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ब्राह्मण उवाच॥
brāhmaṇa uvāca॥
[ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) - the Brāhmaṇa; the priest; the learned one; उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(The Brāhmaṇa said;)
The Brāhmaṇa said.
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्। नारदस्य च संवादमृषेर्देवमतस्य च ॥१४-२४-१॥
atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam | nāradasya ca saṃvādam ṛṣer devam atasya ca ॥14-24-1॥
[अत्र अपि (atra api) - here also; उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite; इमम् (imam) - this; इतिहासं (itihāsam) - legend; पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient; नारदस्य (nāradasya) - of Nārada; च (ca) - and; संवादम् (saṃvādam) - conversation; ऋषेः (ṛṣeḥ) - of the sage; देवमतस्य (devamatasya) - Devamata; च (ca) - and;]
(Here also they cite this ancient legend—the conversation of Nārada and (the sage) Devamata.)
Here too, they recount this ancient legend—the dialogue between Nārada and the sage Devamata. (14-24-1)
देवमत उवाच॥
devamata uvāca॥
[देवमत (devamata) - Devamata; (proper noun as a name); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Devamata said;)
Devamata said.
जन्तोः सञ्जायमानस्य किं नु पूर्वं प्रवर्तते। प्राणोऽपानः समानो वा व्यानो वोदान एव च ॥१४-२४-२॥
jantoḥ sañjāyamānasya kiṁ nu pūrvaṁ pravartate. prāṇo'pānaḥ samāno vā vyāno vodāna eva ca ॥14-24-2॥
[जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - of the living being; सञ्जायमानस्य (sañjāyamānasya) - being born; किं (kiṁ) - what; नु (nu) - indeed; पूर्वं (pūrvaṁ) - first; प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - acts (arises); प्राणः (prāṇaḥ) - prāṇa (vital breath); अपानः (apānaḥ) - apāna (downward breath); समानः (samānaḥ) - samāna (equalizing breath); वा (vā) - or; व्यानः (vyānaḥ) - vyāna (pervading breath); उदानः (udānaḥ) - udāna (ascending breath); एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and;]
(Of the living being being born, what indeed first acts? Prāṇa, apāna, samāna, or vyāna, or udāna indeed and?)
Of a living being at birth, what indeed arises first — prāṇa, apāna, samāna, vyāna, or is it udāna? (14-24-2)
नारद उवाच॥
nārada uvāca॥
[नारद (nārada) - Nārada; (the sage Nārada;) उवाच (uvāca) - said; (spoke;) ॥ (॥) - ;]
(Nārada said;)
Nārada said;
येनायं सृज्यते जन्तुस्ततोऽन्यः पूर्वमेति तम्। प्राणद्वंद्वं च विज्ञेयं तिर्यगं चोर्ध्वगं च यत् ॥१४-२४-३॥
yenāyaṁ sṛjyate jantus tato'nyaḥ pūrvam eti tam। prāṇadvandvaṁ ca vijñeyaṁ tiryagaṁ cordhvagaṁ ca yat॥14-24-3॥
[येन (yena) - by which; (instrumental singular of 'yat') ; अयम् (ayam) - this; (nominative singular masculine) ; सृज्यते (sṛjyate) - is created; (3rd person singular, passive, present) ; जन्तुः (jantuḥ) - living being; creature; (nominative singular masculine) ; ततः (tataḥ) - from that; therefrom; (ablative singular) ; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another; (nominative singular masculine) ; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before; previously; (adverb) ; एति (eti) - goes; approaches; attains; (3rd person singular, present) ; तम् (tam) - him; that (accusative singular masculine) ; प्राणद्वंद्वम् (prāṇa-dvandvam) - the pair of vital breaths; (neuter nominative singular) ; च (ca) - and; (conjunction) ; विज्ञेयं (vijñeyam) - should be known; (gerundive, neuter nominative singular) ; तिर्यगम् (tiryagam) - moving horizontally; that which moves sideways; (neuter nominative singular) ; च (ca) - and; (conjunction) ; ऊर्ध्वगम् (ūrdhvagam) - moving upward; that which moves upwards; (neuter nominative singular) ; च (ca) - and; (conjunction) ; यत् (yat) - which; that which; (neuter nominative singular) ;]
(By which this creature is created, from that another previously goes to him. The pair of vital breaths also should be known, that which moves horizontally and that which moves upward.)
