Chapter 1
23 verses
Section 14 verses
1ॐ आत्मा वा इदमेक एवाग्र आसीत्। नान्यत् किंचन मिषत्। स ईक्षत लोकान्नु सृजा इतिIn the beginning all this was verily the Atman alone. There was nothing else active. Nothing else whatsoever living existed. There was no other thing that winked at all. He thought: ` now verily I shall create the worlds.
2स इमा्लोकानसृजत। अम्भो मरीचीर्मरमापोऽदोऽम्भः परेण दिवं द्यौः प्रतिष्ठाऽन्तरिक्षं मरीचयः। पृथिवी मरो या अधस्तात्ता आपःHe created these worlds, viz., Ambhas, Marichi, Maram and Apah. The Ambhas is above the heavens, its support. The Marichayah rays from the sky. The Maram region of the world is the earth, and what are below the earth are the Apah waters.
3स ईक्षतेमे नु लोकाः लोकपालान्नु सृजा इति। सोऽद्भ्य एव पुरूषं समुद्धृत्यामूर्च्छयत्He reflected: ` These indeed are the worlds I have created. I shall create the protectors or rulers of the worlds. ' Then He raised the Purusha from water and gave him form.
4तमभ्यतपत्तस्याभितप्तस्य मुखं निरभिद्यत यथाऽण्डम्। मुखाद्वाग्वाचोऽग्निर्नासिके निरभिद्येतां नासिकाभ्यां प्राणः प्राणाद्वायुरक्षिणी निरभिद्येतामक्षीभ्यां चक्षुश्चक्षुष आदित्यः कर्णौ निरभिद्येतां कर्णाभ्यां श्रोत्रं श्रोत्राद्दिशस्त्वङनिरभिद्यत त्वचो लोमानि लोमभ्य ओषधि वनस्पतयो हृदयं निरभिद्यत हृदयान्मनो मनसश्चन्द्रमा नाभिर्निरभिद्यत नाभ्या अपानोऽपानान्मृत्युः शिश्नं निरभिद्यत शिश्नाद्रेतो रेतस आपःThen the Atman brooded over that i.e., the lump He wished to give it the shape of a man. A hole in the shape of a mouth manifested itself in that mass which was brooded over by Him, just as a bird's egg bursts when hatched. From the mouth came out speech and from speech fire. Then his nostrils came forth, from the nostrils the smell Prana, from the smell Prana the air.
His eyes came forth, from his eyes sight, from sight the sun. His ears came forth, from his ears hearing and from hearing the quarters. His skin came forth, from the skin the hair, from the hairs the herbs and big trees. His heart came forth, from the heart the mind, and from the mind, the moon. The naval came forth, from the navel the Apana and from Apana, death. His generative organ came forth, from the generative organ semen, and from semen, water.
Section 25 verses
1ता एता देवताः सृष्टा अस्मिन्महत्यर्णवे प्रापतंस्तमशनापिपासाभ्यामन्ववार्जत्। ता एनमब्रुवन्नायतनं नः प्रजानीहि यस्मिन्प्रतिष्ठिता अन्नमदामेतिThose gods thus created fell into this great ocean of Samsara world. Then He subjected them to hunger and thirst. They said to Him the Creator: `` Ordain for us a place in which being established we may eat food.
2ताभ्यो गामानयत्ता अब्रुवन्न वै नोऽयमलमिति। ताभ्योऽश्वमानयत्ता अब्रुवन्न वै नोऽयमलमितिHe brought a cow to them. They said: ` It is indeed not sufficient for us. ' He brought a horse to them. They said: ` This is not enough for us. '
3ताभ्यः पुरूषमानयत्ता अब्रुवन् सुकृतं बतेति पुरूषो वाव सुकृतम्। ता अब्रवीद्यथायतनं प्रविशतेतिHe brought a man to them. They said: ` Well done, indeed! Hurrah! Man alone is the masterpiece. Man indeed is the abode of all good actions. ' He said to them: ` Enter into your respective abodes. '
4अग्निर्वाग्भूत्वा मुखं प्राविशद्वायुः प्राणो भूत्वा नासिके प्राविशदादित्यश्चक्षुर्भूत्वाऽक्षिणी प्राविशद्दिशः क्षोत्रं भूत्वा कर्णौ प्राविशन्नोषधिवनस्पतयो लोमानि भूत्वा त्वचं प्राविशंश्चन्द्रमा मनो भूत्वा हृदयं प्राविशन्मृत्युरपानो भूत्वा नाभिं प्राविशदापो रेतो भूत्वा शिश्नं प्राविशन्Fire becoming speech entered the mouth, air becoming Prana smell entered the nostrils, the sun becoming sight entered the eyes, the deity of the quarters becoming should entered the ear, the herbs and trees becoming hair entered the skin, the moon becoming mind entered the heart, death becoming Apana entered the navel, water becoming semen entered the generative organ.
5तमशनायापिपासे अब्रूतामावाभ्यामभिप्रजानीहीति। ते अब्रवीदेतास्वेव वां देवतास्वाभजाम्येतासु भागिन्यौ करोमीति। तस्माद्यस्यै कस्यै च देवतायै हविर्गृह्यते भागिन्यावेवास्यामशनायापिपासे भवतःHunger and thirst said to him: ` Assign a place for us. ' He told them: ` I assign you a place in these gods and make you sharers with them. ' Therefore, when oblations are offered to any god, hunger and thirst become sharers therein.
