Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.5

Creation and the SelfYajur Veda

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Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.5
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सा हेयमीक्षां चक्रे कथं नु मात्मन एव जनयित्वा सम्भवति। हन्त तिरोऽसानीति। सा गौरभवत्। ऋषभ इतरः। तां समेवाभवत्। ततो गावोऽजायन्त॥

sā heyamīkṣāṃ cakre kathaṃ nu mātmana eva janayitvā sambhavati | hanta tiro\'sānīti | sā gaurabhavat | ṛṣabha itaraḥ | tāṃ samevābhavat | tato gāvo\'jāyanta ||

"She thought: "How can he unite with me after producing me from himself? Let me hide." She became a cow; he became a bull and united with her. From that, cattle were born."

What This Means:

The female tried to hide by becoming a cow. He became a bull and united with her. Cattle were born. This pattern continues through all species.

Going Deeper:

Creation unfolds through desire, flight, and union. All species arise from the primal pair taking different forms.

How To Apply This:

All life forms arise from the same source. The one Self plays as all creatures.

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