kai valya upanishad

8/21/2019 Kai Valya Upanishad

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.. kv:ly::p:en:\:t: ..Kaival a U anishad

from the Atharva Veda

.d k, ." *,uyam dva"o bhadra karebhi uyma dev

.d k, ." *,uyam dva"o bhadra karebhi uyma dev

.d' pXyema=i.yRj]a" -

.d' pXyema=i.yRj]a" -bhadra payemkabhir yajatr

bhadra payemkabhir yajatr

O God, may we hear what is holy with our ears.

While worshiping, may we see what is holy with our eyes.

O God, may we hear what is holy with our ears.

While worshiping, may we see what is holy with our eyes.

Sqrrs( tuuva sStnU ."sthirair agais tuuvg sas tanbhi

Sqrrs( tuuva sStnU ."sthirair agais tuuvg sas tanbhi

Vyxem devaiht'ydayu" --

Vyxem devaiht'ydayu" --vyaema deva-hita yad yu

vyaema deva-hita yad yu

May we worship with steady limbs

May our lives be helpful to the Gods.

May we worship with steady limbs

May our lives be helpful to the Gods.

Sv St n Nda v*[va"svasti na indro vddha-rav

Sv St n Nda v*[va"svasti na indro vddha-rav

SviSt n" pUza ivXvveda" -

SviSt n" pUza ivXvveda" -svasti na p viva-ved

svasti na p viva-ved

May Indra, the glorious, bless us.

May the Pusha, the omniscient, bless us.

May Indra, the glorious, bless us.

May the Pusha, the omniscient, bless us.


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Sv St nSta+ya A rn m"svasti nas trkayo arianemi

Sv St nSta+ya A rn m"svasti nas trkayo arianemi

SviSt nae b*hSpitdR/atu --

SviSt nae b*hSpitdR/atu --svasti no bhaspatir dadhtu

svasti no bhaspatir dadhtu

o nti nti nti

o nti nti nti

May Garuda, destroyer of evil, bless us.

May Garuda, destroyer of evil, bless us.

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Om! Peace, peace, peace.

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Om! Peace, peace, peace.

! AT:a:l:ay:n::B:g:v:nt:

AD:ieh B:g:v:nb:ev:av:era

s:da s:eH s:vy:m:an:aen:g:Zam: .. 1..om at s va yano agavantam

parameshthinam upasametyovca

adhhi bhagavan brahma-vidym varishthm

sad sadbhih sevyamnm nigdhm

One day, shvalyana approached Lord Brahm and said,

O Master, please teach me brahma vidya, the highest

knowledge, hidden yet always enjoyed by the wise.

y:T:a|ec:rats:v:p:ap:vy:p::

t:sm:s: :v:ac: ep:t:am: :

:aB:eVt:Dy:an:y::g:adv:eh .. 2..yath cirt sarva-ppam vyapoyhapart-param purusham yti vidvn

tasmai sa hovca pitmahash ca

shraddh-bhakti-dhyna-yogd avaihi

With this knowledge, a wise person is quickly freed

from all sin and reaches the supreme being.

Then Brahm said to shvalyana

Attain it through faith, devotion, meditation and practice.

n: km:N:a n: )j:y:a D:n:n:

p:rN: n:aken:eht:g:hay:a

ev:B:aj:t:y:t:y::ev:S:ent: .. 3..na arman na pra ay anenatygenaike amritatvam nashuh

parena nkam nihitam guhym

vibhrjate yad yatayo vishanti

Not by good works nor by projeny or wealth,

but by renunciation some attained immortality.

Those who strive enter it,

shining within yet transcending heaven.


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v:dant:ev:wan:s:en:eSc:t:aT:aH t:b:l::k\: p:rant:kal:

p:ram:t:aH p:erm:cy:ent: s:v:.. 4..ve nta-v nna-sun s c trt

sannysa-yogad yatayah shuddha-satth

te brahma-lokeshu parnta-kle

parmrith parimucyanti sarve

Those who strive established in Vedantic wisdom,

purified by renunciation and practice, dwelling in heaven

at the end of time all become liberated, immortal.

ev:ev:Vt:dS:c: s:K:as:n:sT:H H H H .

Anty:a:m:sT:H s:kl:endy:aeN:

en:,Dy: B:Vty:a sv:g:, )N:my: .. 5..vivikta-deshe ca sukhsanasthah

shucih samagrva-shirah-sharrah

antyshramasthah sakalendriyni

nirudhya bhaktya svagurum pranamya

Seated comfortably in a secluded place, purified,

with head neck and bod erect in the final sta e of life

restraining their senses, bowing with devotion

to ones guru, they meditate.

tp:NRrik ev:rj: ev:S:

Aec:nty:m:vy:Vt:m:n:nt:-p:

eS:v: )S:ant:m:m:t:b:y::en:m:.hrit-pundarkam virajam vishuddhamvicintya madhye vishadam vishokam

acintyam avyaktam ananta-rpam

shivam prashntam amritam brahma-yonim

They meditate on the immortal source of all

dwelling in ones own heart

untainted and pure, silent and blissful, transcendent and

formless, infinite, sacred and peaceful

t:m:aedm:Dy:ant:ev:hin:m:k

tam di-madhynta-vihnam eka

vibhu cidnandam arpam adbhutam

, , ,

all pervasive, conscious-fullness, formless and amazing.


