Brahmananda Valli, Section 8
Original Sanskrit
1 भीषाऽस्माद्वातः पवते । भीषोदेति सूर्यः । भीषाऽस्मादग्निश्चेन्द्रश्च । मृत्युर्धावति पञ्चम इति । सैषाऽऽनन्दस्य मीमाँसा भवति ।युवा स्यात्साधुयुवाऽध्यायकः । आशिष्ठो द्रढिष्ठो बलिष्ठः । तस्येयं पृथिवी सर्वा वित्तस्य पूर्णा स्यात् । स एको मानुष आनन्दः ।ते ये शतं मानुषा आनन्दाः । स एको मनुष्यगन्धर्वाणामानन्दः । श्रोत्रियस्य चाकामहतस्य । ते ये शतं मनुष्यगन्धर्वाणामानन्दाः ।स एको देवगन्धर्वाणामानन्दः । श्रोत्रियस्य चाकामहतस्य । ते ये शतं देवगन्धर्वाणामानन्दाः । स एकः पितृणां चिरलोकलोकानामानन्दः ।श्रोत्रियस्य चाकामहतस्य । ते ये शतं पितृणां चिरलोकलोकानामानन्दाः ।स एक आजानजानां देवानामानन्दः । श्रोत्रियस्य चाकामहतस्य । ते ये शतमाजानजानां देवानामानन्दाः ।स एकः कर्मदेवानां देवानामानन्दः । ये कर्मणा देवानपि यन्ति । श्रोत्रियस्य चाकामहतस्य । ते ये शतं कर्मदेवानां देवानामानन्दाः ।स एको देवानामानन्दः । श्रोत्रियस्य चाकामहतस्य । ते ये शतं देवानामानन्दाः । स एक इन्द्रस्याऽऽनन्दः । श्रोत्रियस्य चाकामहतस्य ।ते ये शतमिन्द्रस्याऽऽनन्दाः । स एको बृहस्पतेरानन्दः । श्रोत्रियस्य चाकामहतस्य । ते ये शतं बृहस्पतेरानन्दाः । स एकः प्रजापतेरानन्दः ।श्रोत्रियस्य चाकामहतस्य । ते ये शतं प्रजापतेरानन्दाः । स एको ब्रह्मण आनन्दः । श्रोत्रियस्य चाकामहतस्य । स यश्चायं पुरुषे ।यश्चासावादित्ये । स एकः । स य एवंवित् । अस्माल्लोकात्प्रेत्य । एतमन्नमयमात्मानमुपसङ्क्रामति । एतं प्राणमयमात्मानमुपसङ्क्रामति ।एतं मनोमयमात्मानमुपसङ्क्रामति । एतं विज्ञानमयमात्मानमुपसङ्क्रामति । एतमानन्दमयमात्मानमुपसङ्क्रामति । तदप्येष श्लोको भवति ॥
Musean translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from the Sanskrit, covering all three vallīs and 31 anuvākas with the supplied invocations and colophon. Source-language review and one documented Sanskrit repair are recorded in the source registry.
1 From fear of it the wind blows; from fear the sun rises; from fear of it fire and Indra act, and death runs as the fifth. Now comes this inquiry into bliss.Let there be a young man, a good young man, learned, full of hope, steadfast, strong. Let this whole earth, filled with wealth, be his. That is one measure of human bliss.A hundred such measures of human bliss are one measure of the bliss of human Gandharvas—and of one versed in the Veda, untouched by desire. A hundred measures of the bliss of human Gandharvasare one measure of the bliss of divine Gandharvas—and of one versed in the Veda, untouched by desire. A hundred measures of the bliss of divine Gandharvas are one measure of the bliss of ancestors who dwell in enduring worlds—and of one versed in the Veda, untouched by desire. A hundred measures of the bliss of ancestors who dwell in enduring worldsare one measure of the bliss of gods by birth—and of one versed in the Veda, untouched by desire. A hundred measures of the bliss of gods by birthare one measure of the bliss of gods through deeds, who attain godhood through deeds—and of one versed in the Veda, untouched by desire. A hundred measures of the bliss of gods through deedsare one measure of the bliss of the gods—and of one versed in the Veda, untouched by desire. A hundred measures of the bliss of the gods are one measure of Indra's bliss—and of one versed in the Veda, untouched by desire.A hundred measures of Indra's bliss are one measure of Brihaspati's bliss—and of one versed in the Veda, untouched by desire. A hundred measures of Brihaspati's bliss are one measure of Prajapati's bliss—and of one versed in the Veda, untouched by desire. A hundred measures of Prajapati's bliss are one measure of Brahma's bliss—and of one versed in the Veda, untouched by desire. He who is here in the personand he who is there in the sun are one. Whoever knows this, departing from this world, passes into this self made of food, passes into this self made of life-breath,passes into this self made of mind, passes into this self made of understanding, passes into this self made of bliss. Of this too there is a verse.
Plain English translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Plain English translation, made independently and directly from the Sanskrit, covering all three vallīs and 31 anuvākas with the supplied invocations and colophon. Source-language review and one documented Sanskrit repair are recorded in the source registry.
1 Out of fear of it, the wind blows. Out of fear, the sun rises. Out of fear of it, fire and Indra act, and death runs as the fifth. Now comes this examination of bliss.Suppose there is a young man: a good young man who studies, with the highest hopes, the greatest steadiness, and the greatest strength. Suppose this whole earth, filled with wealth, belongs to him. That is one measure of human bliss.A hundred measures of human bliss equal one measure of the bliss of human Gandharvas, and of someone learned in the Vedas and untouched by desire. A hundred measures of the bliss of human Gandharvasequal one measure of the bliss of divine Gandharvas, and of someone learned in the Vedas and untouched by desire. A hundred measures of the bliss of divine Gandharvas equal one measure of the bliss of ancestors who live in long-lasting worlds,and of someone learned in the Vedas and untouched by desire. A hundred measures of the bliss of ancestors who live in long-lasting worldsequal one measure of the bliss of gods by birth, and of someone learned in the Vedas and untouched by desire. A hundred measures of the bliss of gods by birthequal one measure of the bliss of gods through deeds, those who reach godhood through their deeds, and of someone learned in the Vedas and untouched by desire. A hundred measures of the bliss of gods through deedsequal one measure of the bliss of the gods, and of someone learned in the Vedas and untouched by desire. A hundred measures of the bliss of the gods equal one measure of Indra’s bliss, and of someone learned in the Vedas and untouched by desire.A hundred measures of Indra’s bliss equal one measure of Brihaspati’s bliss, and of someone learned in the Vedas and untouched by desire. A hundred measures of Brihaspati’s bliss equal one measure of Prajapati’s bliss,and of someone learned in the Vedas and untouched by desire. A hundred measures of Prajapati’s bliss equal one measure of Brahma’s bliss, and of someone learned in the Vedas and untouched by desire. What is here in a personand what is there in the sun are one. Whoever knows this leaves this world and enters this self made of food, then enters this self made of life-breath,then enters this self made of mind, then enters this self made of understanding, then enters this self made of bliss. There is also this verse about it.
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Brahmananda Valli, Section 8 is part of Taittiriya 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 20 of 31 in the work, which is kept in the Hindu tradition.
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