Chandogya Upanishad Book 5 Part 2

V.13

1. Then he said to Satyayajna Paulusi, ‘Pracinayogya, what do you worship as the self?’

‘The sun, blessed king’ he said.

‘Indeed, this is the self of all men as “Having All Shapes”.
Since you worship the self as such, in your family is plenty,
of all shapes.

2. ‘You have at hand a chariot drawn by she-mules,
slave-women, a gold chain. You eat food and see what is
pleasant. The one who worships the self of all men as such
eats food and sees what is pleasant, and in his family is
the radiance of Brahman. This is the eye of the self’ he, said.
‘You would have gone blind it you had not come to me.’

V.14

1. Then he said to Indradyumna Bhallaveya,
‘Vaiyaghrapadya, what do you worship as the self?’

‘Air, blessed king,’ he said.

‘Indeed, this is the self of all men as “Travelling Far
and Wide”. Since you worship the self as such, tribute comes
to you from far and wide, and ranks of chariots follow you
far and wide.

2. ‘You eat food and see what is pleasant. The one who
worships the self of all men as such eats food and sees
what is pleasant, and in his family is the radiance of brahman.
This is the breath of the self,’ he said. ‘Your breath would
have gone up out of you if you had not come to me.’

V.15

1. Then he said to Jana, ‘Sarkaraksya, what do you worship
as the self?’

‘Space, blessed king,’ he said.

‘Indeed, this is the self of all men as “Abundant”. Since
you worship the self as such, you abound in offspring and
in wealth.

2. ‘You eat food and see what is pleasant. The one who
worships the self of all men as such eats food and sees
what is pleasant, and in his family is the radiance of brahman.

This is the body of the self’ he said. ‘Your body would
have wasted away if you had not come to me.’

V.16

1. Then he said to Budila Asvatarasvi, ‘Vaiyaghrapadya,
what do you worship as the self?’

‘The waters, blessed king,’ he said.

‘Indeed, this is the self of all men as “Wealth”. Since
you worship the self as such, you are wealthy and
prosperous.

2. ‘You eat food and see what is pleasant. The one who
worships the self of all men as such eats food and sees
what is pleasant, and in his family is the radiance of brahman.
This is the bladder of the self,’ he said. ‘Your bladder would
have burst if you had not come to me.’

V.17

1. Then he said to Uddalaka Aruni, ‘Gautama, what do
you worship as the self?’

‘Earth, blessed king,’ he said.

‘Indeed, this is the self of all men as “Support” (pratistha).
Since you worship the self as such, you are supported with
offspring and with animals.

2. ‘You eat food and see what is pleasant. The one who
worships the self of all men as such eats food and sees
what is pleasant, and in his family is the radiance of brahman.
This is the feet of the self,’ he said. ‘Your feet would have
withered away if you had not come to me.’

V.18

1. He said to them, ‘You seem to know the self of all men
in different ways, and you eat food. But the one who
worships the self of all men limb by limb, as identified with Himself eats food in all worlds, in all beings, in all selves.

2. ‘The head of the self of all men is “Radiant”; his eye
is “Having All Shapes”; his breath is the self as “Travelling
Far and Wide”; his body is “Abundant”; his bladder is
“Wealth”; the earth is his feet; his chest is the altar; his
body hair is the grass-strewing; his heart is the Garhapatya
fire; his mind is the Anvaharyapacana fire; his mouth is the
Ahavaniya fire.

V.19

1. ‘The food which comes first should be given in offering.
The first offering one makes one should offer with the words,
‘To the breath, SVAHA!’ Then the breath is content.

2. ‘When the breath is content, the eye is content; when
the eye is content, the sun is content; when the sun is
content, the sky is content; when the sky is content, whatever
the sun and the sky rule over is content; with the contentment
of that, one is content, with offspring, animals, good food,
brightness, and the radiance of brahman.

V.20

1. ‘And the second offering one makes one should offer
with the words, ‘To the diffused breath, SVAHA!’ Then the
diffused breath is content.

2. ‘When the diffused breath is content, the ear is content;
when the ear is content, the moon is content; when the
moon is content, the directions are content; when the
directions are content, whatever the directions and the moon
rule over is content; with the contentment of that, one is
content, with offspring, animals, good food, brightness, and
the radiance of brahman.

V.21

1. ‘And the third offering one makes one should offer with
the words. To the lower breath, SVAHA!’ Then the lower
breath is content.

2. ‘When the lower breath is content, speech is content;
when speech is content, fire is content; when fire is content,
earth is content; when earth is content, whatever earth and
fire rule over is content; with the contentment of that, one
is content, with offspring, animals, good food, brightness,
and the radiance of brahman.

V.22

1. ‘And the fourth offering one makes one should offer
with the words, ‘To the central breath, SVAHA!’ Then the
central breath is content.

2. ‘When the central breath is content, the mind is content/-
when the mind is content, Parjanya is content; when Parjanya
is content, the lightning is content; when the lightning is
content, whatever the lightning and Parjanya rule over is
content; with the contentment of that, one is content, with
offspring, animals, good food, brightness, and the radiance
of brahman.

V.23

1. ‘And the fifth offering one makes one should offer with
the words, ‘To the up-breath, SVAHA!’ Then the up-breath
is content.

2. ‘When the up-breath is content, the skin is content-
when the skin is content, air is content; when air is content,
space is content; when space is content, whatever air and
space rule over is content; with the contentment of that, one
is content, with offspring, animals, good food, brightness,
and the radiance of brahman.

V.24

1. ‘If one performs the Agnihotra without knowing this, it
will be just the same as if one performed it by casting embers
on to ashes.

2. ‘But if one performs the Agnihotra knowing this, it will
have been offered in all worlds, in all beings, in all selves.

3. ‘Just as the tip of a reed, when poked in a fire, is burnt
up, all one’s evils are burnt up if one performs the Agnihotra
knowing this.

4. ‘So, knowing this, even if one offers leftovers to a
Candala, it will have been offered to the self of all men in
him. There is a verse about it:

5. ‘Just as here hungry children

Wait around their mother,
So all beings attend
Upon the Agnihotra:
Upon the Agnihotra.’