In the beginning this (world) was water. Water produced the true *, and the true is Brahman. Brahman produced Pra^apati, Pra^apati the Devas (gods). The Devas adore the true (satyam) alone. This satyam consists of three syllables. One syllable is sa, another t(i), the third yam. The first and last syllables are true, in the middle there is the untrue. This untrue is on both sides enclosed by the true, and thus the true preponderates. The untrue does not hurt him who knows this.
Translated by F. Max MüllerFrom an unproofread scan of the printed edition; spelling and line breaks may carry OCR errors.
tad yat tat satyam asau sa ādityaḥ | ya eṣa etasmin maṇḍale puruṣo yaś cāyaṃ dakṣiṇe 'kṣan puruṣas tāv etāv anyo 'nyasmin pratiṣṭhitau | raśmibhir eṣo 'smin pratiṣṭhitaḥ prāṇair ayam amuṣmin | sa yadotkramiṣyan bhavati śuddham evaitan maṇḍalaṃ paśyati | nainam ete raśmayaḥ pratyāyanti
Now what is the true, that is the Aditya (the sun), the person that dwells in yonder orb, and the person in the right eye. These two rest on each other, the former resting with his rays in the latter, the latter with his pranas (senses) in the former. When the latter is on the point of departing this life, he sees that orb as white only, and those rays (of the sun) do not return to him. conquered by Brahman. If he conquers the world, how much more his enemy!’ It would be better, however, if we could take gita. in the sense of varikn'ta or danta, because we could then go on with ya eva m veda.
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ya eṣa etasmin maṇḍale puruṣas tasya bhūr iti śiraḥ | ekaṃ śira ekam etad akṣaram | bhuva iti bāhū | dvau bāhū dve ete akṣare | svar iti pratiṣṭhā | dve pratiṣṭhe dve ete akṣare | tasyopaniṣad ahar iti | hanti pāpmānaṃ jahāti ca ya evaṃ veda
Now of the person in that (solar) orb BhM is the head, for the head is one, and that syllable is one; Bhuva/fc the two arms, for the arms are two, and these syllables are two; Svar the foot, for the feet are two, and these syllables are two. Its secret name is Ahar (day), and he who knows this, destroys (hanti) evil and leaves (^ahati) it.
Translated by F. Max MüllerFrom an unproofread scan of the printed edition; spelling and line breaks may carry OCR errors.
yo 'yaṃ dakṣiṇe 'kṣan puruṣas tasya bhūr iti śiraḥ | ekaṃ śira ekam etad akṣaram | bhuva iti bāhū | dvau bāhū dve ete akṣare | svar iti pratiṣṭhā | dve pratiṣṭhe dve ete akṣare | tasyopaniṣad aham iti | hanti pāpmānaṃ jahāti ca ya evaṃ veda
Of the person in the right eye BhM is the head, for the head is one, and that syllable is one; Bhuva/£ the two arms, for the arms are two, and these syllables are two; Svar the foot, for the feet are two, and these syllables are two. Its secret name is Aham (ego), and he who knows this, destroys (hanti) evil and leaves (^ahati) it.
Translated by F. Max MüllerFrom an unproofread scan of the printed edition; spelling and line breaks may carry OCR errors.