Chandogya Upanishad — Chapter 6
ChUp 6.1.1
śvetaketur hāruṇeya āsa | taṃ ha pitovāca śvetaketo vasa brahmacaryam | na vai somyāsmat kulīno 'nanūcya brahmabandhur iva bhavatīti
ChUp 6.1.2
sa ha dvādaśavarṣa upetya caturviṃśativarṣaḥ sarvān vedān adhītya mahāmanā anūcānamānī stabdha eyāya | taṃ ha pitovāca
ChUp 6.1.3
śvetaketo yan nu somyedaṃ mahāmanā anūcānamānī stabdho 'si | uta tam ādeśam aprākṣyaḥ yenāśrutaṃ śrutaṃ bhavaty amataṃ matam avijñātaṃ vijñātam iti | kathaṃ nu bhagavaḥ sa ādeśo bhavatīti
ChUp 6.1.4
yathā somyaikena mṛtpiṇḍena sarvaṃ mṛnmayaṃ vijñātaṃ syāt | vācārambhaṇaṃ vikāro nāmadheyaṃ mṛttikety eva satyam
ChUp 6.1.5
yathā somyaikena lohamaṇinā sarvaṃ lohamayaṃ vijñātaṃ syāt | vācārambhaṇaṃ vikāro nāmadheyaṃ loham ity eva satyam
ChUp 6.1.6
yathā somyaikena nakhanikṛntanena sarvaṃ kārṣṇāyasaṃ vijñātaṃ syāt | vācārambhaṇaṃ vikāro nāmadheyaṃ kṛṣṇāyasam ity eva satyam | evaṃ somya sa ādeśo bhavatīti
ChUp 6.1.7
na vai nūnaṃ bhagavantas ta etad avediṣuḥ | yad dhy etad avediṣyan kathaṃ me nāvakṣyan | iti bhagavāṃs tv eva me bravītv iti | tathā somyeti hovāca
ChUp 6.2.1
sad eva somyedam agra āsīd ekam evādvitīyam | tad dhaika āhur asad evedam agra āsīd ekam evādvitīyam | tasmād asataḥ saj jāyata
ChUp 6.2.2
kutas tu khalu somyaivaṃ syād iti hovāca | katham asataḥ saj jāyeta | sat tv eva somyedam agra āsīd ekam evādvitīyam
ChUp 6.2.3
tad aikṣata | bahu syāṃ prajāyeyeti | tat tejo 'sṛjata | tat teja aikṣata | bahu syāṃ prajāyeyeti | tad apo 'sṛjata | tasmād yatra kva ca śocati svedate vā puruṣas tejasa eva tad adhy āpo jāyante
ChUp 6.3.1
teṣāṃ khalv eṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ trīṇy eva bījāni bhavanty āṇḍajaṃ jīvajam udbhijjam iti
ChUp 6.3.2
seyaṃ devataikṣata | hantāham imās tisro devatā anena jīvenātmanānupraviśya nāmarūpe vyākaravāṇīti
ChUp 6.3.3
tāsāṃ trivṛtaṃ trivṛtam ekaikāṃ karavāṇīti | seyaṃ devatemās tisro devatā anenaiva jīvenātmanānupraviśya nāmarūpe vyākarot
ChUp 6.3.4
tāsāṃ trivṛtaṃ trivṛtam ekaikām akarot | yathā tu khalu somyemās tisro devatās trivṛt trivṛd ekaikā bhavati tan me vijānīhīti
ChUp 6.4.1
yad agne rohitaṃ rūpaṃ tejasas tad rūpam | yac chuklaṃ tad apām | yat kṛṣṇaṃ tad annasya | apāgād agner agnitvam | vācārambhaṇaṃ vikāro nāmadheyaṃ trīṇi rūpāṇīty eva satyam
ChUp 6.4.2
yad ādityasya rohitaṃ rūpaṃ tejasas tad rūpam | yac chuklaṃ tad apām | yat kṛṣṇaṃ tad annasya | apāgād ādityād ādityatvam | vācārambhaṇaṃ vikāro nāmadheyaṃ trīṇi rūpāṇīty eva satyam
