Thirty minor Upanishads
by K. Narayanasvami Aiyar | 1914 | 95,228 words
This book contains the English translation of thirty minor Upanishads.鈥擣ourteen belonging to Vedanta, two are categorised as Physiological, three are Mantra, two are Sannyasa and the remaining nine are categorised as Yoga-Upanishads. These Upanishads are properly defined as the Aranya-portion of the Vedas (most ancient Hindu scriptures) and are so-...
Subala Upanishad of Shukla-yajurveda, Chapter XII
[note: In this chapter are related the different fires, the first or primordial anna or food-substance has to pass through in order to become the gross food.]
"Anna (food) came from 狈腻谤腻测补峁嘺. It was first cooked in Brahmaloka in the 惭补丑腻-samvartaka fire. Again it was cooked in the sun; again it was cooked in kravy膩di (lit., the fire that burns raw flesh, etc.); again it was cooked in jv膩la办墨濒补 (the flaming 办墨濒补); then it became pure and not stale (or fresh). One should eat whatever has fallen to his lot and without begging; one should never beg any (food)."