Chhandogya Upanishad 2: Verse 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

एषां भूतानां पृथिवी रसः पृथिव्या अपो रसः। अपामोषधयो रस ओषधीनां पुरुषो रसः पुरुषस्य वाग्रसो वाच ऋग्रस ऋचः साम रसः साम्न उद्गीथो रसः ॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

एषां भूतानां पृथिवी रसः पृथिव्याः अपः रसः। अपाम् ओषधयः रसः ओषधीनां पुरुषः रसः पुरुषस्य वाक् रसः वाचः ऋक् रसः ऋचः साम रसः साम्नः उद्गीथः रसः ॥

Recitation with translationChhandogya Upanishad 2

IAST Transliteration

eṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ pṛthivī rasaḥ pṛthivyā apo rasaḥ | apām oṣadhayo rasa oṣadhīnāṃ puruṣo rasaḥ puruṣasya vāgraso vāca ṛgrasa ṛcaḥ sāma rasaḥ sāmna udgītho rasaḥ ||

Translation

Von diesen Wesen ist die Erde das Wesen; von der Erde sind die Wasser das Wesen; von den Wassern sind die Kräuter das Wesen; von den Kräutern ist der Mensch das Wesen; vom Menschen ist die Rede das Wesen; von der Rede ist der Ṛg Veda das Wesen; vom Ṛg Veda ist der Sāma Veda das Wesen; vom Sāma Veda ist der Udgītha das Wesen.

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Academic Translation

Of these beings, the earth is the essence; of the earth, waters are the essence; of waters, herbs are the essence; of herbs, the human person is the essence; of the human person, speech is the essence; of speech, Ṛg Veda is the essence; of Ṛg Veda, Sāma Veda is the essence; of Sāma Veda, the Udgītha is the essence.

Verse Context

• Rasa (Essence) - Hierarchical manifestation of Brahman
• Mahavakya: Demonstrates the progressive manifestation from gross to subtle, leading to the realization 'Sarvam Khalvidam Brahma' - All this is indeed Brahman
• Sama Veda
• Kauthuma Shakha
• Chandas: Prose