From  Non-Being  arose  Being,  from  the  Ultimate  Brahman
arose the  individual  Self,  the  latter  bearing  the blissfulness  and
blessedness  of  the  former.  Awareness  of  the  larger  identity
removes fear;  a  feeling  of  a  separate  identity  brings  fear.  

sWxa{nÓdÞy  m£mag¯|sa  Bv¢t  . y¤va  ÞyaÏsaD¤  y¤va{Òyayk:  .  Aa¢S¿aE  d#¢F¿aE  b¢l¿:  . tÞyEy|  p¦¢Tv£  svaI  ¢väOÞy  p¥NaI  Þyat¯  .  s  ekaE  man¤x  AanÓd:  . tE  yE  St|  man¤xa  AanÓda:  .  s  ekaE  mn¤ÝygÓDvaINamanÓd:  . ½aE¢æOyÞy  cakamhtÞy  .  tE  yE  St|  mn¤ÝygÓDvaINamanÓda: . s  ekaE  dEvgÓDvaINamanÓd:  .  ½aE¢æOyÞy  cakamhtÞy  . tE  yE  St|  dEvgÓDvaINamanÓda: .
 s  ek:  ¢pt¦Na|  ¢crlaEklaEkanamanÓd: ½aE¢æOyÞy  cakamhtÞy  .  tE  yE  St|  ¢pt¦Na|  crlaEklaEkanamanÓda:  .
s  ek:  Aajanjana|  dEvanamanÓd:  .  ½aE¢æOyÞy  cakamhtÞy  . tE  yE  Stmajanjana|  dEvanamanÓda:  .  s  ek:  kmIdEvana|  dEvanamanÓd:  . yE  kmINa  dEvan¢py¢Ót  .½aE¢æOyÞy  cakamhtÞy  .tE  yE  St|  kmIdEvana| dEvanamanÓda:  .  s  ekaE  dEvanamanÓd: .  ½aE¢æOyÞy  cakamhtÞy  .. tE  yE  St|  dEvanamanÓda:  .  s  ekaE  iÓd#ÞyanÓd:  .½aE¢æOyÞy  cakamhtÞy  .
tE  yE  St¢mÓd#ÞyanÓda:  .  s  ekaE  b¦hÞptEranÓd:  .  ½aE¢æOyÞy  cakamhtÞy  . tE  yE  St|  b¦hÞptEranÓda:  .
s  ek:  p#japtEranÓd:  .  ½aE¢æOyÞy  cakamhtÞy  .
tE  yE  St|  p#japtEranÓda:  .  s  ekaE  b#'N  AanÓd: .
½aE¢æOyÞy  cakamhtÞy  . s  yàay|  p¤âx:  .  yàasava¢dÏyE  . s  ek:  .  s  ev  ev|¢vt¯  .
AÞmaÚlaEkat¯  p#EÏy  .etm°mymaÏmanm¤psH@am¢t  . et| p#aNmymaÏmanm¤psH@am¢t . et| mnaEmymaÏmanm¤psH@am¢t .
et| ¢våOanmymaÏmanm¤psH@am¢t .  etganÓdmymaÏmanm¤psH@am¢t  . 
tdÔyEx  ÜlaEkaE  Bv¢t  .. i¢t  A¾maE{n¤vak:  .

sa

that

exa	this (well known)

AanÓdÞy

of bliss

m£ma|sa

an examination

Bv¢t

is

y¤va

young man

Þyat¯

let there be

saD¤  y¤va

noble youth

AÒyayk:

of good learning

Aa¢S¿:

disciplined

d#¢F¿:

very resolute in mind

b¢l¿:

strong in body

tÞy

his

iy|

this

p¦¢Tv£

earth

svaI

entire

¢väOÞy

of wealth

p¥rNa

full

Þyat¯

let be

s:

that

ek:	one measure

man¤x:

human

AanÓd:

bliss

tE

those

yE

which

St|	one hundred

man¤xa

of man

AanÓda:

units of bliss

s:

that

ek:

one unit

mn¤ÝygÓDvaINam¯

Manushya Gandharvas

AanÓd:

bliss

½aE¢æOyÞy

one who is full of Scriptural wisdom

c

and

AkamhtÞy

unsmitten by desires

tE  yE  St|

One hundred times of that

mn¤ÝygnDvaINamanÓda:

the joy of Manushyagandharvas

s:

that

dEvgnDvaINam¯

of the divine Gandharva

ek:  AanÓd:

one unit of bliss

½aE¢æOyÞy

one who is full of Scriptural wisdom

c

and

AkamhtÞy

unsmitten by desires

tE  yE  St|

One hundred times of that

dEvgÓDvaINamanÓda:

the joy of Divine gandharvas

s  ¢crlaEk  laEkanam¯

those inhabiting the long enduring world

¢pt¦Nam¯

of the manes

ek:  AanÓd:

one unit of bliss

½aE¢æOyÞy

one who is full of Scriptural wisdom

c

and

AkamhtÞy

unsmitten by desires

tE  yE  St|

One hundred times of that

¢crlaEklaEkanam¯

inhabiting the long enduring world

¢pt¦Nam¯

of the manes

AanÓda:

bliss

s:

that

ek:

oneunit

Aajanjana|

by birth

dEvanam¯

of gods

ek:  AanÓd:

one unit of bliss

½aE¢æOyÞy

one who is full of Scriptural wisdom

c

and

AkamhtÞy

unsmitten by desires

tE  yE  St|

One  hundred  times  of  that

Aajanjana|

by birth

dEvanam¯

of gods

AanÓda:

