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𑌕𑍇𑌨 𑌉𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌦𑍍 - 𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌃 𑌖𑌂𑌡𑌃

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

"That was Brahman , this was the victory of Brahman on which you exult " she told Indra. Only then did Indra realise that the Spirit was Brahman.

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

Thus, the gods Agni, Vayu and Indra, excel the other gods, because they came close to knowing Brahman

𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌽𑌤𑌿𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌸 𑌹𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍇𑌦𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌂 𑌪𑌸𑍍𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌶 𑌸 𑌹𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌨𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌥𑌮𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌂𑌚𑌕𑌾𑌰 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑍇𑌤𑌿 ॥ 3॥

And Indra excels all the other gods as he was the first to know Brahman.

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

Such then is the description of Brahman. In the context of his cosmic manisfestation it is He who illuminates the lightning and even makes you wink.

𑌅𑌥𑌾𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌂 𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌦𑍇𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌗𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌤𑍀𑌵 𑌚 𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌽𑌨𑍇𑌨 𑌚𑍈𑌤𑌦𑍁𑌪𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌭𑍀𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌂 𑌸𑌂𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌃 ॥ 5॥

In His manifestation within the Self, it is He who enables the mind to know the external world, to remember and to imagine.

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

Brahman is known as Tadvanam, and should be worshipped as the Atman of all living beings. He should be thus meditated upon, and he is loved by all who know him thus.

𑌉𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌦𑌂 𑌭𑍋 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌹𑍀𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾 𑌤 𑌉𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌦𑍍𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌂 𑌵𑌾𑌵 𑌤 𑌉𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌦𑌮𑌬𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌮𑍇𑌤𑌿 ॥ 𑍭॥

Disciple: Sir, teach to me the saving knowledge. The saving knowledge, which is the knowledge of Brahman has been imparted to you.

𑌤𑌸𑍈 𑌤𑌪𑍋 𑌦𑌮𑌃 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌾 𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂𑌗𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌤𑌨𑌮𑍍 ॥ 𑍮॥

Austerity, restraint, dedication are the foundations of this saving knowledge. (the Upanishad) Truth resides here.

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

He who has this knowledge is established in It. All that is infinite, and blissful rests in Brahman, rests in Brahman.

॥ 𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑍇𑌨𑍋𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌦𑌿 𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌃 𑌖𑌂𑌡𑌃 ॥

Thus ends the fourth part of 𑌕𑍇𑌨𑍋𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌦𑍍.

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 ।

𑌓𑌂 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿@𑌃 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿@𑌃 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿#𑌃 ॥

Let my limbs grow strong. Let my speech, vital energy, eyes, ears, vitality become more powerful. May I not deny Brahman and may Brahman not deny me. Let there be no rejection or denial of Brahman by me. May the qualities proclaimed in the Upanishads be in me as I am a devotee of the Atman.

॥ 𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑍇𑌨𑍋𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌤𑍍 ॥

Thus ends the 𑌕𑍇𑌨𑍋𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌦𑍍.

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