That by which this being is created—another, earlier than that, reaches him. The pair of vital breaths should be recognized: that which moves sideways and that which moves upward. (14-24-3)
देवमत उवाच॥
devamata uvāca॥
[देवमत (devamata) - Devamata; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Devamata said.)
Devamata said.
केनायं सृज्यते जन्तुः कश्चान्यः पूर्वमेति तम्। प्राणद्वंद्वं च मे ब्रूहि तिर्यगूर्ध्वं च निश्चयात् ॥१४-२४-४॥
kenāyaṃ sṛjyate jantuḥ kaścānyaḥ pūrvam eti tam। prāṇa-dvandvaṃ ca me brūhi tiryag ūrdhvaṃ ca niścayāt॥14-24-4॥
[केन (kena) - by what;— अयम् (ayam) - this;— सृज्यते (sṛjyate) - is created;— जन्तुः (jantuḥ) - creature;— कः (kaḥ) - who;— चित् (cit) - (emphatic particle, here blended with 'anyaḥ');— अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another;— पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before;— एति (eti) - goes;— तम् (tam) - to him;— प्राणद्वंद्वम् (prāṇa-dvandvam) - the pair (union) of vital airs;— च (ca) - and;— मे (me) - to me;— ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell;— तिर्यक् (tiryak) - across (horizontally);— ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards (vertically);— च (ca) - and;— निश्चयात् (niścayāt) - definitely;—;]
(By what is this creature created? Who else, before, goes to him? The pair of vital airs also to me tell—across and upwards—definitely.)
By what is this creature created? Who else goes to him before? Tell me also with certainty about the union of the vital airs, both across and above. (14-24-4)
नारद उवाच॥
nārada uvāca॥
[नारद (nārada) - Nārada (proper noun, name of a sage); उवाच (uvāca) - spoke;]
(Nārada spoke.)
Nārada said.
सङ्कल्पाज्जायते हर्षः शब्दादपि च जायते। रसात्सञ्जायते चापि रूपादपि च जायते ॥१४-२४-५॥
saṅkalpājjāyate harṣaḥ śabdād api ca jāyate। rasāt sañjāyate cāpi rūpād api ca jāyate॥14-24-5॥
[सङ्कल्पात् (saṅkalpāt) - from imagination; जायते (jāyate) - is born; हर्षः (harṣaḥ) - joy; शब्दात् (śabdāt) - from sound; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; जायते (jāyate) - is born; रसात् (rasāt) - from taste; सञ्जायते (sañjāyate) - arises; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; रूपात् (rūpāt) - from form; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; जायते (jāyate) - is born;]
(From imagination is born joy, from sound also and is born; from taste arises and also from form also and is born.)
Joy arises from imagination, and it also arises from sound; it comes from taste and also from form. (14-24-5)
स्पर्शात्सञ्जायते चापि गन्धादपि च जायते। एतद्रूपमुदानस्य हर्षो मिथुनसम्भवः ॥१४-२४-६॥
sparśātsañjāyate cāpi gandhādapi ca jāyate। etadrūpamudānasya harṣo mithunasambhavaḥ ॥14-24-6॥
[स्पर्शात् (sparśāt) - from touch; सञ्जायते (sañjāyate) - is produced; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; गन्धात् (gandhāt) - from smell; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; जायते (jāyate) - is born; एतद् (etad) - this; रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance; उदानस्य (udānasya) - of udāna (upward-moving vital air); हर्षः (harṣaḥ) - joy; मिथुनसम्भवः (mithunasambhavaḥ) - originating from union;]
(From touch is produced and also from smell and also is born; this form of udāna is joy originating from union.)
