in the Vedantas. These men, devoted to the regulation
of the breaths, always meditate on thee and at last
enter into thee as their highest end. Riding on
the car made of Om, those men enter into Maheswara.
Of that which is called the Devayana (the path of
the deities) thou art the door called Aditya.
Thou art again, the door, called Chandramas, of that
which is called the Pitriyana (the path of the Pitris).[84]
Thou art Kashtha, thou art the points of the horizon,
thou art the year, and thou art the Yugas. Thine
is the sovereignty of the heavens, thine is the sovereignty
of the Earth, thou art the Northern and the Southern
declensions. The Grandsire Brahma in days of yore
uttered thy praises, O thou that art called Nilarohita
(blue and red), by reciting diverse hymns and urged
thee to create living creatures. Brahmanas conversant
with Richs praise thee by uttering Richs, regarding
thee as unattached to all things and as divested of
all forms. Adhyaryus, in sacrifices, pour libations,
uttering Yajushes the while, in honour of thee that
art the sole object of knowledge, according to the
three well-known ways.[85] Persons of cleansed understandings,
that are conversant with Samans, sing thee with the
aid of Samans. Those regenerate persons, again,
that are conversant with the Atharvans, hymn thee
as Rita, as Truth, as the Highest, and as Brahma.
Thou art the highest cause, whence Sacrifice has flowed.
Thou art the Lord, and thou art Supreme. The
night and day are thy sense of hearing and sense of
sight. The fortnights and months are thy head
and arms. The seasons are thy energy, penances
are thy patience, and the year is thy anus, thighs
and feet. Thou art Mrityu. thou art Yama, thou
art Hutasana, thou art Kala, thou art endued with
speed in respect of destruction, thou art the original
cause of Time, and thou art eternal Time. Thou
art Chandramas and Aditya. with all the stars and
planets and the atmosphere that fills space.
Thou art the pole-star, thou art constellation called
the seven Rishis, thou art the seven regions beginning
with Bhu. Thou art Pradhana and Mahat, thou art
Unmanifest, and thou art this world. Thou art
the universe beginning with Brahman and ending with
the lowest forms of vegetation. Thou art the
beginning or original cause of all creatures.
Thou art the eight Prakritis.[86] Thou art, again,
above the eight Prakritis. Everything that exists,
represents a portion of thy divine Self. Thou
art that supreme Felicity which is also Eternal.
Thou art the end which is attained to by all things.
Thou art that highest existence which is sought for
by the Righteous. Thou art that state which is
freed from every anxiety. Thou art eternal Brahman!
Thou art that highest state which constitutes the
meditation of persons learned in the scriptures and
the Vedangas. Thou art the highest Kashtha, thou
art the highest Kala. Thou art the highest Success,
and thou art the highest Refuge. Thou art the
highest Tranquillity. Thou art the highest cessation