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Pāśupata Upanishad

(Chapter 37)

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Verse 1

atha ha vai svayaṃbhūrbahmā prajāḥ sṛjānīti kāmakāmo jāyate kāmeśvaro vaiśravaṇaḥ ॥

Verse 2

vaiśravaṇo brahmaputro vālakhilyaḥ svayaṃbhuvaṃ paripṛcchati jagatāṃ kā vidyā kā devatā jāgratturīyayorasya ko devo yāni kasya vaśāni kālāḥ kiyatpramāṇāḥ kasyājñayā ravicandragrahādayo bhāsante kasya mahimā gaganasvarūpa etadahaṃ śrotumicchāmi nānyo jānāti tvaṃ brūhi brahman ॥

Verse 3

svayaṃbhūruvāca kṛtsnajagatāṃ mātṛkā vidyā॥

Verse 4

dvitrivarṇasahitā dvivarṇamātā trivarṇasahitā।caturmātrātmakoṅkāro mama prāṇātmikā devatā।।

Verse 5

ahameva jagatrayasyaikaḥ patiḥ ॥

Verse 6

mama vaśāni sarvāṇi yugānyapi ॥

Verse 7

ahorātrādayo matsaṃvardhitāḥ kālāḥ ॥

Verse 8

mama rūpā ravestejaścandranakṣatragrahatejāṃsi ca॥

Verse 9

gagano mama triśaktimāyāsvarūpo nānyo madasti ॥

Verse 10

tamomāyātmako rudraḥ sāttvikamāyātmako viṣṇū rājasamāyātmako brahmā ।indrādayastāma-sarājasātmikā na sāttvikaḥ ko'pi। aghoraḥ sarvasādhāraṇasvarūpaḥ ॥

Verse 11

samastayāgānāṃ rudraḥ paśupatiḥ kartā। rudro yāgadevo viṣṇuradhvaryurhotendro devatā yajñabhug mānasaṃ brahma maheśvaraṃ brahma ॥

Verse 12

mānaso haṃsaḥ so'haṃ haṃsa iti । tanmayayajño nādānusaṃdhānam। tanmayavikāro jīvaḥ ॥

Verse 13

paramātmasvarūpo haṃsaḥ। antarbahiścarati haṃsaḥ। antargato'navakāśāntargatasuparṇasvarūpo haṃsaḥ ॥

Verse 14

ṣaṇṇavatitattvatantuvaḍhyaktaṃ citsūtratrayacinmayalakṣaṇaṃ navatattvatrirāvṛtaṃ brahmaviṣṇumaheśva- rātmakamagnitrayakalopetaṃ cidgranthibandhanam advaitagranthiḥ ॥

Verse 15

yajñasādhāraṇāṅgaṃ bahirantarjvalanaṃ yajñāṅgalakṣaṇabrahmasvarūpo haṃsaḥ ॥

Verse 16

upavītalakṣaṇasūtrabrahmagā yajñāḥ । brahmāṅgalakṣaṇayukto yajñasūtram । tadbrahmasūtram। yajñasūtra-saṃbandhī brahmayajñaḥ tatsvarūpaḥ ॥

Verse 17

aṅgāni mātrāṇi । manoyajñasya haṃso yajñasūtram। praṇavaṃ brahmasūtraṃ brahmayajñamayam। praṇavāntarvartī haṃso brahmasūtram । tadeva brahmayajñamayaṃ mokṣakramam ॥

Verse 18

brahmasaṃdhyākriyā manoyāgaḥ । saṃdhyākriyā manoyāgasya lakṣaṇam॥

Verse 19

yajñasūtrapraṇavabrahmayajñakriyāyukto brāhmaṇaḥ । brahmacaryeṇa caranti devāḥ । haṃsasūtracaryā yajñāḥ। haṃsapraṇavayorabhedaḥ ॥

Verse 20

haṃsasya prārthanāstrikālāḥ । trikālāstrivarṇāḥ । tretāgnyanusaṃdhāno yāgaḥ । tretāgnyātmā-kṛtivarṇoṅkārahaṃsānusaṃdhāno'ntaryāgaḥ ॥