Upaniṣads · Chāndogya 1.3
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Chāndogya 1.3.1
अथाधिदैवतं य एवासौ तपति तमुद्गीथमुपासीतोद्यन्वा एष प्रजाभ्य उद्गायति । उद्यꣳ स्तमो भयमपहन्त्यपहन्ता ह वै भयस्य तमसो भवति य एवं वेद ॥ १.३.१ ॥
Now, with regard to the deities: one should meditate upon that which, yonder, shines (the sun) as the udgītha. Rising, it sings out for creatures. Rising, it drives away darkness and fear. He who knows thus becomes one who drives away fear and darkness.
Chāndogya 1.3.2
समान उ एवायं चासौ चोष्णोऽयमुष्णोऽसौ स्वर इतीममाचक्षते स्वर इति प्रत्यास्वर इत्यमुं तस्माद्वा एतमिमममुं चोद्गीथमुपासीत ॥ १.३.२ ॥
This one and that one are indeed equal: this one is hot, that one is also hot. They call this one 'svara' (sound), and that one 'pratisvara' (echo). Therefore one should meditate upon this one and that one as the udgītha.
Chāndogya 1.3.3
अथ खलु व्यानमेवोद्गीथमुपासीत यद्वै प्राणिति स प्राणो यदपानिति सोऽपानः । अथ यः प्राणापानयोः सन्धिः स व्यानो यो व्यानः सा वाक् । तस्मादप्राणन्ननपानन्वाचमभिव्याहरति ॥ १.३.३ ॥
Now, indeed, one should meditate upon vyāna (the diffused breath) as the udgītha. That which breathes forth is prāṇa; that which breathes back is apāna. The junction of prāṇa and apāna is vyāna, and what is vyāna is speech. Therefore one utters speech neither breathing out nor breathing in.
Chāndogya 1.3.4
या वाक्सर्क्तस्मादप्राणन्ननपानन्नृचमभिव्याहरति यर्क्तत्साम तस्मादप्राणन्ननपानन्साम गायति यत्साम स उद्गीथस्तस्मादप्राणन्ननपानन्नुद्गायति ॥ १.३.४ ॥
That which is speech is the ṛk (verse); therefore one utters the ṛc neither breathing out nor breathing in. That which is the ṛk is the sāman (chant); therefore one sings the sāman neither breathing out nor breathing in. That which is the sāman is the udgītha; therefore one sings out the udgītha neither breathing out nor breathing in.
Chāndogya 1.3.5
अतो यान्यन्यानि वीर्यवन्ति कर्माणि यथाग्नेर्मन्थनमाजेः सरणं दृढस्य धनुष आयमनमप्राणन्ननपानꣳ स्तानि करोत्येतस्य हेतोर्व्यानमेवोद्गीथमुपासीत ॥ १.३.५ ॥
Therefore, the other powerful deeds, such as churning fire, the swift movement of a fast-moving thing, or drawing a firm bow, are not done by holding back the breath (prāṇa) and holding back the exhalation (apāna). For this reason one should meditate on the diffused breath (vyāna) as the udgītha.
Chāndogya 1.3.6
अथ खलूद्गीथाक्षराण्युपासीतोद्गीथ इति प्राण एवोत्प्राणेन ह्युत्तिष्ठति वाग्गीर्वाचो ह गिर इत्याचक्षतेऽन्नं थमन्ने हीदꣳ सर्वꣳ स्थितम् ॥ १.३.६ ॥
Now, indeed, one should meditate on the syllables of udgītha. In 'udgītha,' 'ut' is breath (prāṇa), for by breath one rises up. 'Gī' is speech (vāk); they call speech 'gir.' 'Tha' is food (anna), for all this rests in food.
Chāndogya 1.3.7
द्यौरेवोदन्तरिक्षं गीः पृथिवी थमादित्य एवोद्वायुर्गीरग्निस्थꣳ सामवेद एवोद्यजुर्वेदो गीर्ऋग्वेदस्थं दुग्धेऽस्मै वाग्दोहं यो वाचो दोहोऽन्नवानन्नादो भवति य एतान्येवं विद्वानुद्गीथाक्षराण्युपास्त उद्गीथ इति ॥ १.३.७ ॥
The heaven is indeed 'ut,' the atmosphere is 'gī,' the earth is 'tha.' The sun is indeed 'ut,' the wind is 'gī,' fire is 'stha.' The Sāma Veda is indeed 'ut,' the Yajur Veda is 'gī,' the Ṛg Veda is 'stha.' For one who knows these syllables of udgītha and meditates on them thus, speech yields milk; he becomes possessed of food and a consumer of food.
Chāndogya 1.3.8
अथ खल्वाशीःसमृद्धिरुपसरणानीत्युपासीत येन साम्ना स्तोष्यन्स्यात्तत्सामोपधावेत् ॥ १.३.८ ॥
Now, indeed, one should meditate on the approaches to desire-fulfilment (āśīḥ) and prosperity (samṛddhi). By whatever sāman one is about to praise, one should approach that very sāman.
Chāndogya 1.3.9
यस्यामृचि तामृचं यदार्षेयं तमृषिं यां देवतामभिष्टोष्यन्स्यात्तां देवतामुपधावेत् ॥ १.३.९ ॥
In whatever verse there is a verse belonging to a seer, one should resort to the deity whom one is about to praise, that very deity.
Chāndogya 1.3.10
येन च्छन्दसा स्तोष्यन्स्यात्तच्छन्द उपधावेद्येन स्तोमेन स्तोष्यमाणः स्यात्तꣳ स्तोममुपधावेत् ॥ १.३.१० ॥
By whatever meter one is about to praise, one should resort to that meter; by whatever chant-form one is being praised, one should resort to that chant-form.
Chāndogya 1.3.11
यां दिशमभिष्टोष्यन्स्यात्तां दिशमुपधावेत् ॥ १.३.११ ॥
Toward whichever direction one is about to praise, one should resort to that direction.
Chāndogya 1.3.12
आत्मानमन्तत उपसृत्य स्तुवीत कामं ध्यायन्नप्रमत्तोऽभ्याशो ह यदस्मै स कामः समृध्येत यत्कामः स्तुवीतेति यत्कामः स्तुवीतेति ॥ १.३.१२ ॥
Finally, having drawn near to the ātman, meditating on the desire, attentive, one should praise; for the desire that a man has is fulfilled close at hand for him. One should praise with whatever desire one praises.