Aitareya Aranyaka. I, 3, 7
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"The Upanishads, Part 1 (sbe01)\", by Max Mller, [1879],
Seventh Kha\"N"D"A.
1. He begins with the hymn, Tad id sa, bhuvaneshu "g"yesh"th"am (Rv. X, 120). Verily, "g"yesh"th"a, the oldest, is mahat, great. Endowed with mahat the form of this day is perfect.
2. Then follows the hymn, T"m" su te krtim maghavan mahitv (Rv. X, 54), with the auspicious word mahitv.
3. Then follows the hymn, Bhya id vav"ri"dhe vryya (Rv. Vi, 30), with the auspicious word vrya.
4. Then follows the hymn, N"ri"n"m u tv n"ri"ta"m"a"m" gobhir ukthai"h" (Rv. I, 51, 4), with the auspicious word uktha.
5. He extends the first two pdas, which are too small, by one syllable (Rv. X, 120, 1 a, and Rv. Viii, 69, 2 a) 2. Into the small heart the vital spirits are placed, into the small stomach food is placed. It
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serves for the attainment of these desires. He who knows this, obtains these desires.
6. The two feet, each consisting of ten syllables (Rv. X, 120, 1 a, b), serve for the gaining of both kinds of food 1, of what has feet (animal food), and what has no feet (vegetable food).
7. They come to be of eighteen syllables each 2. Of those which are ten, nine are the pr"n"as (openings of the body) 3, the tenth is the (vital) self. This is the perfection of the (vital) self; Eight syllables remain in each. He who knows them, obtains whatever he desires.
Footnotes
183:1 The number is obtained as follows:
1. Tad id sa (Rv. X, 120) =
9 verses
2. T\"m" su te krtim (Rv. X, 54) =
6 \"
3. Bhya id vav"ri"dhe vryya (Rv. Vi, 30) =
5 \"
4. N\"ri"n"m u tv (Rv. I, 51, 4) =
3 \"
23 + 2 = 25
183:2 Cf. I, 1, 2, 9.
184:1 Because Vir"g", a foot of ten syllables, is food.
184:2
Rv. X, 120, 1 a =
10
Rv. Viii, 69, 2 a=
7
Syllable pu =
1
18
184:3 Seven in the head and two in the body; sapta vai sirsha"n"y"h" pr"n" dvv av"k"v iti.
"The Upanishads, Part 1 (sbe01)\", by Max Mller, [1879],
Seventh Kha\"N"D"A.
1. He begins with the hymn, Tad id sa, bhuvaneshu "g"yesh"th"am (Rv. X, 120). Verily, "g"yesh"th"a, the oldest, is mahat, great. Endowed with mahat the form of this day is perfect.
2. Then follows the hymn, T"m" su te krtim maghavan mahitv (Rv. X, 54), with the auspicious word mahitv.
3. Then follows the hymn, Bhya id vav"ri"dhe vryya (Rv. Vi, 30), with the auspicious word vrya.
4. Then follows the hymn, N"ri"n"m u tv n"ri"ta"m"a"m" gobhir ukthai"h" (Rv. I, 51, 4), with the auspicious word uktha.
5. He extends the first two pdas, which are too small, by one syllable (Rv. X, 120, 1 a, and Rv. Viii, 69, 2 a) 2. Into the small heart the vital spirits are placed, into the small stomach food is placed. It
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serves for the attainment of these desires. He who knows this, obtains these desires.
6. The two feet, each consisting of ten syllables (Rv. X, 120, 1 a, b), serve for the gaining of both kinds of food 1, of what has feet (animal food), and what has no feet (vegetable food).
7. They come to be of eighteen syllables each 2. Of those which are ten, nine are the pr"n"as (openings of the body) 3, the tenth is the (vital) self. This is the perfection of the (vital) self; Eight syllables remain in each. He who knows them, obtains whatever he desires.
Footnotes
183:1 The number is obtained as follows:
1. Tad id sa (Rv. X, 120) =
9 verses
2. T\"m" su te krtim (Rv. X, 54) =
6 \"
3. Bhya id vav"ri"dhe vryya (Rv. Vi, 30) =
5 \"
4. N\"ri"n"m u tv (Rv. I, 51, 4) =
3 \"
23 + 2 = 25
183:2 Cf. I, 1, 2, 9.
184:1 Because Vir"g", a foot of ten syllables, is food.
184:2
Rv. X, 120, 1 a =
10
Rv. Viii, 69, 2 a=
7
Syllable pu =
1
18
184:3 Seven in the head and two in the body; sapta vai sirsha"n"y"h" pr"n" dvv av"k"v iti.
