Aitareya Aranyaka
Aitareya Aranyaka - Third Aranyaka, Second Adhyaya
Of that self the breathing is like the sibilants, the bones like the mutes, the marrow like the vowels, and the fourth part, flesh, blood, and the rest, like the semivowels, - so said Hrasva Mandukeya.
Aitareya Aranyaka - Third Aranyaka, First Adhyaya
The former half is the earth, the latter half the heaven, their union the air, thus says Mandukeya; their union is the ether, thus did Makshavya, teach it.
Aitareya Aranyaka - Second Aranyaka, Seventh Adhyaya
My speech rests in the mind, my mind rests in speech .
Aitareya Aranyaka - Second Aranyaka, Sixth Adhyaya
Who is he whom we meditate on as the Self? Which is the Self?
Aitareya Aranyaka - Second Aranyaka, Fifth Adhyaya
Verily, from the beginning he (the self) is in man as a germ, which is called seed.
Aitareya Aranyaka - Second Aranyaka, Fourth Adhyaya
Verily, in the beginning all this was Self, one only; there was nothing else blinking whatsoever.
Aitareya Aranyaka - Second Aranyaka, Third Adhyaya
He who knows himself as the fivefold hymn (uktha), the emblem of Prana (breath), from whence all this springs, he is clever. These five are the earth, air, ether, water, and fire (gyotis).
Aitareya Aranyaka - Second Aranyaka, Second Adhyaya
He (the sun), who shines, honoured this world (the body of the worshipper, by entering into it), in the form of man (the worshipper who meditates on breath).
Aitareya Aranyaka - Second Aranyaka, First Adhyaya
This is the path: this sacrifice, and this Brahman. This is the true.
Aitareya Aranyaka - First Aranyaka, Fifth Adhyaya
He recites the Vasa hymn, wishing, May everything be in my power.
Aitareya Aranyaka - First Aranyaka, Fourth Adhyaya
Next comes the Sudadohas verse. Sudadohas is breath, and thereby he joins all joints with breath.
Aitareya Aranyaka - First Aranyaka, Third Adhyaya
Verily, the sound Him is Brahman, that day also is Brahman. He who knows this, obtains Brahman even by Brahman.
Aitareya Aranyaka - First Aranyaka, Second Adhyaya
Both, as belonging to the one-day ceremonial, are perfect in form. On that day much is done now and then which has to be hidden, and has to be atoned for. Atonement is rest, the one-day sacrifice.
Aitareya Aranyaka - First Aranyaka, First Adhyaya
Now follows the Mahavrata ceremony. After having killed Vritra, Indra became great. When he became great, then there was the Mahavrata (the great work). This is why the Mahaivrata ceremony is called...
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