* Breath (prdna), verily, is an apprehender. It is seized by the out-breath (apana) as an over-apprehend er, for by the out-breath one smells an odoi. & Speech, verily, is an apprehender. It is seized by name as an ovcr-apprehender, for by speech one speaks names.

The tongue, verily, is an apprehender. It is seized by taste as an over-apprehender, for by the tongue one knows tastes.

The eye, verily, is an apprehender. It is seized by appearance as an over-apprehender, for by the eye one sees appearances.

The ear, verily, is an apprehender. It is seized by sound as an over-apprehender, for by the ear one hears sounds.

The mind, verily, is an apprehender. It is seized by desire as an over-apprehender, for by the mind one desires desires.

The hands, verily, are an apprehender. It is seized by action as an over-apprehender, for by the hands one performs action.

The skin, verily, is an apprehender. It is seized by touch as an over-apprehender, for by the skin one is made to know touches.'

' Yajnavalkya/ said he, * since everything here is food for death, who, pray, is that divinity for whom death is food? ' £ Death, verily, is a fire. It is the food of water (apas}. He overcomes (apa-jayati) a second death [who knows this].' 3

'Yajnavalkya/ said he, 'when a man dies, do the breaths go out of him, or no? J there. He swells up. He is inflated. The dead man lies inflated.'

* Yajnavalkya/ said he, * when a man dies, what does not leave him? ' All-gods. An endless world he wins thereby.'

£ Yajnavalkya/ said he, 'when the voice of a dead man goes into fire, his breath into wind, his eye into the sun, his mind into the moon, his hearing into the quarters of heaven, his body into the earth, his soul (atman) into space, the hairs of his head into plants, the hairs of his body into trees, and his blood and semen are placed in water, what then becomes of this person (purusa)? ' 'Artabhaga, my dear, take my hand. We two only will know of this. This is not for us two [to speak of] in public/ The two went away and deliberated. What they said was karma (action). What they praised was karma. Verily, one becomes good by good action, bad by bad action. Thereupon Jaratkarava Artabhaga held his peace.