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Brhadaranyaka Upanisad
Chapter Two
15. The self is the overlord of all beings, the king of all beings. As all the spokes are held together in the hub and rim of a chariot-wheel, so all beings, all gods, all worlds, all breaths, all selves are held together in the self.
16. Dadhyac Atharvana spoke of this honey to the Asvins. Seeing it, the Rsi said:
'Twin heroes, I proclaim, as thunder proclaims the rain,
The strange, terrible thing you did for greed,
When Dadhyac Atharvana, through the head of a horse,
Taught you about the honey.'
17. Dadhyac Atharvana spoke of this honey to the Asvins. Seeing it, the Rsi said:
'Asvins, you placed a horse's head
On Dadhyac Atharvana.
Keeping truth, he told you, wonderful ones.
Of Tvastr's honey-to be your secret.'
18. Dadhyac Aharvana spoke of this honey to the Asvins. Seeing it, the Rsi said:
'He made citadels (pur) with two feet;
He made citadels with four feet
First (puras) becoming a bird
The person entered the citadels.'
The person (purusa) is lying-in-the-citadel (puri-saya) in all citadels. There is nothing that is not covered by him, nothing that is not surrounded by him.
19. Dadhyac Atharvana spoke of this honey to the Asvins. Seeing it, the Rsi, said:
'He shifted shape to match every shape,
To manifest his shape.
Indra, by his magical powers, goes in many shapes.
His bay horses, hundreds and ten, are yoked.'
He is the bay horses; he is ten, many thousands, and infinities. He is brahman, without a before, without an after, without an inside, without an outside. This self, all-embracing, is brahman.
That is the teaching.
II.6
1. Now the lineage of the teaching. Pautimasya received it from Gaupavana, Gaupavana from Pautimasya, Pautimasya from Gaupavana, Gaupavana from Kausika, Kausika from Kaundinya, Kaundinya from Sandilya, Sandilya from Kausika and Gautama, Gautama
2. From Agnivesya, Agnivesya from Sandilya and Anabhimlata, Anabhimlata from Anabhimlata, Anabhimlata from Anabhimlata, Anabhimlata from Gautama, Gautama from Saitava and Pracinayogya, Saitava and Pracinayogya from Parasarya, Parasarya from Bharadvaja, Bharadvaja from Bharadvaja and Gautama, Gautama from Bharadvaja, Bharadvaja from Parasarya, Parasarya from Baijavapayana, Baijavapayana from Kausikayani, Kausikayani
3. From Ghrtakausika, Ghrtakausika from Parasaryayana, Parasaryayana from Parasarya, Parasarya from Jatukarnya, Jatukarnya from Asurayana and Yaska, Asurayana from Traivani, Traivani from Aupajandhani, Aupajandhani from Asuri, Asuri from Bharadvaja, Bharadvaja from Atreya, Atreya from Manti, Manti from Gautama, Gautama from Gautama, Gautama from Vatsya, Vatsya from Sandilya, Sandilya from Kaisorya Kapya, Kaisorya Kapya from Kumaraharita, Kumaraharita from Galava, Galava from Vidarbhi-Kaundinya, Vidarbhi-Kaundinya from Vatsanapat Babhrava, Vatsanapat Babhrava from Pathin Saubhara, Pathin Saubhara from Ayasya Angirasa, Ayasya Angirasa from Abhuti Tvastra, Abhuti Tvastra from Visvarupa Tvastra, Visvarupa Tvastra from the Asvins, the Asvins from Dadhyac Atharvana, Dadhyac Atharvana from the Divine Atharvan, the Divine Atharvan from Mrtyu Pradhvamsana, Mrtyu Pradhvamsana from Pradhvamsana, Pradhvamsana from Ekarsi, Ekarsi from Vipracitti, Vipracitti from Vyasti, Vyasti from Sanaru, Sanaru from Sanatana, Sanatana from Sanaga, Sanaga from Paramesthin, Paramesthin from brahman. Brahman is self-born (svayambhu): homage to brahman.
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