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Kausitaki Upanisad
Chapter Four
20. ‘He becomes unified in the breath. Speech enters it with all names; the eye enters it with all forms; the ear enters it with all sounds; l the mind enters it with all thoughts. When he wakes up, just as sparks from a burning fire might scatter in all directions, the breaths scatter from the self, each to its proper place; the gods from the breaths, the worlds from the gods. The breath, the self of awareness, enters the self that is the body right to the hairs and the nails. Like a razor hidden in arazor-case, or a scorpion in a scorpion’s nest, the breath, the self of awareness, enters the self that is the body right to the hairs and the nails. These selves depend on that self just as his people receive benefit from a chief. Just as a chief receives benefit from his people or his people receive benefit from chief, these selves receive benefit from that self.
As long as Indra did not understand the self the demons used to overcome him. When he understood it, slaying and conquering the demons he encompassed chiefship, sovereignty and overlordship over all gods and all beings.
Likewise, knowing this, defeating all evils, one encompasses chiefship sovereignty over all beings-the one knows this: the one who knows this.
I will speak law (rta): I will speak truth.
My speech firm on mind:
My speech firm on speech:
May you appear, appear as a youth.
By knowledge that nail has held the law in place.
Do me no harm.
With this study I hold days and nights together.
Homage to Agni with the libation.
With the libation homage to the Rsis,
Makers of the mantras, lords of the mantras.
Homage to you, O gods.
Garacious lady, be most healing to us, compassionate
Sarasvati.
May we not be separted from your sight.
Unerring mind, quick eye is the sun, best of lights.
Initiation, do me no harm.
Om. Peace, peace, peace.
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