Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 302: duppabbajjaṃ durabhiramaṃ durāvāsā gharā dukhā |dukkho'samānasaṃvāso dukkhānupatitaddhagu |tasmā na c'addhagu siyā …
Chandogya Upanishad 3.13.1
तस्य ह वा एतस्य हृदयस्य पञ्च देवसुषयः स योऽस्य प्राङ्सुषिः स प्राणस्तच्चक्षुः स आदित्यस्तदेतत्तेजोऽन्नाद्यमित्युपासीत तेजस्व्यन्नादो भवति य एवं वेद ॥ ३.१३.१ ॥ tasya ha vā etasya hṛdayasya pañca …
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 6.1.1
ॐ । यो ह वै ज्येष्ठं च श्रेष्ठं च वेद ज्येष्ठश्च श्रेष्ठश्च स्वानां भवति; प्राणो वै ज्येष्ठश्च श्रेष्ठश्च; ज्येष्ठश्च श्रेष्ठश्च स्वानां भवति, अपि च येषां बुभूषति, य एवं वेद ॥ १ ॥ oṃ | yo ha vai …
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