Section 1
Original Sanskrit
ॐ आप्यायन्तु ममाङ्गानि वाक्प्राणश्चक्षुःश्रोत्रमथो बलमिन्द्रियाणि च सर्वाणि ।सर्वं ब्रह्मौपनिषदंमाऽहं ब्रह्म निराकुर्यां मा मा ब्रह्मनिराकरोदनिराकरणमस्त्वनिराकरणं मेऽस्तु ।तदात्मनि निरते यउपनिषत्सु धर्मास्ते मयि सन्तु ते मयि सन्तु ।
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
1 ॐ केनेषितं पतति प्रेषितं मनःकेन प्राणः प्रथमः प्रैति युक्तः ।केनेषितां वाचमिमां वदन्तिचक्षुः श्रोत्रं क उ देवो युनक्ति
2 श्रोत्रस्य श्रोत्रं मनसो मनो यद्वाचो ह वाचंस उ प्राणस्य प्राणः चक्षुषश्चक्षुः |अतिमुच्य धीराः प्रेत्यास्माल्लोकादमृता भवन्ति
3 न तत्र चक्षुर्गच्छति न वाग्गच्छति नो मनः ।न विद्मो न विजानीमो यथैतदनुशिष्यात्
4 अन्यदेव तद्विदितादथो अविदितादधि ।इति शुश्रुम पूर्वेषां ये नस्तद्व्याचचक्षिरे
5 यद्वाचाऽनभ्युदितं येन वागभ्युद्यते ।तदेव ब्रह्म त्वं विद्धि नेदं यदिदमुपासते
6 यन्मनसा न मनुते येनाहुर्मनो मतम् ।तदेव ब्रह्म त्वं विद्धि नेदं यदिदमुपासते
7 यच्चक्षुषा न पश्यति येन चक्षूँषि पश्यति ।तदेव ब्रह्म त्वं विद्धि नेदं यदिदमुपासते
8 यच्छ्रोत्रेण न शृणोति येन श्रोत्रमिदं श्रुतम् ।तदेव ब्रह्म त्वं विद्धि नेदं यदिदमुपासते
9 यत्प्राणेन न प्राणिति येन प्राणः प्रणीयते ।तदेव ब्रह्म त्वं विद्धि नेदं यदिदमुपासते
Musean translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from the Sanskrit and reviewed against it, covering four sections and all 35 source-numbered verses with the opening and closing invocation. Sanskrit Wikisource contributors’ transcription, revision 407400, CC BY-SA 4.0; the underlying ancient text is public domain.
Om. May my limbs grow strong—speech, breath, eye,ear, and all my strength and senses.All is Brahman, revealed in the Upanishads.May I never reject Brahman; may Brahmannever reject me. Let there be no rejection; let there be no rejection of me.May the virtues spoken of in the Upanishads abide in me,who delight in that Self; may they abide in me.
Om. Peace, peace, peace.
1 Om. At whose wish does the mind fly forth, impelled?Who harnesses the foremost breath to set it moving?At whose wish do people utter this speech?What god joins eye and ear to their work?
2 That is the ear of the ear, the mind of the mind, the speech of speech,the breath of breath, the eye of the eye.The wise, leaving these behind, depart from this world and become immortal.
3 The eye does not reach it, nor does speech, nor the mind.We do not know; we do not understand how one might teach it.
4 It is other than the known, and beyond the unknown.So we have heard from those of old who explained it to us.
5 What speech cannot express, but through which speech is expressed—know that alone as Brahman, not what people worship here.
6 What the mind cannot think, but by which, they say, the mind is known—know that alone as Brahman, not what people worship here.
7 What the eye cannot see, but through which the eyes see—know that alone as Brahman, not what people worship here.
8 What the ear cannot hear, but through which hearing itself is heard—know that alone as Brahman, not what people worship here.
9 What breath cannot breathe, but through which breath is led onward—know that alone as Brahman, not what people worship here.
Plain English translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Plain English edition, made independently and directly from the Sanskrit and reviewed against it, covering four sections and all 35 source-numbered verses with the opening and closing invocation. Sanskrit Wikisource contributors’ transcription, revision 407400, CC BY-SA 4.0; the underlying ancient text is public domain.
Om. May my limbs grow strong—speech, breath, sight,hearing, and strength, and all the senses.Everything is Brahman as taught in the Upanishads.May I not reject Brahman; may Brahman notreject me. Let there be no rejection; let there be no rejection of me.As one devoted to that Self, may the virtuestaught in the Upanishads live in me; may they live in me.
Om. Peace, peace, peace.
1 Om. At whose wish and urging does the mind move?Who directs the chief breath to go forward?At whose wish do people speak these words?What god directs the eye and the ear?
2 It is the ear of the ear, the mind of the mind, the speech of speech;it is the breath of breath and the eye of the eye.The wise let go of these, leave this world, and become immortal.
3 The eye does not reach it, nor does speech, nor the mind.We do not know, we do not understand how anyone could teach this.
4 It is different from what is known, and beyond what is unknown.So we have heard from those before us who explained it to us.
5 What speech cannot express, but by which speech is expressed—know that alone to be Brahman, not the thing people worship here.
6 What the mind cannot think, but by which, they say, the mind is understood—know that alone to be Brahman, not the thing people worship here.
7 What the eye cannot see, but by which the eyes see—know that alone to be Brahman, not the thing people worship here.
8 What you do not hear with your ears, but which lets the ear hear—know that alone to be Brahman, not the thing people worship here.
9 What breath does not breathe, but by which breath is moved—know that alone to be Brahman, not the thing people worship here.
About this section
Section 1 is part of Kena 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 1 of 4 in the work, which is kept in the Hindu tradition.
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