ChUp 6.4.3
yac candramaso rohitaṃ rūpaṃ tejasas tad rūpam | yac chuklaṃ tad apām | yat kṛṣṇaṃ tad annasya | apāgāc candrāc candratvam | vācārambhaṇaṃ vikāro nāmadheyaṃ trīṇi rūpāṇīty eva satyam
ChUp 6.4.4
yad vidyuto rohitaṃ rūpaṃ tejasas tad rūpam | yac chuklaṃ tad apām | yat kṛṣṇaṃ tad annasya | apāgād vidyuto vidyuttvam | vācārambhaṇaṃ vikāro nāmadheyaṃ trīṇi rūpāṇīty eva satyam
ChUp 6.4.5
etad dha sma vai tadvidvāṃsa āhuḥ pūrve mahāśālā mahāśrotriyāḥ | na no 'dya kaścanāśrutam amatam avijñātam udāhariṣyati | iti hy ebhyo vidāṃ cakruḥ
ChUp 6.4.6
yad u rohitam ivābhūd iti tejasas tad rūpam iti tad vidāṃ cakruḥ | yad u śuklam ivābhūd ity apāṃ rūpam iti tad vidāṃ cakruḥ | yad u kṛṣṇam ivābhūd ity annasya rūpam iti tad vidāṃ cakruḥ
ChUp 6.4.7
yad v avijñātam ivābhūd ity etāsām eva devatānāṃ samāsa iti tad vidāṃ cakruḥ | yathā nu khalu somyemās tisro devatāḥ puruṣaṃ prāpya trivṛt trivṛd ekaikā bhavati tan me vijānīhīti
ChUp 6.5.1
annam aśitaṃ tredhā vidhīyate | tasya yaḥ sthaviṣṭho dhātus tat purīṣaṃ bhavati | yo madhyamas tan māṃsam | yo 'ṇiṣṭhas tan manaḥ
ChUp 6.5.2
āpaḥ pītās tredhā vidhīyante | tāsāṃ yaḥ sthaviṣṭho dhātus tan mūtraṃ bhavati | yo madhyamas tal lohitam | yo 'ṇiṣṭhaḥ sa prāṇaḥ
ChUp 6.5.3
tejo 'śitaṃ tredhā vidhīyate | tasya yaḥ sthaviṣṭho dhātus tad asthi bhavati | yo madhyamaḥ sa majjā | yo 'ṇiṣṭhaḥ sā vāk
ChUp 6.5.4
annamayaṃ hi somya manaḥ | āpomayaḥ prāṇaḥ | tejomayī vāg iti | bhūya eva mā bhagavān vijñāpayatv iti | tathā somyeti hovāca
ChUp 6.6.1
dadhnaḥ somya mathyamānasya yo 'ṇimā sa ūrdhvaḥ samudīṣati | tat sarpir bhavati
ChUp 6.6.2
evam eva khalu somyānnasyāśyamānasya yo 'ṇimā sa ūrdhvaḥ samudīṣati | tan mano bhavati
ChUp 6.6.3
apāṃ somya pīyamānānāṃ yo 'ṇimā sa ūrdhvaḥ samudīṣati | sā prāno bhavati
ChUp 6.6.4
tejasaḥ somyāśyamānasya yo 'ṇimā sa ūrdhvaḥ samudīṣati | sā vāg bhavati
ChUp 6.6.5
annamayaṃ hi somya manaḥ | āpomayaḥ prāṇaḥ | tejomayī vāg iti | bhūya eva mā bhagavān vijñāpayatv iti | tathā somyeti hovāca
ChUp 6.7.1
ṣoḍaśakalaḥ somya puruṣaḥ | pañcadaśāhāni māśīḥ | kāmam apaḥ piba | āpomayaḥ prāṇo na pibato vicchetsyata iti
ChUp 6.7.2
sa ha pañcadaśāhāni nāśa | atha hainam upasasāda kiṃ bravīmi bho iti | ṛcaḥ somya yajūṃṣi sāmānīti | sa hovāca na vai mā pratibhānti bho iti
ChUp 6.7.3
