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Subalopanishad - The Upanishad of the child-like

Authors NotesThe Subalo Upanishad describes the charecteristics of a child like seeker of God and why the seeker appears thus. It describes how the spiritual world starts from God and descends to the beings such as Devas and humans. It also describes how the world eventually consolidates back into that primordial being. The original text is in sanskrit and the document provides a word to word meaning and summary.

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Sloka: Bij agyanam ha mohahpanha vadyad vishishyate

Nirbhijam tripadam tatvam tadasmiti vichintaye

Word for Word: seed ignorance delusion is said differentiated

Without-seed three-quarters truth thus-is-there meditate-on

Summary: Unlike ignorance which has a seed in delusion, the three quarters truth does not have a seed. Meditate thus.

Sloka: Om Poornamadah poornaidam poornat poornamudachyate

Poornasya poornamadaya poornameva vashishyate

Word for Word: Complete-eating complete-this complete-hence complete-comes forth

Of complete taking-complete complete-only rules

Summary: Even if completely eaten this is always complete, even when complete comes forth this is always complete, from complete if complete is taken, complete only rules

Sloka: Om shanti shanti shanti

Word for Word: Peace, peace, peace

Summary: May there be peace (of words, deeds and mind).

Sloka: Tadahuh kim tadaseeth tasmay sa ho vacha

Na sanna sanna sad asaditi tasmaatmah sanjayate

Word for Word: that how that was there your that said

Not this this truth untruth from that becomes

Summary: (Raikva asked) how was that? (God replied) Neither reality like this, nor delusion like this

Sloka: tamaso bhutadir bhutader akasham akashaad

Wayuhu wayur agni agnir aapo anyah pritvi tadh andam

Word for Word: from darkness primeval-element, from primeval-element space, from space air, from air fire, from fire water, from water earth, forming a sphere.

Summary: from darkness came the primeval-element, from primeval-element came space, from space came air, from air came fire, from fire came water, from water came earth, all forming a sphere.

Sloka: sam bhavat tat samvatsaram atra ushitva dvidakaro

Tad astangamima uparistad akasam madye purusho

Word for Word: along with came that year there waited divided

That eight-parts, staying above in the space, middle person

Summary: That sphere, after waiting a while, split into two, the eighth-part stayed in the space above and (the rest) formed the primeval person in the middle.

Sloka: divya sahasra shirsha purusha sahastra aksha sahastra path

Sahasra bahuh iti so agre bhutanam mrtuyum srujantraya aksharam

Word for Word: divine innumerable faced person innumerable eyes innumerable legs

Innumerable hands thus forward of beings death creation immutable

Summary: That divine purusha has innumerable faces, eyes, legs and hands and came forward as the immutable cause of creation and death of beings.

Sloka: trishiraskam tripadam khandaparasum tasya brahma abhideti

Sa brahmaan eva vivesha sa manasan sapta putran srujat teh

Word for Word: three heads three portions part-of axe his brahma being-spoken

That brahma by surrounded that by mind seven sons created

Summary: Three fourths of that purusha was axed off, to create the one called brahma, who has three heads, who then by his mind, created seven sons.

Sloka: virajah satyaman sansrujyanteh prajapatayo brahmano asya mukhamaseeth

Bahu rajanya krutaha

Word for Word: kings virtuous create as-lord-of-people priests their faces

arms kings formed

Summary: These ( seven sons ) became virtuous kings and lords. The purusha created learned men as from his face, brave men from his arms.

Sloka: uru tadasya yad vaysyaha padyam shudro ajayata

Chandrama manaso jatah chaksho soryo ajayata

Word for Word: thighs his merchants legs servants became

The moon His heart became eyes the sun

Summary : From his thighs came merchants, his legs came servants, his mind came the moon ( the pure mind being like the pleasant moon ) and his eyes the sun ( light from the sun to see; his eyes are the sakshi – witness to all that we do, just like the sun and moon are said to be sakshi )

Sloka: shotrat vayuh cha pranas cha hridayaat sarvam idam jayate

Iti pratamah khandaha

Word for Word: heard the air also life-breath also in-the-heart all this becomes

Thus is the first part

Summary: From his life breath came air and its commonly known that all this came from his heart ( creation was as his hearts wish ). This is the first part.

Sloka: apannaan nishada yaksha rakshasa gandarva cha astibhyah

Parvatah lomabhya oshadi vanaspatayo lalatat krodajo rudra

Word for Word: from petrified-air outcasts ghosts demons celestial-musician bones

Mountains hair medicine plants forehead anger the-terrible

Summary: from the Purushas petrified-air comes forth beings-of-lower-order (outcasts, ghosts, demons celestial-musicians), from His bones come mountains, from hair medicine and plants, the-terrible being ( Shiva known to be the destroyer and hence the connotation to anger ) from the Purushas angry brow.

Sloka: jayate tasyay tasya mahato bhutasya nihswasi tame yai tadvad rug vedo

Yajur vedaha sama vedo atarva vedaha shiksha kalpo vyakaranam

Word for Word: become then this great beings breath they-these-then Rug ved ( hymns or praise )

Yajus ( sacrifice ) Vedas (scriptures) Sam veda ( equal meters ) atharva veda ( hymns or fire-soma-related )

Summary: The breath of this great Purusha became the four Vedas.

Sloka: niruktam chando jyotisham ayam nyayo mimamsa dharma shastrani

Vyakyanan upavyakyanani cha sarvani cha bhutani

Word for Word: dictionary, meters, astrology, from this, logic, definitions-of-rituals, ethics, scriptures

Commentaries, glossary also, everything also, beings

Summary: ( from His breadth ) also came meanings-of-words-used ( of Vedic texts ), meters ( the way to recite the verses in the Vedas ), astrology, the various logical forms, the elucidation of rituals defined in the Vedas, definition and elaboration of righteousness and ethics, the scriptures, the commentaries, the glossaries, and other such beings. In short, the Vedas and all texts that help understand its contents.

Sloka: hiranya jyotir yasmin ayam atma dikshayanti bhuvanani vishwa

Atmanam dvida karo ardhena stree ardhena purusho deva bhutva

Word for Word: golden glow whose this spirit blesses worlds all

This spirit made-into-two half woman half man demi-god became

Summary: This spirit ( of Purusha ) which is golden In hue permeates all the worlds. Dividing into two parts - half becomes the female spirit and half the male. As also the demi-gods.

Sloka: devan srujat rhushi bhutwa rhushin yasha rashasa gandharvan

Gramyan aaranyan cha pashun srujath itaran gauh itaro anagwan itaro

Word for Word: gods created, sage becoming sages ghosts demons divine-musicians

Villages forests also animals created others cows others-like snake others-like

Summary: ( becoming a demi-god ) created gods, becoming a sage created sages, ( and likewise ) ghosts, demons, divine-musicians, villages, forests, animals, cows etc.

Sloka: vadave itaro aswa itaro gardhab itaro gardhab itarah vishwambar itaro

Vishwambharah so ante vaishwanaro bhutwa sandaghdwa sarvani

Word for Word: mares others-like horses others-like ass others-like asses others-like supporter-of-the-world others-like

supporter-of-the-world he in-the-end fire became burnt-up all

Summary: ( he became ) mares,horses,asses, the supporter-of-the-world and its destroying fire.

Sloka: bhutani pritivasu praleyath apah tejasi praleyante tejo vayay

Vileyathe vayur akashe vileyath akasham indriyesh indriyani

Word for Word: beings earth destroyed-into, water fire destroyed-into, fire air

destroyed-into, air space destroyed-into, space senses, sense

Summary: ( as an end ) earth went into water, water into fire, fire into air, air into space, space into senses.

Sloka: tanmatreshu tanmatrani bhutadau vileyante bhutadhir mahati

Vileyathe mahan avyakte vileyate avyaktam akshare vileyathe aksharam

Word for Word: ( and continues to end as ) into a gist-of-all-properties, gist-of-all-properties into primordial-being, primordial -being into supreme-ego

Supreme-ego into unmanifest, unmanifest into ever-present, ever-present

Summary: ( the senses ) merge into a one gist of all properties ( forms and names ), that gist into one primordial being ( having all information to create the world again, as-was ), the primordial being merges

into the supreme ego, the supreme ego into the unmanifest ( too subtle for a material description ), unmanifest into the ever-present.

Sloka: tamasi vileyathe tamaha pare deve eki bhavati parasthanna na sanna na sanna sad

ASadi itye tanni varna anushasanam iti veda anushasanam iti veda anushasanam

Word for Word: into deep-sleep, deep-sleep into supreme lord, supreme state, unlike this, truth

Delusion here by-him described controlled thus know, controlled thus know, controlled

Summary: ( the ever-present merges ) into deep-sleep, deep-sleep into supreme lord. This supreme state is unlike truth or delusion ( as known here, in this world ). This is controlled by Him, thus it is known. The deep sleep here is like the hibernation during winter of animals like the polar bear, but very unlike this, as there is no nature left anymore, with the Supreme Lord continuing to play the gentle host, to the hibernating world, in its most subtle form.

