Sarabha
Upanishad
Om ! O Devas, may we hear with our ears
what is auspicious;
May we see with our eyes what is auspicious, O ye worthy of worship !
May we enjoy the term of life allotted by the Devas,
Praising them with our body and limbs steady !
May the glorious Indra bless us !
May the all-knowing Sun bless us !
May Garuda, the thunderbolt for evil, bless us !
May Brihaspati grant us well-being !
Om ! Let there be Peace in me !
Let there be Peace in my environment !
Let there be Peace in the forces that act on me !
I am saluting that primeval God who is the Lord, who is the best, who is
the father of the world, who is the greatest among gods, who has created
Brahma, who gave all Vedas to Brahma in the beginning, who is the father
of Vishnu and other devas, who merits praise, and who at the time of
deluge destroys the world. He is the only one who is greater than every
body, who is the best and who rules over others. 1-2
That very strong Maheswara took the horrifying form of Sarabha and
killed Narasimha who was destroying the world. (Sarabha is the avatar of
Shiva which is a combination of eagle, lion and man.) 3
That god with his sharp claws tore, Vishnu who took the form of
Narasimha. He who was wearing the hide became Veerabhadra. 4
For every one desiring to get all occult powers, he is the one who
should be meditated. Salutations to that Rudra who tore away the fifth
head of Brahma. 5
Salutations to that Rudra who kicked Kala the God of death and made him
fall and also him who drank the burning Halahala poison. 6
Salutations to that Rudra whose feet were worshipped by the flower of
Vishnu’s eyes and who being pleased gave him the holy wheel (Chakra). 7
The one, who has crossed sorrows, sees that God, who is atom within an
atom, gross among the gross, who as Atma hidden in the heart of beings
and who is beyond physical action, clearly because of these reasons. 8
Salutations to that Rudra who is the greatest god, who holds the Soola
(spear) in his hand, who has a big swallowing mouth, who is the
Maheswara and whose blessing has good effects. 9
“Chara”, indicates beings which move and because Brahmam shines in the
half of their body as Hari, it is called Sarabham. Hey great sage, that
can grant salvation directly. 10
Any twice born who reads this, which is called “the great Sastra of
Paippalada” or makes others read it, would get rid of births and deaths
and attain salvation. The Upanishad tells that he will become similar to
Brahma.
Om ! O Devas, may we hear with our ears what is auspicious;
May we see with our eyes what is auspicious, O ye worthy of worship !
May we enjoy the term of life allotted by the Devas,
Praising them with our body and limbs steady !
May the glorious Indra bless us !
May the all-knowing Sun bless us !
May Garuda, the thunderbolt for evil, bless us !
May Brihaspati grant us well-being !
Om ! Let there be Peace in me !
Let there be Peace in my environment !
Let there be Peace in the forces that act on me !
Here ends the Sarabhopanishad, as contained in the Atharva-Veda |