of 154 in the work, which is kept in the Hindu tradition.
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