KAIVALYA -UPANISHAD OF
KRISHNA-YAJURVEDA
HARIH-OM. Then
As'walayana went to Lord Parameshti (Brahma) and addressed Him thus:
"Please initiate me into Brahmavidya (Divine Wisdom), which is the most
excellent, which is ever enjoyed by the wise, which is mystic, and by which the
learned, after having soon freed themselves from all sins, reach Purusha, the
Supreme of the supreme."
To him, the
Grandfather (thus); replied: "Know (It) through Shraddha (faith), Bhakti
(devotion), Dhyana (meditation), and Yoga. Persons attain salvation not through
Karma, progeny or wealth but through Sannyasa (renunciation) alone. Ascetics of
pure mind through (the realization of) the meaning well-ascertained by
Vedanta-Vijnana and through Sannyasa-Yoga enter into That which is above Swarga
(heaven) and is in the cave (of the heart). They all attain Paramatma [*3] in
the Brahma-world and are (finally) emancipated.
"Being seated in
a pleasant posture in an unfrequented place with a pure mind, and with his
neck, head, and body erect, having given up the duties of the (four) orders of
life, having subjugated all the organs, having saluted his Guru with devotion,
having looked upon the heart (-lotus) as being free from Rajoguna and as pure,
and having contemplated in its (heart's) centre Parames'wara who is always with
His consort Uma, who is pure and free from sorrow, who is unthinkable and
invisible, who is of endless forms, who is of the nature of happiness, who is
very quiescent, who is of the form of emancipation, who is the source of Maya,
who has no beginning, middle or end, who is One, who is All-Pervading, who is
Chidananda (Consciousness-Bliss), who is formless, who is wonderful, who is the
Lord (of all), who has three eyes, who has a blue neck, (Nilakantha), and who
is serenity (itself)--the Muni attains Paramatma, the womb of all elements, the
All-Witness, and above lamas. He only is Brahma. He only is S'iva. He only is
Indra. He only is the indestructible. He only is the Supreme. He only is the
Self-Shining. He only is Vishnu. He only is Prana. He only is Time. He only is
Agni (fire). He only is the moon. He only is all things that exist or will hereafter
exist. He only is eternal. Having known Him, one crosses death. There is no
other path to salvation. He only attains Parabrahman who sees in himself all
elements and himself in all elements. There is no other means. Having
constituted his body an Arani (the lower attritional piece of wood) and Pranava
(Om), the upper Arani, a wise man burns Ajnana by the churning of meditation.
"It is only He
(Paramatma) who, deluded by Maya, assumes a body with the internal organs and
does everything. It is only He who in the waking state is gratified with women,
food, drink, and other diverse enjoyments. In the dreaming state, the Jiva
enjoys pleasures and pains in the several worlds which are created by His Maya.
In the dreamless sleeping state when all are absorbed, He, replete with Tamas,
attains the state of happiness. Then through the force of the Karmas of
previous births, that Jiva again wakes up and goes to sleep. All the
diversified objects (of the universe) emanate from the Jiva, who sports in the
three bodies (gross, subtle and causal). The three bodies are finally absorbed
in Him who is the source of all, who is Bliss, and who is Absolute Wisdom. From
Him, arise Prana, Manas, all the organs of sense and action, Akas', Vayu, Agni,
water and the earth supporting all. Parabrahman, which is of all forms, which
is the Supreme Abode of this universe, which is the most subtle of the subtle
and which is eternal, is only yourself. You are only That. One who knows
himself to be that Parabrahman that shines as the universe in the waking,
dreaming, dreamless and other states, will be relieved from all bondage. I am
that Sadas'iva, (or the eternal happiness) who is other than the enjoyer, the
enjoyed, and the enjoyment in the three seats (or bodies), and who is witness and
Chinmatra. All emanate from Me alone. All exist in Me alone. All merge into Me
alone. I am that non-dual Brahman. I am the atom of atoms; so am I the biggest
(of all). I am this diversified universe. I am the oldest of all. I am Purusha.
I am Is'a (the Lord). I am of the form of Jyoti (light) and of the form of
happiness. I have neither hands nor feet. I have power unthinkable. I see
without eyes. I hear without ears. I am omniscient. I have one kind of form
only. None is able to know Me fully. I am always of the form of Chit. I am the
One that should be known through all the Vedas. I am the Guru who revealed the
Vedanta. I am only He who knows the true meaning of Vedanta. I have no sins or
virtues. I have no destruction. I have no birth, body, organs of sense or
action, or Buddhi. To Me, there is no earth, water or fire. There is no Vayu;
there are no Akas'. He who thinks Paramatma as being in the cave (of the
heart), as having no form, as being seconds, as is the witness of all and as
being neither Sat nor Asat, attains the pure form of Paramatma.
"Whoever recites
this Upanishad belonging to Yajurveda, he becomes as pure as Agni (fire). He
becomes purified from the sins of theft of gold. He becomes purified from the
sins of drinking alcohol. He becomes purified from the sins of the murder of a
Brahman. He becomes purified from the sins of commission (of those that ought
not to be done) and the sins of omission (of those that ought to be done).
Therefore he becomes a follower of Brahman. Were the one who has stepped beyond
the duties of the four orders of life to recite (this Upanishad) always or even
once, he acquires the wisdom that destroys the ocean of Samsara. Therefore
having known Him, he attains the Kaivalya State (or state of isolation or
emancipation)--yea, he attains the Kaivalya State."
OM-TAt-SAt.
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