🌺Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad🌺
This Upaniṣad stands first in size among Principal Upaniṣads;content-wise also this has a unique place. It forms the end part of Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa(शतपथ ब्राह्मण)belonging to Śukla Yajurveda &contains 6 chapters,in prose.
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This Upaniṣad stands first in size among Principal Upaniṣads;content-wise also this has a unique place. It forms the end part of Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa(शतपथ ब्राह्मण)belonging to Śukla Yajurveda &contains 6 chapters,in prose.
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Since this Upaniṣad consists of adopted chapters from a Brāhmaṇa, it contains some portions which do not possess the essential qualities of a logical nature typical of Upaniṣads. We have to carefully avoid such portions.
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Each chapter of this Upaniṣad is further divided in sections called Brāhmaṇa(s),which in turn r divided into verses. Therefore,a reference to any part of the Upaniṣad is made by denoting chapter, section &verse numbers;for example 2.5.3 indicates chapter 2,section 5 &verse 3.
The first chapter contains 6 sections.First section describes a Sacrificial Horse, which actually is an allegoric presentation of physical manifestation of the Ultimate Principle(1.1.1).For,in 1.2.7 its clarified that horse is that which expands &is therefore fit to be sacrificed
See the relevant extract of verse 1.2.7 below:
…….. यदश्वत् तन्मेध्यमभूदिति तदेवाश्वमेधस्याश्वमेधत्वं, एष ह वा अश्वमेधं वेद य एनमेवं वेद…….. ||1.2.7 ||
……… yadaśvat tanmedhyamabhūditi tadevāśvamedhatvāśvamedhatvaṃ eṣa ha vā aśvamedhaṃ veda ya enamevaṃ veda…… (1.2.7)
…….. यदश्वत् तन्मेध्यमभूदिति तदेवाश्वमेधस्याश्वमेधत्वं, एष ह वा अश्वमेधं वेद य एनमेवं वेद…….. ||1.2.7 ||
……… yadaśvat tanmedhyamabhūditi tadevāśvamedhatvāśvamedhatvaṃ eṣa ha vā aśvamedhaṃ veda ya enamevaṃ veda…… (1.2.7)
Word Meaning: yadaśvat – yat aśvat – that which expands; tanmedhyam- tat medhyam – that is to be sacrificed or fit to be sacrificed; abhūditi- abhūt iti – happens to be so; tadeva- tat eva – that verily is; aśvamedhasyāśvamedhatvaṃ – the true implication of aśvamedha;..
..eṣa ha vā-verily he alone; aśvamedhaṃ veda–knows what aśvamedha is;ya enamevaṃ veda–who knows it in this manner.
Verse Meaning:That which expands becomes fit to be sacrificed.That verily is true implication of aśvamedha; only he who knows so actually knows what aśvamedha is.
Verse Meaning:That which expands becomes fit to be sacrificed.That verily is true implication of aśvamedha; only he who knows so actually knows what aśvamedha is.
The implication is that aśvamedha is not physical sacrifice of a live horse; it is but dispossession of all physical attainments and possessions. By so doing, one becomes eligible to aspire for attaining the highest knowledge.
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