Chandogya Upanishad (Shankara Bhashya)
by Ganganatha Jha | 1942 | 149,749 words | ISBN-10: 8170842840 | ISBN-13: 9788170842842
This is the English translation of the Chandogya Upanishad, an ancient philosophical text originally written in Sanksrit and dating to at least the 8th century BCE. Having eight chapters (adhyayas) and many sub-sections (khandas), this text is counted among the largest of it's kind. The Chandogya Upanishad, being connected to the Samaveda, represen...
Sections 5.20-23 (twentieth-twenty-third khaṇḍa) (seven texts)
Upaniṣad text:
Then, when he offers the second libation, he should offer it with the words ‘Svāhā’ to ‘Vyāna’; when Vyāna becomes satisfied.—(20.1)
On Vyāna being satisfied, the Ear becomes satisfied; on the Ear being satisfied, the Moon becomes satisfied; on the Moon being satisfied, the Quarters become satisfied; on the Quarters being satisfied, whatever is under the Moon and the Quarters becomes satisfied; through the satisfaction thereof, he himself becomes satisfied; also with offspring, cattle, food, brightness and Brahmic glory.—(20.2)
Then, when he offers the third libation, he should offer it with the words—‘Svāhā' to ‘Apāna’; when Apāna becomes satisfied;—on Apāna being satisfied, Speech becomes satisfied;—on Speech being satisfied, Fire becomes satisfied;—on Fire being satisfied, the Earth becomes satisfied;—on Earth being satisfied, whatever is under the Earth and the Fire becomes satisfied;—through the satisfaction thereof, he becomes satisfied; also with offspring, cattle, food, brightness and Brahmic Glory.—(21.1)
When he offers the fourth libation, he should offer it with the words ‘Svāhā’ to ‘Samāna’; when Samāna becomes satisfied.—(22.1)
On Samāna being satisfied, the Mind becomes satisfied; on Mind being satisfied, Parjanya becomes satisfied on Parjanya being satisfied, Lightning becomes satisfied; on Lightning being satisfied, what ever is under Lightning and Parjanya becomes satisfied;—through the satisfaction thereof, he becomes satisfied; also with offspring, cattle, food, brightness and Brahmic Glory.—(22.2)
When he offers the fifth libation, he should offer it with the words ‘Svāhā’ to ‘Udāna’; when Udāna becomes satisfied.—(23.1)
On Udāna being satisfied, the Skin becomes satisfied;—on the Skin being satisfied, Air becomes satisfied;—on the Air being satisfied, Ākāśa becomes satisfied;— On Ākāśa being satisfied, whatever is under Air and Ākāśa becomes satisfied through the satisfaction thereof, he becomes satisfied; also with offspring, cattle, food, brightness and Brahmic Glory.—(23.2)
Commentary (Śaṅkara Bhāṣya):
When he makes the second, third, fourth, fifth offering etc., etc., all which is exactly alike.—(1-2)
[This is the only Bhāṣya on Section XX to XXIII.]
End of Section (23) of Discourse V