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Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
Brahmana 4 (1.4.10)
Verily, in the beginning this world was Brahma, It knew only itself (atmanam): is the source of Kshatrahood. Therefore, even if the king attains supremacy, he rests finally upon Brahmanhood as his own source, So whoever injures him [i.e. a Brahman] attacks his own source. He fares worse in proportion as he injures one who is better. is. He was not yet developed. He created the Vis (the commonalty),those kinds of gods that are mentioned in numbers: the Vasus, the Rudras, the Adityas, the Vi^vadevas, the Maruts.
Katha Upanishad
Fifth Vallī (2)
'He (Brahman) is the swan (sun), dwelling in the bright heaven; he is the Vasu (air), dwelling in the sky; he is the sacrificer (fire), dwelling on...
Chandogya Upanishad
Prapathaka III, Khanda 11 (4)
This doctrine (beginning with III, 1, 1) Brahman (m. Hiranyagarbha) told to Pragâpati (Virâg), Pragâpati to Manu, Manu to his offspring (Ikshvâku,...
Mundaka Upanishad
Second Mundaka, First Khanda (7)
From him the many Devas too are begotten, the Sâdhyas (genii), men, cattle, birds, the up and down breathings, rice and corn (for sacrifices),...
Mundaka Upanishad
First Mundaka, First Khanda (1)
BRAHMA was the first of the Devas, the maker of the universe, the preserver of the world. He told the knowledge of Brahman, the foundation of all...
Chandogya Upanishad
Prapathaka VI, Khanda 3 (2)
'That Being (i. e. that which had produced fire, water, and earth) thought, let me now enter those three beings (fire, water, earth) with this living...
Mundaka Upanishad
First Mundaka, First Khanda (8)
'The Brahman swells by means of brooding (penance); hence is produced matter (food); from matter breath, mind, the true, the worlds (seven), and from...
Chandogya Upanishad
Prapathaka VIII, Khanda 15 (1)
Brahmâ (Hiranyagarbha or Paramesvara) told this to Pragâpati (Kasyapa), Pragâpati to Manu (his son), Manu to mankind. He who has learnt the Veda from...
Mundaka Upanishad
First Mundaka, First Khanda (9)
'From him who perceives all and who knows all, whose brooding (penance) consists of knowledge, from him (the highest Brahman) is born that Brahman,...
Chandogya Upanishad
Prapathaka VIII, Khanda 12 (5)
He, the Self, seeing these pleasures (which to others are hidden like a buried treasure of gold) through his divine eye, i. e. the mind, rejoices. 'Th...