Kaushitaki Brahmana • Chapter 2 • Shloka 1
प्राणो ब्रहोति ह स्माह कौषीतकिस्तस्य ह वा एतस्य प्राणस्य ब्रह्मणो मनो दूतं वाक्परिवेष्ट्री चक्षुर्गोप्त श्रोत्रं संश्रावयितृ तस्मै वा एतस्मै प्राणाय ब्रह्मण एताः सर्वा देवता अयाचमानाय बलिं हरन्ति तथो एवास्मै सर्वाणि भूतान्ययाचमानायैव बलिं हरन्ति य एवं वेद तस्योपनिषन्न याचेदिति । तद्यथा ग्रामं भिभित्वाऽलब्ध्वोपविशेन्नाहमती दत्तमश्नीयामिति । य एवैनं पुरस्तात्प्रत्याचक्षीरंस्त एवैनमुपमन्त्रयन्ते ददाम त इति। एष धमों याचितो भवति । अन्यतस्त्वेवैनमुपमन्त्रयन्ते ददाम त इति ॥
Kauṣītaki said—
"Prāṇa (the vital life-force) is Brahman."
For this Prāṇa, which is Brahman:
— Mind is the messenger,
— Speech is the attendant,
— Eye is the guardian,
— Ear is the announcer (or informer).
To this Prāṇa, which is Brahman, all the deities bring offerings (tribute) without being asked.
Likewise, all beings bring offerings to him who knows this, even without his asking.
Therefore, the secret teaching concerning him is:
'One should not beg.'
Just as a man, having entered a village and failed to obtain anything, might sit down thinking,
"I shall not eat what has not been given to me."
Then those who had previously refused him would themselves approach and invite him, saying:
"We shall give to you."
This is the law (dharma) when one has asked.
But even others, from different places, approach him and say:
"We shall give to you."
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