SITA UPANISHAD
Translation by
Alain Danielou

The gods spoke to the Lord-of-Creatures asking him: “Who is Sītā? What is her form?”
The Lord-of-Creatures said: “She is the [Divine] Furrow.” 1

Since her form is the root of all natural forms the Tradition calls her Nature Prakŗti.
Since her form is the soul of the syllable AUM, the Divine Furrow is the nature of all. 2

The word Sītā, made of three characters, [S…Ī…Tā] represents the total Power-of-Illusion.
Know that the letter Ī, symbol of Illusion (Māyā), is also the symbol of Višņu, the Pervader, the seed of manifestation. 3

The character Sa is the True, the Immortal. It points to the fruits [of action, of love, and of knowledge].
It is the sacrificial elixir, the Soma [in which unite Śiva, the giver of seed, and his power].

The character Tā stands for the Power-of-Knowledge (Tāra-lakšmī = Sarasvatī), [the strength of Vastness, Brahmā,]
through which the world expands, the body of Cosmic-Man, Virāţ, whose nature is light. 4

The transcendent Power-of-Illusion that is Unmanifest-Nature, whose symbol is Ī,
becomes manifest under the appearance of a brilliant goddess, [beautiful] as the moon, whose limbs are made of Ambrosia.
She is adorned with jewels, with garlands, and ornaments of pearls. 5

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