“The self-existent Lord pierced the senses
“To turn outward. Thus we look to the world
“Without and see not the Self within us.
“A sage withdrew his senses from the world
“Of change and, seeking immortality,
“Looked within and beheld the deathless Self.
“The immature run after sense pleasures
“And fall into the widespread net of death.
“But the wise, knowing the Self as deathless,
“Seek not the changeless in the world of change.
“That through which one enjoys form, taste, smell, sound,
“Touch, and sexual union is the Self.
“Can there be anything not known to That
“Who is the One in all? Know One, know all.
“That through which one enjoys the waking
“And sleeping states is the Self. To know That
“As consciousness is to go beyond sorrow.
“Those who know the Self as enjoyer
“Of the honey from the flowers of the senses,
“Ever present within, ruler of time,
“Go beyond fear. For this Self is supreme!
“The god of creation, Brahma,
“Born of the Godhead through meditation
“Before the waters were created,
“Who stands in the heart of every creature.
“Is the Self indeed, For this Self is supreme!
“The goddess of energy, Aditi,*
“Born of the Godhead through vitality,
“Mother of all cosmic forces,
“Who Stands in the heart of every creature,
“Is the Self indeed. For this Self is supreme!
“The fire god, Angi,** hidden between
“Two firesticks like a child well protected
“In the mother’s womb, whom we adore
“Every day in the depths of meditation,
“Is the Self indeed. For this Self is Supreme!
“That which is the source of the sun
“And of every power in the cosmos, beyond which
“There is neither going nor coming,
“Is the Self indeed. For this Self is supreme!”
“What is here is also there; what is there,
“Also here. Who sees multiplicity
“But not one with the indivisible Self
“Must wander on and on from death to death.
“Only the one-pointed mind attains
“This state of unity. There is no one
“But the Self. Who sees multiplicity
“But not the one indivisible Self
“Must wander on and on from death to death.
“The thumb-sized being enshrined in the heart,
“Ruler of time, past and future,
“Is the Self indeed. For this Self is supreme!
“That thumb-sized being, a flame without smoke,
“Ruler of time, past and future,
“The same on this day as on tomorrow,
“Is the Self indeed. For this Self is supreme!
“As the rain on the mountain peak runs off
“The slopes on all sides, so those who see
“Only the seeming multiplicity of life
“Run after things on every side.
“As pure water poured into pure water
“Becomes the very same, so does the Self
“Of the illumined man or women, Nachiketa,***
“Verily become one with the Godhead.”
*Aditi, (Sanskrit: “The Boundless”) in the Vedic phase of Hindu mythology, the personification of the infinite and mother of a group of celestial deities, the Adityas. As a primeval goddess, she is referred to as the mother of many gods, including Vishnu in his dwarf incarnation and, in a later reappearance, Krishna. She supports the sky, sustains all existence, and nourishes the earth. It is in the latter sense that she is often represented as a cow. ~ Britannica
As celestial mother of numerous beings, the synthesis of all things, Aditi is associated with space (akasa) and with mystic speech. She may be seen as a feminized form of Brahma and associated with the primal substance (mulaprakriti) in the Vedanta. She is mentioned more than 250 times in the Rigveda, the verses replete with her praise. ~ Wikipedia
**Agni, (Sanskrit: “Fire”) fire- god of Hinduism, second only to Indra in the Vedic mythology of ancient India. He is equally the fire of the sun, of lightning, and of both the domestic and the sacrificial Hearth. As the divine personification of the fire of Sacrifice, he is the mouth of the gods, the carrier of the oblation, and the messenger between the human and the divine orders. Agni is described in the scriptures as ruddy-hued and having two faces—one beneficent and one malignant. He has three or seven tongues, hair that stands on end like flames, three legs, and seven arms; he is accompanied by a ram, the usual sacrificial animal. In the Rigveda he is sometimes identified with Rudra, the forerunner of the god Shive. Though Agni has no sect in modern Hinduism, his presence is invoked in many ceremonies, especially by Agnihotri Brahmans (who perform fire rites), and he is the guardian of the southeast. ~ Britannica
***Nachiketa asks his father for the secrets of life, knowing the Nachiketa is not happy with worldly treasures, and sends Nachiketa to learn from Yama, who is death, to teach him what is worthy in Universal life.
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