Sloka: iti dvitiya khanda

Summary: Thus ends the second part

Sloka: asadwa idam agra aaseed ajatam abhutam aprathistitam

aShabdam asparsham arupam arasam agandam avyayam

Word for Word: delusion this first is-there becomes Without-birth Without-being Without-support

Without-Speech Without-touch Without-form Without-taste Without-smell Without-end

Summary: That first state of delusion was not given to birth, being, senses, required no support and was without end.

Sloka: mahantam bruhantam ajam atmanam matwa dheera na shochati

Apranamam amukham ashrotram avaagam no atejaskam chakshush

Word for Word: great all-pervading unborn the soul of-opinion the-knowing do-not grieve

Without-breath Without-mouth Without-ears Without-tongue Without-eyes

Summary: Knowing that soul to be great, unborn, all-pervading, without sense-organs, without breath, the knowing do not grieve.

Sloka: amanam agotram ashirask apani apaada asnigda amalo ahitam

Aprameyam ahrisvam adheergam asthoolam ananvan analpam apaaram

Word for Word: without-mind without-class without-head without-hands without-legs without-attachment without-impurities without-purpose

without-parallel not-short not-long not-gross-in-form not-atomic not-without-value supreme

Summary: ( that soul ) is without any of the attributes that affect the physical body.

Sloka: anirdeshyam napavrutam apratarkyam aprakashyam asamvrutam

naantaram nabahyam na tad ashnati kinchana na tad ashnati

Word for Word: without-goal without-decline beyond-reason without-brilliance not-covered

not inside not outside not that eats nor that eats

Summary: (that soul) is beyond reason, as it has no properties that are within the domain of reason.

Sloka: kashchan ethad satyen danena tapasa anashkena brahmacharyena

Nir vedanena anashkena shadangena eva sadayed yetat trayam

Word for Word: few this truth giving-alms penance non-violence celibacy

Non-agitation peace six-parts also achieve these three

Summary: A few (who know the soul) also achieve the six dimensions of – truth, charity, penance, non-violence, celibacy, detachment.

Sloka: vikshet damam daanam dayam iti na tasya prana utram antya eva

Samavaleyante bharmaiva san brahmapyate ya evam veda

Word for Word: observe temperance, charity, compassion thus not their soul enters end but

Enters-into Brahman-alone Brahman-become they this know

Summary: He (who knows the soul) observes detachment, charity, compassion and his soul enters into Brahman alone, this is known.

Sloka: iti tritiya khanda

Summary: Thus ends the third part

Sloka: hrudayam madye lohitam mansa pindam

Yasmin tad haram pundarikam kumudam eevaane kada

Word for Word: heart middle-of red flesh ball-like

Of-this that destroyer lotus-like flower like-this how

Summary: The middle of the heart is like a lotus.

Sloka: vikasitam hrudayasya dasha shidrani bhavanti yeshu

Prana pratishtita sa yada pranena saha

Word for Word: blossomed heart ten apertures become of-this

Life-breath established in-this as life-breath-prana he

Summary: The heart had ten apertures where the life breath is established. If united with the breath-prana …

Sloka: sanyujyante tada pashyati nadyo nagarani bahuni

Vividhani cha yada vyanena saha sanyujyante tada pashyanti

Word for Word: united there sees rivers towns many

Varied also if life-breath-vyana he unites there sees

Summary: … he sees rivers and villages, many and varied. When united with breath-vyana …

Sloka: devan cha rishin cha yada apane na saha sanyujyate

Tada pashyati yasha rakshas gandharvan yada udaanena

Word for Word: gods also sages also if breath-apana he unites

There sees ghosts demons divine-musicians if breath-udaana

Summary: … he sees gods and sages. When united with breath-apana he sees ghosts, demons and divine-musicians. If with breath-udaana …

Sloka: sah sanyukte tada pashyati devalokan devan skandam

Jayantam cha iti yada samanena saha sanyujyate tada

Word for Word: he joins there sees world-of-gods gods skandam?

Jayantam? Also thus if breath-samana he joins there

Summary: … he unites he sees in the world of gods, gods like Skanda (son of Shiva) and Jayanta (son of Indra). If he joins with breath-samana …

Sloka: pashyati devalokan dhanani cha yada vairambhena saha

Sanyujyate tada pashyati drushtam cha shrutam cha bhuktam

Word for Word: sees world-of-gods wealth also if by rambhena he

Joins there sees seen also heard also enjoyed

Summary: … he sees in the world of the gods, all its wealth. If he unites with rambha he sees all that is seen, all that is heard and all that is enjoyed (by all the senses).

Sloka: cha abhuktam cha sachha asachha sarvam pasyati atema

Dash dash nado bhavanti ta saame ekaikasya dva saptatihi dva saptatihi

Word for Word: also non-enjoyed also truth false all sees there/thus

Ten ten seat-of-energy becomes that in-each two seventy two seventy

Summary: … as also those not enjoyed, the truth and other than the truth and all else is seen. There are ten naadis (seats of energy in the body) and each has in turn seventy two branches.

Sloka: shaka nadi sahastrani bhavanti yasmin ayam atma svapiti

Shabdanaam cha karotyat yath adviteeye san ghoshe svapiti tad emam

Cha lokam param cha lokam pashyati sarvan cha abhda vijaanaati

Sa samprasada itya chakshate prana shareram parirakshti hari tasya

Word for Word: branches of nadis (life seats) thousands become his my soul rests

In words also deeds he without-other thus is declared rests that his

That world supreme that world sees all also filled-with knows

That gifted-by he sees life-breath body protects the-slayer-of-evil his

Summary: There are several thousands of branches for these naadis. He who rests in words and in action in me alone, sees that supreme world, he sees the all-pervading. He who is thus gifted with this vision, his life-breath and his body are protected by the-slayer-of-evil (the Lord Hari).

Sloka: nelasya petasya lohitasya shwetasya nadyo rudhirasya poorna

Atha traitad haram pundareekam kumudam ivaan ekada vikasitam

Yata keshaha sahastrada bhinnas tatha hita naama naaado bhavanti

Hridya koshe pare koshe divyo ayam atma svapiti yatra supto na

Word for Word: dark blue yellow red white seat-of-life-breath (naadis) blood-red full

Thus of-three-forms by-name-haram (slayer of evil) like-lotus flower His once develops

His hair thousands different and as-per-purpose name seat-of-life-breath (naadi) becomes

Of-heart collection supreme collection divine my soul rests … where rests not

Summary: These naadis are colored dark-blue, yellow, red and white. Their collection develops and is shaped like a lotus flower. This collection (of naadis) looks like thousands of different hairs and are named as per their purpose. The heart of this collection (of naadis) is where the supreme, divine soul rests.

Sloka: kanchan kaamam kamayate na kanchan svapnam pachyati

Na tatra deva na devaloka yagna na yagna va na matha

Na pita na bhandhur bhandhavo na steno na brahmaha

Tejas kayam amrutham salilam evedam salilam vanam bhuyastenaiva

Word for Word: even-a-little desire desires not even dreams sees

Not there gods nor world-of-gods sacrifice not sacrifice also not mother

Not father nor friend relatives not there brahma

Brilliance ever-existing nectar cooling Thus-know cooling forest there-is there

Summary: There is no desire, no dreams, no gods or heavens, no mother or father, no relatives nor the creator. It’s a state of brilliance, ever-existent, like a cool forest.

Sloka: margena jagraya dhavati samraditi ho vacha

Iti chaturtha khanda

Sthanani sthanibyo yachchati nadi tesham

Nibhandanam chakshur adhyatmam drashtavyam adhibhutam aadityas tatra aadidaivatam

Word for Word: in-the-path awakening runs plays he says

Thus forth part

Location of-location is-present nadi theirs

Without-limits eyes spiritual sight primordial-beings sun-gods there primordial-gods

Summary: Once awakening in this path he runs and plays, thus it is said. Thus ends the forth part. Their whose nadis are located in that location (in ayam atma), their eyes are without any limitations and can see the spiritual, the primordial-beings, sun-gods and other primordial-gods.

Sloka: naadi tesham nibhandanam yashcha chakshu yo drastavye ya aaditye

Yo nadyam yaha prane yo vigyane ya anande yo

Hridyakashe ya ye tasmin sarvasmin antare sancharati so ayam atma

Tam atmana upaseetha jaram mrutham bhayam shokam na antam

Word for Word: seat-of-life-breath their not-bound (without-limits) whose eyes they sees their sun-gods

They-whose seat-of-life-breath this life-breath their knowledge their happiness whose

Sky-in-the-heart theirs they therefore everything inside pervades thus my spirit

Their soul rests aging death fear grief not ends

Summary: They, whose life-breath rests in me, see in the sky-of-their-heart that my soul pervades everything, see the sun-gods, are full of knowledge and happiness, their soul has no aging, no death, no fear, no grief, no end.