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um:as:hay:p:rm::r)B:

Dy:atv:a m:en:g:cCet: B:t:y::en:

s:m:st:s:aex:t:m:s:H p:rst:at:.. 7..um-sa ya paramevara pra u

trilocananlakaha prantam

dhytv munir gacchati bhta-yoni

samasta-ski tamasa parastt

Meditating on Lord Shiva, accompanied by Parvati,

with three eyes and blue throat, peaceful,

a sage reaches the source of all,

the witness of all, beyond darkness.

s:b:a s: eS:v:H s:ndH

s: v: ev:\N:H s: )aN:H

s: kal::|egn:H s: c:ndm:aH .. 8..sa ra m sa va sen ra

so 'kara parama svar

sa eva viu sa pra

sa klo 'gni sa candram

That is Brahma, that is Shiva, that is Indra.

That is immutable, supreme, and sovereign.

That indeed is Vishnu, that is life.

That is time, Agni, and Chandrama.

s: Ov: s:v:y:t:

watv:a t:m:ty:m:ty:et:n:any:H p:nT:a ev:m:Vt:y:.. 9..sa eva sarvam ya tam

yac ca bhavyam santanam

jntv tam mrityum atyeti

nnyah panth vimuktaye

Indeed, that is all that was and will be, eternal.

Knowing that, one transcends death.

There is no other way to liberation.

s:v:B:t:sT:m:atm:an:

s:mp:Sy:nb: p:rm:y:aet: n:any:n: ht:n:a .. 10..sarva- tast am tmnam

sarva-bhtni ctmani

sampashyan brahma paramam

yti nnyena hetun

Discovering that tm which exists in all beings

and in which all beings exist,

one reaches supreme brahman. There is no other means.


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A:tm:an:m:reN:ktv:a

wan:en:m:T:n:aBy:as:at:

p:ap:dhet: p:eNRt:H .. 11..tmnam ara tv

praava cottarraim

jnna-nirmathanbhyst

ppa dahati paita

Making oneself the lower fire-stick

and making om the upper,

from the repeated churning of knowledge,

a wise one burns sin.

s: Ov: m:ay:ap:erm::eht:atm:a

s*y:p:an:aedev:ec:*:B::g:H

s: Ov: j:ag:tp:ert:ept:m:et: .. 12..sa eva my-par mo ttm

sharram sthya karoti sarvam

stryanna-pndi-vicitra-bhogaih

sa eva jgrat-paritriptim eti

That tm, covered by ignorance, identifies with a body

and does all actions, enjoying various experiences like

women, food and drink while in the waking state.

sv:pn:s: j:iv:H s:K:dHK:B::Vt:a

s:\:ept:kal:s:kl:ev:l:in:t:m::|eB:B:t:H s:K:-p:m:et: .

svapne sa va su a- u a- o t

svamyay kalpita-jva-loke

sushupti-kle sakale vilne

tamo bhibhtah sukha-rpam eti

That tm, identified with a body, feels pleasure and pain

when events are projected in the dream state.

In the sleep state, when all is resolved,

darkness prevails and bliss remains.

p:n:: j:nm:ant:rkm:y::g:at:

puna ca janmntara-karmayogt

sa eva jva svapiti prabuddha

, ,

that tmbecomes a wakeful person and dreams again.


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p:r*:y:#iRet: y:: j:iv:s:

A:D:arm:an:ndm:K:NRb::D:

y:esm:ll:y:y:aet: p:r*:y:c: .. 14..pura-traye r at yas ca vas

tatas tu jtam sakalam vicitram

dhram nandam akhanda-bodham

yasmin layam yti pura-trayam ca

That tm, identified with a body, participates in

all three states. From tmall experiences arise.

Into that tm the limitless consciousness which is ones

essence and source of happiness all three states resolve.

Ot:sm:ajj:ay:t:)aN::

K:v:ay:jy::et:rap::

p:Tv:i ev::sy: D:aerN:i .. 15..etasm yate prno

manah sarvendriyni ca

kham vyur jyotir pash ca

prithv vishvasya dhrin

From this tm are born life, mind, all sense faculties,

space, air, fire, water and the earth that supports all.

y:tp:rb: s:v:atm:a

:xm:ats:xm:t:ren:ty:t:v:m:v: tv:m:v: t:t:.. 16..

yat param ra ma sarvtm

vishvasyyatanam mahat

skshmt skshmataram nityam

tat tvam eva tvam eva tat

That tm is supreme brahman, the self of all,

substratum of the universe, subtler than subtle, eternal.

