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Brihadaranyaka Upanishad

The Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad (with the Commentary of Śaṅkarācārya)

by Swāmī Mādhavānanda | 1950 | 272,359 words | ISBN-10: 8175051027

This Upanishad is widely known for its philosophical statements and is ascribed to Yajnavalkya. It looks at reality as being indescribable and its nature to be infinite and consciousness-bliss. Ethics revolve around the five Yajnas or sacrifices. This book includes the english translation of the Bhāṣya of Śaṅkara. The Shankara-Bhashya is the most ...

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Section VI - The Line of Teachers

Verse 2.6.1:

अथ वंशः, पौतिमाष्यो गौपवनात्, गौपवनः पौतिमाष्यात्, पौतिमाष्यो गौपवनात्, गौपवनः कौशिकात्, कौशिकः कौण्डिन्यात्, कौण्डिन्यः शाण्डिल्यात्, शाण्डिल्यः कौशिकाच्� गौतमाच्च, गौतम� � � �

atha vaṃśa�, pautimāṣyo gaupavanāt, gaupavana� pautimāṣyāt, pautimāṣyo gaupavanāt, gaupavana� kauśikāt, kauśika� kauṇḍinyāt, kauṇḍinya� śāṇḍilyāt, śāṇḍilya� kauśikācca gautamācca, gautama� || 1 ||

1. Now the line of teachers: Pautimāṣya (received it) from Gaupavana. Gaupavana from another Pautimāṣya. This Pautimāṣya from another Gaupavana. This Gaupavana from Kauśika. Kauśika from Kanṇḍiriya. Kauṇḍinya from Śāṇḍilya. Śāṇḍilya from Kauśika and Gautama. Gautama�

 

Verse 2.6.1:

आग्निवेश्यात�, अग्निवेश्य� शाण्डिल्याच्चानभिम्लाताच्च�, आनभिम्ला� आनभिम्लातात्, आनभिम्लात् आनभिम्लातात्, आनभिम्ला� आनभिम्लातात्, आनभिम्ला� आनभिम्लातात्, आनभिम्लातो गौतमात�, गौतम� सैतवप्राचीनयोग्याभ्याम�, सैतवप्राचीनयोग्य� पाराशर्यात�,पाराशर्य� भारद्वाजात�, भारद्वाज� भारद्वाजाच्च गौतमाच्च गौतम� भारद्वाजाद� भारद्वाजात�, भारद्वाज� पाराशर्यात�, पाराशर्य� वैजवापायनात्, वैजवापायनः कौशिकायनेः, कौशिकायनिः � � �

āgniveśyāt, agniveśya� śāṇḍilyāccānabhimlātācc, ānabhimlāta ānabhimlātāt, ānabhimlāt ānabhimlātāt, ānabhimlāta ānabhimlātāt, ānabhimlāta ānabhimlātāt, ānabhimlāto gautamāt, gautama� saitavaprācīnayogyābhyām, saitavaprācīnayogyau pārāśaryāt,pārāśaryo bhāradvājāt, bhāradvājo bhāradvājācca gautamācca gautamo bhāradvājād bhāradvājāt, bhāradvāja� pārāśaryāt, pārāśaryo vaijavāpāyanāt, vaijavāpāyana� kauśikāyane�, kauśikāyani� || 2 ||

2. From Āgniveśya. Āgniveśya from Śāṇḍilya and Anabhimlāta. Ānabhimlāta from another of that name. He from a third Ānabhimlāta. This Ānabhimlāta from Gautama. Gautama from Saitava and Prācīnayogya. They from Pārāśarya. Pārāśarya from Bharadvāja. He from Bharadvāja and Gautama. Gautama from another Bhāradvāja. He from another Pārāśarya. Pārāśarya from Baijavāpāyana. He from Kauśikāyani. Kauśikāyani�

 

Verse 2.6.3:

घृतकौशिकाद�, घृतकौशिक� पाराशर्यायणात्, पारशर्यायण� पाराशर्यात�, पाराशर्य� जातूकर्ण्यात�, जातूकर्ण्य आसुरायणाच्� यास्काच्�, आसुरायणस्त्रैवणे�, त्रैवणिरौपजन्धने�, अउपजन्धनिरासुरेः, अउसुरिर्भारद्वाजात�, भारद्वाज आत्रेयात�, अत्रेय� माण्टे�, माण्टिर्गौतमात�, गौतम� गौतमात�, गौतम� वात्स्यात्, वात्स्यः शाण्डिल्यात्, शाण्डिल्यः कैशोर्यात्काप्यात्, कैशोर्यः काप्यः कुमारहारितात�, कुमारहारित� गालवात�, गालव� विदर्भीकौण्डिन्यात्, विदर्भीकौण्डिन्यो वत्सनपात� बाभ्रवात�, वत्सनपाद्बाभ्रवः पथ� सौभरात�, पन्थाः सौभरोऽयास्यादाङ्गिरसात�, अयास्य आङ्गिर� आभूतेस्त्वाष्ट्रात�, आभूतिस्त्वाष्ट्र� विश्वरूपात्त्वाष्ट्रात�, विश्वरूपस्त्वाष्ट्रोऽश्विभ्याम�, अश्विन� दधी� आथर्वणात�, दध्यङ्ङाथर्वणोऽथर्वण� दैवात्, अथर्वा दैवो मृत्यो� प्राध्वंसनात�, मृत्यु� प्राध्वंसन� प्रध्वंसनात्, प्रध्वंस� एकर्षे�, एकर्षिर्विप्रचित्तेः, विप्रचित्तिर्व्यष्टे�, व्यष्टिः सनारोः, सनारुः सनातनात्, सनातनः सनगात् सनगः परमेष्ठिनः, परमेष्ठी ब्रह्मणः, ब्रह्म स्वयंभ�, ब्रह्मणे नम� � � �
इत� षष्ठ� ब्राह्मणम् �

