The second part of Brihadāraṇyaka Upanishad comprises six chapters and contains sixty-six verses. It begins with the dialogue between Gārgya and King Ajātaśatru. Gārgya says to the king that he worships the deities controlling the sun, moon, lightning, etc. as the Supreme Brahman. Ajātaśatru replies that all these deities, being various forms of Hiraṇyagarbha, are Saguṇā Brahman and be­long to

The third part of Brihadāraṇyaka Upanishad contains nine chapters and ninety-two verses in all; it describes, through the story of King Janaka, the means of acquiring Knowledge: first, appropriate gifts to the teacher, and next, association and discussion with scholars. King Janaka in order to obtain knowledge offers a suitable prize to be awarded to the greatest knower of Brahman.

The fourth part of Brihadāraṇyaka Upanishad, divided into six chapters, contains ninety-two verses. The scene is still the court of Janaka, and Yājñyavalkya starts the dis­cussion. Brahman is the topic. The fourth chapter deals in detail with the subject of death and rebirth. Rebirth is determined by the desires the self cherishes. After reaping the fruit of its desires in

The fifth and sixth parts of the Brihadāraṇyaka Upanishad together are called the Khila kāṇda, or Supplementary Part. The fifth part consists of fifteen chapters totalling thirty-one verses. The first verse gives the gist of the entire Upanishad, namely, the nature of Brahman, of the manifested universe, and of their mutual relationship. Brahman, beyond time, space, and causality, is infinite.

The sixth part of the Brihadāraṇyaka Upanishad contains five chapters. The aim of the first chapter, which consists of fourteen verses, is to demonstrate the superiority of the Prāṇa, or vital breath. It is the Prāṇa that preserves the embryo before the sense-organs begin to function. Later, after they have developed, it enables them to function. The second chapter, consisting