taṃ hovāca yathā somya mahato 'bhyāhitasyaiko 'ṅgāraḥ khadyotamātraḥ pariśiṣṭaḥ syāt | tena tato 'pi na bahu dahet | evaṃ somya te ṣoḍaśānāṃ kalānām ekā kalā atiśiṣṭā syāt | tayaitarhi vedān nānubhavasi | aśāna | atha me vijñāsyasīti
ChUp 6.7.4
sa hāśa | atha hainam upasasāda | taṃ ha yat kiṃ ca papraccha sarvaṃ ha pratipede
ChUp 6.7.5
taṃ hovāca | yathā somya mahato 'bhyāhitasyaikam aṅgāraṃ khadyotamātraṃ pariśiṣṭaṃ taṃ tṛnair upasamādhāya prājvalayet tena tato 'pi bahu dahet
ChUp 6.7.6
evaṃ somya te ṣoḍaśānāṃ kalānām ekā kalātiśiṣṭābhūt | sānnenopasamāhitā prājvālī | tayaitarhi vedān anubhavasi | annamayaṃ hi somya manaḥ | āpomayaḥ prāṇaḥ | tejomayī vāg iti | tad dhāsya vijajñāv iti vijajñāv iti
ChUp 6.8.1
uddālako hāruṇiḥ śvetaketuṃ putram uvāca svapnāntaṃ me somya vijānīhīti | yatraitat puruṣaḥ svapiti nāma satā somya tadā saṃpanno bhavati | svam apīto bhavati | tasmād enaṃ svapitīty ācakṣate | svaṃ hy apīto bhavati
ChUp 6.8.2
sa yathā śakuniḥ sūtreṇa prabaddho diśaṃ diśaṃ patitvānyatrāyatanam alabdhvā bandhanam evopaśrayate | evam eva khalu somya tan mano diśaṃ diśaṃ patitvānyatrāyatanam alabdhvā prāṇam evopaśrayate | prāṇabandhanaṃ hi somya mana iti
ChUp 6.8.3
aśanāpipāse me somya vijānīhīti | yatraitat puruṣo 'śiśiṣati nāmāpa eva tad aśitaṃ nayante | tad yathā gonāyo 'śvanāyaḥ puruṣanāya ity evaṃ tad apa ācakṣate 'śanāyeti | tatraitac chuṅgam utpatitaṃ somya vijānīhi | nedam amūlaṃ bhaviṣyatīti
ChUp 6.8.4
tasya kva mūlaṃ syād anyatrānnāt | evam eva khalu somyānnena śuṅgenāpo mūlam anviccha | adbhiḥ somya śuṅgena tejo mūlam anviccha | tejasā somya śuṅgena sanmūlam anviccha | sanmūlāḥ somyemāḥ sarvāḥ prajāḥ sadāyatanāḥ satpratiṣṭhāḥ
ChUp 6.8.5
atha yatraitat puruṣaḥ pipāsati nāma teja eva tat pītaṃ nayate | tad yathā gonāyo 'śvanāyaḥ puruṣanāya ity evaṃ tat teja ācaṣṭa udanyeti | tatraitad eva śuṅgam utpatitaṃ somya vijānīhi | nedam amūlaṃ bhaviṣyatīti
ChUp 6.8.6
tasya kva mūlaṃ syād anyatrādbhyaḥ | adbhiḥ somya śuṅgena tejo mūlam anviccha | tejasā somya śuṅgena sanmūlam anviccha | sanmūlāḥ somyemāḥ sarvāḥ prajāḥ sad āyatanāḥ satpratiṣṭhāḥ | yathā nu khalu somyemās tisro devatāḥ puruṣaṃ prāpya trivṛt trivṛd ekaikā bhavati tad uktaṃ purastād eva bhavati | asya somya puruṣasya prayato vāṅ manasi saṃpadyate manaḥ prāṇe prāṇas tejasi tejaḥ parasyāṃ devatāyām
ChUp 6.8.7
sa ya eṣo 'ṇimaitad ātmyam idaṃ sarvam | tat satyam | sa ātmā | tat tvam asi śvetaketo iti | bhūya eva mā bhagavān vijñāpayatv iti | tathā somyeti hovāca
