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Shariraka Upanishad

(Chapter 31)

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Verse 1

oṃ athātaḥ pṛthivyādimahābhūtānāṃ samavāyaṃ śarīram। yatkaṭhinaṃ sā pṛthivī yaddravaṃ tadāpo yaduṣṇaṃ tattejo yatsaṃcarati sa vāyuryatsuṣiraṃ tadākāśam ॥

Verse 2

śrotrādīni jñānendriyāṇi । śrotramākāśe vāyau tvagagnau cakṣurapsujihvā pṛthivyāṃ ghrāṇamiti । evamindriyāṇāṃ yathākrameṇa śabdasparśarūparasagandhāśceti viṣayāḥ pṛthivyādimahābhūteṣu krameṇotpannāḥ ।।

Verse 3

vākpāṇipādapāyupasthākhyāni karmendriyāṇi। teṣāṃ krameṇa vacanādānagamanavisa-rgānandā ścaite viṣayāḥ pṛthivyādimahābhūteṣu krameṇotpannāḥ ।।

Verse 4

manobuddhirahaṃkāraścittamityanta:karaṇacatuṣṭayam। teṣāṃ krameṇa saṃkalpavikalpādhyava-sāyābhimānāvadhāraṇāsvarūpāścaite viṣayāḥ । mana:sthānaṃ galāntaṃ buddhervadanamahaṃkārasya hṛdayaṃ cittasya nābhiriti ।।

Verse 5

asthicarmanāḍīromamāṃsāśceti pṛthivyaṃśāḥ। mūtraśleṣmaraktaśukrasvedā abaṃśāḥ । kṣuttṛṣṇā-lasyamohamaithunānyagneḥ । pracāraṇavilekhanasthūlākṣyunmeṣanimeṣādi vāyoḥ । kāmakrodhalobhamoha-bhayānyākāśasya ॥

Verse 6

śabdasparśarūparasagandhāḥ pṛthivīguṇāḥ । śabdasparśarūparasāścāpāṃ guṇāḥ । śabdasparśarūpā-ṇyagniguṇāḥ । śabdasparśāviti vāyuguṇau । śabda eka ākāśasya

Verse 7

sāttvikarājasatāmasalakṣaṇāni trayo guṇāḥ ॥

Verse 8

ahiṃsā satyamasteyabrahmacaryāparigrahāḥ। akrodho guruśuśnūṣā śaucaṃ saṃtoṣa ārjavam ॥

Verse 9

amānitvamadambhitvamāstikatvamahiṃstratā । ete sarve guṇāḥ jñeyāḥ sāttvikasya viśeṣataḥ ॥

Verse 10

ahaṃ kartā'syahaṃ bhoktā'smyahaṃ vaktā'bhimānavān।ete guṇā rājasasya procyante brahmavittamaiḥ ।।

Verse 11

nidrālasye moharāgau maithunaṃ cauryameva ca। ete guṇāstāmasasya procyante brahmavādibhiḥ ।।

Verse 12

ūrdhvaṃ sāttviko madhye rājaso'dhastāmasa iti ।।

Verse 13

satyajñānaṃ sāttvikam। dharmajñānaṃ rājasam । timirāndhaṃ tāmasamiti ॥

Verse 14

jāgratsvapnasuṣuptiturīyamiti caturvidhā avasthāḥ । jñānendriyakarmendriyāntaḥkaraṇacatuṣṭayaṃ caturdaśakaraṇayuktaṃ jāgrat। antaḥkaraṇacatuṣṭayaireva saṃyuktaḥ svapnaḥ। cittaikakaraṇā suṣuptiḥ । kevalajīvayuktameva turīyamiti॥

Verse 15

unmīlitanimīlitamadhyasthajīvaparamātmanormadhye jīvātmā kṣetrajña iti vijñāyate ॥

Verse 16

buddhikarmendriyaprāṇapañcakairmanasā dhiyā। śarīraṃ saptadaśabhiḥ susūkṣma liṅgamucyate ॥

Verse 17

mano buddhirahaṃkāra khānilāgnijalāni bhūḥ । etāḥ prakṛtayastvaṣṭau vikārāḥ ṣoḍaśāpare ॥

Verse 18

śrotraṃ tvakcakṣuṣī jihvā ghrāṇaṃ caiva tu paṃcamam । pāyūpasthau karau pādau vākcaiva daśamī matā ॥

Verse 19

śabdaḥ sparśaśca rūpaṃ ca raso gandhastathaiva ca। trayoviṃśatiretāni tattvāni prakṛtāni tu ॥

Verse 20

caturviṃśatiravyaktaṃ pradhānaṃ puruṣaḥ paraḥ ityupaniṣat