Isavasya OR Isa Upanisad
Brhadaranyaka Upanisad
Chandogya Upanisad
Taittiriya Upanisad
Aitareya Upanisad
Kausitaki Upanisad
Kena Upanisad
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Katha Upanisad
Svetasvatara Upanisad
The Mundaka Upanisad
Prasna Upanisad
Mandukya Upanisad
Maitri Upanisad
 
Kena Upanisad

Chapter Three

1. Brahman won a victory for the gods, and the gods were triumphing in the victory of Brahman. They thought: this victory is ours! This triumph is ours!’

2. it knew their thought and appeared before them, but they did not know that this wonder was.

3. They said to Agni, ‘Jataedas, find out what this wonder is. ‘I will.’

4. He ran up to it, and it spoke to him: ‘who are you? I am Agni, ‘he said. I am Jatavedas.’

5. Then what power is in you? I could bourn up everything that is on the earth.

6. It put down a blade of grass before him. ‘Burn this!’ He approached it with all his fore but could not burn it. Then he went back, saying, ‘I have not been able find out what this wonder is.

7. Then they said to Vayu, ‘Vayu, find out what this wonder is. I will.

8. He ran up to it, and it spoke to him: ‘Who are you? I am Vayu,’ he said. ‘I am Matarisvan.

9. Then what power is in you?’ I could carry off everything that is on the earth.

10. It put down a blade of grass before him. Carry off this!

He approached it with all his force but could not carry it off. Then he went back, saying,’I have not been able to find out what this wonder is.

11. Then they said to Indra, ‘Maghavan, find out what this wonder is. I will.

12. In the same space he came upon a most beautiful woman, Uma Haimavati. He asked her what this wonder was.