Joy that arises from union is a manifestation of udāna; it is produced from touch and also from smell. (14-24-6)
कामात्सञ्जायते शुक्रं कामात्सञ्जायते रसः। समानव्यानजनिते सामान्ये शुक्रशोणिते ॥१४-२४-७॥
kāmāt sañjāyate śukraṃ kāmāt sañjāyate rasaḥ. samāna-vyāna-janite sāmānye śukra-śoṇite ॥14-24-7॥
[कामात् (kāmāt) - from desire; सञ्जायते (sañjāyate) - arises; शुक्रं (śukraṃ) - semen; कामात् (kāmāt) - from desire; सञ्जायते (sañjāyate) - arises; रसः (rasaḥ) - essence; समानव्यानजनिते (samāna-vyāna-janite) - produced by (the vāyus) samāna and vyāna; सामान्ये (sāmānye) - in the general (substance); शुक्रशोणिते (śukra-śoṇite) - in semen and blood;]
(From desire arises semen; from desire arises essence. Produced by samāna and vyāna, in the general (substance), in semen and blood.)
Semen and essence are produced from desire; they are generated by the actions of samāna and vyāna in the general substance, namely, semen and blood. (14-24-7)
शुक्राच्छोणितसंसृष्टात्पूर्वं प्राणः प्रवर्तते। प्राणेन विकृते शुक्रे ततोऽपानः प्रवर्तते ॥१४-२४-८॥
śukrāc choṇitasaṃsṛṣṭāt pūrvaṃ prāṇaḥ pravartate। prāṇena vikṛte śukre tato'pānaḥ pravartate ॥14-24-8॥
[शुक्रात् (śukrāt) - from semen; छोणित (choṇita) - blood; संसृष्टात् (saṃsṛṣṭāt) - mixed with; पूर्वं (pūrvaṃ) - before; प्राणः (prāṇaḥ) - prāṇa (vital breath); प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - operates; प्राणेन (prāṇena) - by prāṇa; विकृते (vikṛte) - altered; शुक्रे (śukre) - semen; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अपानः (apānaḥ) - apāna (downward breath); प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - operates;]
(From semen mixed with blood, before, prāṇa operates. When the semen is altered by prāṇa, then apāna operates.)
First, prāṇa operates from the semen mixed with blood. When the semen is transformed by prāṇa, then apāna operates. (14-24-8)
प्राणापानाविदं द्वंद्वमवाक्चोर्ध्वं च गच्छतः। व्यानः समानश्चैवोभौ तिर्यग्द्वंद्वत्वमुच्यते ॥१४-२४-९॥
prāṇāpānāvidaṁ dvandvam avākcordhvaṁ ca gacchataḥ। vyānaḥ samānaścaivobhau tiryagdvandvatvam ucyate ॥14-24-9॥
[प्राणा (prāṇā) - prāṇa; vital breath; अपानौ (apānau) - apāna; downward breath; इदं (idaṁ) - this; द्वंद्वम् (dvandvam) - pair; अवाक् (avāk) - downward; च (ca) - and; ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upward; च (ca) - and; गच्छतः (gacchataḥ) - go (dual, they both go); व्यानः (vyānaḥ) - vyāna; diffusive breath; समानः (samānaḥ) - samāna; equalizing breath; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - just; indeed; उभौ (ubhau) - both; ति-र्यक् (tiryak) - sideways; transversely; द्वंद्व-त्वम् (dvandva-tvam) - the state of being a pair; उच्यते (ucyate) - is said;]
(prāṇa (vital breath) and apāna (downward breath), this pair, downward and upward both go. vyāna (diffusive breath) and samāna (equalizing breath), indeed both, sideways, the state of being a pair is said.)
The pair of prāṇa and apāna, moving downward and upward, is so described; similarly, vyāna and samāna are both said to be a pair moving transversely. (14-24-9)
अग्निर्वै देवताः सर्वा इति वेदस्य शासनम्। सञ्जायते ब्राह्मणेषु ज्ञानं बुद्धिसमन्वितम् ॥१४-२४-१०॥
agnir vai devatāḥ sarvā iti vedasya śāsanam। sañjāyate brāhmaṇeṣu jñānaṃ buddhisamanvitam ॥14-24-10॥
[अग्निः (agniḥ) - Agni; वै (vai) - indeed; देवताः (devatāḥ) - deities; सर्वा (sarvā) - all; इति (iti) - thus; वेदस्य (vedasya) - of the Veda; शासनम् (śāsanam) - instruction; सञ्जायते (sañjāyate) - arises; ब्राह्मणेषु (brāhmaṇeṣu) - in the Brāhmaṇas; ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge; बुद्धिसमन्वितम् (buddhisamanvitam) - endowed with intelligence;]
(Agni indeed all deities thus of the Veda instruction. Arises in the Brāhmaṇas knowledge endowed with intelligence.)