bliss

s:

that

ek:

oneunit

kmIdEvana|

who have ascended by their sacrifices

dEvanam¯

of gods

AanÓd:

of bliss

yE

who

kmINa

by vedic rites

dEvan¯

gods

A¢p

also

y¢Ót

attain

½aE¢æOyÞy

one who is full of Scriptural wisdom

c

and

AkamhtÞy

unsmitten by desires

tE

those

yE

which

St|

hundreds

kmIdEvana|

ofthose ascendedbytheirsacrifices

dEvanam¯

ofgods

AanÓda:

bliss

s:

that

ek:

oneunit

dEvanam¯

ofthehighestgods

AanÓd:

ofbliss

½aE¢æOyÞy

one who is full of Scriptural wisdom

c

and

AkamhtÞy

unsmitten by desires

tE

those

yE

which

St|

hundreds

dEvanam¯

ofgods

AanÓda:

ofbliss

s:

that

iÓd#Þy

of Indra

ek:

one unit

AanÓd:

of bliss

½aE¢æOyÞy

one who is full of Scriptural wisdom

c

and

AkamhtÞy

unsmitten by desires

tE

those

yE

which

St|

hundreds

iÓd#Þy

ofIndra

AanÓda:

ofbliss

s:

that

b¦hÞptE:

of Brihaspati

ek:

oneunit

AanÓd:

ofbliss

½aE¢æOyÞy

onewho is full of Scripturalwisdom

c

and

AkamhtÞy

unsmitten by desires

tE

those

yE

which

St|

hundreds

b¦hÞptE:

of Brihaspati

AanÓda:

of bliss

s:

that

p#japtE:

ofPrajapati

ek:

oneunit

AanÓd:

ofbliss

½aE¢æOyÞy

onewho is full of Scripturalwisdom

c

and

AkamhtÞy

unsmitten by desires

tE

those

yE

which

St|

hundreds

p#japtE:

ofPrajapati

AanÓda:

ofbliss

s:

that

b#'N:

of Brahma

ek:

oneunit

AanÓd:

ofblis

½aE¢æOyÞy

onewho is full of Scripturalwisdom

c

and

AkamhtÞy

unsmitten by desires

s:  yÞy    Ay|

and he, this wellknown one, who is in this

p¤âxE

man

y:

which

c

and

AsaW

yonder

Aa¢dÏyE

Sun

s:

that

ek:

one

s

: he

ev|¢vt¯

he who thus knows

AÞmat¯

from this

laEkat¯

world

p#EÏy

having departed

etm¯

this

A°my|

madeoffood

AaÏmanm¯

body

upsH@am¢t

transcend

et|

this

p#aNmym¯

madeofvitalforce

AaÏmanm¯

body

upsH@am¢t

transcend

et|

this

mnaEmym¯

madeofmind

AaÏmanm¯

body

upsH@am¢t

transcend

et|

this

¢våOanmym¯

madeofintelligence

AaÏmanm¯

body

upsH@am¢t

transcend

et|

this

anÓdmym¯

madeofbody

AaÏman

body

upsH@am¢t

transcend

tt¯ A¢p

thatalso

ex:

this

ÜlaEk:

mantra

Bv¢t

there is

i¢t

thusends

A¾maE{n¤vak:

eighth lesson

 
Now  this  is  an  assessment  of  Bliss:  Suppose  there  is  a  youth,
a  noble  youth,  in  the  prime  of  age,  most  strong  in  body,
swift  and  alert,  perfectly  whole  and  resolute  in  mind, and  of  good  learning,  and  that  to  him  belongs  the  entire  earth  laden  with  all  riches.  Consider  his, to be  one  measure  of human  joy.  One  hundred  such  units  of  human  joy  make  a  single unit  of  joy  which  the  human  genii  possess.  A  sage  full  of Revelation  and  free  from  all  cravings  also  possesses  the  same joy.  One  hundred  such  units  of  joy  which  the  human  angels possess  make  the  joy  of  the  heavenly  angels;  one  hundred  such units  which  the  heavenly  angels  possess  make  the  joy  of  the manes  who  inhabit  the  long-enduring  world;  one  hundred  such units  of  joy  which  the  Manes  inhabiting  the  long  enduring world  possess  make  the  joy  of  those  devas  who  are  so  by  birth in  the  Ajana  heaven;  one  hundred  such  units  of  joy  which  the Ajana-born  devas  possess  make  the  joy  of  those  who  have  become gods  by  the  force  of  their  deeds  ;  one  hundred  such  units  of joy  which  those  devas  who  have  become  devas  by  their  deeds- for a  man  attains  to  godhead  by  his  own  deeds -make  the  joy  of  the  highest  gods;  one  hundred  such  units  of  the joy  of  the  highest  gods  make  the  joy  of  Indra;  one  hundred  such units  of  Indra's  joy  make  the  joy  of  Brihaspati;  one  hundred such  units  of  Brhaspati's  joy  make  the  joy  of  Prajapati;  one hundred  such  units  of  Prajapati's  joy  make  the  bliss  of  Brahma. A  sage  who  is  full  of  Revelation  and  free  from  all  carvings possesses  all  these  various  measures  of  joy  severally  and progressively.  And  this  Bliss  which  is  in  the  human  being  and in  the  yonder  sun  are  the  same.  He  who  comprehends  fully  as stated  above,  after  departing  from  this  world,  transcends  the Annamaya,  Pranamaya,  Manomaya,  Vijnanamaya,  and  Anandamaya
Selfs.  With  regard  to  that  there  is  also  this  memorial  stanza.