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ever, meditate on Brahma in the cavity of the Heart, which is the
seat of the nerves. Atlanta, from the Heart, the Sushumna (the nerve
which causes Thy perception) leads to Thy supreme place in the
Head. He who once attains that place does not fall into the mouth
of Death again. (The Upanishacls speak of one hundred and one
nerves of the heart. Of these, one goes to the head).

Thou hast Thyself created various life kingdoms and various
forms. Though Thou pervadest them all from of old, having brought
them all about, yet Thy special manifestation in them is relatively
greater or smaller, according to the nature of the things created by
Thee even as fire, though one and the same, burns differently accord-
ing to the character of the fuel. Those that are of pure intellect
follow the one Real amidst the many unreal forms. The (perceiving)
Purusha in all beings is said to be Thy part only. Knowing this to
be the truth about Jivas, wise men worship Thy feet.

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Brahma and other Jivas did not know Thy end. Even Thou

dost not know Thy own end. For Thou art endless. Drawn by

the wheel of time, the Brahmandas, with their Avaranas, (outer circles)

roll on together in Thy middle, even as if they were dust particles in

the air. The Srutis fructify in Thee (have Thee, for their end and

goal.) (Though they cannot directly speak of Thee) their words are

directed towards Thee, by discarding every thing else." (Though the

Vedas treat of Indra and other Devas, they ultimately lead to Brahma,

by saying " Brahma is not this, not this," in the Upanishads.)

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THE RESTORATION OF BRAHMAN BOYS TO LIFE.

SKANDHA X. CHAP. 89.

At Dvaraka a Brahman lost his son at birth. He took the
dead child to the palace and placed it at the gate, blaming the king
for his misfortune. For the sins of kings visit themselves upon their
subjects. In this way nine sons died one after another and the
Brahman did the same with all of them and, when the ninth son
died, Arjuna was sitting with Krishna and he heard the reproaches of
the Brahmana. Arjuna promised the Brahmana that he would pro-
tect his son this time, or would otherwise enter the fire for breach of
his promise. The son was born again. And Arjuna was there with
his famous bow. But lo! the child wept and it rose up high and dis-
appeared, The Brahmana taunted Arjuna for making promises he

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