Sloka: shrotramat atma shrotavyam adibhutam dishas tatra adidaivatam

Naadi tesham nibhandanam yaha shrotre yaha shrotavye yo dikshu

Yo nadyam yaha prane yo vigyane ya anande yo

Hridya koshe ya yetasmin sarvasmin na antare sancharati so ayam atma

Tam atmana upaseetha jaram mrutham bhayam shokam na antam

Word for Word: hears soul sound primordial-beings direction there primordial-gods

Seat-of-life-breath theirs without-bounds they hear they make-sounds this direction

This seat-of-life-breath this life-breath those knowledge they happiness they

In-their-heart they who everything no difference who-roam that my spirit


Summary: They, whose life-breath rests in me, see in their-heart that my soul pervades everything without differences, hear the sound from the direction of primordial-beings and primordial-gods and talk in

the same direction (are able to hear and talk to/about gods), are full of knowledge and happiness, their soul has no aging, no death, no fear, no grief, no end.

Sloka: nasa adyatmam gratayvam adibhutam pritivi tatra adidaivatam

Naadi tesham nibhandanam yo nasayam yo gratavye yaha

Pritivyam yo naadam yaha prano yo vigyane ya anande yo

Hridyakoshe ya yetasmin sarvasmin antare sancharati so ayam atma

Tam atmanam upaseetha jaram mrutam bhayam shokam na antam

Word for Word: nose spirit smells primordial-beings earth there primordial-gods

Seat-of-life-breath their without-boundaries their nose their smell here

Of-earth whose seat-of-life-breath their life-breath that knowledge that happiness



Summary: They whose life-breath rests in me, see in their-heart that my soul pervades everything without differences, their nose smells the earth (world) of primordial-beings and primordial-gods, are full of knowledge and happiness, their soul has no aging, no death, no fear, no grief, no end.

Sloka: jihva adyatmam rasayitavyam adhibhutam varunastatra adidaivatam

Naadi tesham nibhandanam yas tvachi yaha sparshayitavye

Yo varune yo naadyam yaha prane yo vigyane ya anande yo

Hrudyakoshe ya sarvasmin antare sancharati so ayam atma


Word for Word: tongue spirit tastes primordial-beings rain-god there primordial-gods

Seat-of-life-breath their without-boundaries their tongue their touches here

Of-rain-god whose seat-of-life-breath their life-breath that knowledge that happiness



Summary: They whose life-breath rests in me, see in their-heart that my soul pervades everything without differences, their tongue tastes the rain (juices) of primordial-beings and primordial-gods, are full of knowledge and happiness, their soul has no aging, no death, no fear, no grief, no end.

Sloka: tvag adyathmam sparshayitavyam adibhutam vayustatra adidaivatam

Nadi tesham nibhandanam yas tvachi yaha sparshayitavye yo vayow

Yo nadyam yaha prane yo yo vigyane ya anande yo



Word for Word: skin spirit touches primordial-beings wind-god there primordial-gods

Seat-of-life-breath their without-boundaries their skin their touches their wind-god

whose seat-of-life-breath their life-breath that knowledge that happiness



Summary: They whose life-breath rests in me, see in their-heart that my soul pervades everything without differences, their skin touches the wind of primordial-beings and primordial-gods, are full of knowledge and happiness, their soul has no aging, no death, no fear, no grief, no end.

Sloka: mano adyatmam mantavyam adibhutam Chandras tatra adidaivatam

Naadi tesham nibhandanam yo manasi yo mantavye yas chandre

Yo naadyam yaha prane yo yo vigyane ya anande yo



Word for Word: The mind is the spirit thought is its primordial-self moon its primordial-god

Seat-of-life-breath its without-boundaries that mind that thought its moon-god

In-that seat-of-life-breath this life-breath that knowledge that happiness



Summary: They whose life-breath resides in the mind as the spirit, thought as its primordial-self and moon as its primordial-god, see in their-heart that my soul pervades everything without differences, are full of knowledge and happiness, their soul has no aging, no death, no fear, no grief, no end.

Sloka: bhuddi adyatmam bhodhavyam adibhutam brahma tatra adidaivatam

Naadi tesham nibhandanam yo bhuddhau yo bhodavye yo brahmani

Yo naadyam yaha prane yo yo vigyane ya anande yo



Word for Word: intellect is the spirit understanding is the primordial-being the-creator is the primordial-god

Seat-of-life-breath theirs without-limits whose intellect who think that creator




Summary: They whose life-breath resides in the intellect as the spirit, understanding as its primordial-self and the creator (brahma, also the keeper of the Vedas/knowledge) as its primordial-god, see in their-heart that my soul pervades everything without differences, are full of knowledge and happiness, their soul has no aging, no death, no fear, no grief, no end.

Sloka: ahamkara adyatmam aham kartavyam adibhutam rudra tatra adidaivatam

Naadi tesham nibhandanam yo ahankare yo aham kartavye yo rudre yo

Nadyam yaha prane yo vigyane ya anande yo



Word for Word: the ego is the spirit, the feeling-of-i-am-the-doer is the primordial-being the-destroyer is the primordial-god

The seat-of-life-breath their without limits whose ego whose i-am-the-doer-feeling who the-destroyer




Summary: They whose life-breath resides in the ego as the spirit, i-am-the-doer-feeling as its primordial-self and the destroyer (rudra or shiva, the god of anger/destruction) as its primordial-god, see in their-heart that my soul pervades everything without differences, are full of knowledge and happiness, their soul has no aging, no death, no fear, no grief, no end.

Sloka: chitt adyatmam chetyitavyam adhibhutam shetragya tatra adidaivatam

Naadi tesham nibhandanam yas chitteh yas chetayi tavye yaha shetragye




Word for Word: consciousness is the spirit being-conscious is the primordial-being the-knower-of-the-field is the primordial god

The seat-of-life-breath without-limit their consciousness their conscious-state that knower-of-the-field




Summary: They whose life-breath resides in the consciousness as the spirit, the conscious-state as its primordial-self and the knower-of-the-fields (lord Vishnu) as its primordial-god, see in their-heart that my soul pervades everything without differences, are full of knowledge and happiness, their soul has no aging, no death, no fear, no grief, no end.

Sloka: vag adyatmam vaktavyam adhibhutam agnis tatra adidaivatam

Naadi tesham nibhandanam yo vachi yo vaktavye yo agnou




Word for Word: tongue is the spirit speech is the primordial-being fire is the primordial-god

Seat-of-life-breath their without-bounds this tongue this speech this fire




Summary: They whose life-breath resides in the tongue as the spirit, speech as its primordial-self and the fire (the medium between humans and gods ?) as its primordial-god, see in their-heart that my soul pervades everything without differences, are full of knowledge and happiness, their soul has no aging, no death, no fear, no grief, no end.

Sloka: hastah adyatmam datavyaha adhibhutam indra tatra adidaivatam

Naadi tesham nibhandanam yo haste ya adatavye ya indre yo




Word for Word: the hand is the spirit, giving is the primordial-being first-among-gods is the primordial-god

Seat-of-life-breath their without-limits whose hands whose giving who indra




Summary: They whose life-breath resides in the hand as the spirit, the act-of-giving as its primordial-self and the first-among-the-gods (Indra, the giver of fruits of sacrifice ?) as its primordial-god, see in their-heart that my soul pervades everything without differences, are full of knowledge and happiness, their soul has no aging, no death, no fear, no grief, no end.

Sloka: padam adyatmam gantavyam adibhutam Vishnu tatra adidaivatam

Naadi tesham nibhandanam ya pade yo gantavye yo vishnou




Word for Word: the feet is the spirit, going is the primordial-being the-omnipresent is the primordial-god

Seat-of-life-breath their without-limits whose feet whose going who vishnu




Summary: They whose life-breath resides in the feet as the spirit, the act-of-going as its primordial-self and the omnipresent (Vishnu, the mover of all things ?) as its primordial-god, see in their-heart that my soul pervades everything without differences, are full of knowledge and happiness, their soul has no aging, no death, no fear, no grief, no end.

