Upaniṣads · Chāndogya 2,12.2
॥
Devanāgarī
सः यः एवम् एतत् रथंतरम् अग्नौ प्रोतं वेद ब्रह्मवर्चस्य् अन्नादः भवति सर्वम् आयुः एति ज्योक् जीवति महान् प्रजया पशुभिः भवति महान् कीर्त्या न प्रत्यङ् अग्निम् आचामेत् न निष्ठीवेत् तत् व्रतम्
Transliteración (IAST)
saḥ yaḥ evam etat rathaṃtaram agnau protaṃ veda brahmavarcasy annādaḥ bhavati sarvam āyuḥ eti jyok jīvati mahān prajayā paśubhiḥ bhavati mahān kīrtyā na pratyaṅ agnim ācāmet na niṣṭhīvet tat vratam
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SánscritoIASTSignificado
सःsaḥhe; that one
यःyaḥwho; the one who
एवम्evamthus; in this way
एतत्etatthis; all this
रथंतरम्rathaṃtaramthe rathaṃtara sāman; the song Rathantara
अग्नौagnauin the fire; when fire
प्रोतंprotaṃinterwoven; woven in
वेदvedaknows; understands
ब्रह्मवर्चस्य्brahmavarcasyshining with holiness (brahma-varcasin); with brahmic lustre; radiant with sanctity
अन्नादःannādaḥan eater of food; the eater of food
भवतिbhavatirevered lady; madam
सर्वम्sarvamall; entirely
आयुःāyuḥlife; the span of life
एतिetiattains; comes to
ज्योक्jyoklong; clearly and long
जीवतिjīvatidwells; he remains alive
महान्mahāngreat; large
प्रजयाprajayāwith offspring; with children
पशुभिःpaśubhiḥwith cattle; with cattle
भवतिbhavatirevered lady; madam
महान्mahāngreat; large
कीर्त्याkīrtyāwith fame; with renown
नnanot; no
प्रत्यङ्pratyaṅwestward; backward
अग्निम्agnimfire; Agni
आचामेत्ācāmetlet him [not] sip (ā-√cam); let him [not] drink; he does [not] rinse his mouth
नnanot; no
निष्ठीवेत्niṣṭhīvetlet him [not] spit (niḥ-√ṣṭhīv); let him [not] expectorate; he does [not] spit
तत्tatthat; this
व्रतम्vratama vow; the rule of observance
Traducción
He who thus knows this rathantara woven into fire becomes radiant with sacred lustre and an eater of food, attains the full span of life, lives in brightness, is great in offspring and cattle, great in fame. Let him neither sip nor spit facing the fire: that is the vow.
Versión
e95245bcd610 · publicado 26 jul 2026, 22:40:48 UTC
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The fruit of the fire-sāman: brahma-varcasī — "radiant with brahmic lustre": one who venerates fire acquires a shining of his own (the faces of those who have known fire from within do shine — an ancient observation!); the other gifts follow the series' formula: long life, offspring, fame.
And the vow is a fire-etiquette: na pratyaṅṅ agnim ācāmen na niṣṭhīvet — "let him not sip or spit facing the fire": before that in which a great sāman is woven one does nothing base: a mouth turned to the fire is for mantra and breath alone. The vows of the series train the one essential thing: reverence toward the bearer of the melody: an element in which a song has been recognised ceases to be a "convenience" and becomes an altar — and daily life in its presence straightens of itself.