Upaniṣads · Kena 3
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Kena 3.1
ब्रह्म ह देवेभ्यो विजिग्ये तस्य ह ब्रह्मणो
विजये देवा अमहीयन्त ॥ ३.१ ॥
Brahman won a victory for the gods; and in that victory of Brahman the gods became exalted.
Kena 3.2
त ऐक्षन्तास्माकमेवायं विजयोऽस्माकमेवायं महिमेति ।
तद्धैषां विजज्ञौ तेभ्यो ह प्रादुर्बभूव तन्न व्यजानत
किमिदं यक्षमिति ॥ ३.२ ॥
They thought, 'This victory is ours alone, and this glory is ours alone.' Knowing this, it appeared before them; but they did not recognize it, asking, 'What is this yakṣa?'
Kena 3.3
तेऽग्निमब्रुवन् जातवेद एतद्विजानीहि
किमिदं यक्षमिति तथेति ॥ ३.३ ॥
They said to Agni, 'O Jātavedas, find out what this yakṣa is.' 'So be it,' he said.
Kena 3.4
तदभ्यद्रवत्तमभ्यवदत्कोऽसीत्यग्निर्वा
अहमस्मीत्यब्रवीज्जातवेदा वा अहमस्मीति ॥ ३.४ ॥
He ran toward it. It asked him, 'Who are you?' He said, 'I am Agni, indeed I am Jātavedas.'
Kena 3.5
तस्मिँस्त्वयि किं वीर्यमित्यपीदँ सर्वं
दहेयं यदिदं पृथिव्यामिति ॥ ३.५ ॥
'What power is in you?' it asked. He said, 'I could burn all of this that is on the earth.'
Kena 3.6
तस्मै तृणं निदधावेतद्दहेति ।
तदुपप्रेयाय सर्वजवेन तन्न शशाक दग्धुं स तत एव
निववृते नैतदशकं विज्ञातुं यदेतद्यक्षमिति ॥ ३.६ ॥
It placed a blade of grass before him and said, 'Burn this.' He went to it with all his speed, but could not burn it. He returned from there and said, 'I was not able to learn what this yakṣa is.'
Kena 3.7
अथ वायुमब्रुवन्वायवेतद्विजानीहि
किमेतद्यक्षमिति तथेति ॥ ३.७ ॥
Then they said to Vāyu, "Vāyu, find out what this yakṣa is." He said, "So be it."
Kena 3.8
तदभ्यद्रवत्तमभ्यवदत्कोऽसीति वायुर्वा
अहमस्मीत्यब्रवीन्मातरिश्वा वा अहमस्मीति ॥ ३.८ ॥
He ran toward it. It asked him, "Who are you?" He said, "I am Vāyu, indeed; I am Mātariśvan."
Kena 3.9
तस्मिँस्त्वयि किं वीर्यमित्यपीदँ
सर्वमाददीय यदिदं पृथिव्यामिति ॥ ३.९ ॥
"Then what power is in you?" "I could seize all this that is on the earth."
Kena 3.10
तस्मै तृणं निदधावेतदादत्स्वेति
तदुपप्रेयाय सर्वजवेन तन्न शशाकादतुम् ।
स तत एव निववृते नैतदशकं विज्ञातुं यदेतद्यक्षमिति ॥ ३.१० ॥
It placed a blade of grass before him and said, "Take hold of this." He rushed at it with all his speed, but he could not take hold of it. Then he returned from there, unable to know what this yakṣa was.
Kena 3.11
अथेन्द्रमब्रुवन्मघवन्नेतद्विजानीहि किमेतद्यक्षमिति तथेति
तदभ्यद्रवत्तस्मात्तिरोदधे ॥ ३.११ ॥
Then they said to Indra, "O Maghavan, find out what this wonder (yakṣa) is." "So be it," he said, and ran toward it, but it vanished from him.
Kena 3.12
स तस्मिन्नेवाकाशे स्त्रियमाजगाम बहुशोभमानामुमाँ
हैमवतीं ताँहोवाच किमेतद्यक्षमिति ॥ ३.१२ ॥
In that very space he came upon a woman of great radiance, Umā, daughter of Himavat, and said to her, "What is this yakṣa?"