Sloka: yesha sarvagya yesha sarveshvara yesha sarva adhipati yesho antaryam yesha

Yoni sarvasya sarva soukye rupasya mano na cha sarva soukyanu upasyati

Veda shastrai rupasya mano na cha veda shastranya upasyati

Yasyan idam sarve na cha yo annam bhavat ataha param sarva nayanaha

Word for Word: he is all-knowing he is god-of-all he is owner-of-all he is in-dweller he is

Womb of all happiness forms mind not even all happiness comes-from

Knowledge norms-of-good-behavior forms mind not even knowledge norms comes-from

From him all this everything not even this food becomes therefore Supreme all eyes

Summary: He is all knowing, He is the god-of-all and He is the in-dweller of all. He is the womb of full happiness, knowledge and good behavior, which is beyond the mind. From Him comes everything, much beyond that which comes from food and therefore He is supreme.

Sloka: prashaasta anna mayo bhutatma pranamaya indriyatma manomayaha

Sankalpatma vigyanamayaha kalatma anandamayo layatmai katvam

Nasty dvitam kuto mrutyur nastya mrutam kuto na antaha pragyo

Na bahi pragyo no bhayataha pragyo na pragya ghano na pragya

Word for Word: ruler food-like spirit-of-beings life-breath-like spirit-of-senses mind-like

Spirit-of-decision-taken knowledge-like spirit-of-time happiness-like ends how

Does-not-exist duality where death does-not-exist dead where no inner consciousness

Nor outer consciousness no fear consciousness nor consciousness heavy nor consciousness …

Summary: If the spirit of the observer is permeated by food, the spirit of beings permeated by life-breath, spirit of senses by the mind, the spirit of firm-decision-taken by knowledge and the spirit of time by happiness, how is there any end. There exists no duality, no death, no dead, no inner or outer or fear or burdened consciousness …

Sloka: napragyo api no viditam vedyam na asti tyetan nirvana anushasanam iti

Vedan anushasanam iti vedanushasanam

Iti pancham khandaha

Word for Word: not consciousness even nor rules knows nor exists in-that salvation rule thus

Know rule thus know rule

Thus fifth part

Summary: (for who know Him as supreme) nor consciousness of rules, salvation rules, knowledge alone rules, knowledge alone rules.

Sloka: nai eha kinchana agra aaseeth moolam na aadharam imaha

Praja praja anteh divyo deve eko narayanash chashushcha

Drashtavyam cha narayana shrotram cha shrotavyam cha

Narayano granam cha gratavyam cha narayano jihva cha

Word for Word: not this a-little in-front is-there root nor support for this

People in-the-end-of-people divine gods one of-the-in-dweller eyes

Sight also in-dweller sound also ear also

The in-dweller smell also nose also in-dweller tongue also

Summary: There is nothing ahead (on top) of this (the supreme), nor a root, nor a support. Among the people and among the gods, he (the indweller) is one. He is the eyes, the sight, the ears, the sound, the smell, the nose, the tongue …

Sloka: rasaitavyam cha narayanasya tvak cha sparshayitavyam cha

Narayana matascha mantavyam cha narayano bhuddhishcha

Bhodhyvam cha narayano ahamkaram cha ahamkartavyam cha

Narayanas chittam cha chetayi tavyam cha narayano vak cha

Word for Word: taste also in-dweller skin in-dweller also touch also

In-dweller mind also thought also in-dweller intellect also

Understanding also in-dweller ego also egotism also

In-dweller consciousness also conscious-state also in-dweller tongue also

Summary: ( The in-dweller is also the ) taste, the skin and touch, the mind and thought, the intellect and understanding, the ego and the sense of i-am-the-doer, the consciousness and awareness-of-self, and tongue …

Sloka: vaktavyam cha narayano hastou chadatavyam cha narayanaha

Padou cha gantavyam cha narayanaha payus cha visarjayitvam

Cha narayana upasta cha anandayitvam cha narayano data

Vidhata karta vikarta divyo deva eko narayana aaditya rudro

Word for Word: speech also in-dweller hand also giving also in-dweller

Legs also walking also in-dweller also procreation

Also in-dweller also happiness also in-dweller giver

Creator doer divider divine god one in-dweller sun-god destroyer

Summary: ( The in-dweller is ) speech also, the hand and the giver, the legs and walking, procreation and happiness, the giver, the creator, the doer, the divider, the divine, god, the one, the sun-god, the destroyer …

Sloka: marutho vasavo ashvina vrucho yajuunshi samani mantro agni

Rajyahutir narayana ubdhvah sambhavo divyo deva eko narayano

Mata pita brata nivasaha sharanam suhrdangta narayano viraja

Sudarshna jitasomya amoga kumara amrutha sathya madhyamana

Word for Word: wind-god rain-god medicines-god sun-god vajur-veda sama-veda chants fire

Rig-veda the-obalation in-dweller creation maintenance divine god one in-dweller

Mother father brother dwelling refuge friend in-dweller brilliant

Discus conquered-moon unfailing young nectar truth impartial

Summary: (The in-dweller is) the wind-god, rain-god, god-of-health, sun-god, rig, vajur and sama Vedas, the sacred chants, fire, the oblation (given in sacrifice), creator, protector, the one divine god, mother, father, brother, friend, dwelling, refuge, brilliant like the discus, beautiful-like-all-conquering-moon, ever-successful, always-young, life-giving-nectar, truth, impartial …

Sloka: seera shishuta soora sooryaha svara vigyeyani nadinaamani divyani

Garjati gayati vaati varshati varunoho yama chandrama kala

Kalihi dhata brahma prajapatim magha va divasas cha ardha divasas cha

Kalaha kalpas cha uurdhvam cha dishas cha sarvam narayanaha

Word for Word: sun baby scholar suns voice scientists seat-of-life-breath-names divine

Roars sings shines rains rain-god god-of-death moon time

Worst-of-times giver creator lord-of-beings wealth also days half-days also

Times age also upwards also directions also everything in-dweller

Summary: (The in-dweller is) the sun, rain, death, moon, time, age, days, worst-of-times, voice, roar, song, shine, wealth, scholar, giver, creator, lord, baby, directions. He is everything.

Sloka: purasha ee veedam sarvam yan utam yascha bhayam

Uta mruthat asyeshano yad annen atiro hati

Tad vishnoh paramam padam sada pashyanti soorayaha diviva chakshura tama

Tad vipraso vipanyavo jagruvam saha sam idanteh vishnoh yat paramam padam

Word for Word: universal-person only know all-this what is-present also future

Present past of-all-lord this others etc is-there

That all-pervading supreme abode always see the-wise divine eyes theirs

Those wise knowing aware they thus all-this all-pervading his supreme abode

Summary: The universal-person is the past, present and future and hence their lord also. The wise see, with their divine eyes, that all this is the supreme abode of the all-pervading.

Sloka: tad etat nirvana anushasanam iti veda anushasanam iti veda anushasanam

Itit shasti khandaha

Antah sharire nihite guhayaamja eko nityo yasya pritivi

Shariram yaha pritivim antare sancharan yaha pritvi na veda

Word for Word: there this salvation rules thus knowledge rules thus knowledge rules

This sixth part

Inside body resides hidden one ever-present its earth

Body this earths inside resides this earth not know

Summary: There salvation rules, knowledge rules. Thus ends the sixth part. The ever-present one resides hidden within the earth, with the earth as His body, but know Him not to be the earth.

Sloka: yasya apaha shariram yo apo antare sancharanyam apo na vidhuhu

Yasya tejaha shariram yasya tejo antare sancharan yam tejo na veda

Yasya vayuaha shariram yo vayum antare sancharan ya vayur na veda

Yasya akashaha shariram ya akasham antare sancharan yam akasho na veda

Word for Word: His water body he-is water inside resides water not know

His fire body he-is fire inside resides him fire not know

His wind body he-is wind inside resides him wind not know

His sky body he-is sky inside resides him sky not know

Summary: The ever-present one resides hidden within water, with water as His body, but know Him not to be water. The ever-present one resides hidden within fire, with fire as His body, but know Him not to be fire. The ever-present one resides hidden within air, with air as His body, but know Him not to be air. The ever-present one resides hidden within space, with space as His body, but know Him not to be space.

Sloka: yasya manaha shariram yo mano antare sancharan yam mano na veda

Yasya buddhi shariram yo bhuddim antare sancharan yam bhuddim na veda

Yasya ahamkaraha shariram yo ahamkaram antare sancharan yam ahamkaram na veda

Yasya chittam shariram ya chittam antaram sancharan yam chittam na veda

Word for Word: His mind body he-is mind inside resides mind not know

His intellect body he-is intellect inside resides him intellect not know

His ego body he-is ego inside resides him ego not know

His consciousness body he-is consciousness inside resides him consciousness not know

Summary: The ever-present one resides hidden within the mind, with mind as His body, but know Him not to be the mind. The ever-present one resides hidden within intellect, with intellect as His body, but know Him not to be intellect. The ever-present one resides hidden within ego, with ego as His body, but know Him not to be ego. The ever-present one resides hidden within consciousness, with consciousness as His body, but know Him not to be consciousness.

