BRHADARANYAKA UPANISAD

ABLE OF CONTENTS Adhyaya I. Page. The whole Creation is the Horse of Sacrifice 1 Creation is a Sacrifice: the secret of the Asva-medha sacrifice 10 Vayu, the first-begotten of God, is half male and half female: the Elects to Vayuhood 36 How Brahma and Sarasvati created the Universe 67 How the whole Creation came out of the Brahman 79 The seven kinds of Food: the three Worlds, i.e. of Man, the Fathers and the Devas: the spiritual relation of father and son: the worship of Vayu 142 Vayu is a triplicity of Name, Form and Work 173 Adhyaya II. Dialogue of Balaki and Ajatasatru: the condition of the Jiva in sleep: the Vijnanamaya Purusa in the Susumna Nadi: the origin and refuge of all whatever that exists 177 Vayu, the Infant in the right eye, is supported by Visnu and Rama 195 The Brahman is both the Murta and the Amurta as well as above and beyond both of them 202 Dialogue of Maitreyi and Yajnavalkya: the nature of the Atman 207 The Madhu-Vidya, also called the Hayagriva Brahma-Vidya 228 The family of the Teachers of the Madhu-Vidya 247 Adhyaya III. Janaka's Sacrifice: Dialogue of Asvala and Yajnavalkya: the Worship called Sampat 253 Dialogue of Artabhaga and Yajnavalkya: the condition of the Jiva at death 266 Dialogue of Bhujyu and Yajnavalkya: Vayu, the Deliverer 276 Dialogue of Usasta and Yajnavalkya: the nature of the Brahman 280 Dialogue of Kahola and Yajnavalkya: the Brahman is the Ruler of the Muktas also 287 Dialogue of Gargi and Yajnavalkya: the grades of the Muktas 298 Dialogue of Uddalaka and Yajnavalkya: the Brahman is the Antaryamin (the Inner Controller) 306 Dialogue of Gargi and Yajnavalkya: the Brahman is its own support: the nature of the Brahman 329 Dialogue of Sakalya and Yajnavalkya: the Devas, their nature number, nature and interdependence: Vayu is the highest Deva: the Brahman creates, supports and transcends them all 350 Adhyaya IV. Dialogue of Janaka and Yajnavalkya: Janaka's six teachers and what they taught: the four parts of the Divine Wisdom: the three Forms of the Atman in the Heart 409 Dialogue of Janaka and Yajnavalkya: the king of Kings on the Throne of the Heart 446 Dialogue of Janaka and Yajnavalkya: the Light within the Heart: the Brahman and the Muktas in Creation and Pralaya: the Sunya-vada and the Maya-vada: the different states of consciousness: the order of the Muktas and their Lokas 453 Dialogue of Janaka and Yajnavalkya: what happens at death to the Muktas and the non-Muktas: the nature of the Atman 543 Dialogue of Maitreyi and Yajnavalkya: the Joy of Immortality 599 The family of the Teachers of the Atma-Vidya: a superior caste may learn from an inferior caste 617 Adhyaya V. The Brahman as seen by Balarama 623 Humility, Charity and Mercy taught to the Devas, Men and Asuras respectively 626 Hridaya is a secret name of the Brahman 629 Vasudeva, the first avatara of the Brahman 631 The secret names of Vasudeva 635 The Brahman is the All-knower, the All-light and the All-good 641 The Brahman is the All-revealer 643 The Worship of Sarasvati 644 The Brahman as Agni Vaisvanara 645 Vayu, the Conductor of the departing Mukta 646 Meditation for ailing persons 650 Meditation on Brahma and Vayu 653 The secret names of Vayu 657 The Gayatri and its varieties with the Pranava 666 Aham and Asmi are the secret names of the Brahman: the immortality of Vayu 674 Adhyaya VI. Vayu is the Best and the Oldest of all the Devas 681 The secret of the Pancha-Agni-Vidya 695 The Pancha-Agni-Vidya is the Brahma-Vidya 714 Eugenics: procreation of pious children 732 The family of the Teachers of the Brahma-Vidya 738 Madhva's Conclusion: Madhva's claim to be the third avatara of Vayu rests on the Rig Veda 742