"Agni, indeed, is all the deities,"—thus is the instruction of the Veda. Knowledge endowed with intelligence arises among Brāhmaṇas. (14-24-10)
तस्य धूमस्तमोरूपं रजो भस्म सुरेतसः। सत्त्वं सञ्जायते तस्य यत्र प्रक्षिप्यते हविः ॥१४-२४-११॥
tasya dhūmas-tamo-rūpaṃ rajo bhasma suretasaḥ। sattvaṃ sañjāyate tasya yatra prakṣipyate haviḥ ॥14-24-11॥
[तस्य (tasya) - of him; of that; of it; धूमः (dhūmaḥ) - smoke; तमोरूपं (tamo-rūpam) - having the form of darkness; of the nature of darkness; रजः (rajaḥ) - ash; dust; भस्म (bhasma) - ashes; सुरेतसः (suretasaḥ) - of clarified butter (sura + retas); of the divine seed; सत्त्वं (sattvam) - purity; essential nature; सञ्जायते (sañjāyate) - is produced; comes into being; तस्य (tasya) - of it; of him; of that; यत्र (yatra) - where; प्रक्षिप्यते (prakṣipyate) - is placed; is offered; हविः (haviḥ) - offering; oblation;]
(Of it, the smoke is in the form of darkness, the ash is rajas, the ashes of the divine seed; sattva is produced of it where the oblation is placed.)
Of it, the smoke takes the form of darkness, the ash is rajas, and the ashes are of the divine essence; sattva is produced from it where the offering is made. (14-24-11)
आघारौ समानो व्यानश्च इति यज्ञविदो विदुः। प्राणापानावाज्यभागौ तयोर्मध्ये हुताशनः ॥ एतद्रूपमुदानस्य परमं ब्राह्मणा विदुः ॥१४-२४-१२॥
āghārau samāno vyānaś ca iti yajñavido viduḥ। prāṇāpānāv ājyabhāgau tayor madhye hutāśanaḥ ॥ etadrūpam udānasya paramaṃ brāhmaṇā viduḥ ॥14-24-12॥
[आघारौ (āghārau) - offerings; (dual); समानः (samānaḥ) - samāna (a type of vital air); व्यानः (vyānaḥ) - vyāna (a type of vital air); च (ca) - and; इति (iti) - thus; यज्ञविदः (yajñavidaḥ) - knowers of sacrifice; विदुः (viduḥ) - (they) know; प्राणापानौ (prāṇāpānau) - prāṇa and apāna (types of vital airs; dual); आस्यभाः (ājyabhāgau) - having the share of clarified butter (ā́jya, oblation; dual); तयोः (tayor) - between those two; मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle; हुताशनः (hutāśanaḥ) - the fire (Agni); एतद् (etad) - this; रूपम् (rūpam) - form; उदानस्य (udānasya) - of udāna (a type of vital air); परमम् (paramam) - supreme; ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - brāhmaṇas; विदुः (viduḥ) - (they) know;]
(Offerings, samāna, vyāna and thus, knowers of sacrifice know. Prāṇa and apāna, having the share of clarified butter; between those two, in the middle, the fire. This form of udāna, supreme, brāhmaṇas know.)
