Kena Upanishad - Part 4 - Grantha

The fourth section of 𑌕𑍇𑌨𑍋𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌤𑍍 concludes the teaching by moving from story to assimilation. After the narrative of the gods and the 𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌷, the text now states clearly that victory belongs to Brahman alone, and that all excellence in beings is due to nearness to that truth.

This section also gives practical foundation: 𑌤𑌪𑌸𑍍, 𑌦𑌮, right 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮, and 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍. In other words, realization is not mere inspiration; it is stabilized through disciplined life.

𑌸𑌾 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌹𑍋𑌵𑌾𑌚 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌣𑍋 𑌵𑌾 𑌏𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌯𑍇 𑌮𑌹𑍀𑌯𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑌤𑍋 𑌹𑍈𑌵 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌂𑌚𑌕𑌾𑌰 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑍇𑌤𑌿 ॥ 1॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
She said, "That was Brahman. In truth, this victory was Brahman's alone." Only then did Indra clearly understand that it was Brahman.

𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌏𑌤𑍇 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾 𑌅𑌤𑌿𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌦𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌰𑌿𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌹𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍇𑌦𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌂 𑌪𑌸𑍍𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌶𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌹𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌨𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌥𑌮𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌂𑌚𑌕𑌾𑌰 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑍇𑌤𑌿 ॥ 2॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Therefore Agni, Vayu, and Indra are said to excel the other gods, because they came nearest to that Brahman and were first to approach its recognition.

𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌽𑌤𑌿𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌸 𑌹𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍇𑌦𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌂 𑌪𑌸𑍍𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌶 𑌸 𑌹𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌨𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌥𑌮𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌂𑌚𑌕𑌾𑌰 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑍇𑌤𑌿 ॥ 3॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Therefore Indra is said to excel the other gods, because he came nearest to that reality and was the first among them to understand it as Brahman.

𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌷 𑌆𑌦𑍇𑌶𑍋 𑌯𑌦𑍇𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤𑍋 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤𑌦𑌾(3) 𑌇𑌤𑍀𑌨𑍍 𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍀𑌮𑌿𑌷𑌦𑌾(3) 𑌇𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌧𑌿𑌦𑍈𑌵𑌤𑌮𑍍 ॥ 4॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
This is the indication regarding Brahman in the cosmic sense: like a sudden flash of lightning, like the instant of a blink.

𑌅𑌥𑌾𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌂 𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌦𑍇𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌗𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌤𑍀𑌵 𑌚 𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌽𑌨𑍇𑌨 𑌚𑍈𑌤𑌦𑍁𑌪𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌭𑍀𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌂 𑌸𑌂𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌃 ॥ 5॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Now, in the inner sense: the mind seems to move toward That, and through repeated recollection and resolve, one keeps turning toward it again and again.

𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌧 𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌨𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌮 𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌨𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌪𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌸 𑌯 𑌏𑌤𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌂 𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌾𑌭𑌿 𑌹𑍈𑌨𑌗𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌸𑌂𑌵𑌾𑌂𑌛𑌂𑌤𑌿 ॥ 6॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
That indeed is called "Tadvanam," the Adorable, and should be meditated upon as such. Whoever knows thus becomes one whom all beings naturally revere and seek.

𑌉𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌦𑌂 𑌭𑍋 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌹𑍀𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾 𑌤 𑌉𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌦𑍍𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌂 𑌵𑌾𑌵 𑌤 𑌉𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌦𑌮𑌬𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌮𑍇𑌤𑌿 ॥ 𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
When asked, "Sir, teach the Upanishadic secret," the teacher replied, "Indeed, we have taught to you this Upanishad concerning Brahman."

𑌤𑌸𑍈 𑌤𑌪𑍋 𑌦𑌮𑌃 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌾 𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂𑌗𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌤𑌨𑌮𑍍 ॥ 𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
For this realization, austerity, self-restraint, and right action are the foundation; the Vedas are its supporting limbs, and truth is its abiding ground.

𑌯𑍋 𑌵𑌾 𑌏𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌵𑌂 𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌾𑌪𑌹𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌮𑌨𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍇 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍇 𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌯𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌤𑌿 ॥ 𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Whoever knows this in this way, having cast off impurity, becomes established in the infinite and supreme state - firmly established indeed.

॥ 𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑍇𑌨𑍋𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌦𑌿 𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌃 𑌖𑌂𑌡𑌃 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Thus ends the fourth section of the Kena Upanishad.

𑌓𑌂 𑌆𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌂𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑌮𑌾𑌂𑌗𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌵𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌃 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌥𑍋 𑌬𑌲𑌮𑌿𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌚 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌣𑌿 । 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑍌𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌦𑌂 𑌮𑌾𑌽𑌹𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑌾 𑌮𑌾 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌕𑌰𑍋𑌦𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌣𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌮𑍇𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 । 𑌤𑌦𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌤𑍇 𑌯 𑌉𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍁 𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑌯𑌿 𑌸𑌂𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑌯𑌿 𑌸𑌂𑌤𑍁 ।

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
May my limbs, speech, life-force, eyes, ears, strength, and all faculties be nourished. May I never reject Brahman, and may Brahman never be hidden from me. May the disciplines taught in the Upanishads abide in me.

𑌓𑌂 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿@𑌃 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿@𑌃 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿#𑌃 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Om. Peace, peace, peace.

॥ 𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑍇𑌨𑍋𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌤𑍍 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Thus ends the Kena Upanishad.

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