Khandogya Upanishad. I, 5
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"The Upanishads, Part 1 (sbe01)\", by Max Mller, [1879],
p. 12
Fifth Kha\"N"D"A.
1. The udgtha is the pra"n"ava 1, the pra"n"ava is the udgtha. And as the udgtha is the sun 2, So is the pra"n"ava, for he (the sun) goes sounding Om.
2. 'Him I sang praises to, therefore art thou my only one,' thus said Kaushtaki to his son. 'Do thou revolve his rays, then thou wilt have many sons.' So much in reference to the Devas.
3. Now with reference to the body. Let a man meditate on the udgtha as the breath (in the mouth), for he goes sounding Om 3.
4. 'Him I sang praises to, therefore art thou my only son,' thus said Kaushtaki to his son. 'Do thou therefore sing praises to the breath as manifold, if thou wishest to have many sons.'
5. He who knows that the udgtha is the pra"n"ava, and the pra"n"ava the udgtha, rectifies from the seat of the Hot"ri" priest any mistake committed by the Udgt"ri" priest in performing the udgtha, yea, in performing the udgtha.
Footnotes
12:1 Pranava is the name used chiefly by the followers of the Rig-veda, udgtha the name used by the followers of the Sma-veda. Both words are intended for the syllable Om.
12:2 Cf. "Kh". Up. I, 3, 1.
12:3 The breath in the mouth, or the chief breath, says Om, i. e. gives permission to the five senses to act, just as the sun, by saying Om, gives permission to all living beings to move about.
"The Upanishads, Part 1 (sbe01)\", by Max Mller, [1879],
p. 12
Fifth Kha\"N"D"A.
1. The udgtha is the pra"n"ava 1, the pra"n"ava is the udgtha. And as the udgtha is the sun 2, So is the pra"n"ava, for he (the sun) goes sounding Om.
2. 'Him I sang praises to, therefore art thou my only one,' thus said Kaushtaki to his son. 'Do thou revolve his rays, then thou wilt have many sons.' So much in reference to the Devas.
3. Now with reference to the body. Let a man meditate on the udgtha as the breath (in the mouth), for he goes sounding Om 3.
4. 'Him I sang praises to, therefore art thou my only son,' thus said Kaushtaki to his son. 'Do thou therefore sing praises to the breath as manifold, if thou wishest to have many sons.'
5. He who knows that the udgtha is the pra"n"ava, and the pra"n"ava the udgtha, rectifies from the seat of the Hot"ri" priest any mistake committed by the Udgt"ri" priest in performing the udgtha, yea, in performing the udgtha.
Footnotes
12:1 Pranava is the name used chiefly by the followers of the Rig-veda, udgtha the name used by the followers of the Sma-veda. Both words are intended for the syllable Om.
12:2 Cf. "Kh". Up. I, 3, 1.
12:3 The breath in the mouth, or the chief breath, says Om, i. e. gives permission to the five senses to act, just as the sun, by saying Om, gives permission to all living beings to move about.
