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By Jayaram V
Chapter 2
1. Indeed in a person this one first becomes an embryo.
That which is called semen is a culmination of the vigor coming
from the limbs of the body. In the self only one bears the
self. By shedding it into a female, he gives birth to it. This
is the first birth.
2. It enters into the self of the female, as if it is a limb
of her. Therefore it does not cause her any harm. She nourishes
this self of his that has come into her.
3. She is the one who nourishes, so should she be nourished.
She bears him in her womb. Before the birth he nourishes the
child, so does he after his birth. He thus nourishes his own
self, for the continuation of the worlds. The worlds are
sustained in this manner only. This is the second birth.
4. He who is thus born of his own self, becomes the
substitute for performing the deeds. After completing his
works, he departs. Departing thus he is born again. This is his
third birth. This what the seers said.
5. "While I was in the womb, I knew all the births of the
gods. A hundred walls made of steel, protected me. I burst out
of them with the speed of a hawk," Vamadeva spoke this
verse while lying in the womb.
6. He who knows all this, when the body is dissolved,
travels heavenward and enjoys al the heavenly desires. He
becomes immortal, yes immortal.
Chapter 3
1. "Who is he whom we all worship as the self ?" He by whom
one sees, one hears, one smells the various odors, one is able
to speak, one is able to distinguish the tasty from the
tasteless.
2. That which is the heart, the mind, it is consciousness,
perception, discrimination, intelligence, mental brilliance,
vision, determination, thought power, thoughtfulness, impulse,
memory, decision, goal, life, desire, control. All these are
the different names of intelligence only.
3. He is Brahma, he is Indra, he is Prajapati. He is all
these gods. He is the five elements, namely the earth, air,
ether, water and light, a combination of which forms into seeds
of different kinds, the ones born out of eggs, the ones born
out of wombs, the ones born from sweat, the ones born from
sprouts, horses, cows, people, and elephants, all the creatures
that breath here, moving, flying or stationary. All this is led
by intelligence. The world is led by intelligence, is
established in intelligence. The world is led by intelligence.
The support is intelligence. Brahman is intelligence.
4. He with this intelligent self soared upward from this
world and having enjoyed all the desires in that heavenly world
became immortal. Yes he became immortal.
The End
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