mano brahmety upāsīta | ity adhyātmam | athādhidaivatam | ākāśo brahma | ity ubhayam ādiṣṭaṃ bhavaty adhyātmaṃ cādhidaivataṃ ca
Let a man meditate on mind as Brahman (n.), this is said with reference to the body. Let a man meditate on the ether as Brahman (n.), this is said with reference to the Devas. Thus both the meditation which has reference to the body, and the meditation which has reference to the Devas, has been taught.
That Brahman (mind) has four feet (quarters). Speech is one foot, breath is one foot, the eye is one foot, the ear is one foot—so much with reference to the body. Then with reference to the gods, Agni (fire) is one foot, Vâyu (air) is one foot, Âditya (sun) is one foot, the quarters are one foot. Thus both the worship which has reference to the body, and the worship which has reference to the Devas, has been taught.
वाग् एव ब्रह्मणश् चतुर्थः पादः । सो ऽग्निना ज्योतिषा भाति च तपति च । भाति च तपति च कीर्त्या यशसा ब्रह्मवर्चसेन य एवं वेद
vāg eva brahmaṇaś caturthaḥ pādaḥ | so 'gninā jyotiṣā bhāti ca tapati ca | bhāti ca tapati ca kīrtyā yaśasā brahmavarcasena ya evaṃ veda
Speech is indeed the fourth foot of Brahman. That foot shines with Agni (fire) as its light, and warms. He who knows this, shines and warms through his celebrity, fame, and glory of countenance.
प्राण एव ब्रह्मणश् चतुर्थः पादः । स वायुना ज्योतिषा भाति च तपति च । भाति च तपति च कीर्त्या यशसा ब्रह्मवर्चसेन य एवं वेद
prāṇa eva brahmaṇaś caturthaḥ pādaḥ | sa vāyunā jyotiṣā bhāti ca tapati ca | bhāti ca tapati ca kīrtyā yaśasā brahmavarcasena ya evaṃ veda
Breath is indeed the fourth foot of Brahman. That foot shines with Vâyu (air) as its light, and warms. He who knows this, shines and warms through his celebrity, fame, and glory of countenance.
चक्षुर् एव ब्रह्मणश् चतुर्थः पादः । स आदित्येन ज्योतिषा भाति च तपति च । भाति च तपति च कीर्त्या यशसा ब्रह्मवर्चसेन य एवं वेद
cakṣur eva brahmaṇaś caturthaḥ pādaḥ | sa ādityena jyotiṣā bhāti ca tapati ca | bhāti ca tapati ca kīrtyā yaśasā brahmavarcasena ya evaṃ veda
The eye is indeed the fourth foot of Brahman. That foot shines with Âditya (sun) as its light, and warms. He who knows this, shines and warms through his celebrity, fame, and glory of countenance.
श्रोत्रम् एव ब्रह्मणश् चतुर्थः पादः । स दिग्भिर् ज्योतिषा भाति च तपति च । भाति च तपति च कीर्त्या यशसा ब्रह्मवर्चसेन य एवं वेद य एवं वेद
śrotram eva brahmaṇaś caturthaḥ pādaḥ | sa digbhir jyotiṣā bhāti ca tapati ca | bhāti ca tapati ca kīrtyā yaśasā brahmavarcasena ya evaṃ veda ya evaṃ veda
The ear is indeed the fourth foot of Brahman. That foot shines with the quarters as its light, and warms. He who knows this, shines and warms through his celebrity, fame, and glory of countenance.