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Aitareya Upanishad - Chapter 1

ऐतरेयोपनिषद् - अध्यायः 1

Chapter 1 of 18 22 verses
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Verse 1 Open →
आत्मा वा इदमेक एवाग्र आसीत् | नान्यत् किञ्चन मिषत् |
स ईक्षत लोकान्नु सृजा इति ||१.१.१||
In the beginning, the Self alone existed here — nothing else whatsoever blinked. He thought: 'Let me create worlds.'
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Verse 2 Open →
स ईक्षत इमे नु लोका लोकपालान्नु सृजा इति | सोऽद्भ्य एव पुरुषमुद्धृत्य अमूर्च्छयत् ||१.१.३||
He thought: 'These are the worlds. Let me create guardians of the worlds.' He drew a person from the waters and gave it form.
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तं तपस्तप्त्वा मुखं निरभिद्यत यथाण्डं मुखाद्वाग्वाचोऽग्निः ||१.१.४||
Having brooded over it, the mouth burst open as an egg bursts. From the mouth came speech; from speech, fire.
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Verse 4 Open →
ता एता देवताः सृष्टा अस्मिन्महत्यर्णवे प्रापतन् | तमशनायापिपासाभ्यामन्ववार्जत् ||१.२.१||
These created deities fell into the great ocean. Hunger and thirst overcame him (the cosmic person).
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सोऽकामयत | अन्नं मे सृज्यतामिति | स एतं रश्मिमभ्यतपत् | तस्माद्रश्मितप्तात् अन्नमजायत ||१.३.१||
He desired: 'Let food be created for me.' He brooded over this ray. From that brooded-upon ray, food was born.
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स एतमेव सीमानं विदार्यैतया द्वारा प्रापद्यत | सैषा विदृतिर्नाम द्वास्तदेतन्नान्दनं नाम ||१.३.१२||
Splitting the crown of the head, it entered by this door. This door is called Vidrti (the cleft). This is the place called Nandana (joy).
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स ईक्षत इमे नु लोका लोकपालान्नु सृजा इति | सोऽद्भ्य एव पुरुषमुद्धृत्य अमूर्च्छयत् ||१.१.३||
He thought: 'These are the worlds. Let me create guardians of the worlds.' He drew a person from the waters and gave it form.
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नासिके प्राणमसृजत | तस्माद्वायुः | नेत्रे चक्षुरसृजत | तस्मादादित्यः ||१.१.४||
From the nostrils he created prana — from that, Vayu. From the eyes he created sight — from that, the Sun.
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Verse 9 Open →
तमशनायापिपासे अभ्यवर्तेताम् | सोऽकामयत | अन्नं मे सृज्यतामिति ||१.२.१||
Hunger and thirst approached him. He desired: 'Let food be created for me.'
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Verse 10 Open →
स ईक्षत | लोकाः किं नु मे लोकपालान् सृजेयमिति ||१.१.१||
He thought: 'These are the worlds. Let me create guardians of the worlds.'
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Verse 11 Open →
मुखं निरभिद्यत यथाण्डं मुखाद्वाग्वाचोऽग्निः ||१.१.४||
The mouth burst open as an egg bursts. From the mouth came speech; from speech, fire.
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नासिके निरभिद्येतां नासिकाभ्यां प्राणः प्राणाद्वायुः ||१.१.४||
The two nostrils burst open. From the nostrils came prana; from prana, Vayu.
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अक्षिणी निरभिद्येतामक्षिभ्यां चक्षुश्चक्षुष आदित्यः ||१.१.४||
The two eyes burst open. From the eyes came sight; from sight, the Sun.
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Verse 14 Open →
कर्णौ निरभिद्येतां कर्णाभ्यां श्रोत्रं श्रोत्राद्दिशः ||१.१.४||
The two ears burst open. From the ears came hearing; from hearing, the directions.
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त्वङ्निरभिद्यत त्वचो लोमानि लोमभ्य ओषधिवनस्पतयः ||१.१.४||
The skin burst open. From the skin came hair; from hair, plants and trees.
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हृदयं निरभिद्यत हृदयान्मनो मनसश्चन्द्रमाः ||१.१.४||
The heart burst open. From the heart came mind; from mind, the Moon.
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नाभिर्निरभिद्यत नाभ्या अपानोऽपानान्मृत्युः ||१.१.४||
The navel burst open. From the navel came apana; from apana, death.
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शिश्नं निरभिद्यत शिश्नाद्रेतो रेतस आपः ||१.१.४||
The generative organ burst open. From it came seed; from seed, the waters.
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ता एता देवताः सृष्टा अस्मिन्महत्यर्णवे प्रापतन् | तमशनायापिपासाभ्यामन्ववार्जत् ||१.२.१||
These created deities fell into the great ocean. Hunger and thirst overcame him.
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ता अब्रुवन् | अधि नो ब्रूहि यस्मिन् प्रतिष्ठिताः अन्नमदाम ||१.२.३||
They said: 'Tell us — established in which, may we eat food?'
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तासां गां दर्शयामास | ता अब्रुवन् न वै नोऽयमलमिति | अश्वं दर्शयामास | ता अब्रुवन् न वै नोऽयमलमिति | पुरुषं दर्शयामास | ता अब्रुवन् सुकृतं बतेति | पुरुषो वाव सुकृतम् ||१.२.३||
He showed them a cow. They said: 'This is not enough for us.' He showed them a horse. They said: 'This is not enough.' He showed them a person. They said: 'Well made indeed!' The person is indeed well made.
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स एतमेव सीमानं विदार्यैतया द्वारा प्रापद्यत | सैषा विदृतिर्नाम द्वास्तदेतन्नान्दनं नाम ||१.३.१२||
Splitting the crown of the head, it entered by this door. This door is called Vidrti. This is the place called Nandana.
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