Chapter
V - Instruction by the Bull
5-1
The bull of the herd, addressing him, said - "Satyakaam!"
"Revered Sir!" Satyakaam replied.
The bull said: "Dear friend, we have become a thousand, take us to
teacher's house.
5-2
"I will declare to you one foot of Brahm."
"Declare it, Revered Sir."
The bull said to him - "The East is one quarter, the West is one
quarter, the South is one quarter, the North is one quarter. This,
O
dear friend, is a foot of Brahman, consisting of four quarters and this
foot is called Prakaashavat (shining).
5-3
"He who knows this and meditates on the foot of Brahman consisting four
quarters as shining, becomes shining on this Earth. He conquers shining
worlds - he who knows this and meditates on the foot of Brahman consisting
of four quarters as shining."
Chapter VI - Instruction by Fire
6-1
The bull further said - "Agni (fire) will declare to you another foot
of Brahm."
Satyakaam then, when it was the morrow, drove the cows in the
direction of the teacher's house. And when they came together toward
evening, he lighted a fire, penned the cows, laid fuel on the fire
and sat down behind the fire, facing the east.
6-2
Agni (fire), addressing him, said - "Satyakaam!"
"Revered Sir!" Satyakaam replied.
6-3
"Dear friend, I will declare to you one foot of Brahm."
"Declare it, revered Sir."
Agni said to him - "The Earth is one quarter, the sky is one quarter,
the Heaven is one quarter, the ocean is one quarter. This, O dear friend,
is one foot of Brahm, consisting of four quarters and this foot is
called Anantavat (endless).
6-4
"He who knows this and meditates on the foot of Brahm consisting of
four quarters as endless, becomes endless on this earth. He conquers
endless worlds-he who knows this and meditates on the foot of Brahm
consisting of four quarters as endless."
Chapter VII - Instruction by the Swan
7-1
Agni further said - "A Hans (swan) will declare to you another foot."
Satyakaam then, when it was the morrow, drove the cows in the
direction of the teacher's house. And when they came together toward
evening, he lighted a fire, penned the cows, laid fuel on the fire
and sat down behind the fire, facing the East.
7-2
Then a swan flew to him and said - "Satyakaam!"
"Revered Sir!" Satyakaam replied.
7-3
Dear friend, I will declare to you one foot of Brahm."
"Declare it, revered Sir."
The swan said to him - "Fire is one quarter, the Sun is one quarter,
the Moon is one quarter, lightning is one quarter. This, dear friend,
is one foot of Brahman, consisting of four quarters and this foot is
called Jyotishmat (luminous).
7-4
He who knows this and meditates on the foot of Brahman consisting of
four quarters as luminous, becomes luminous on this earth. He
conquers luminous worlds - he who knows this and meditates on the foot
of Brahm consisting of four quarters as luminous.
Chapter VIII - Instruction by the Diver-Bird
8-1
The swan further said - "A Madgu (diver-bird) will declare to you
another foot."
Satyakaam then, when it was the morrow, drove the cows in the
direction of the teacher's house. And when they came together toward
evening, he lighted a fire, penned the cows, laid fuel on the fire
and sat down behind the fire, facing the East.
8-2
Then a diver-bird flew to him and said - "Satyakaam!"
"Revered Sir!" Satyakaam replied.
8-3
"Dear friend, I will declare to you one foot of Brahman."
"Declare it, revered Sir."
The diver-bird said to him - "The Praan is one quarter, the eye is one
quarter, the ear is one quarter, the mind is one quarter. This, O dear
friend, is one foot of Brahman, consisting of four quarters and this
foot is called Aayatanavat (having support).
8-4
"He who knows this and meditates on the foot of Brahman consisting of
four quarters as Aayatanavat, possesses a support (i.e. home) on this Earth. He conquers the worlds which offer a home-he who knows this
and meditates on the foot of Brahman consisting of four quarters as
Aayatanavat."
Chapter IX - Instruction by the Teacher
9-1
Satyakaam reached the teacher's house. The teacher said to
him - "Satyakaam!"
"Revered Sir!" Satyakaam replied.
9-2
The teacher said - "Dear friend, you shine like one who knows Brahm.
Who has taught you?"
"Others than men," he replied. "But I wish, revered Sir, that you
alone should teach me."
9-3
"For I have heard from persons like your goodself that only
knowledge which is learnt from a teacher (Aachaarya) leads to the
highest good."
Then he (Gautam) taught him the same knowledge. Nothing whatsoever
was left out, yea, nothing whatsoever was left out.
[The main
point is when you utter the truth as Satyakaam did, a Guru will accept you
as a pupil no matter what your ancestry is
whether you are a Braahman or a lower caste.
The knowledge of
what constitutes Brahm can be learned even from a Bull, Fire, Swan, Diver
bird.
Brahm Gyaan can only be learned from a Guru who is a Brahm-Gyaanee]