The Upanishads, Part 1, no. 112, Part VIII summary
Part 1, no. 112, Part VIII of 170 · 1 min to read the part
In VIII, the Being stays awake while everyone sleeps, grants every desire, and is identified as pure, immortal Brahman. The passage presents this Being as the support of every world and the limit beyond which none can go.
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- The Being stays awake while everyone else sleeps and grants every desire.
- The passage identifies this Being as pure Brahman and declares it alone immortal.
- Every world rests on this Being, and none can pass beyond it.
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“The Upanishads, Part 1, no. 112, Part VIII summary.” Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/pages/the-upanishads-part-1-part-8-u112-summary.
Library of Alexandria. (2026). The Upanishads, Part 1, no. 112, Part VIII summary. https://libraryofalexandria.com/pages/the-upanishads-part-1-part-8-u112-summary
“The Upanishads, Part 1, no. 112, Part VIII summary.” Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/pages/the-upanishads-part-1-part-8-u112-summary.
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