Section 5.14 (fourteenth khaṇḍa) (two texts)

Upaniṣad text:

Then he said to Indradyumna—Bhāllaveya— ‘O, Descendant of Vyāghrapada, what is that Self on which you meditate?’—‘The Air, O, Revered King,’—he said.—‘This that you meditate upon as Self is that Vaiśvānara-Self which is ‘diverse-coursed Hence, there come to you diverse offerings and rows of chariots follow you in diverse ways.’—(1)

Commentary (Śaṅkara Bhāṣya):

He said to Indradyumna—Bhāllaveya—‘O, Descendant of Vyāghrapāda, what is that Self on which you meditate?’ etc.—as before. Diverse-coursed,—the Air has various courses; existing as it does in various forms, such as the Āvaha, Udvaha and the like—; hence, on account of your meditating upon the ‘diverse-coursed’ Vaiśvānara, there come to you offerings—of cloth, food and other things—from various directions,—and rows of chariots also follow you in diverse ways.’—(1)

Upaniṣad text:

‘You eat food and see what is dear. One who thus meditates upon this Vaiśvānara-Self eats food and sees what is dear and there is Brahmic glory in his family. But this is only the Life-breath of the Self;—he said—and your Life-breath would have gone out if you had not come to me.’—(2)

Commentary (Śaṅkara Bhāṣya):

‘You eat food etc., etc.,’—as before.—This however is only the Life-breath of the Self.—he said—‘Your Life-breath would have gone out—departed,—if you had not come to me.’—(2)

End of Section (14) of Discourse V