The offerings are samāna and vyāna—thus know the knowers of sacrifice. Prāṇa and apāna are the recipients of the clarified butter, and in the middle of those two burns the fire (Agni). This is known as the supreme form of udāna by the brāhmaṇas. (14-24-12)
निर्द्वंद्वमिति यत्त्वेतत्तन्मे निगदतः शृणु। अहोरात्रमिदं द्वंद्वं तयोर्मध्ये हुताशनः। एतद्रूपमुदानस्य परमं ब्राह्मणा विदुः ॥१४-२४-१४॥
nirdvaṃdvam iti yat tu etat tan me nigadataḥ śṛṇu। ahorātram idaṃ dvaṃdvaṃ tayor madhye hutāśanaḥ। etad rūpam udānasya paramaṃ brāhmaṇā viduḥ॥14-24-14॥
[निर्द्वंद्वम् (nirdvaṃdvam) - freedom from dualities; इति (iti) - thus; यत् (yat) - which; तु (tu) - but; एतत् (etat) - this; तत् (tat) - that; मे (me) - my; निगदतः (nigadataḥ) - as spoken; शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; अहोरात्रम् (ahorātram) - day and night; इदं (idaṃ) - this; द्वंद्वम् (dvaṃdvaṃ) - duality; तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two; मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst; हुताशनः (hutāśanaḥ) - Agni (fire); एतद् (etad) - this; रूपम् (rūpam) - form; उदानस्य (udānasya) - of Udāna (the vital breath); परमम् (paramaṃ) - highest; ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - brāhmaṇas; विदुः (viduḥ) - know;]
(Freedom from dualities, thus which but this that my as spoken listen. Day and night this duality; of those two in the midst Agni (fire). This form of Udāna (the vital breath) highest brāhmaṇas know.)
Now hear from me what is meant by 'freedom from dualities' as I speak. This duality is day and night; in the midst of these two is Agni (fire). Brāhmaṇas know this form of Udāna as the highest. (14-24-14)
उभे चैवायने द्वंद्वं तयोर्मध्ये हुताशनः। एतद्रूपमुदानस्य परमं ब्राह्मणा विदुः ॥१४-२४-१५॥
ubhe ca eva ayane dvandvaṃ tayor madhye hutāśanaḥ। etad rūpam udānasya paramaṃ brāhmaṇā viduḥ॥14-24-15॥
[उभे (ubhe) - both; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; आयने (ayane) - solstices; द्वंद्वं (dvandvam) - pair; तयोः (tayoh) - of the two; मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle; हुताशनः (hutāśanaḥ) - Agni; एतद् (etad) - this; रूपम् (rūpam) - form; उदानस्य (udānasya) - of Udāna; परमम् (paramam) - supreme; ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - the knowers of Brahman; विदुः (viduḥ) - know;]
(Both indeed solstices—pair—in the middle Agni; this form of Udāna—the supreme—the knowers of Brahman know.)
The knowers of Brahman know that the supreme form of Udāna is Agni situated in the middle of both solstices, which form a pair. (14-24-15)
उभे सत्यानृते द्वंद्वं तयोर्मध्ये हुताशनः। एतद्रूपमुदानस्य परमं ब्राह्मणा विदुः ॥१४-२४-१६॥
ubhe satyānṛte dvaṃdvaṃ tayor madhye hutāśanaḥ। etad rūpam udānasya paramaṃ brāhmaṇā viduḥ॥14-24-16॥
[उभे (ubhe) - both; सत्यानृते (satyānṛte) - truth and untruth; द्वंद्वं (dvaṃdvaṃ) - duality; तयोः (tayoh) - of those two; मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst; हुताशनः (hutāśanaḥ) - fire; एतद् (etad) - this; रूपम् (rūpam) - form; उदानस्य (udānasya) - of Udāna; परमं (paramaṃ) - supreme; ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - the knowers of Brahman; विदुः (viduḥ) - know;]
(Both truth and untruth, duality, of those two in the midst, fire; this form of Udāna, supreme, the knowers of Brahman know.)
The knowers of Brahman know that the supreme form of Udāna is the fire placed in the midst between both truth and untruth, duality. (14-24-16)
उभे शुभाशुभे द्वंद्वं तयोर्मध्ये हुताशनः। एतद्रूपमुदानस्य परमं ब्राह्मणा विदुः ॥१४-२४-१७॥
ubhe śubhāśubhe dvandvaṃ tayor-madhye hutāśanaḥ। etad-rūpam udānasya paramaṃ brāhmaṇā viduḥ ॥14-24-17॥
[उभे (ubhe) (ubhe) - both; शुभ-अशुभे (śubha-aśubhe) (śubha-aśubhe) - auspicious and inauspicious; द्वंद्वं (dvandvam) (dvandvam) - duality; तयोः (tayoh) (tayoh) - of these two; मध्ये (madhye) (madhye) - in the midst; हुताशनः (hutāśanaḥ) (hutāśanaḥ) - fire; एतद्-रूपम् (etad-rūpam) (etad-rūpam) - this form; उदानस्य (udānasya) (udānasya) - of Udāna; परमं (paramam) (paramam) - supreme; ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) (brāhmaṇāḥ) - the knowers of Brahman; विदुः (viduḥ) (viduḥ) - know;]
(Both auspicious and inauspicious duality, in the midst of these two, the fire (exists); this form of Udāna, the supreme, the knowers of Brahman know.)
