Upaniṣads · Chāndogya 5,21.1
॥
Devanāgarī
अथ याम् तृतीयाम् जुहुयात् ताम् जुहुयात् अपानाय स्वाहा इति अपानः तृप्यति
Transliteración (IAST)
atha yām tṛtīyām juhuyāt tām juhuyāt apānāya svāhā iti apānaḥ tṛpyati
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
अथathathereupon; then
याम्yāmwhich; that
तृतीयाम्tṛtīyāmthe third (tṛtīyā); the third; third in order
जुहुयात्juhuyātlet him make the oblation; let him bring
ताम्tāmit; that
जुहुयात्juhuyātlet him make the oblation; let him bring
अपानायapānāyato the apāna (apa-āna — the downward breath); to the descending breath; to apāna
स्वाहाsvāhāsvāhā; the sacrificial exclamation
इतिitithus; how
अपानःapānaḥthe apāna (the downward breath); the apāna; the lower breath
तृप्यतिtṛpyatiis satisfied; is sated
Traducción
Let him make the third oblation with the words: "To the apāna, svāhā!" Then the apāna is satisfied.
Versión
3f9dc90be4c1 · publicado 26 jul 2026, 23:33:32 UTC
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The third mouthful goes to the apāna, the descending breath (apa + √an), which governs elimination and rooting: it draws downward as a root draws a tree into the earth. Every prāṇa has its own service, and none is shameful: the oblation is offered also to that power which works in the lowest, least visible part of the bodily house.
There is a quiet dignity in this Vedic view: the whole man is hallowed, with no squeamish exclusions. The body is a temple not selectively; and those of its services which are not spoken of at table receive, at this table, their handful and their "svāhā".