The Upanishads - Mandhata Global

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"Verily, that Imperishable, O Gargi, is never seen but is
the Seer; It is never heard, but is the Hearer; It is never
thought of, but is the Thinker; It is never known, but is
the Knower. There is no other seer but This, there is no
other hearer but This, there is no other thinker but This,
there is no other knower but This. By this imperishable,
O Gargi, is the unmanifested akasa pervaded."
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Then said Gargi: "Venerable brahmins, you may
consider yourselves fortunate if you can get off from
him through bowing to him. None of you, I believe, will
defeat him in arguments about Brahman. Thereupon the
daughter of Vachaknu held her peace.
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Then Vidaghdha, the son of Sakala, asked him: "How
many gods are there, Yajnavalkya?"
Yajnavalkya ascertained the number through the group
of mantras known as the Nivid and said:
"As many as are mentioned in the Nivid of the Visvedevas-three
hundred and three and three
thousand and three."
"Very good," said Sakalya (the son of Sakala) and asked
again: "How many gods are there, Yajnavalkya?"
"Thirty-three."
"Very good," said Sakalya and asked again:
"How many gods are there, Yajnavalkya?"
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