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May my breath merge with the eternal and all-pervading Vayu (life breath); may this body be reduced to ashes. Om. O Mind, remember, remember all my deeds.

O Agni (Lord of Fire)! Guide us along the righteous path towards the fruits of our actions. You are the divine knower and aware of all our deeds. Liberate us from deceitful sins. Through our words, we offer you our deepest salutations.

Om, That (the Divine) is whole; this (the world) is whole; from wholeness comes wholeness. Even if wholeness is taken from wholeness, wholeness still remains. Om, peace, peace, peace.

It is said that one thing is attained from the worship of the manifested creation and another from the worship of the unmanifested nature. We have heard this from the wise who have taught us.

Those who understand that both the manifested creation and the unmanifested nature should be worshipped together transcend death from the worship of the manifested creation and attain immortality from the worship of the unmanifested nature.

The face of the Truth is veiled by a disc of gold. Open it, O Nourisher! Remove it so that I, the worshipper of Truth, may behold It.

O Sustainer, solitary voyager of the heavens, sovereign of all, O Sun, progeny of Prajapati! Gather your beams and soften your radiance, so that through your benevolence, I can get a glimpse of your most auspicious form. Indeed, I am the Divine Being (Purusha), residing within.

Those who understand that both knowledge and actions should be pursued together transcend death through actions and attain immortality through knowledge.

Those who engage in worship of the unmanifested nature without understanding enter into profound darkness, but those who engage in worship of the manifested creation alone enter into an even deeper darkness.

It is all-pervading, bright, bodiless, without blemish, formless, pure, and untainted by evil. It is the seer, omniscient, transcendent, and uncreated. It alone assigns eternal duties to all according to their nature.

Those who merely perform actions without knowledge enter into profound darkness, but those who are solely engaged in the acquisition of knowledge without performing actions enter into an even deeper darkness.

It is said that one thing is attained through knowledge and another through actions. We have heard this from the wise who have taught us.

Though motionless, It is faster than the mind. The devatas cannot reach It, for It moves ever ahead. Though stationary, It outpaces those who run. Because of it, Matarishva (the life breath) regulates the activities of all.

It is moving and static, too. It is far away and near, too. It is inside everything, and it is also outside of everything.

The wise see all beings in the self (atman) and the self in all beings, for which they do not hate anyone

The enlightened one perceives every being as a manifestation of the self (atman). What delusion or distress could possibly trouble one who recognizes the unity of all existence?

Only by performing actions like these should one wish to live a full hundred years here. Apart from this, there is no other way in which action doesn't bind.

The realms of demons are covered in blinding darkness. Those who degrade the self (atman) go there after death.

Everything that exists in this dynamic world is enveloped by the Divine. Therefore, enjoy what you receive in this world with a spirit of renunciation, and do not covet anyone else's wealth.

Om, That (the Divine) is whole; this (the world) is whole; from wholeness comes wholeness. Even if wholeness is taken from wholeness, wholeness still remains. Om, peace, peace, peace.

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ॐ सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः। सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यन्तु मा कश्चिद्दुःखभाग्भवेत। ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः॥
May all sentient beings be at peace, may no one suffer from illness, May all see what is auspicious, may no one suffer. Om peace, peace, peace.

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