Brihadaranyaka-Upanishad: Sixth Adhyâya, Fifth Brahmana

1. Now follows the stem:

1. Pautimashiputra from Katyayaniputra,

2. Katyayaniputra from Gotamiputra,

3. Gotamiputra from Bharadvagiputra,

4. Bharadvagiputra from Parasariputra,

5. Parasariputra from Aupasvatiputra,

6. Aupasvatiputra from Parasariputra,

7. Parasariputra from Katyayaniputra,

8. Katyayaniputra from Kausikiputra,

9. Kausikiputra from Alambiputra and Vaiyaghrapadiputra,

10. Alambiputra and Vaiyaghrapadiputra from Kanviputra,

11. Kanviputra from Kapiputra,

12. Kapiputra

2. from Atreyiputra,

13. Atreyiputra from Gautamiputra,

14. Gautamiputra from Bharadvagiputra,

15. Bharadvagiputra from Parasariputra,

16. Parasariputra from Vatsiputra,

17. Vatsiputra from Parasariputra,

18. Parasariputra from Varkaruitiputra,

19. Varkaruniputra from Varkaruniputra,

20. Varkaruitiputra from Artabhagiputra,

21. Artabhagiputra from Saungiputra,

22. Saungiputra from Sankritiputra,

23. Sankritiputra from Alambayaniputra,

24. Alambayaniputra from Alambiputra,

25. Alambiputra from Gayantiputra,

26. Gayantiputra from Mandukayaniputra,

27. Mandukayaniputra from Mandtikiputra,

28. Mandtikiputra from Sandiliputra,

29. Sandiliputra from Rathitariputra,

30. Rathitariputra from Bhaiukiputra,

31. Bhalukiputra from Kraunkikiputrau,

32. Kraunkikiputrau from Vaittabhatiputra

33. Vaittabhatiputra from Karsakeyiputra,

34. Karsakeyiputra from Prakinayogiputra,

35. Prakinayogiputra from Sankiviputra,

36. Sangiviputra from Prasnitputra Asurivasin,

37. Prasniputra Asurivasin from Asurayana,

38. Asurayana from Asuri,

39. Asuri

3. from Yagnavalkya,

40. Yagnavalkya from Uddalaka,

41. Uddalaka from Aruna,

42. Aruna from Upavesi,

43. Upavesi from Kusri,

44. Kusri from Vagasravas,

45. Vagasravas from Gihvavat Vadhyoga,

46. Gihvavat Vadhyoga from Asita Varshagana,

47. Asita Varshagana from Harita Kasyapa,

48. Harita Kasyapa from Silpa Kasyapa,

49. Silpa Kasyapa from Kasyapa Naidhruvi,

50. Kasyapa Naidhruvi from Vak,

51. Vak from Ambhini,

52. Ambhini from Aditya, the Sun.

As coming from Aditya, the Sun, these pure Yagus verses have been proclaimed by Yagnavalkya Vagasaneya.

4. The same as far as Sangiviputra (No. 36), then

36. Sangiviputra from Mandukayani,

37. Mandukayani from Mandavya,

38. Mandavya from Kautsa,

39. Kautsa from Mahitthi,

40. Mahitthi from Vamakakshayana,

41. Vamakakshayana from Sandilya,

42. Sandilya from Vatsya,

43. Vatsya from Kusri,

44. Kusri from Yagntavakas Ragastambayana,

45. Yagntavakas Ragastambayana from Tura Kavasheya,

46. Tura Kavasheya from Pragâpati,

47. Pragâpati from Brahman,

48. Brahman is Svayambhu, self-existent.

Adoration to Brahman!