ghṛtakauśikād, ghṛtakauśika� pārāśaryāyaṇāt, pāraśaryāyaṇa� pārāśaryāt, pārāśaryo jātūkarṇyāt, jātūkarṇya āsurāyaṇācca yāskācca, āsurāyaṇastraivaṇe�, traivaṇiraupajandhane�, aupajandhanirāsure�, ausurirbhāradvājāt, bhāradvāja ātreyāt, atreyo māṇṭe�, māṇṭirgautamāt, gautamo gautamāt, gautamo vātsyāt, vātsya� śāṇḍilyāt, śāṇḍilya� kaiśoryātkāpyāt, kaiśorya� kāpya� kumārahāritāt, kumārahārito gālavāt, gālavo vidarbhīkauṇḍinyāt, vidarbhīkauṇḍinyo vatsanapāto bābhravāt, vatsanapādbābhrava� patha� saubharāt, panthā� saubharo'yāsyādāṅgirasāt, ayāsya āṅgirasa ābhūtestvāṣṭrāt, ābhūtistvāṣṭro viśvarūpāttvāṣṭrāt, viśvarūpastvāṣṭro'śvibhyām, aśvinau dadhīca ātharvaṇāt, dadhyaṅṅātharvaṇo'tharvaṇo daivāt, atharvā daivo mṛtyo� prādhvaṃsanāt, mṛtyu� prādhvaṃsana� pradhvaṃsanāt, pradhvaṃsana ekarṣe�, ekarṣirvipracitte�, vipracittirvyaṣṭe�, vyaṣṭi� sanāro�, sanāru� sanātanāt, sanātana� sanagāt sanaga� parameṣṭhina�, parameṣṭhī brahmaṇa�, brahma svayaṃbhu, brahmaṇe nama� || 3 ||
iti ṣaṣṭha� brāhmaṇam ||

3. From Ghṛtakauśika. Ghṛtakauśika from Pārāśaryāyaṇa. He from Pārāśarya. Pārāśarya from Jātūkarṇya. Jātūkarṇya from Āsurāyaṇa and Yāska. Āsurāyaṇa from Traivaṇi. Traivaṇi from. Aupajandhani. He from Āsuri. Āsuri from Bhāradvāja. Bhāradvāja from Ātreya. Ātreya from Māṇṭi. Māṇṭi from Gautama. Gautama from another Gautama. He from Vātsya. Vātsya from Śāṇḍilya. Śāṇḍilya from Kaiśorya Kāpya. He from Kumārahārita. Kumārahārita from Gālava. Gālava from Vidarbhīkauṇḍinya. He from Vatsanapāt Bābhrava. He from Pathin Saubhara. He from Ayāsya Āṅgirasa. He from Ābhūti Tvāṣṭra. He from Viśvarūpa Tvāṣṭra. He from the Aśvins. They from Dadhyac Ātharvaṇa. He from Atharvan Daiva. He from Mṛtyu Prādhvaṃsana. He from Prādhvaṃsana. Prādhvaṃsana from Ekarṣi. Ekarṣi from Viprachitti. Viprachitti from Vyaṣṭi. Vyaṣṭi from Sanāru. Sanāru from Sanātana. Sanātana from Sanaga. Sanaga from ʲṣṭ󾱲 (Virāj). He from Brahman (Hiraṇyagarbha). Brahman is self-born. Salutation to Brahman.

Now the line of teachers for the first two chapters called Madhukāṇḍa, which aim at expounding the knowledge of Brahman, is being given as a eulogy on the latter. This is also a Mantra to be expounded and regularly repeated. The word ‘Vaṃśa� (line of teachers) is so called because of its resemblance to a bamboo. Just as a bamboo is divided into sections, so is this line of teachers divided into sections beginning from the top down to the root. The order of succession of teachers of the first four chapters (of the last book[1] of the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa) is here spoken of as ‘Vaṃśa.� In this list the names in the nominative case stand for the disciples, and those in the ablative case stand for the teachers. ʲṣṭ󾱲 is Virāj. From Brahman or Hiraṇyagarbha[2]; beyond him the line of teachers does not extend. As for Brahman,[3] It is self horn, eternal. Salutation to that eternal Brahman.

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[1]:

Of which the opening chapter of this work forms the third chapter (Kāṅva recension).

[2]:

In whose mind the Vedas were revealed through the grace of the Lord, the 'Brahman' next mentioned.

[3]:

The Supreme Brahman, of which the Vedas are but another form; hence there can be no question of their originating from some other source.

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