being alone (sat eva)—
this before manifestation (idam agre asit)—
one only, without a second
(ekam eva advitiyam)
~Chandoga 6.2.1
that conceives (tat aikshata)—
becoming many (bahu syam)—
projecting thus (prajayeya iti)
~Chandogya 6.2.3
note: incorporated into this myth is a refutation of non-being as the one without a second. it's asked in 6.2.2, how could being arise from non-being? so it is affirmed that being, indeed, is the one without a second. (and as it will be later confirmed, tat tvam asi, this is not some hypothetical conception but completely experiential.)
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