FIFTH PRAPĀṬHAKA - Misc (Upanishads), The Thirteen Principal Upanishads [1921]
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The Thirteen Principal Upanishads, translated from the Sanskrit with an outline of the philosophy of the Upanishads and an annotated bibliography, by Robert Ernest Hume (Oxford University Press, 1921).
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- Preface
- Remarks Concerning the Translation Its Method and Arrangement
- List of Abbreviations
- Errata
- An Outline of the Philosophy of the Upanishads
- Chapter I: The Place of the Upanishads In the History of Philosophy
- Chapter II: The Upanishads and Their Place In Indian Philosophy
- Chapter III: First Attempts At the Conception of a Unitary World-ground
- Chapter IV: The Development of the Conception of Brahma
- Chapter V: The Development of the Conception of the Atman and Its Union With Brahma
- Chapter VI: The Realistic Conception of the Ultimate Unity, and the Doctrine of Illusion
- Chapter VII: Idealism and the Conception of Pure Unity
- Chapter VIII: The Outcome On Religion and On the Doctrine of Karma
- Chapter IX: The Outcome On Practical Life and On Morals
- Chapter X: The Artificial Method of Unity In Renunciation and In Yoga
- Chapter XI: Concluding Estimate
- BṚihad-ĀraṆyaka Upanishad
- First AdhyĀya
- Second AdhyĀya
- Third AdhyĀya
- Fourth AdhyĀya
- Fifth AdhyĀya
- Sixth AdhyĀya
- ChĀndogya Upanishad
- First PrapĀṬhaka a Glorification of the Chanting of the Sāma-veda 1
- Second PrapĀṬhaka the Significance of the Chant In Various Forms
- Third PrapĀṬhaka Brahma As the Sun of the World-all
- Fourth PrapĀṬhaka Conversational Instructions
- Fifth PrapĀṬhaka Concerning Breath, the Soul, and the Universal Soul
- Sixth PrapĀṬhaka the Instruction of Śvetaketu By Uddālaka Concerning the Key to All Knowledge
- Seventh PrapĀṬhaka the Instruction of Nārada By Sanatkumāra
- Eighth PrapĀṬhaka Concerning the Nature of the Soul
- TaittirĪya Upanishad
- First VallĪ (Śikshā Vallī, ‘chapter Concerning Instruction’)
- Second VallĪ (brahmānanda Vallī, ‘bliss-of-brahma Chapter’)
- Third VallĪ (bhṛigu Vallī, ‘chapter Concerning Bhṛigu’)
- Aitareya Upanishad
- First AdhyĀya
- Second AdhyĀya
- Third AdhyĀya
- KaushĪtaki Upanishad 1
- First AdhyĀya the Course of Reincarnation, and Its Termination Through Metaphysical Knowledge 2
- Second AdhyĀya the Doctrine of Prāṇa, Together With Certain Ceremonies
- Third AdhyĀya Doctrine of Prāṇa (the Breathing Spirit)
- Fourth AdhyĀya a Progressive Definition of Brahma 2
- Kena Upanishad 1
- (first KhaṆḌa)
- (second KhaṆḌa)
- (third KhaṆḌa) 3
- (fourth KhaṆḌa)
- KaṬha Upanishad
- First VallĪ 1
- Second VallĪ
- Third VallĪ
- Fourth VallĪ
- Fifth VallĪ
- Sixth VallĪ
- ĪŚĀ Upanishad 1
- MuṆḌaka Upanishad
- First MuṆḌaka Preparation For the Knowledge of Brahma
- Second MuṆḌaka the Doctrine of Brahma-Ātman
- Third MuṆḌaka the Way to Brahma
- PraŚna Upanishad 1
- First PraŚna
- Second PraŚna
- Third PraŚna
- Fourth PraŚna
- Fifth PraŚna
- Sixth PraŚna
- MĀṆḌŪkya Upanishad
- ŚvetĀŚvatara Upanishad
- First AdhyĀya
- Second AdhyĀya
- Third AdhyĀya
- Fourth AdhyĀya
- Fifth AdhyĀya
- Sixth AdhyĀya
- Maitri Upanishad
- First PrapĀṬhaka
- Second PrapĀṬhaka
- Third PrapĀṬhaka
- Fourth PrapĀṬhaka
- Fifth PrapĀṬhaka
- Sixth PrapĀṬhaka
- Seventh PrapĀṬhaka
- A Bibliography of the Upanishads Selected, Classified, and Annotated
FIFTH PRAPĀṬHAKA
Hymn to the pantheistic Soul
1. Now, then, this is Kutsāyana’s Hymn of Praise.—
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- Thou art Brahmā, and verily thou art Vishṇu.
- Thou art Rudra. Thou art Prajāpati.
- Thou art Agni, Varuṇa, and Vāyu.
- Thou art Indra. Thou art the Moon.
- Thou art food. Thou art Yama. Thou art the Earth.
- Thou art All. Yea, thou art the unshaken one!
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- For Nature’s sake and for its own
- Is existence manifold in thee.
- O Lord of all, hail unto thee!
- The Soul of all, causing all acts,
- Enjoying all, all life art thou!
- Lord (prabhu) of all pleasure and delight!
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- Hail unto thee, O Tranquil Soul (śāntātman)!
- Yea, hail to thee, most hidden one,
- Unthinkable, unlimited,
- Beginningless and endless, too!
The progressive differentiation of the Supreme Soul
2. Verily, in the beginning this world was Darkness (tamas) alone. That, of course, would be in the Supreme. When impelled by the Supreme, that goes on to differentiation. That form, verily, is Passion (rajas). That Passion, in turn, when impelled, goes on to differentiation. That, verily, is the form of Purity (sattva).
That Purity, when impelled, flowed forth as Essence (rasa). That part is what the intelligence-mass here in every person is—the spirit which has the marks of conception, determination, and self-conceit, Prajāpati (Lord of Creation) under the name individuality. These forms of Him have previously been mentioned.
Now then, assuredly, indeed, the part of Him which is characterized by Darkness (tamas)—that, O ye students of sacred knowledge, is this Rudra. Now then, assuredly, indeed, the part of Him which is characterized by Passion (rajas)—that, O ye students of sacred knowledge, is this Brahmā. Now then, assuredly, indeed, the part of Him which is characterized by Purity (sattva)—that, O ye students of sacred knowledge, is this Vishṇu.
Verily, that One became threefold. He developed forth eightfold, elevenfold, twelvefold, into an infinite number of parts. Because of having developed forth, He is a created being (bhūta); has entered into and moves among created beings; He became the overlord of created beings. That is the Soul (Ātman) within and without—yea, within and without!
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