Brihadaranyaka Upanishad — Chapter 5: Adhyaya 5: Khila Kanda I — Miscellaneous Meditations and the Da Da Da Teaching

30 verses

Verse 1

Om. That (Brahman) is infinite, and this (universe) is infinite. The infinite proceeds from the infinite. Then taking the infinitude of the infinite …

Verse 2

Three classes of Prajapati's sons lived as students with their father Prajapati — gods, men, and demons. Having completed their studentship, the gods…

Verse 3

Then men said to him, 'Please instruct us, sir.' He told them the same syllable 'Da' and asked, 'Have you understood?' They said, 'Yes, you tell us t…

Verse 4

Then the demons said to him, 'Please instruct us, sir.' He told them 'Da' and asked, 'Have you understood?' They said, 'Yes, you tell us to have comp…

Verse 5

This Prajapati is the heart (intellect). It is Brahman, it is everything. The word 'Hridaya' has three syllables. 'Hri' is one syllable — his own peo…