ChUp 6.9.1
yathā somya madhu madhukṛto nistiṣṭhanti nānātyayānāṃ vṛkṣāṇāṃ rasān samavahāram ekatāṃ rasaṃ gamayanti
ChUp 6.9.2
te yathā tatra na vivekaṃ labhante 'muṣyāhaṃ vṛkṣasya raso 'smy amuṣyāhaṃ vṛkṣasya raso 'smīti | evam eva khalu somyemāḥ sarvāḥ prajāḥ sati saṃpadya na viduḥ sati saṃpadyāmaha iti
ChUp 6.9.3
ta iha vyaghro vā siṃho vā vṛko vā varāho vā kīṭo vā pataṅgo vā daṃśo vā maśako vā yad yad bhavanti tad ābhavanti
ChUp 6.9.4
sa ya eṣo 'ṇimaitad ātmyam idaṃ sarvam | tat satyam | sa ātmā | tat tvam asi śvetaketo iti | bhūya eva mā bhagavān vijñāpayatv iti | tathā somyeti hovāca
ChUp 6.10.1
imāḥ somya nadyaḥ purastāt prācyaḥ syandante paścāt pratīcyaḥ | tāḥ samudrāt samudram evāpiyanti | sa samudra eva bhavati | tā yathā tatra na vidur iyam aham asmīyam aham asmīti
ChUp 6.10.2
evam eva khalu somyemāḥ sarvāḥ prajāḥ sata āgamya na viduḥ sata āgacchāmaha iti | ta iha vyāghro vā siṃho vā vṛko vā varāho vā kīṭo vā pataṅgo vā daṃśo vā maśako vā yad yad bhavanti tad ābhavanti
ChUp 6.10.3
sa ya eṣo 'ṇimaitad ātmyam idaṃ sarvam | tat satyam | sa ātmā | tat tvam asi śvetaketo iti | bhūya eva mā bhagavān vijñāpayatv iti | tathā somyeti hovāca
ChUp 6.11.1
asya somya mahato vṛkṣasya yo mūle 'bhyāhanyāj jīvan sraved yo madhye 'bhyāhanyāj jīvan sraved yo 'gre 'bhyāhanyāj jīvan sravet | sa eṣa jīvenātmanānuprabhūtaḥ pepīyamāno modamānas tiṣṭhati
ChUp 6.11.2
asya yad ekāṃ śākhāṃ jīvo jahāty atha sā śuṣyati | dvitīyāṃ jahāty atha sā śuṣyati | tṛtīyāṃ jahāty atha sā śuṣyati | sarvaṃ jahāti sarvaḥ śuṣyati
ChUp 6.11.3
evam eva khalu somya viddhīti ha uvāca | jīvāpetaṃ vāva kiledaṃ mriyate na jīvo mriyata iti | sa ya eṣo 'ṇimaitad ātmyam idaṃ sarvam | tat satyam | sa ātmā | tat tvam asi śvetaketo iti | bhūya eva mā bhagavān vijñāpayatv iti | tathā somyeti hovāca
ChUp 6.12.1
nyagrodhaphalam ata āhareti | idaṃ bhagava iti | bhinddhīti | bhinnaṃ bhagava iti | kim atra paśyasīti | aṇvya ivemā dhānā bhagava iti | āsām aṅgaikāṃ bhinddhīti | bhinnā bhagava iti | kim atra paśyasīti | na kiṃcana bhagava iti
ChUp 6.12.2
taṃ hovāca yaṃ vai somyaitam aṇimānaṃ na nibhālayasa etasya vai somyaiṣo 'ṇimna evaṃ mahānyagrodhas tiṣṭhati | śraddhatsva somyeti
ChUp 6.12.3
sa ya eṣo 'ṇimaitad ātmyam idaṃ sarvam | tat satyam | sa ātmā | tat tvam asi śvetaketo iti | bhūya eva mā bhagavān vijñāpayatv iti | tathā somyeti hovāca
