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ಕೇನ ಉಪನಿಷದ್ - ತೃತೀಯಃ ಖಂಡಃ

ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ ಹ ದೇವೇಭ್ಯೋ ವಿಜಿಗ್ಯೇ ತಸ್ಯ ಹ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣೋ ವಿಜಯೇ ದೇವಾ ಅಮಹೀಯಂತ ॥ 1॥

It is said that Brahman once helped the gods by vanquishing the demons. The gods thought that they had won the victory themselves, and the credit was theirs.

ತ ಐಕ್ಷಂತಾಸ್ಮಾಕಮೇವಾಯಂ ವಿಜಯೋಽಸ್ಮಾಕಮೇವಾಯಂ ಮಹಿಮೇತಿ । ತದ್ಧೈಷಾಂ ವಿಜಜ್ಞೌ ತೇಭ್ಯೋ ಹ ಪ್ರಾದುರ್ಬಭೂವ ತನ್ನ ವ್ಯಜಾನತ ಕಿಮಿದಂ ಯಕ್ಷಮಿತಿ ॥ 2॥

Brahman knew their vain thoughts and appeared before them.
But the gods did not understand who this adorable Spirit was.

ತೇಽಗ್ನಿಮಬ್ರುವಂಜಾತವೇದ ಏತದ್ವಿಜಾನೀಹಿ ಕಿಮಿದಂ ಯಕ್ಷಮಿತಿ ತಥೇತಿ ॥ 3॥

The gods asked Agni to find out who the adorabale Spirit was, and Agni agreed.

ತದಭ್ಯದ್ರವತ್ತಮಭ್ಯವದತ್ಕೋಽಸೀತ್ಯಗ್ನಿರ್ವಾ ಅಹಮಸ್ಮೀತ್ಯಬ್ರವೀಜ್ಜಾತವೇದಾ ವಾ ಅಹಮಸ್ಮೀತಿ ॥ 4॥

Agni went to the Spirit, who asked him who he was. Agni replied, "I am Agni, the All-Knowing from birth"

ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ಸ್ತ್ವಯಿ ಕಿಂ ವೀರ್ಯಮಿತ್ಯಪೀದꣳ ಸರ್ವಂ ದಹೇಯಂ ಯದಿದಂ ಪೃಥಿವ್ಯಾಮಿತಿ ॥ 5॥

The Spirit asked Agni what power he possessed. Agni said he could burn up whatever there was on earth.

ತಸ್ಮೈ ತೃಣಂ ನಿದಧಾವೇತದ್ದಹೇತಿ । ತದುಪಪ್ರೇಯಾಯ ಸರ್ವಜವೇನ ತನ್ನ ಶಶಾಕ ದಗ್ಧುಂ ಸ ತತ ಏವ ನಿವವೃತೇ ನೈತದಶಕಂ ವಿಜ್ಞಾತುಂ ಯದೇತದ್ಯಕ್ಷಮಿತಿ ॥ 6॥

The Spirit placed a straw before him and said "Burn it". Agni strived with all his might but failed. He returned to the Gods and said he could not find out who that adorable Spirit was.

ಅಥ ವಾಯುಮಬ್ರುವನ್ವಾಯವೇತದ್ವಿಜಾನೀಹಿ ಕಿಮೇತದ್ಯಕ್ಷಮಿತಿ ತಥೇತಿ ॥ 7॥

Then the gods said to Vayu, "O Vayu, find out who this adorable Spirit is" . Vayu agreed.

ತದಭ್ಯದ್ರವತ್ತಮಭ್ಯವದತ್ಕೋಽಸೀತಿ ವಾಯುರ್ವಾ ಅಹಮಸ್ಮೀತ್ಯಬ್ರವೀನ್ಮಾತರಿಶ್ವಾ ವಾ ಅಹಮಸ್ಮೀತಿ ॥ 8॥

Vayu went before the Spirit who asked him who he was. Vayu replied that he was Vayu, the king of the air.

ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ಸ್ತ್ವಯಿ ಕಿಂ ವೀರ್ಯಮಿತ್ಯಪೀದಂ ಸರ್ವಮಾದದೀಯ ಯದಿದಂ ಪೃಥಿವ್ಯಾಮಿತಿ ॥ 9॥

The Spirit asked what power he possessed, and Vayu replied that he could blow away anything on earth.

ತಸ್ಮೈ ತೃಣಂ ನಿದಧಾವೇತದಾದತ್ಸ್ವೇತಿ ತದುಪಪ್ರೇಯಾಯ ಸರ್ವಜವೇನ ತನ್ನ ಶಶಾಕಾದಾತುಂ ಸ ತತ ಏವ ನಿವವೃತೇ ನೈತದಶಕಂ ವಿಜ್ಞಾತುಂ ಯದೇತದ್ಯಕ್ಷಮಿತಿ ॥ 10॥

The Spirit placed a straw before Vayu and asked him to blow it away. Vayu tried but failed. He returned to the gods and said he could not find out who the adorable Spirit was.

ಅಥೇಂದ್ರಮಬ್ರುವನ್ಮಘವನ್ನೇತದ್ವಿಜಾನೀಹಿ ಕಿಮೇತದ್ಯಕ್ಷಮಿತಿ ತಥೇತಿ ತದಭ್ಯದ್ರವತ್ತಸ್ಮಾತ್ತಿರೋದಧೇ ॥ 11॥

Then the gods said to Indra, the chief of the gods, "O Meghavan, find out who this adorable Spirit is". Indra agreed and went to see the Spirit. But the Spirit disappeared from view.

ಸ ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ನೇವಾಕಾಶೇ ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯಮಾಜಗಾಮ ಬಹುಶೋಭಮಾನಾಮುಮಾಂ ಹೈಮವತೀಂ ತಾಗಂಹೋವಾಚ ಕಿಮೇತದ್ಯಕ್ಷಮಿತಿ ॥ 12॥

At that spot, he found Uma, the beautiful daughter of the Mountain Himavat. He asked her "Who was this adorable Spirit?"

॥ ಇತಿ ಕೇನೋಪನಿಷದಿ ತೃತೀಯಃ ಖಂಡಃ ॥

Thus ends the third part of ಕೇನೋಪನಿಷದ್.




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