भीषाऽस्माद्वातः पवते ।भीषोदेति सूर्यः ।भीषाऽस्मादग्निश्चेन्द्रश्च ।मृत्युर्धावति पञ्चम इति ।सैषाऽऽनन्दस्य मीमाँसा भवति ।युवा स्यात्साधुयुवाऽध्यायकः ।आशिष्ठो द्रढिष्ठो बलिष्ठः ।तस्येयं पृथिवी सर्वा वित्तस्य पूर्णा स्यात् ।स एको मानुष आनन्दः ।ते ये शतं मानुषा आनन्दाः ।स एको मनुष्यगन्धर्वाणामानन्दः ।श्रोत्रियस्य चाकामहतस्य ।ते ये शतं मनुष्यगन्धर्वाणामानन्दाः ।स एको देवगन्धर्वाणामानन्दः ।श्रोत्रियस्य चाकामहतस्य ।ते ये शतं देवगन्धर्वाणामानन्दाः ।स एकः पितृणां चिरलोकलोकानामानन्दः ।स एक आजानजानां देवानामानन्दः ।श्रोत्रियस्य चाकामहतस्य ।ते ये शतमाजानजानां देवानामानन्दाः ।स एकः कर्मदेवानां देवानामानन्दः ।ये कर्मणा देवानपि यन्ति ।श्रोत्रियस्य चाकामहतस्य ।ते ये शतं कर्मदेवानां देवानामानन्दाः ।स एको देवानामानन्दः ।श्रोत्रियस्य चाकामहतस्य ।ते ये शतं देवानामानन्दाः ।स एक इन्द्रस्याऽऽनन्दः ।श्रोत्रियस्य चाकामहतस्य ।ते ये शतमिन्द्रस्याऽऽनन्दाः ।स एको बृहस्पतेरानन्दः ।श्रोत्रियस्य चाकामहतस्य ।ते ये शतं बृहस्पतेरानन्दाः ।स एकः प्रजापतेरानन्दः ।श्रोत्रियस्य चाकामहतस्य ।ते ये शतं प्रजापतेरानन्दाः ।स एको ब्रह्मण आनन्दः ।श्रोत्रियस्य चाकामहतस्य ।स यश्चायं पुरुषे ।यश्चासावादित्ये ।स एकः ।स य एवंवित् ।अस्माल्लोकात्प्रेत्य ।एतमन्नमयमात्मानमुपसङ्क्रामति ।एतं प्राणमयमात्मानमुपसङ्क्रामति ।एतं मनोमयमात्मानमुपसङ्क्रामति ।एतं विज्ञानमयमात्मानमुपसङ्क्रामति ।एतमानन्दमयमात्मानमुपसङ्क्रामति ।तदप्येष श्लोको भवति ॥ १ ॥
In plain words
Out of fear of him the wind blows; out of fear the sun rises; out of fear of him fire and Indra, and death runs as the fifth. Now this is the measuring of bliss. Suppose there is a young man, a good young man, learned in the Veda, most quick, most firm, most strong, and this whole earth were full of wealth for him: that is one measure of human bliss. A hundred measures of human bliss are one bliss of the Gandharvas among men, and of a man learned in the Veda who is unstruck by desire. A hundred measures of the bliss of the Gandharvas among men are one bliss of the Gandharvas among the gods, and of a man learned in the Veda who is unstruck by desire. A hundred measures of the bliss of the Gandharvas among the gods are one bliss of the fathers who dwell in their long-lasting world, and one bliss of the gods born into their godhead, and of a man learned in the Veda who is unstruck by desire. A hundred measures of the bliss of the gods born into their godhead are one bliss of the gods who became gods by works, who reach the gods by works, and of a man learned in the Veda who is unstruck by desire. A hundred measures of the bliss of the gods by works are one bliss of the gods, and of a man learned in the Veda who is unstruck by desire. A hundred measures of the bliss of the gods are one bliss of Indra, and of a man learned in the Veda who is unstruck by desire. A hundred measures of the bliss of Indra are one bliss of Bṛhaspati, and of a man learned in the Veda who is unstruck by desire. A hundred measures of the bliss of Bṛhaspati are one bliss of Prajāpati, and of a man learned in the Veda who is unstruck by desire. A hundred measures of the bliss of Prajāpati are one bliss of Brahman, and of a man learned in the Veda who is unstruck by desire. And he who is in a person and he who is yonder in the sun — he is one.