ChUp 6.13.1
lavaṇam etad udake 'vadhāyātha mā prātar upasīdathā iti | sa ha tathā cakāra | taṃ hovāca | yad doṣā lavaṇam udake 'vādhā aṅga tad āhareti | tad dhāvamṛśya na viveda
ChUp 6.13.2
yathā vilīnam eva | an;gāsyāntād ācāmeti | katham iti | lavaṇam iti | madhyād ācāmeti | katham iti | lavaṇam iti | antād ācāmeti | katham iti | lavaṇam iti | abhiprāsyaitad atha mopasīdathā iti | tad dha tathā cakāra | tac chaśvat saṃvartate | taṃ hovācātra vāva kila tat somya na nibhālayase 'traiva kileti
ChUp 6.13.3
sa ya eṣo 'ṇimaitad ātmyam idaṃ sarvam | tat satyam | sa ātmā | tat tvam asi śvetaketo iti | bhūya eva mā bhagavān vijñāpayatv iti | tathā somyeti hovāca
ChUp 6.14.1
yathā somya puruṣaṃ gandhārebhyo 'bhinaddhākṣam ānīya taṃ tato 'tijane visṛjet | sa yathā tatra prāṅ vodaṅ vā adharāṅ vā pratyaṅ vā pradhmāyītābhinaddhākṣa ānīto 'bhinaddhākṣo visṛṣṭaḥ
ChUp 6.14.2
tasya yathābhinahanaṃ pramucya prabrūyād etāṃ diśaṃ gandhārā etāṃ diśaṃ vrajeti | sa grāmād grāmaṃ pṛcchan paṇḍito medhāvī gandhārān evopasaṃpadyeta | evam evehācāryavān puruṣo veda | tasya tāvad eva ciraṃ yāvan na vimokṣye 'tha saṃpatsya iti
ChUp 6.14.3
sa ya eṣo 'ṇimaitad ātmyam idaṃ sarvam | tat satyam | sa ātmā | tat tvam asi śvetaketo iti | bhūya eva mā bhagavān vijñāpayatv iti | tathā somyeti hovāca
ChUp 6.15.1
puruṣaṃ somyotopatāpinaṃ jñātayaḥ paryupāsate jānāsi māṃ jānāsi mām iti | tasya yāvan na vāṅ manasi saṃpadyate manaḥ prāṇe prāṇas tejasi tejaḥ parasyāṃ devatāyāṃ tāvaj jānāti
ChUp 6.15.2
atha yadāsya vāṅ manasi saṃpadyate manaḥ prāṇe prāṇas tejasi tejaḥ parasyāṃ devatāyām atha na jānāti
ChUp 6.15.3
sa ya eṣo 'ṇimaitad ātmyam idaṃ sarvam | tat satyam | sa ātmā | tat tvam asi śvetaketo iti | bhūya eva mā bhagavān vijñāpayatv iti | tathā somyeti hovāca
ChUp 6.16.1
puruṣaṃ somyota hastagṛhītam ānayanti | apahārṣīt steyam akārṣīt paraśum asmai tapateti | sa yadi tasya kartā bhavati tata evānṛtam ātmānaṃ kurute | so 'nṛtābhisaṃdho 'nṛtenātmānam antardhāya paraśuṃ taptaṃ pratigṛhṇāti | sa dahyate | atha hanyate
ChUp 6.16.2
atha yadi tasyākartā bhavati | tata eva satyam ātmānaṃ kurute | sa satyābhisandhaḥ satyenātmānam antardhāya paraśuṃ taptaṃ pratigṛhṇāti | sa na dahyate | atha mucyate
ChUp 6.16.3
sa yathā tatra nādāhyeta | etad ātmyam idaṃ sarvam | tat satyam | sa ātmā | tat tvam asi śvetaketo iti | tad dhāsya vijajñāv iti vijajñāv iti