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KENOPANISAD
W: Who 1) verily t!WIR this (Upanisad) Tot thus qw-
knows, (w: he) Cul T411, sin ww-ow having destroyed sir•
eternal sijl the highest, the greatest &re w)-% in Brahman
(or in the blissful Heaven) si f4 resides.
1. Preceptor It was Brahman I" She exclaimed,
"Indeed, through Brahman's victory have you attained
greatness !" Then alone he understood that the Spirit
was Brahman.
2. Therefore, verily, these gods—Agni, Vayu and
Indra—excel the other gods; for they approached the
Spirit nearest, and they were the first to know Him as
Brahman.
3. And therefore, indeed, Indra excels other gods
for he approached the Spirit nearest, and he was the first
to know Him as Brahman.
[Notes—The above story is an eulogistic statement to
bring out the superiority of Brahman : Even the great
gods are powerful only through His power. He is the life
of them all, Sri Sankaracarya holds that it may also
mean an injunction to worship Ievara or Personal God.
For the allegorical interpretation of the story, see at the
end of the book.
4. This is the description'
of
Brahman : Lo ! He is
what illumines the lightning ; He is what makes one wink-
This with regard to His manifestation as cosmic powers.