Brihadaranyaka Upanishad — Chapter 1: Adhyaya 1: Madhu Kanda — Ashvamedha, Creation, and the Supremacy of Prana

52 verses

Verse 1

Om. The head of the sacrificial horse is the dawn; its eye is the sun; its vital breath is the air; its open mouth is the fire called Vaishvanara. Th…

Verse 2

Its half-digested food is the sand; its blood-vessels are the rivers; its liver and lungs are the mountains. Its herbs and trees are the hairs on its…

Verse 3

In the beginning there was nothing whatsoever here. All this was covered by Death alone, by Hunger — for hunger is death. He created the mind, thinki…

Verse 4

Water verily is arka. What was the froth of the water hardened and became the earth. On that earth he (Death) rested. From him, thus rested and heate…

Verse 5

He divided himself threefold — the sun as one-third, the air as one-third. He is Prana divided threefold. His head is the east; his arms are the nort…