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There the sun does not shine, nor the moon and stars; lightning does not shine there—much less this earthly fire. Everything shines following that alone which shines; by its radiance, all of this is illumined.
HinduPoetryGodLightSanskrit
Mundaka Upanishad 2.2.10

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Mundaka Upanishad
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