Mundaka 2, Khanda 1

2.1.1 This is the truth:as sparks from a blazing firespring forth by the thousands, each like the fire,so, dear one, from the imperishable come beings of many kinds,and into it they return.

2.1.2 Luminous and formless is the Person, within and without, unborn,without breath or mind, pure, beyond the imperishable, beyond the highest.

2.1.3 From him are born life-breath, mind and all the senses,space, wind, light, water and earth, the bearer of all.

2.1.4 Fire is his head, the moon and sun his eyes,the directions his ears, the revealed Vedas his voice.Wind is his breath, the universe his heart; from his feetcomes earth. He is the inner Self of every being.

2.1.5 From him comes the fire whose fuel is the sun;from the moon comes rain, and plants upon the earth.The man pours seed into the woman:from the Person countless creatures are born.

2.1.6 From him come the verses, chants and sacrificial formulas, initiation,sacrifices, all rites and offerings to the priests;the year, the sacrificer, and the worldswhere Soma flows and where the sun is.

2.1.7 From him the gods are born in many forms,the Sadhyas, human beings, beasts and birds;the in-breath and out-breath, rice and barley, and ardor,faith, truth, celibacy and the sacred rule.

2.1.8 From him arise the seven life-breaths,the seven flames, the seven fuels, the seven offerings,and these seven worlds where the life-breaths move,resting in the cave, set there seven by seven.

2.1.9 From him come the oceans and all the mountains;from him flow rivers in their many forms;from him all plants and their sap,by which the inner Self abides among the elements.

2.1.10 The Person alone is all this: action, ardor, Brahman, the highest immortal.Whoever knows him hidden in the caveunties the knot of ignorance here, dear one.

Thus ends the first khanda of the second mundaka in the Mundaka Upanishad.

2.1.1 This is the truth:as sparks from a brightly blazing firecome out by the thousand, sharing its nature,so, dear friend, beings of many kindscome from the imperishable and return to it.

2.1.2 The Person is radiant and without form, both outside and inside, unborn,without life-breath or mind, pure, beyond even the higher imperishable.

2.1.3 From this Person come life-breath, mind, and all the senses,space, air, fire, water, and earth, which supports everything.

2.1.4 Fire is his head; the moon and sun are his eyes;the directions are his ears; the revealed Vedas are his speech.Air is his life-breath; the universe is his heart; from his feetcomes the earth. He is the inner Self of all beings.

2.1.5 From him comes the fire whose fuel is the sun;from Soma comes rain; plants grow on the earth.A man pours seed into a woman.Many offspring have come from the Person.

2.1.6 From him come the Rig verses, the Sama chants, the Yajur formulas, initiation,all sacrifices and rituals, the gifts to the priests,the year, the sacrificer, and the worldswhere Soma is purified and where the sun is.

2.1.7 From him have come the gods in their many kinds,the Sadhyas, humans, animals, birds,the inward and outward breaths, rice and barley, austerity,faith, truth, celibacy, and the rules of conduct.

2.1.8 From him come the seven life-breaths,seven flames, seven kinds of fuel, seven offerings,and these seven worlds in which the life-breaths move,resting in the cave, set there in groups of seven.

2.1.9 From him come the seas and all the mountains; from himflow rivers of every kind.From him come all plants and their sap,by which this inner Self lives among the elements.

2.1.10 The Person alone is this whole universe: action, austerity, Brahman, the highest immortal.Whoever knows this, hidden in the cave,breaks apart the knot of ignorance here, dear friend.

Here ends the first khanda of the second mundaka in the Mundaka Upanishad.