Sloka: yasya avyaktam shariram yo avyaktam antare sancharan yam avyaktam na veda

Yasya aksharam shariram yo aksharam antare sancharan yam aksharam na veda

Yasya mrutyuhu shariram yo mrutyum antare sancharan yam mrutyur na veda

Sa yesham sarva Bhutan antaratma apahata papma divyo deva eko narayana

Word for Word: His un-manifest body he-is un-manifest inside resides un-manifest not know

His eternal body he-is eternal inside resides him eternal not know

His death body he-is death inside resides him death not know

He-is of-this all beings inner-spirit killed evil divine god one in-dweller

Summary: The ever-present one resides hidden within the un-manifest, with un-manifest as His body, but know Him not to be the un-manifest. The ever-present one resides hidden within eternal, with eternal as His body, but know Him not to be (only the) eternal. The ever-present one resides hidden within death, with death (time) as His body, but know Him not to be death. The in-dweller is the inner-spirit of all beings, the destroyer of all evil and there is only one like him.

Sloka: etam vidyam apan antaratamaya dadava apa antaratamo brahmane dadao brahma

Ghoram ghirase dadhou ghoram ghira roukvaya dadhou raikvo ramaya dadhou

Ramaha sarvebhyo bhotebyo dadham vityevam nirvanan anushasanam iti

Vedan anushanam iti vedan anushasanam

Word for Word: him knowing praise inside-self attain praise inside-self truth-seekers attain Truth

Terrible words attain terrible words he-by-name-raikva attain doubtful Play attain

One-who-plays in-all beings attain wealth salvation rules thus

knowledge rules thus knowledge rules

Summary: Knowing Him, those who seek praise attain (are given) praise within, those knowledge of truth that knowledge, those effective language that ability to speak, the doubtful fulfillment of their doubts, those wanting to please - the ability to please. Thus all beings attain wealth (as they seek). Here salvation rules, knowledge rules, knowledge alone rules.

Sloka: iti saptamah khandaha

Antah sharire nihito guhayam shuddah so ayam atama

Sarvasya medomam sakleth aavakerne shariram madye atyanto pahate

Chitrabhit pratekashe gandharvan garo upame kadali garbavan eha sare

Word for Word: this seventh part

inside body resides hidden pure that my spirit

in everything this my in everything filled body middle-of extreme mulberry-tree

in-picture resembling Divine-musicians swallowing Comparable-with banana womb-of this sap

Summary: Thus ends the seventh part. Inside the body resides hidden the spirit (of the indweller) and also fills everything, in the middle and in the extremes, like a mulberry tree is filled with sap. Like a divine musician ingests a banana …

Sloka: jala budhbuda vacha achanchale nihisrutam atman achintya roopam

Divyam devam asangam shuddam tejas kayama roopam

Sarveshwaram achintyam shariram nihitam guhayam amrutam

Vibhrajamanam anandam tam pashyanti vidvansa tena laye na pashyati

Word for Word: water bubble stays unwavering without-death Spirit beyond-thought form

Divine god-like untouched pure brilliant eternal form

Lord-of-all beyond-thought body exist hidden immortal

brilliant Bliss that seen wise for-them death not-happen

Summary: The spirit, though staying in a water-bubble, is unwavering, its form is beyond-thought, divine, god-like, untouched, pure, brilliant, eternal, lordly, existing hidden within the body, in a state of bliss. The wise, who know the spirit to be thus, do not know death.

Sloka: iti ashtami khandaha

Ata ha enam raikvaha prapachha bhagavan kasmin sarve astam

Gachanti iti tasmai sa hovacha chakshu evapyeti

Yaccha akshure vastam eti drastavyam evapyeti yo

Word for Word: Thus eighth part

Then he this doubter asked god how all-this end

Goes thus. Then He said-thus eyes dissolve

This ending resides thus sight becomes this

Summary: Thus ends the eighth part. Then the-doubter (Raikva) asked God how everything ends. God replied that the eyes (spirit) dissolve into sight (primordial-being) …

Sloka: drastavyam evam astame tyat adityamevapayati ya adityamevas tameti

Virajamapyeti yo virajamevasmeti pranamavapyeti yaha

Pranamevastameti vigyanamevapyeti yo vigyanamevap astamet ya

Anadamevapyeti ya anandameva astameti turiyamevapyeti

Word for Word: sight this dissolves in-that sun-god-resides that sun-god dissolves

Light-resides-in that light-dissolves life-breath-resides-in that

Life-breath-dissolves knowledge-resides-in that knowledge-dissolves in that

Happiness-resides-in happiness-dissolves-in forth-part-resides-in

Summary: … that which sun-god resides in dissolves in sun-god, that which resides in light dissolves in light, that which resides in life-breath dissolves in life-breath, that which resides in knowledge dissolves in knowledge, that which resides in the forth-part (awake,dream-sleep,dreamless sleep,forth-part) …

Sloka: yas turyam eva astam iti tad mrutam bhayam shokam antat

Nirbhijam evapyeti iti hovacha

Shotram evapyeti yaha shotrameva astameti shrotavya eva apyate

Yaha shrotavyam eva astameti disham eva apyati yo dishamevas tameti

Word for Word: that forth-part only dissolves thus that death fear sadness ends

No-root becomes thus said

ears becomes this ears ends sound only becomes this

sound only dissolves directions only becomes this directions ends

Summary: … that which resides in the forth-part dissolves in that forth-part and there ends death, fear and sadness in that which has no root (source). That which becomes the ear dissolves in that (sound, the primordeal form of the ear), that which becomes sound dissolves in that (directions, the primordeal god of sound), that which becomes directions dissolves in that (the gods come from purusha, the universal person) …

Sloka: sudarshanama apveti yaha sudarshanam eva astamet apanamevapeti

Yo apanameva astameti vigyaname vapyeti yo vigyaname astameti

Tad mrutam bhayam shokam anta nirbhijam eva vapyeti iti hovacha

Nasme vapyeti yo naasameva astameti gratavyamme vapyeti

Word for Word: discus resides that discus only dissolves water resides-in

That water only dissolves in knowledge resides-in knowledge only dissolves in

that death fear sadness ends No-root becomes thus said

nose resides-in that nose dissolves in smell Resides-in

Summary: … that which resides in the discus (good-vision,time) dissolves in that discus, that which resides in water dissolves in water, that which resides in knowledge dissolves in knowledge and there ends death, fear and sadness in that which has no root (source). That which becomes the nose dissolves in that (smell), that which becomes smell …

Sloka: yo gratavyam eva astameti pritivim eva apveti yaha pritivi eva astameti

Jitameva aapveti yo jitameva astameti vyanam eva vapyeti yo

Vyanam eva astameti vigyanam eva vapyeti


Word for Word: that smell also dissolves earth also resides that earth only ends

Victory resides that victory ends life-breath-going-downwards only resides that

Life-breath-going-downwards only ends knowledge only resides


Summary: … dissolves in smell, that which becomes the earth dissolves in that (water), victory ends in victory, the downward life breath ends in downward life breath, that which resides in knowledge dissolves in knowledge and there ends death, fear and sadness in that which has no root (source).

Sloka: jihva eva vapyeti yo jihvam eva asmeti rasayitavyam eva vapyeti

yo rasayitavyam eva asmeti varunam eva vapyeti yo varunam eva asmeti

soumya eva yaha soumya eva asmeti udaanam eva vapyeti

ya uadaanam eva asmeti vigyanam eva apyeti

Word for Word: tongue also resides that tongue only dissolves taste also resides

that taste only ends rain-god only resides that rain-god only ends

pleasant only that pleasant only ends life-breath-going-upwards only resides that

that Life-breath-going-upwards only ends knowledge only resides

Summary: that which becomes the tongue dissolves in that (taste,its primordeal-being), that which becomes taste dissolves in that (rain-god,its primordeal-deity), rain-god ends in that (its source), that which comes from the pleasant ends in the pleasant, the upward life breath ends in upward life breath, that which resides in knowledge …

Sloka: Tad mrutam bhayam shokam anta nirbhijam eva vapyeti iti hovacha

Tvak evapyeti yaha tvak cha meva astameti sparshaitvayam apyeti

Yaha sparshatvyam eva astameti vayumeva apyeti yo vayumeva astameti

Modhameva apyeti yo modhameva astameti samanamevapyeti

Word for Word: that death fear sadness ends No-root becomes thus said

Skin becomes that skin only in-that dissolves touch becomes

That touch only dissolves air becomes that air dissolves

Pleasure becomes that pleasure dissolves life-breath-uniform

Summary: … there ends death, fear and sadness in that which has no root (source). That which becomes the skin dissolves in that (touch), that which resides in touch dissolves in that (air), that which becomes air dissolves in that (universal person), pleasure dissolves in pleasure, life-breath-uniform-everywhere …

