The Upanishads - Mandhata Global

which, when offered, make a great noise; and those
which, when offered, sink down."
"What does he (the sacrificer) win through them?"
"By those which, when offered, blaze upward, he wins
the world of the gods; for the world of the gods shines
bright, as it were. By those which, when offered, make a
great noise, he wins the world of the Manes; for this
world of the Manes is excessively noisy. By those
which, when offered, sink down,
he wins the world of men; for the world of men is down
below."
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"Yajnavalkya," said he, "with how many gods does the
Brahma priest seated on the right protect the sacrifice
today?"
"With one."
"Which is that one?"
"The mind. The mind is indeed infinite and infinite are
the Visve-devas. An infinite world he (the sacrificer)
wins thereby."
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"Yajnavalkya," said he, "how many kinds of hymns of
praise will the udgatri priest chant today in this
sacrifice?"
"Three."
"And which are these three?"
"The introductory, the sacrificial and the eulogistic
"Which are those that have reference to the body?" "The
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