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Chāndogya 3.13.1

तस्य ह वा एतस्य हृदयस्य पञ्च देवसुषयः स योऽस्य प्राङ्सुषिः स प्राणस्तच्चक्षुः स आदित्यस्तदेतत्तेजोऽन्नाद्यमित्युपासीत तेजस्व्यन्नादो भवति य एवं वेद ॥ ३.१३.१ ॥

Of this heart there are five divine openings. Of these, the eastern opening is breath (prāṇa); that is the eye; that is the sun. One should meditate on this as brilliance and as food; one who knows thus becomes brilliant and a partaker of food.

Chāndogya 3.13.2

अथ योऽस्य दक्षिणः सुषिः स व्यानस्तच्छ्रोत्रꣳस चन्द्रमास्तदेतच्छ्रीश्च यशश्चेत्युपासीत श्रीमान्यशस्वी भवति य एवं वेद ॥ ३.१३.२ ॥

Then, the southern opening of this heart is the diffused breath (vyāna); that is the ear; that is the moon. One should meditate on this as prosperity (śrī) and fame (yaśas); one who knows thus becomes prosperous and famous.

Chāndogya 3.13.3

अथ योऽस्य प्रत्यङ्सुषिः सोऽपानः सा वाक्सोऽग्निस्तदेतद्ब्रह्मवर्चसमन्नाद्यमित्युपासीत ब्रह्मवर्चस्यन्नादो भवति य एवं वेद ॥ ३.१३.३ ॥

Now, the western opening of this one is apāna, and that is speech, and that is fire. One should meditate on this as the splendour of brahman and as the food-giver. He who knows thus becomes radiant with brahman's splendour and a partaker of food.

Chāndogya 3.13.4

अथ योऽस्योदङ्सुषिः स समानस्तन्मनः स पर्जन्यस्तदेतत्कीर्तिश्च व्युष्टिश्चेत्युपासीत कीर्तिमान्व्युष्टिमान्भवति य एवं वेद ॥ ३.१३.४ ॥

Now, the northern opening of this one is samāna, and that is mind, and that is the rain-cloud. One should meditate on this as fame and prosperity. He who knows thus becomes famous and prosperous.

Chāndogya 3.13.5

अथ योऽस्योर्ध्वः सुषिः स उदानः स वायुः स आकाशस्तदेतदोजश्च महश्चेत्युपासीतौजस्वी महस्वान्भवति य एवं वेद ॥ ३.१३.५ ॥

Now, the upper opening of this one is udāna, and that is wind, and that is space. One should meditate on this as vigour and greatness. He who knows thus becomes vigorous and glorious.

Chāndogya 3.13.6

ते वा एते पञ्च ब्रह्मपुरुषाः स्वर्गस्य लोकस्य द्वारपाः स य एतानेवं पञ्च ब्रह्मपुरुषान्स्वर्गस्य लोकस्य द्वारपान्वेदास्य कुले वीरो जायते प्रतिपद्यते स्वर्गं लोकं य एतानेवं पञ्च ब्रह्मपुरुषान्स्वर्गस्य लोकस्य द्वारपान्वेद ॥ ३.१३.६ ॥

These five brahma-persons are the gatekeepers of the world of heaven. He who knows these five brahma-persons, the gatekeepers of the world of heaven, thus: a brave son is born in his family, and he attains the world of heaven. He who knows these five brahma-persons, the gatekeepers of the world of heaven, thus.

Chāndogya 3.13.7

अथ यदतः परो दिवो ज्योतिर्दीप्यते विश्वतः पृष्ठेषु सर्वतः पृष्ठेष्वनुत्तमेषूत्तमेषु लोकेष्विदं वाव तद्यदिदमस्मिन्नन्तः पुरुषो ज्योतिस्तस्यैषा ॥ ३.१३.७ ॥

Now, the light that shines beyond this heaven, on all sides, on the backs of all things, in the highest worlds above all worlds, is indeed the very light that is within this person; this is its state.

Chāndogya 3.13.8

तस्यैषा दृष्टिर्यत्रितदस्मिञ्छरीरे सꣳस्पर्शेनोष्णिमानं विजानाति तस्यैषा श्रुतिर्यत्रैतत्कर्णावपिगृह्य निनदमिव नदथुरिवाग्नेरिव ज्वलत उपशृणोति तदेतद्दृष्टं च श्रुतं चेत्युपासीत चक्षुष्यः श्रुतो भवति य एवं वेद य एवं वेद ॥ ३.१३.८ ॥

This is its seeing: when one perceives heat by touch within this body, that is its seeing. This is its hearing: when, closing the ears, one hears a sound like thunder, like the roar of blazing fire, that is its hearing. One should meditate on it as 'seen and heard.' He who knows thus becomes visible to the eye and famous, he who knows thus.