Upanishads (Müller) — V, 7
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The Upanishads, Part 1 (SBE01), by Max Müller, [1879], at sacred-texts.com
SEVENTH KHANDA.
- 'The altar is man, O Gautama; its fuel speech itself, the smoke the breath, the light the tongue, the coals the eye, the sparks the ear.
- 'On that altar the Devas (prânas) offer food. From that oblation rises seed.
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