Brihadaranyaka Upanishad · Anchored at BU 3.8.8.
Gargi and the Warning
In a hall of sages, Gargi presses Yajnavalkya — on what is the world woven, and that, and that? — until he warns her head will fall off.
Figures and teachings in this dialogue
Questions to explore
- What is Gargi reaching for with her chain of 'and on what is that woven?'
- Why does Yajnavalkya say some questions cannot be pushed past — is it evasion or instruction?
