CHAPTER XIII The Brâhmana said: I do not smell smells, I perceive no tastes, I see no color, and I do not touch, nor yet do I hear various sounds, nor even do I entertain any fancies. Nature... Read more

CHAPTER XII The Brâhmana said: I have crossed beyond that very impassable place, in which fancies are the gadflies and mosquitoes, in which grief and joy are cold and heat, in which delusion... Read more

CHAPTER XI There is one director; there is no second director. I speak concerning him who abides in the heart. This being, the director, dwells in the heart and directs (all creatures). Impe... Read more

CHAPTER X On this, too, they relate an ancient story (showing) of what nature is the institution of the Kâturhotra. The due performance of it in its entirety is now taught. Hear me, O good w... Read more

CHAPTER IX The Brâhmana said: On this, too, they relate this ancient story, a dialogue between Nârada and the sage Devamata. Devamata said: When a creature is about to be born, what comes in... Read more

CHAPTER VIII The Brâhmana said: On this, too, they relate an ancient story, O beautiful one! (showing) of what description is the institution of the five sacrificial priests. The learned kno... Read more

CHAPTER VII The Brâhmana said: On this, too, O beautiful one! they relate this ancient story, (which shows) of what description is the institution of the seven sacrificial priests. The nose,... Read more

CHAPTER VI The Brâhmana said: On this, too, they relate this ancient story. Learn now of what description is the institution of the ten sacrificial priests. The ear, the tongue, the nose, th... Read more

CHAPTER V On this, too, O chief of the descendants of Bharata! they relate this ancient story, (in the form of) a dialogue, which occurred, O son of Prithâ! between a husband and wife. A Brâ... Read more

CHAPTER IV He who becoming placid, and thinking of naught, may become absorbed in the one receptacle, abandoning each previous (element), he will cross beyond (all) bonds. A man who is a fri... Read more