Sloka: yaha samanameva astameti vigyana eva apyeti


Vacham eva apyeti yo vacham eva astameti vaktavyam eva apyeti

Yo vaktavyam eva astameti agnimeva apyeti yo agnimeva astameti

Word for Word: that life-breath-uniform dissolves knowledge only resides


tongue only becomes that tongue in-that dissolves speech only becomes

that speech in-that dissolves fire only becomes that in-fire dissolves

Summary: … in life-breath-uniform-everywhere dissolves, there ends death, fear and sadness in that which has no root (source). That which becomes the tongue dissolves in that (speech), that which becomes speech dissolves in that (fire), that which becomes fire …

Sloka: kumaram eva apyeti yaha kumaram eva astameti vairambham

Eva apyeti yo vairambha eva astameti vigyaname vapyeti


Hastam eva apyeti yo hastameva astameti aadatavyam eva apyeti

Word for Word: youth only becomes that youth in-that dissolves enmity

only becomes that enmity only dissolves knowledge becomes


hands only becomes that hands in-that dissolves the-giver only becomes

Summary: That which becomes youth dissolves in that (its source), that which becomes enmity dissolves in that, there ends death, fear and sadness in that which has no root (source). That which becomes the hand dissolves in that (the-giver), that which becomes the-giver dissolves in that …

Sloka: meth amruthaeva apyethi yo amrutham eva astameti mukhyame vapyeti

Yo mukhyameva astameti vigyaname vapyeti


paadam eva apyeti yaha paadameva astameti gantavyam eva apyeti

Word for Word: that immortality only immortality only dissolves face becomes

that face dissolves knowledge becomes

death fear sadness ends No-root becomes thus said

feet only becomes that feet in-that dissolves the-mover only becomes

Summary: That which becomes immortality dissolves in that (its source), that which becomes the face dissolves in that, knowledge in knowledge, there ends death, fear and sadness in that which has no root (source). That which becomes the feet dissolves in that (the-mover), that which becomes the-mover …

Sloka: yo gantavyam eva astameti vishnume vapyeti yo vishnumeva astameti

Satyamevapyeti yaha satyameva astameti antaryame vapyeti

Yo antaryameva astameti vigyanamevapyeti


Word for Word: that mover only dissolves all-pervading becomes that all-pervading dissolves

that truth becomes that truth dissolves inner-witness becomes

that inner-witness dissolves knowledge becomes


Summary: … dissolves in that (its source), that which becomes the all-pervading dissolves in that, that which becomes the inner-witness dissolves in that, knowledge in knowledge, there ends death, fear and sadness in that which has no root (source).

Sloka: payumeva apyeti yaha payumeva astameti visarjayitavyameva apyeti

Yo visarjayitavyam eva astameti mrutyameva apyeti yo mrutyameva astameti

Madhyamevapyeti yo madhyamaeva astameti

Prabhanjanameva apyeti yaha prabhanjanameva astameti vigyanameva apyeti

Word for Word: water becomes that water dissolves creation becomes

That creation that dissolves death becomes that death only dissolves

The-middle only becomes in-the-middle dissolves

Of-light becomes that light only dissolves knowledge becomes

Summary: That which becomes water dissolves in that, that which becomes creation dissolves in that, death in death, the-middle in the-middle, light in light, knowledge in knowledge …

Sloka: upastanaeva apyeti ya upastanameva astameth ya anandayitavyam eva apyeti

Ya anandayitavyam eva astameti prajapatime vapyeti yaha prajapatieva astameti

Nasirame vapyeti yo nasirame va astameti

Kumarameva apyeti yaha kumarameva astameti vigyaname vapyeti

Word for Word: below only that below dissolves that happiness only resides

That happiness only dissolves lord-of-beings becomes that lord-of-beings dissolves

Nose resides that nose only dissolves

Youth resides that youth only dissolves knowledge resides

Summary: That which becomes the bottom dissolves in that, that which becomes happiness dissolves in that, lordship in lordship, nose in nose, youth in youth, knowledge in knowledge …

Sloka: Tad mrutam bhayam shokam anta nirbhijam eva vapyeti iti hovacha

Mana evapyeti yo mana eva astameti mantavyam eva apyeti

Yo mantavyam eva astameti chandrameva apyeti yaha chandrameva astameti

Shishumevapyeti yaha shishumeva astameti shyenmevapyeti yaha

Word for Word: death fear sadness ends No-root becomes thus said

Mind resides that mind only dissolves thought that becomes

that thought only dissolves moon becomes that moon only dissolves

child resides that child only dissolves sleep resides that

Summary: … there ends death, fear and sadness in that which has no root (source). That which becomes the mind dissolves in that (thought), that which becomes thought dissolves in that (moon), moon in moon, child in child, sleep …

Sloka: shyenameva astameti vigyanamevapyeti


bhuddhi evapyeti yo bhuddhi eva astameti bhodavyam eva apyeti

Yo bhodhavyam eva astameti brahmanam eva apyeti yo

Word for Word: sleep dissolves knowledge resides


intellect resides that intellect only dissolves intelligence that becomes

that intelligency only dissolves cosmos that resides that

Summary: … dissolves in that (the source of sleep), there ends death, fear and sadness in that which has no root (source). That which becomes the intellect dissolves in that (intelligence), that which becomes intelligence dissolves in that, cosmos …

Sloka: brahmanameva astameti suryameva apyeti yaha suryameva astameti

Krushnameva apyeti yaha krushnameva astameti vigyanamevapyeti


Ahamkaram eva apyeti yo ahamkaram eva astameti

Word for Word: cosmos dissolves sun resides that sun only dissolves

The dark resides that dark dissolves knowledge resides


ego resides that ego only dissolves

Summary: … dissolves in the cosmos, that which becomes the dark-one dissolves in that, knowledge in knowledge, there ends death, fear and sadness in that which has no root (source). That which becomes the ego dissolves in that …

Sloka: ahamkartavyam iti yo ahamkarvyam eva astameti

Rudramevapyeti yo rudrameva astameti asurameva apyeti

Yo asurameva astameti shvetamevapyeti yaha shvetameva astameti

Vigyanameva apyeti


Word for Word: i-am-the-doer thus that i-am-the-doer only dissolves

The-destroyer resides that the-destroyer dissolves demons resides

Demons only dissolves purity resides that purity dissolves

Knowledge resides


Summary: … i-am-the-doer dissolves in i-am-the-doer, that which becomes the destroyer (angry-one) dissolves in that, demons in demons, purity in purity, knowledge resides, there ends death, fear and sadness in that which has no root (source).

Sloka: chittamevapyeti yaha chittameva astameti chetayitavyam eva apyeti

Yaha chetayitavyam eva astameti shetramevapyeti yaha

Shetrameva astameti bhasvatimeapyeti yo bhasvatimeva astameti

Nagamevapyeti yo nagameva astameti vigyanameva apyeti

Word for Word: consciousness resides that consciousness dissolves counscious that resides

That conscious only dissolves field resides that

Field only dissolves luminous resides that luminous only dissolves

Snake resides that snake only dissolves knowledge resides

Summary: consciousness dissolves in consciousness, that which becomes counscious dissolves in that, field in field, luminous in the luminous, snake in snake, knowledge resides …

Sloka: yo vigyanameva astamet ya anandamevapyeti ya

Anandameva astameti turyameva apyeti ya turyameva astameti


Ya evam nirbijam veda nirbijam eva sa bhavati na jayate

Word for Word: that knowledge only dissolves that happiness resides that

happiness only dissolves the-forth-state resides that the-forth-state dissolves


thus this no-root knows no-root only he becomes does-not become

Summary: … dissolves in knowledge, that which becomes happiness dissolves in that, forth-state (beyond dreamless sleep) in forth-state, there ends death, fear and sadness in that which has no root (source). He who knows this end having no-root, becomes also having no-root (no end), does not become …

Sloka: na mriyate na mruhyate na bhityate na dahyate na chidyate

Na kampyate na kupsate sarva dahano ayam atme tyat aksyate

Naivam atma pravachanashate na api labhyate na bahushrutena

Na bhuddhi gyanashritena na medhaya na vedai na yagyena

Word for Word: neither dies nor kills nor fears nor burns nor pierces

Nor shivers nor gets-angry all burnt my spirit he sees

Not spirit discourse nor even achieved nor a-lot-heard

Nor intellect knowledge nor scholarship nor scriptures nor sacrifice

Summary: … (he) neither dies, nor kills, nor fears or burns or pierces, nor shivers nor gets-angry. All is burnt when he sees my spirit. This vision of my spirit cannot be obtained (merely) by discourse, by hearing a lot about it, nor by the intellect, or by knowledge, nor scholarship, nor scriptures, nor sacrifice …

