The Upanishads - Mandhata Global

atigraha colour; for one sees colours through the eye.
6
"The ear, indeed, is the graha; it is controlled by the
atigraha sound; for one hears sounds with the ear.
7
"The mind, indeed, is the graha; it is controlled by the
atigraha desire; for through the mind one cherishes
desires.
8
"The hands, indeed, are the graha; they are controlled
by the atigraha, work; for one performs work by
means of the hands.
9
"The skin, indeed, is the graha; it is controlled by the
atigraha, touch; for one feels touch through the skin.
These are the eight grahas and eight atigrahas."
10
"Yajnavalkya," said he, "since all this is the food of
death, who, pray, is that god to whom death is the
food?"
"Fire, indeed, is death; it is the food of water. One who
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