Section 314 verses
1स ईक्षतेमे नु लोकाश्च लोकपालाश्चान्नमेभ्यः सृजा इतिHe the Lord thought again: ` The worlds and the protectors of the worlds have been created. Now let Me create food for them. '
2सोऽपोऽभ्यतपत्ताभ्योऽभितप्ताभ्यो मूर्तिरजायत। या वै सा मूर्तिरजायतान्नं वै तत्Then He the Lord brooded over the water and from the waters so brooded over issued a form. The form thus created is verily food.
3तदेनत्सृष्टं पराङ्त्यजिघांसत्तद्वाचाऽजिघृक्षत्तन्नाशक्नोद्वाचा ग्रहीतुम्। स यद्धैनद्वाचाऽग्रहैष्यदभिव्याहृत्य हैवान्नमत्रप्स्यत्Then this food so created wished to run away. He tried to catch it by speech, but He could not catch it by speech. If He had caught it by speech, then one would be satisfied by merely talking of food.
4तत्प्राणेनाजिघृक्षत् तन्नाशक्नोत्प्राणेन ग्रहीतुम्। स यद्धैनत्प्राणेनाग्रहैष्यदभिप्राण्य हैवान्नमत्रप्स्यत्He wished to catch it by breath or Prana. He could not catch it by Prana. If He had caught if by Prana, then one would be satisfied by merely smelling food.
5तच्चक्षुषाऽजिघृक्षत् तन्नाशक्नोच्चक्षुषा ग्रहीतुम्। स यद्धैनच्चक्षुषाऽग्रहैष्यद्दृष्ट्वा हैवान्नमत्रप्स्यत्He wished to catch it by the eye. He could not catch it by the eye. If He had caught it by the eye, then one would be satisfied by merely seeing food.
6तच्छ्रोत्रेणाजिघृक्षत् तन्नाशक्नोच्छ्रोत्रेण ग्रहीतुम्। स यद्धैनच्छ्रोत्रेणाग्रहैष्यच्छ्रुत्वा हैवान्नमत्रप्स्यत्He wished to catch it by the ears. He could not catch it by the ear. If He had caught it by the ear, then one would be satisfied by merely hearing of food.
7तत्त्वचाऽजिघृक्षत् तन्नाशक्नोत्त्वचा ग्रहीतुम्। स यद्धैनत्त्वचाऽग्रहैष्यत्स्पृष्ट्वा हैवान्नमत्रप्स्यत्He wished to catch it by touch. He could not catch it by touch. If He had caught it by touch, then one would be satisfied by merely touching food.
8तन्मनसाऽजिघृक्षत् तन्नाशक्नोन्मनसा ग्रहीतुम्। स यद्धैनन्मनसाऽग्रहैष्यद्धयात्वा हैवान्नमत्रप्स्यत्He wished to catch it by mind. He could not catch it by mind. If He had caught it by mind, then one would be satisfied by merely thinking of food.
9तच्छिश्नेनाजिघृक्षत् तन्नाशक्नोच्छिश्नेन ग्रहीतुम्। स यद्धैनच्छिश्नेनाग्रहैष्यद्विसृज्य हैवान्नमत्रप्स्यत्He wished to catch it by the generative organ. He could not catch it by the generative organ. If He had caught it by the generative organ, then one would be satisfied by emission.
10तदपानेनाजिघृक्षत्। तदावयत्। सैषोऽन्नस्य ग्रहो यद्वायुरन्नायुर्वा एष यद्वायुःThen he tried to catch it by Apana and He caught it. It is this Apana which catches food. This Apana is giver of life by food.
11स ईक्षत कथं न्विदं मदृते स्यादिति स ईक्षत कतरेण प्रपद्या इति। स ईक्षत यदि वाचाऽभिव्याहृतं यदि प्राणेनाभिप्राणितं यदि चक्षुषा दृष्टं यदि श्रोत्रेण श्रुतं यदि त्वचा स्पृष्टं यदि मनसा ध्यातं यद्यपानेनाभ्यपानितं यदि शिश्नेन विसृष्टमथ कोऽहमितिHe the Lord thought: ` How can all these live without Me, ' So He pondered: ` y which way shall I enter it, ' He again thought: ` If speaking be done by speech, smelling by nose, seeing by the eyes, hearing by the ear, touching by skin, thinking by mind, eating by Apana and discharge by the generative organ, then who am I, '
12स एतमेव सीमानं विदार्यैतया द्वारा प्रापद्यत। सैषा विदृतिर्नाम द्वास्तदेतन्नान्दनम्। तस्य त्रय आवसथास्त्रयः स्वप्ना अयमावसथोऽयमावसथोऽयमावसथ इतिThen He opened the suture of the skull and entered by that door. That door is called the Vidriti, the ` cleft. ' It is verily the Nandana, the place of bliss. He has three dwelling places in the body and three dream states. This is His dwelling place, this is His dwelling place, this is His dwelling place.
13स जातो भूतान्यभिव्यैख्यत् किमिहान्यं वावदिषदिति। स एतमेव पुरूषं ब्रह्म ततममपश्यदिदमदर्शमितीWhen born in the form of Jiva when the highest Self had entered the body he reflected with reference to the elements. He gazed round upon the creatures. How should he speak of any other, What else besides the Atman is there for me to name, There is none. How could he desire to declare any other thing different from him, He found nothing else but the reality of the soul. He saw verily this Purusha, the rahman, all-pervading. He said to himself: ` Oh, I have seen this. '
14तस्मादिदन्द्रो नामेदन्द्रो ह वै नाम। तमिदन्द्रं सन्तमिन्द्र इत्याचक्षते परोक्षेण। परोक्षप्रिया इव हि देवाः परोक्षप्रिया इव हि देवाःTherefore he is called Idandra. Idandram is verily His name. Though he is Idandra, he is indirectly called Indra. The gods are fond of being called by indirect names, as it were.