Sloka: tapobbhi ugraina sankyairna yogairna shramairna anyair atma

Na upulabhyate pravachanena prashansaya vyuktanena tametam

Brahmana shushruvanso anuchana upalabhyate shanto

Danta upara astitikshuhu samahito bhutatma anyeva atamanam

Word for Word: penance power numbers communion effort others spirit

Nor obtains discourse praise cleaverness others

Seekers service following obtains peace

Giving supreme thirst equal beings other spirits

Summary: … or by penance or power or knowledge of numbers, communion, effort or others like these, nor cleaverness nor praise. Seekers who have supreme thirst, who offer service, who are willing to follow, find this peace; who consider other (all) beings as equals …

Sloka: pashyati sarvasya atma bhavati ya evam veda

Iti navamah khanda

Atha haina raikva papraccha bhagavan asmin sarva

Sampratistitah bhavanti iti rasatala loke ashviti hovacha

Word for Word: sees in-everything spirit becomes he thus know

Thus ninth part

Then thus-knowing the-curious said god from-him everything

Is-established becomes thus enjoyable world exists thus-said

Summary: … sees my spirit in everything, he obtains that sight, thus it should be known. Thus ends the night part. Hearing this the-curious-one (raikva), asked God where resides everything. God responded in the world-of-enjoyments (rasatala) resides …

Sloka: kasmin rasatala loka otashcha protascha iti bhurlokeshva iti

Hovacha kasmin bhurloka otashcha protascha iti

Bhuvarlokasva iti hovcha kasmin bhuvarloka otascha

Protascha iti suvarlokashva iti hovacha kasmin suvarlokascha

Word for Word: where world-of-enjoyments resides thus this-world thus

Said where this-world resides thus

The-upper-world thus said where upper-world resides

Thus world-of-good thus said where world-of-good

Summary: … (Raikva asked) where the world-of-enjoyments resides, (God said) it resides in this world (earth), where does this-world reside, it resides in the world-of-the-good (heven, world of the gods), where does the world-of-good reside …

Sloka: othashcha protascha maharlokeshva iti hovacha kasmin maharloka

othashcha protascha janolokeshva iti hovacha kasmin janoloka

othashcha protascha tapolokeshva iti hovacha kasmin tapoloka

othashcha protascha satyalokeshva iti hovacha kasmin satyaloka

Word for Word: resides great-world thus said where great-world

resides people-world thus said where people-world

resides penance-world thus said where penance-world

resides truth-world thus said where truth-world

Summary: … in the world of the great, the world of the great in the world of the people (beings), the world of the people in the world of truth (creator) …

Sloka: othashcha protascha prajapatilokeshva iti hovacha

kasmin prajapatiloka othashcha protascha brahmalokeshva iti

hovacha kasmin brahmaloka othashcha protascha sarvaloka

atmani brahmani manya evai tashcha protasche iti

Word for Word: resides lord-of-people-world thus said

Where lord-of-people-world resides biggest-world thus

Said where biggest-world resides all-worlds

Spirit Brahman like-beads these his resides thus

Summary: … the world of the lord-of-people in the biggest world, the biggest world and all these worlds in my spirit, the Brahman, like beads are threaded in a string.

Sloka: sa hovacha eva etan lokan atmani pratishtitan veda atmaiva

Sa bhavati tyat nirvanaan anushanan iti vedanushasanam iti

Vedanushanam

Iti dashamah khanda

Word for Word: he said and these worlds in-my-spirit are-established know spirit-only

They become in-that salvation ruled-by knowledge ruled-by thus

Knowledge rules

Thus tenth part

Summary: These worlds are established in my spirit alone, know this, He said. In that spirit only they find salvation where knowledge alone rules, knowledge alone rules. Thus ends the tenth part.

Sloka: ata hainam raikvaha prapaccha bhagavan vo ayam

Vigyanaghan utkramansa kena katardvava

Stanam utsrujyapatramt itit tasmai sa hovacha

Hrudayasta madye lohitam mansapindam

Word for Word: then he the-curious-one asked God yours

Full-of-knowledge divided how multiple

Places created thus your He said

Heart middle of blood flesh-ball-of

Summary: Then the-curious-one (raikya) asked God how the spirit, full of knowledge, gets divided into multiple places. He (God) said in the middle of the heart, made of blood and flesh …

Sloka: yasmin antandaharam pundareekam kumudam evan ekadha

Vikasitam tasya madhye samudraha samudrasya madye

Koshastasmin nadyanscha tastro bhavanti rama rameshcha punarbhaveti

Tatra rama punyena punyam lokam nayatya ramena papena

Word for Word: in-this inside lotus flower in-this once

Blossoms in-its middle that-posture that-postures middle

Bundle-of seats-of-life-breath in-that becomes player plays again

There plays the-good-beings merit-of-good world not-here resides the-sinful

Summary: … like a lotus flower, blossoms here like a posture, the bundle of seats-of-life-breath (naadis). In this world, the beings who have accumulated merit (of good deeds) plays again and again, governed by the order of his merit. Here there is no residence for the sinful …

Sloka: papam ecchaya yath smarati tad abhisampadyate apunarbhavaya

Kosham bhinatthi kosham bhitva shirsha kapalam bhinatti

Shirsha kapalam bhitva pritvim bhinatti pritvim bhitva aapo

Bhinatya aapo bhitva tejo bhinatti tejo bhitva vayum bhinatti vayum

Word for Word: sinful desirous he thinks-of he attains again

Collection seperates collection leaving head skull attains

Head skull leaving earth attains earth leaving water

Attains leaving water becomes fire leaving fire becomes air leaving air

Summary: … because of his sinful desires. Whatever he thinks of he attains again and again. After leaving the collection (at center of his heart) he rises to the head, from there he rises beyond the earth, beyond water, beyond fire, beyond air (sapth abharan bhed, going beyond the seven layers) …

Sloka: bhitva akasham bhinat akasham bhitva mano bhinati

Mano bhitva bhutadim bhinatti bhutadim bhitva mahantam

Bhinatti mahantam bhitva avyaktam bhinatya avyaktam bhitva aksharam

Bhinatti aksharam bhitva mrutyum bhinatti mrutyurvaihi pare deva

Word for Word: leaving space attains space leaving attains mind leaving

Mind attains primordeal-being leaving priordeal-being attains supreme-ego

Leaving supreme-ego attains the-unmanifest leaving the-unmanifest attains the ever-present

attains the ever-present leaving the timeless attains the time beyond God

Summary: … beyond space, beyond the mind, beyond the one primordial being (having all information to create the world again, as-was), into the supreme ego, into the unmanifest (undefinable?), into the ever-present and hence into that God who is beyond time …

Sloka: eki bhavti iti parasta na sanna sanna sad asad ityet nirvana

Anushasanam veda anushasanam veda anushasanam

Iti eka dasha khanda

Aum narayanad va annam aagatam pakvam brahmaloke

Word for Word: one becomes thus transcends not like-this like-this truth myth in-this salvation

Rules knowledge rules knowledge rules

Thus eleventh part

I-call-on-the-auspiscious in-dweller that food becomes fully-cooked in-the-biggest-world

Summary: … becomes one with (equal to) Him (deva, God), thus transcending into (that state) which is neither truth like this (found in this world) nor delusion like this (found in this world). There salvation rules, knowledge alone rules. Thus ends the eleventh part. Calling on the auspicious, (I state that by the grace of) Narayana, food (knowledge) gets fully-cooked (fully comprehended) in the biggest (highest) world (brahma’s world, creator’s world) …

Sloka: maha samvartake punaha pakvam aditye punaha pakvam

Rhubyadi punaha pakvam jaal akila akli anna paryushitam

Putam annam yaachitam sanklruptam asniyann kanchana yacheth

Iti dvadasha khandaha

Word for Word: big change again cooked sun-god again cooked

By-light-and-others again cooked filtered all uncooked decomposed

Putrid food asked-for desire eats anyone desire

Thus twelth part

Summary: … cooked again during the great change (dissolution and creation of the world), cooked again by the sun-god in light and others, the rest being filtered as uncooked, decomposed putrid food (other that that knowledge which is cooked thus) that no one should desire to eat. Thus ends the twelth part.

