Upanishads (Müller) — II, 7
The Upanishads, Part 1 (SBE01): Khândogya Upanishad... | Internet Sacred Text ArchiveSacred Texts Hinduism Index Previous Next Buy this Book at Amazon.com
The Upanishads, Part 1 (SBE01): Khândogya Upanishad... | Internet Sacred Text ArchiveSacred Texts Hinduism Index Previous Next Buy this Book at Amazon.com
The Upanishads, Part 1 (SBE01), by Max Müller, [1879], at sacred-texts.com
SEVENTH KHANDA.
- Let a man meditate on the fivefold Sâman, which is greater than great, as the prânas (senses). The hiṅkâra is smell 1 (nose), the prastâva speech (tongue), the udgîtha sight (eye), the pratihâra hearing (ear), the nidhana mind. These are one greater than the other.
- What is greater than great belongs to him, nay, he conquers the worlds which are greater than
great, who knowing this meditates on the fivefold Sâman, which is greater than great, as the prânas (senses).
Footnotes
25:1 Prâna is explained by ghrâna, smell; possibly ghrâna may have been the original reading. Anyhow, it cannot be the mukhya prâna here, because it is distinctly represented as the lowest sense.
Next: II, 8
Continue learning
Related teachings
The Ten Mahavidyas, Explained
Ten goddesses counted as one set — a girl of sixteen, an old widow, and a goddess holding her own severed head. What the grouping means, where it comes from, and which popular version of the story is misplaced.
Khetlaji
Folk diety
Asanbibi
Folk deity
Navaratri — The Nine Nights, Explained
Nine nights, nine forms of Durga, one book recited across them, and a tenth day of victory. Where each piece comes from, and how differently India keeps the same festival.
Navaratri Night 1 — Shailaputri, Daughter of the Mountain
Sati walks uninvited into her father's sacrifice and gives up her body there. She is born again as the daughter of the Himalaya — and the nine nights begin.