The Upanishads - Mandhata Global

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"Yajnavalkya," said he, "since everything here (i.e.
connected with the sacrifice) is overtaken by death,
since everything is overcome by death, by what means
does the sacrificer free himself from the reach of death?"
"Through the hotri priest and the organ of speech looked
upon as fire. The sacrificer's organ of speech is the hotri.
This organ of speech is fire; this fire is the hotri; this fire
is the means to liberation; this is complete liberation."
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"Yajnavalkya," said he, "since everything here is
overtaken by day and night, since everything is
overcome by day and night, by what means does the
sacrificer free himself from the reach of day and night?"
"Through the adhvaryu priest and the eye looked upon
as the sun. The sacrificer's eye is the adhvaryu. This eye
is the sun.
This sun is the adhvaryu; this sun is the means to
liberation; this is complete liberation."
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"Yajnavalkya," said he, "since everything here is
overtaken by the bright and dark fortnights, since
everything is overcome by the bright and dark
fortnights, by what means does the sacrificer free
himself from the reach of the bright and dark
fortnights?" "Through the udgatri priest and the vital
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