Chandogya Upanishad — Chapter 3: Prapathaka 3: The Sun as Honey — Madhu Vidya
92 verses
Verse 1
The sun is indeed the honey of the Devas. The heaven is the cross-beam (from which) the sky (hangs as) a hive, and the bright vapours are the eggs of…
Verse 2
The eastern rays of the sun are the honey-cells in front. The Rik verses are the bees, the Rig-veda (sacrifice) is the flower, the water (of the sacr…
Verse 3
Those very Rik verses then (as bees) brooded over the Rig-veda sacrifice (the flower); and from it, thus brooded on, sprang as its (nectar) essence, …
Verse 4
That (essence) flowed forth and went towards the sun. And that forms what we call the red (rohita) light of the rising sun.
Verse 5
The southern rays of the sun are the honey-cells on the right. The Yagus verses are the bees, the Yagur-veda sacrifice is the flower, the water (of t…