The wise ones know that in the midst of both auspicious and inauspicious dualities stands the fire; this supreme form of Udāna is known by the knowers of Brahman. (14-24-17)
सच्चासच्चैव तद्द्वंद्वं तयोर्मध्ये हुताशनः। एतद्रूपमुदानस्य परमं ब्राह्मणा विदुः ॥१४-२४-१८॥
saccāsaccaiva taddvaṃdvaṃ tayormadhye hutāśanaḥ। etadrūpamudānasya paramaṃ brāhmaṇā viduḥ॥14-24-18॥
[सच्च (sat-ca) - truth and; असच्च (asat-ca) - untruth and; एव (eva) - indeed; तत्-द्वंद्वं (tat-dvandvam) - that pair (duality); तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two; मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst; हुताशनः (hutāśanaḥ) - fire; एतद्-रूपम् (etad-rūpam) - this form; उदानस्य (udānasya) - of udāna (vital air); परमम् (paramam) - supreme; ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - the knowers of Brahman; विदुः (viduḥ) - know;]
(Truth and untruth indeed, that pair; in the midst of those two, fire. This form of udāna, the supreme, the knowers of Brahman know.)
The knowers of Brahman understand that the supreme form of udāna is fire, which stands between the pair of truth and untruth. (14-24-18)
प्रथमं समानो व्यानो व्यस्यते कर्म तेन तत्। तृतीयं तु समानेन पुनरेव व्यवस्यते ॥१४-२४-१९॥
prathamaṃ samāno vyāno vyasyate karma tena tat। tṛtīyaṃ tu samānena punareva vyavasyate ॥14-24-19॥
[प्रथमं (prathamaṃ) - first; समानः (samānaḥ) - samāna (a vital air); व्यानः (vyānaḥ) - vyāna (a vital air); व्यस्यते (vyasyate) - is distributed; कर्म (karma) - action; तेन (tena) - by that; तत् (tat) - that; तृतीयं (tṛtīyaṃ) - third; तु (tu) - but; समानेन (samānena) - by samāna; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; व्यवस्यते (vyavasyate) - is distributed;]
(First, samāna and vyāna are distributed; by that action, that (is accomplished). Third, but by samāna, again indeed is distributed.)
First, samāna and vyāna are distributed; through that action, that occurs. Third, but by samāna, again indeed it is distributed. (14-24-19)
शान्त्यर्थं वामदेवं च शान्तिर्ब्रह्म सनातनम्। एतद्रूपमुदानस्य परमं ब्राह्मणा विदुः ॥१४-२४-२०॥
śāntyarthaṃ vāmadevaṃ ca śāntiḥ brahma sanātanam। etadrūpam udānasya paramam brāhmaṇā viduḥ ॥14-24-20॥
[शान्त्यर्थं (śāntyartham) - for the sake of peace; वामदेवं (vāmadevam) - Vāmadeva (name of a Vedic deity or aspect); च (ca) - and; शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - peace; ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman; सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal; एतद्रूपम् (etadrūpam) - this form; उदानस्य (udānasya) - of Udāna (the upward vital air); परमम् (paramam) - supreme; ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - the knowers of Brahman; विदुः (viduḥ) - know;]
(For the sake of peace, Vāmadeva and peace is the eternal Brahman. This form of Udāna, the supreme, the knowers of Brahman know.)
For the sake of peace, Vāmadeva and peace are the eternal Brahman. The knowers of Brahman understand this supreme form of Udāna. (14-24-20)