That indeed you are. You are that indeed.

j:ag:tsv:pn:s:\:pty:aed

t:db:ahem:et: watv:as:v:b:nD:H )m:cy:t:.. 17..grat-svapna-sus upty

prapancam yat prakshate

tad brahmham iti jntv

sarva-bandhaih pramucyate

One is liberated from all bondage by knowing

I am that brahman which becomes manifest

in the waking, dream and sleep states.


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e*:\:D:am:s:y::gy:

t:By::ev:l:x:N:H s:ax:i

ec:nm:a*::|hs:daeS:v:H .. 18..tr s u masu ya ogyam

bhokt bhogash ca yad bhavet

tebhyo vilakshanah sksh

cin-mtro ham sadshivah

I am pure consciousness, forever sacred, the awareful

witness, independent of the experiencer, experience,

and all objects of experience in the three states.

m:yy:v: s:kl:j:at:

m:ey: s:v:l:y:y:aet:

t:db:ay:m:smy:hm:.. 19..mayyeva sa a am tam

mayi sarvam pratishthitam

mayi sarvam layam yti

tad brahmdvayam asmy aham

In me alone, everything arises. In me, everything

is sustained. Into me, everything resolves.

I am non-dual brahman.

AN::rN:iy:an:hm:v: t:n:

p:rat:n::|hp:,\::|hm:iS::ehrNm:y::|heS:v:-p:m:esm: .. 20..

anor anyn a am eva ta van

mahn aham vishvam aham vicitram

purtano ham purusho ham sho

hiryanmayo ham shiva-rpam asmi

Indeed, I am smaller than small yet I am vast.

I am the intricate universe. I am the ancient, sovereign being.

I am effulgent. My nature is divine.

Ap:aeN:p:ad:|hm:ec:nty:S:eVt:H

Ahev:j:an:aem: ev:ev:Vt:-p:n: c:aest: v::a m:m: ec:ts:da|hm:.. 21

apn -p o am ac ntya-s a t

pashymy acakshuh sa shrinomy akarnah

aham vijnmi vivikta-rpam

na csti vett mama cit sad ham

I have no hands or feet, yet I have inconceivable power.

I see without eyes. I hear without ears. I know all forms

but no one knows me. I am pure consciousness.


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v:drn:krhm:v: v::

n: p:Ny:p:ap:m:m: n:aest: n:aS::

n: j:nm: dhendy:b:erest: .ve a r ane a r a am eva ve yo

vedntakd vedavid eva cham

na puya-ppe mama nsti no

na janma dehendriya-buddhir asti

I am known through the Vedas.

I am the knower and author of the Vedas.

I have no good or bad karma,

nor birth, body, senses, or intellect.

n: B:em:rap::n: c: v:erest:

na bhmir po na ca vahnir asti

na cnilo me 'sti na cmbara ca asti

, , , , .

Ov:ev:edtv:a p:rm:atm:-p:

s:m:st:s:aex:s:ds:ehin:)y:aet: S:p:rm:atm:-p:m:.. 23..evam v tv paramtma-rpam

guhshayam nishkalam advityam

samasta-skshim sad-asad-vihnam

prayti shuddham paramtma-rpam

Knowing the supreme tmthus abiding within, undivided

and non-dual, witness of all, beyond the gross and subtle,

one reaches the pure, supreme tm.

y:H S:t:-edy:m:D:it:s::|egn:p:t::B:v:et:

s: b:hty:at: p:t::B:v:et:s: s:v:N:st:y:atp:t::B:v:et:

ya ata-r r yam a te so gn pto avat

sur-pnt pto bhavati

sa brahma-hatyt pto bhavati

sa suvara-steyt pto bhavati

One who studies the Shata Rudriya is purified by fire.

He is purified from the sin of drinking liquor.

He is purified from the sin of killing a brahmana.

He is purified from the sin of stealing gold.


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s: kty:akty:atp:t::B:v:et:

B:v:ty:ty:a:m:i s:v:da s:ka j:p:t: ..ktyktyt pto bhavati

bhavaty atyram sarvad sakd vjapet

He is purified from sins of commission and omission.

From that, he finds refuge in the abiding One.

person w o as reac e e as s age o eshould recite it continually or at least once.

An:n: wan:m:apn::et:

t:sm:adv:ev:edtv:n:

kv:ly: p:dm:Sn:t:.. 24..anena nnam pnot

samsrrnava-nshanam

tasmd evam viditvainam

kaivalyam padam ashnute

Through these teachings, one gains the knowledge

which destroys the ocean of worldly suffering.

Knowing thus, one attains the state of liberation, kaivalya.

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