Yajnavalkya next wanted to hear what the teachers had further instructed the Emperor about the Brahman. The Emperor told him that Udanka, the son of Sulba had taught him that the vital breath (Prana) is Brahman. Yajnavalkya next explained him about the the abode i.e. the body and the support of Prana. He said that the vital breath is its abode and its support is the akasa. It should be meditated upon as dear i.e. the vital breath. It is the Supreme Brahman. It should thus be meditated upon. One who is aware of this is never departed from the Supreme Brahman. Emperor Janaka on being asked again about Brahman said that Barku, the son of Vrishna had told him that the eye is Brahman. Yajnavalkya explained him about its abode and support. He told the king that the eye is its abode and the akasa is its support and should be meditated upon as truth. He told him that the truth is the eye and it is the Supreme Brahman. One who is aware of this and meditates upon him is never deserted by the Supreme Being. Janaka next told him that Gardabhivipita, a descendant of Bharadvaja had taught him that the ear is Brahman. Yajnavalkya explained him about its abode and support. He told the king that its abode is the ear and its support is akasa. It should thus be meditated upon as infinite i.e. the quarters. He explains that to whatever quarter a person may go to, he can never reach its end. Thus, the quarters are infinite and are the Supreme Brahman. Yajnavalkya tells him that one who is aware of this and meditates upon it is never deserted by the Brahman. The Emperor next narrated him that Satyakama, the son of Jabala, told him that the mind is Brahman. Yajnavalkya explained him about its abode and support. He told the Emperor that the mind is its abode and the akasa is its support. It should be meditated upon as bliss. He further explains that it is with the mind that a man wants and woos a woman. Then a son is to born to him who resembles him. He becomes the cause of Bliss. The mind is thus the cause of bliss and is the Supreme Brahman. Thus, the person who is aware of this and meditates upon it remains connected with the Supreme Brahman. Yajnavalkya again asked him what more he had been taught about Brahman. The Emperor replied that Vidaghdha, the son of Sakala had taught him that the heart is Brahman. Yajnavalkya told him that the heart is its abode and the akasa is its support. It should be meditated upon as stability. The heart is the abode and support of all beings. It is the Supreme Brahman. It never deserts him who is aware of this and supports and meditates upon it. |