Upanishads (Müller) — VIII, 2
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The Upanishads, Part 1 (SBE01), by Max Müller, [1879], at sacred-texts.com
SECOND KHANDA.
- 'Thus he who desires the world 3 of the fathers, by his mere will the fathers come to receive him, and having obtained the world of the fathers, he is happy.
- 'And he who desires the world of the mothers, by his mere will the mothers come to receive him,
and having obtained the world of the mothers, he is happy.
- 'And he who desires the world of the brothers, by his mere will the brothers come to receive him, and having obtained the world of the brothers, he is happy.
- 'And he who desires the world of the sisters, by his mere will the sisters come to receive him, and having obtained the world of the sisters, he is happy.
- 'And he who desires the world of the friends, by his mere will the friends come to receive him, and having obtained the world of the friends, he is happy.
- 'And he who desires the world of perfumes and garlands (gandhamâlya), by his mere will perfumes and garlands come to him, and having obtained the world of perfumes and garlands, he is happy.
- 'And he who desires the world of food and drink, by his mere will food and drink come to him, and having obtained the world of food and drink, he is happy.
- 'And he who desires the world of song and music, by his mere will song and music come to him, and having obtained the world of song and music, he is happy.
- 'And he who desires the world of women, by his mere will women come to receive him, and having obtained the world of women, he is happy.
'Whatever object he is attached to, whatever object he desires, by his mere will it comes to him, and having obtained it, he is happy.
Footnotes
127:3 World is the nearest approach to loka: it means life with the fathers, or enjoying the company of the fathers.
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