Aitareya Upanishad
Chapter 1, Section 1
Sa¢ÓtpaZ:
` vaHq mE mn¢s p#¢t¢¿ta .
mnaE mE va¢c p#¢t¢¿tma¢vrav£mI e¢D .
vEdÞy m AaN£ ÞT: .
½¤t| mE ma p#has£rnEnaD£tEnahaEraæaan­ sÓdDa¢m |.
§t| v¢dÝya¢m .
sÏy| v¢dÝya¢m .
tÓmamvt¤ .t¹³armvt¤ .
Avt¤ mamvt¤ v³arm­ .
Avt¤ v³arm­..
` Sa¢Ót: Sa¢Ót: Sa¢Ót: Sa¢ÓtpaZ:

` - Om                 vakq - speech              mE - my             mn¢s - on the mind
p#¢t¢¿ta - based              mn: - mind                                 mE - my             va¢c - on speech
p#¢t¢¿tm­ - based            Aa¢vrav£: - O Self effulgent one   mE - to me
e¢D - reveal thyself         vEdÞy - of the Veda                     mE - to me
AaN£ÞT: - be the carriers  ½¤t| - heard                              mE - me
ma - do not                      p#has£: - let go                           AnEn - by this
AD£tEn - through the study AhaEraæaan­ - day and night      sÓdDa¢m - join together
§t| - truth (verbally)       v¢dÝya¢m - shall utter                sÏy| - truth(mentally)
v¢dÝya¢m - shall utter        tt­ - that                                 mam­ - me
Avt¤ - protect                   tt­ - that                                v³arm­ - the speaker
Avt¤ - protect                   Avt¤ - protect                         mam­ - me Avt¤ - protect
v³arm­ - the speaker          Avt¤ - protect                         v³arm­ - the speaker
` - Om    Sa¢Ót: - peace        Sa¢Ót: - peace                   Sa¢Ót: - peace
 

AaÏma va idmEk evag# Aas£°aÓy¢Ïk·n ¢mxt­ .
s iIXt laEka°¤ s¦ja i¢t .
s ima|ÚlaEkans¦jt .
AØBaE mr£c£mIrmapaE{daE{ØB: prEN ¢dv| ï¬: p#¢t¿a{Ót¢rX| mr£cy: .
p¦¢Tv£ mraE ya ADÞtaäaa Aap:.
s iIXtEmE n¤ laEka laEkpala°¤ s¦ja i¢t .
saE{ìY ev p¤âx| sm¤dqD¦Ïyam¥cCIyt­ .
tm×ytpäaÞya¢BtçaÞy m¤K| ¢nr¢Bït yTaÎf| m¤Ka¹aÂvacaE{¢g"naI¢skE ¢nr¢BïEta| na¢ska×ya| p#aN: . p#aNa¹ay¤r¢XN£ ¢nr¢BïEta| A¢X×ya| cX¤àX¤x Aa¢dÏy: kNaªI ¢nr¢BïEta| kNaI×ya| ½aEæa|| ½aEæaa¢êSÞÏvHq¢nr¢Bït ÏvcaE laEma¢n laEm×y AaEx¢DvnÞptyaE ¶dy| ¢nr¢Bït ¶dyaÓmnaE mnsàÓd#ma na¢B¢nIr¢Bït na×ya ApanaE{panaÓm¦Ïy¤: ¢S½"| ¢nr¢Bït ¢S½"ad#EtaE rEts Aap: ..
i¢t etrEyaEp¢nx¢d p#TmE{ÒyayE p#Tm: KÎf: ..

AaÏma - Self vW - the absolute idm­ - this ek: - one ev - only Ag#E - in the beginning Aas£t­ - was n - nothing AÓyt­ - else ¢k·n - whatsoever ¢mxt­ - winking s - the Self iIXt - thought laEkan­ - the worlds s¦jW - creat i¢t - thus s - the Self iman­ - these laEkan­ - worlds As¦jt - created AØB: - ambhas mr£c£: - marici mrm­ - mara AapaE - apah Aad: - the first AØB: - ambhas prEN - beyond ¢dv| - heaven ï¬: - heaven p#¢t¿a - support AÓt¢rX| - the sky mr£cy: - rays p¦¢Tv£ - the earth mr: - since beings die on it ya - that ADÞtat­ - are below ta: - they Aap: - apah s - He iIXt - deliberated imE - these laEka: - worlds laEkpalan­ - the protectors of the worlds s¦jW - let creat i¢t - thus s: - He AìY: - from the water ev - only p¤âx| - a human form sm¤dqD¦Ïy - having gathered Am¥cCIyt­ - gave shape tm­ - about Him A×ytpt­ - thought, deliberated over tÞy - of that A¢BtçaÞy - thought m¤K| - the mouth ¢nr¢Bït - parted yTa - as AÎf| - the egg m¤Kat­ - from that mouth vakq - the organ of speech vac: - from that vak A¢g": - fire na¢skE - the nostrils ¢nr¢BïEta| - parted na¢ska×ya| - from the nostrils p#aN: - prana p#aNat­ - from the prana vay¤: - Vayu A¢XN£ - the two eyes ¢nr¢BïEta| - parted A¢X×ya| - from the eyes cX¤: - the sense of sight cX¤x: - from the sense of sight Aa¢dÏy: - Sun kNaªI - the two ears ¢nr¢BïEta| - parted kNaI×ya| - from the two ears ½aEæa|| - the sense of hearing ½aEæaat­ - from the sense of hearing ¢dS: - directions Ïvkq - skin ¢nr¢Bït - parted Ïvc: - from the skin laEma¢n - hairs laEm×y: - from the hairs AaEx¢D: - herbs vnÞpty: - trees ¶dy| - heart ¢nr¢Bït - parted ¶dyat­ - from the heart mn: - mind mns: - from the mind cÓd#ma - Moon na¢B: - the navel ¢nr¢Bït - parted na×ya - from the navel Apan: - apana Apanat­ - from the apana m¦Ïy¤: - death ¢S½"| - the organ of generation ¢nr¢Bït - parted ¢S½"at­ - from the genitals rEt: - semen rEts: - from the semen Aap: - water i¢t etrEyaEp¢nx¢d p#TmE{ÒyayE p#Tm: KÎf: ..

From itself, That one and only Consciousness, the Atman, willed the creation of Cosmos, beginning with the first cosmic component of the world of Ambhas, Marichi, Maram and Apah. Mara represents the earth, Apah the waters below, Marichi the heavens above, and above Marichi and supported by it, the world of Ambhas. Next, from the waters, or elements, He raised and fashioned the Purusha to be the guardian of the three worlds. From the Purusha, came a mouth, from which came speech, from which came fire. Then from the Purusha emerged the two nostrils, from which emanated the power of smell, from which came the air. Next from the Purusha came the eyes, from which came the power of sight, from which emanated the Sun. From the same Purusha evolved the ears, and the sense of hearing and the directions of space; the skin, leading to hairs,leading to the herbs and trees; the heart, leading to the mind and the moon; the navel leading to the down-breathing process ( life supporting respiratory and digestive processes), the cessation of which leads to death; the generative organ, leading to the procreative seed, and that leading to water ( the elements that give continuity to and sustain that life cycle). Note: Here is an allegoric description of the evolution of the cosmos, first its being willed into existence, and then defined progressively in terms of the gods representing its guiding principles and its material components).
 

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