bridge for those who perform sacrifice. May we also know the
One, who is the highest imperishable Brahman for those who desire
to cross over to the other shore which is beyond fear.

The significance of this text is May we acquire the knowledge of Brahman, the
Supreme, in both manifested and unmanifested form. He is manifested as the
Lord of sacrifice for those who follow the path of ritual He is the
unmanifested, eternal, universal Supreme Being for those who follow the path
of wisdom. The "other shore," being the realm of immortality, is said to be
beyond fear; because disease, death, and all that which mortals fear, cease to
exist there. It is believed by many that these two opening verses were a
later interpolation.


III

Know the Atman (Self) as the lord of the chariot, and the body as
the chariot. Know also the intellect to be the driver and mind
the reins.


IV

The senses are called the horses; the sense objects are the
roads; when the Atman is united with body, senses and mind, then
the wise call Him the enjoyer.

In the third chapter Yama defines what part of our being dies and what part is
deathless, what is mortal and what is immortal. But the Atman, the Higher
Self, is so entirely beyond human conception that it is impossible to give a