Sloka: balyena thista etad balasva bhavo asango niravadyo

Maunena pandityena nirvadhikarayatoh palambhyeth

Kaivalam muktam nigamanam prajapatihi uvacha mahatpadam

Gyatva vruksha mole vaseth kuchelo asahaya ekaki

Word for Word: in-childhood dwells he like-a-child being without-company silent

meditative full-of-knowledge without-authority maintains

Independent free root father-of-beings said greatest-place-of-residence

Knowing tree root resides with-poor-garment without-needing-help alone

Summary: He who knows the greatest-abode, as described by the-father-of-beings (prajapathi), dwells in a humble abode (root of a tree), wearing humble clothes (of not much value), childlike in bearing (humble), not seeking company, silent, thoughtful, knowledgable, not seeking authority, independent, free, without much dependence on others …

Sloka: samadista atmakaam aptakaamo nishkamo

Jeernakamo hastini sinhe danshe mashake nakule

Sarpa rakshasa gandharve mrutyo roopani viditva na bhibheti

Kuthashcha neti vruksham iva thistat ichhidyamano api

Word for Word: steadfast satisfied-in-self all-desires-fulfilled no-desires-left

All-desires-digested elephant lion flies mosquitoes mongoose

Snake demons divine-magicians death forms knowing not fears

even-a-little not like-a-tree stands cut even

Summary: … steadfast, immersed in self, all other desires fulfilled, no other desires left unfulfilled, all other desires digested, knowing elephants, lions, flies, mosquitoes, mongoose, snakes, demons, divine-magicians, god-of-death to be forms (in that great abode) does not fear even a little. He stands like a tree, even when cut …

Sloka: na kupyaet na kampet utpalam iva thista sa icchadya mano api

Na kupyaet na kampet akasham iva thista sa icchadya mano api

Na kupyaet na kampet satyena thista seth satvo ayam atma

Sarvesham eva gandhanam pruthivi hrudayam sarvesham eva

Word for Word: not fear not shiver higher-ground this resides he by-desire mind even

not fear not shiver sky this resides he by-desire mind even

not fear not shiver truth resides he in-truth my spirit

everywhere only smell-of earth heart everywhere only

Summary: … he does not fear residing on higher ground or the sky or the truth, but desires this, as it is (he knows it to be) my spirit (In dweller). He knows that at the heart of all smells is the earth …

Sloka: rasanam aapo hrudayam sarvesham eva rupanam tejo

Hrudayam sarvesham eva sparshanam vayuhu hrudayam

Sarvesham eva shabdanam akasham hrudayam sarvesham eva

Gatinam avyaktam hrudayam sarvesham eva satvam

Word for Word: taste water heart of-everything only forms fire

heart of-everything only touch air heart

of-everything only sound space heart of-everything only

movement un-manifest heart of-everything only truth

Summary: … at the heart of all tastes is water, at the heart of all forms is fire, at the heart of all touch is air, at the heart of all sound is space, at the heart of all movement is the unmanifest …

Sloka: mruthyur hrudayam mrutyurvaihi pare deva eki bhavati iti parashtha na

Sanna na sanna sad asad ityet nirvana anushasanam iti

Vedanushasanam iti vedanushasanam

Iti triyodasha khanda

Word for Word: death heart-of death beyond god one becomes thus transcends not

like-this like-this truth myth in-this salvation rules thus


Thus thirteenth part

Summary: … at the heart of all death is the truth, thus knowing becomes one with (equal to) Him (deva, God), thus transcending into (that state) which is neither truth like this (found in this world) nor delusion like this (found in this world). There salvation rules, knowledge alone rules. Thus ends the thirteenth part.

Sloka: prutvi va annam apo annada appo va annam

Jyotih annadam jyotih va anna vayuh annadoh

Vayur va annam akasho annada aakasho

Va annam indra ya anya annadani indriyani va annam

Word for Word: earth is food fire consumer fire food

Light consumer light food air consumer

Air food sky consumer sky

Food senses consumer senses food

Summary: Fire consumes the earth as its food, light consumes fire, air consumes light, sky consumes air, the senses consume the sky …

Sloka: manno annadam mano va anna bhuddi annada

Bhuddir va annam avyaktam annadam avyaktam

Va anna aksharam annadam aksharam annam

Mrutyur annado mrutyur vai pare deva ekibhavati

Word for Word: mind consumer mind is food intellect consumer

intellect is food un-manifest consumer un-manifest

is food ever-present consumer ever-present food

time consumer time that beyond god one becomes

Summary: … the mind consumes the senses as its food, intellect consumes the mind, the un-manifest consumes the intellect, the ever-present consumes the un-manifest, time consumes the ever-present, time is within that God who is beyond time, thus knowing becomes one with (equal to) Him (deva, God) …

Sloka: parastan na sanna na sanna sad asad ityeth nirvana

anushasanam iti vedanushasanam vedanushasanam

iti chaturdasa khanda

ata hyena raikva prapaccha bhagavan anyonya

Word for Word: transcends not like-this like-this truth myth in-this salvation rules thus


Thus fourteenth part

Then the-curious-one asked god without-another

Summary: … transcends into that (state) which is neither truth like this (found in this world) nor delusion like this (found in this world). There salvation rules, knowledge alone rules. Thus ends the fourteenth part. Then the-curious-one (raikva) asked God …

Sloka: vigyana gana utkraman sa kena katah dvava

Stanam dahati iti tasmai sa hovacha yo ayam

Vigyana ganam utkraman prana dahat apana

Vyana udaanam samaanam vai arambam mukhya

Word for Word: knowledge full-of leaving he how where burns-up

Location burns-up thus they he said they my

Knowledge full-of leaving incoming-life-breath burns-up outgoing-breath

Lower-breath upper-breath equal-breath here begins important

Summary: … that one, who is without-equal and full-of-knowledge, where and how does he burn-up. God replied that he, full of my knowledge burns-up the incoming breath, the outgoing breath, the upper breath, the lower breath, the equal breath; burns those important …

Sloka: antar yamam prabhanjanam kumaram shyenam

Swetam krushnam nagam dahati pruthivya apah tejo

Akasham dahati jagaritam swapnam shushuptam

Tureeyam cha mahatam cha lokam param cha lokam

Word for Word:the in-between light youth eagle

Pure dark snakes burns earth water fire

Sky burns waking sleep unconscious

Forth-state also biggest world also world beyond world

Summary: … (burns-up) those in the middle, light, youth, eagle, pure, dark, snakes, earth, water, fire, sky, waking-state, sleeping-state, dreamless-sleep, forth-state (beyond the dreamless sleep), the biggest world, the world beyond all these worlds …

Sloka: dahati loka alokam dahati dharma adharmam dahatya bhaskaram

Amaryadam niralokamtaha param dahati mahaantam

Dahat avyaktam dahat aksharam dahati mrityum dahati

Mrutyurvai pare deva eki bhavati iti parastan na sanna na sanna

Word for Word: burns worlds undescribable burns righteous un-righteous burns the-sun

Un-ethical different-worlds beyond-description burns the-universal-spirit

Burns un-manifest burns the-eternal burns time burns

Time-even beyond god one becomes thus transcends not like-this not like-this

Summary: … (burns-up,goes-beyond) righteous, un-righteous, the unethical, worlds beyond description, the-sun, the universal-spirit, the unmanifest, the eternal, time; becomes like that God who is beyond time; …

Sloka: sad asad ityeth nirvana anushasanam iti vedanushasanam iti

vedanushasanam

iti panchadasa khanda

sau bala bija brahmo api na nishanna na prashantaya

Word for Word: salvation rules thus knowledge rules thus

knowledge rules

Thus fifteenth part

He-is child seed creator also not-faithful not-peaceful

Summary: … (to a state) neither truth like this (found in this world) nor delusion like this (found in this world). There salvation rules, knowledge alone rules. Thus ends the fifteenth part. He, who is the seed of a child and also of the creator; (should not be given, is not for) to the one lacking faith or peace …

Sloka: datavyam na putraya na shishyaya na samvatsaratroshitaya

na parigyatakulasheelaya datvya naiva

cha pravaktavya | yasya deve para bhaktir yata deve

tata gurau | tasyai te katita hyarta prakashante

Word for Word: given not son not disciple not old

Not scholar given not

Also orator | he-who god beyond devotion for him god

Also teacher | for him that told for whom published

Summary: … (should not be given to, is not for) undeserving son or disciple or wise-of-age or scholar or orator. He who has the highest devotion towards God and towards his mentor, to him alone is told and he alone is able to grasp …

Sloka: mahatma ityeth nirvana anushasanam iti vedanushasanam iti

vedanushasanam

iti shodasa khanda

Om Poornamadah poornaidam poornat poornamudachyate

Poornasya poornamadaya poornameva vashishyate

Om shanti shanti shanti hi

Iti subalopanishad samapta

Word for Word: wise-men salvation rules thus knowledge rules thus

knowledge rules

Thus sixteenth part

Complete-eating complete-this complete-hence complete-comes forth

Of complete taking-complete complete-only rules

Om Peace, peace, peace

Thus subalopanishad ends

Summary: … (is given to, is understood by) a such a wise man. There salvation rules, knowledge alone rules. Thus ends the sixteenth part. Even if completely eaten this is always complete, even when complete comes forth this is always complete, from complete if complete is taken, complete only rules. May there be peace. Thus ends the Subalo Upanishad.

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