o-mbha॒dra-ṅkarṇḙbhi-śśṛṇu॒yāma̭ devāḥ | bha॒dra-mpa̭śyemā॒kṣabhi॒-ryaja̭trāḥ | sthi॒rairaṅgai᳚stuṣṭu॒vāgṃ sa̭sta॒nūbhiḥ̭ | vyaśḙma de॒vahi̭taṃ॒-ya~dāyuḥ̭ | sva॒sti na॒ indro̭ vṛ॒ddhaśra̭vāḥ | sva॒sti naḥ̭ pū॒ṣā vi॒śvavḙdāḥ | sva॒sti na॒stārkṣyo॒ ari̭ṣṭanemiḥ | sva॒sti no॒ bṛha॒spati̭-rdadhātu ||
oṃ śānti॒-śśānti॒-śśāntiḥ̭ ||
|| o-mbrahmaṇe namaḥ ||
|| prathamamuṇḍake prathamaḥ khaṇḍaḥ ||
o-mbrahmā devānā-mprathama-ssambabhūva viśvasya kartā
bhuvanasya goptā | sa brahmavidyāṃ sarvavidyāpratiṣṭhāmatharvāya
jyeṣṭhaputrāya prāha || 1||
atharvaṇe yā-mpravadeta brahmā-'tharvā taṃ
purovācāṅgire brahmavidyām |
sa bhāradvājāya satyavāhāya prāha
bhāradvājo-'ṅgirase parāvarām || 2||
śaunako ha vai mahāśālo-'ṅgirasaṃ-vi~dhivadupasannaḥ papraccha |
kasminnu bhagavo vijñāte sarvamidaṃ-vi~jñāta-mbhavatīti || 3||
tasmai sa hovāca |
dve vidye veditavye iti ha sma
yadbrahmavido vadanti parā caivāparā ca || 4||
tatrāparā ṛgvedo yajurveda-ssāmavedo-'tharvavedaḥ
śikṣā kalpo vyākaraṇa-nnirukta-ñchando jyotiṣamiti |
atha parā yayā tadakṣaramadhigamyate || 5||
yattadadreśyamagrāhyamagotramavarṇa-
macakṣusśrotra-ntadapāṇipādam |
nityaṃ-vi~bhuṃ sarvagataṃ susūkṣmaṃ
tadavyayaṃ-ya~dbhūtayoni-mparipaśyanti dhīrāḥ || 6||
yathorṇanābhi-ssṛjate gṛhṇate ca
yathā pṛthivyāmoṣadhaya-ssambhavanti |
yathā sataḥ puruṣā-tkeśalomāni
tathā-'kṣarā-thsambhavatīha viśvam || 7||
tapasā cīyate brahma tato-'nnamabhijāyate |
annā-tprāṇo mana-ssatyaṃ-lo~kāḥ karmasu cāmṛtam || 8||
ya-ssarvajña-ssarvavidyasya jñānamaya-ntapaḥ |
tasmādetadbrahma nāma rūpamanna-ñca jāyate || 9||
|| iti muṇḍakopaniṣadi prathamamuṇḍake prathamaḥ khaṇḍaḥ ||