|| tṛtīya muṇḍake prathamaḥ khaṇḍaḥ ||
dvā suparṇā sayujā sakhāyā samānaṃ-vṛ~kṣa-mpariṣasvajāte |
tayoranyaḥ pippalaṃ svādvattyanaśnannanyo abhicākaśīti || 1||
samāne vṛkṣe puruṣo nimagno-'niśayā śocati muhyamānaḥ |
juṣṭaṃ-ya~dā paśyatyanyamīśamasya
mahimānamiti vītaśokaḥ || 2||
yadā paśyaḥ paśyate rukmavarṇaṃ
kartāramīśa-mpuruṣa-mbrahmayonim |
tadā vidvā-npuṇyapāpe vidhūya
nirañjanaḥ paramaṃ sāmyamupaiti || 3||
praṇo hyeṣa ya-ssarvabhūtairvibhāti
vijānan vidvā-nbhavate nātivādī |
ātmakrīḍa ātmaratiḥ kriyāvā-
neṣa brahmavidāṃ-va~riṣṭhaḥ || 4||
satyena labhyastapasā hyeṣa ātmā
samyagjñānena brahmacaryeṇa nityam |
antasśarīre jyotirmayo hi śubhro
ya-mpaśyanti yatayaḥ, kṣīṇadoṣāḥ || 5||
satyameva jayate nānṛtaṃ
satyena panthā vitato devayānaḥ |
yenā-''kramantyṛṣayo hyāptakāmā
yatra ta-thsatyasya parama-nnidhānam || 6||
bṛhacca tad divyamacintyarūpaṃ
sūkṣmācca ta-thsūkṣmataraṃ-vi~bhāti |
dūrā-thsudūre tadihāntike ca
paśyantvihaiva nihita-ṅguhāyām || 7||
na cakṣuṣā gṛhyate nāpi vācā
nānyairdevaistapasā karmaṇa vā |
jñānaprasādena viśuddhasattva-
statastu ta-mpaśyate niṣkalaṃ
dhyāyamānaḥ || 8||
eṣo-'ṇurātmā cetasā veditavyo
yasmi-nprāṇaḥ pañcadhā saṃvi~veśa |
prāṇaiścittaṃ sarvamota-mprajānāṃ
yasmin viśuddhe vibhavatyeṣa ātmā || 9||
yaṃ-yaṃ~ loka-mmanasā saṃvi~bhāti
viśuddhasattvaḥ kāmayate yāṃśca kāmān |
ta-ntaṃ-lo~ka-ñjayate tāṃśca kāmāṃ-
stasmādātmajñaṃ hyarcayet bhūtikāmaḥ || 10||
|| iti muṇḍakopaniṣadi tṛtīyamuṇḍake prathamaḥ khaṇḍaḥ ||